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3RD NATIONAL VISUAL ART COMPETITION

INTRODUCTION
The National Gallery of Art is organizing the 2010 edition of the National Visual Art Competition, the third in the series. The competition is in four categories:

Primary school
Secondary school
Tertiary Institution
Professional Artist

The aim of the competition amongst others is to draw a road map to meet the challenges of living a life of self-sustenance by encouraging and promoting the artistic ingenuity of our teeming youths. This is a strategy for national development and economic regeneration in the country as envisioned in NEPAD, MDGs and Nigeria’s quest for total upliftment of its citizenry.

THEME: Electoral Reforms as ethics for good governance.

SUB-THEMES:

I. One Man, One vote
II. The Nation of My Dreams
III. Shun Electoral Mal-Practices
IV. Credible Election; our hope, our pride
V. My voice for Love, Peace and Unity

Entries for the competition should be on any of the sub-themes above.
Those that participated in the 2008 and 2009 editions are eligible to contest.

SUBMISSION OF WORKS:
All entries are to be submitted to the nearest National Gallery of Art office on or before Friday, September 3rd, 2010. Entries must be accompanied with a duly filled form. Click to download FORM

For a complete list of NGA outstations and addresses, click HERE

Medium and Specifications
Painting, Graphics, drawing, sculpture, ceramics, photography and textiles
A: Sizes of entries should not be more than 60cm x 90cm for Painting, Graphics, drawing, photography and textiles

B: Sculpture and ceramics should not be more than 60cm in height and a maximum weight of 10Kg.

The Prizes for the different categories are as follows:

Professional	1st Prize: N200,000.00	2nd Prize; N150,000.00	3rd Prize: N100,000.00
Tertiary	1st Prize: N150,000.00	2nd Prize: N100,000.00	3rd Prize: N70,000.00
Secondary	1st Prize: N90,000.00	2nd Prize: N70,000.00	3rd Prize: N60,000.00
Primary	1st Prize: N70,000.00	2nd Prize: N60,000.00	3rd Prize: N50,000.00

Please be informed that judges’ decision is final.

                                                                ENQUIRY
                                Tel: 08035988230. E-mail: Ibrahim 2007@yahoo.com
                                Tel: 08036114503 E-mail: ogwiji @yahoo.co.uk

ZONAL SELECTION OF WORKS: Saturday, September 11TH, 2010
                                FINAL SELECTION OF WORKS: Saturday, September 18th, 2010

AWARD & PRIZE GIVING CEREMONY: Tuesday October 19th, 2010.
                                VENUE: Auditorium, Shehu Musa Yar’ adua Centre, Abuja.