Philippine Art Awards 2013-2014

First held in 1994, the Philippine Art Awards has evolved through the years. It was initially conceived as part of the ASEAN Art Awards, where the Philippine winners competed with their counterparts from Brunei Darussalam, Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand, and Vietnam.

After 14 seasons, almost fifteen thousand competition entries and ten ASEAN wins, Philippine Art Awards has maintained its stature as the Philippines’ most preeminent contemporary art competition and exhibition today.

In the spirit of innovation and in recognition of the importance of art and artistic expression in enhancing our environment and our daily lives, Philippine Art Awards (PAA) welcome all participating visual artists to its 2013-2014 competition.

Competition Rules & Regulations

All participants to the PAA 2013-2014 competition MUST USE the 2013 Entry Form when submitting their entries.

All other and previous application/entry forms, rules and regulations issued prior to January 2, 2013 are hereby canceled and declared null and void.

Please read all the mechanics, rules and regulations carefully. PAA enforces strict implementation of set guidelines. Non-compliant entries on any of the stipulated rules will be disqualified.

A. OBJECTIVE OF THE COMPETITION

The PAA 2013-2014 is a visual arts competition, which aim to support the development of Philippine contemporary art and to increase the national and regional exposure for Philippine art and artists. The competition encourages, inspires and rewards creative works by contemporary Philippine artists, with an intent of nurturing their talent. The awards provide a platform for up-and-coming Philippine artists to be recognized and their works exhibited nationally and allow ample cross-cultural exposure.

B. FORMAT OF THE COMPETITION

This is a nationwide visual art competition.
The competition is two-tiered:

Phase 1) Regional selection of

semi-finalists, and

Phase 2) National selection of winners from the semi-finalists.

For Phase 1, the competition field is divided into four (4) separate Collective Regional Areas (CRA):

Metro Manila Art Awards covering the NCR
Luzon Art Awards covering Luzon
Visayas Art Awards covering Visayas and
Mindanao Art Awards covering Mindanao

1. PHASE 1 : 2013 Regional Selection

Artworks submitted in designated collection centers in each of the four CRA will be gathered and judged. Ten (10) finalists from each CRA will be selected by a panel of judges.

An artist can submit an entry in only -ONE (1) CRA of his/her choice. Submission of entries in 2 or more CRA’s is a cause for disqualification in the whole competition,

2. PHASE 2 : 2014 National Finals

A total of eight (8) winners will be selected from the collective 40 semi-finalists adjudged in the four CRA level competitions. One Grand Prize Winner and seven Jurors Choice winners shall be selected by the panel of judges.

B. ELIGIBILITY

The competition is open to all Filipino citizens who are 18years old and above as of January 1, 2013. As proof of age & citizenship, all entrants must submit any government issued document or identification card (ID), photocopy of the artist’s birth certificate, passport, or any valid government ID showing birth date and citizenship when submitting their entries.
An artist can join only one collective CRA competition.
Professional and non-professional artists are eligible to join the competition.

Participation in the competition is FREE. Employees of PMFTC, Inc., Asian Tigers Lane Moving and Storage, the National Museum, their affiliates, distributors, advertising and promotions agencies, companies involved in the production of the program materials and the implementation of the competition, their agents, as well as their respective relatives up to the 2nd degree of consanguinity and affinity are not eligible to participate in the competition.

D. ACCEPTABLE ENTRIES

Multi-dimensional artworks.
Any artistic visual art medium is acceptable, except stand-alone film and/or motion picture.
There is no theme requirement. Any subject or theme may be explored by the artist.
Each artist may submit only one entry.
Only ORIGINAL and RECENT works will be accepted (not more than two years from date of submission).
Previously exhibited works are allowed except those which have been previously entered in any national, regional, or international competition, including past PAA competitions.
Size is not a criterion for selection. However, due to shipping and exhibition constraints, works must NOT EXCEED the following measurements:

OPTION 1: Not exceeding 2 meters (200 cm) by 2 meters (200 cm) in height and width and depth not exceeding 12.5 cm and NOT MORE than 30 kilos inclusive of frame.

OPTION 2: Not exceeding .6meters (60cm) x .6meters (60cm) x .6meters (60cm) and NOT MORE THAN 30 Kilos inclusive of pedestal.

Works must be sturdy enough to withstand the rigors of multiple travel and handling.
The works must be ready for exhibition, and do not require assembly.

E. NON-ACCEPTABLE WORKS

Works using dangerous, illegal/prohibited, hazardous materials and the like are not acceptable.
Works using endangered botanical, zoological and marine specimens;
Works using precious metals and stones;
Works on stand-alone film;
Works which are fragile or brittle;
Unfinished works including wet works;
Works with incomplete documentation;
Altered works to conform with size limitations.
The Organizer reserves the right at its sole and absolute discretion, not to accept and/or disqualify any entry not meeting certain artistic and competition requirements or violating competition rules and regulations.

F. JUDGING CRITERIA

All entries will be judged according to the following criteria:

Creative Use of Medium
Expression and Technique
Originality of Artistic Perception and Mode of Interpretation

G. JUDGING AND COMPETITION RESULTS

The Organizer shall select members of the panel of judges. The selection of the judges shall be the sole prerogative of PAA.

PAA 2013: Selection of Regional Winners. Entries from the four CRAs will be judged separately by a panel of three well-known artists / art connoisseurs / art critics / art historians, recommended by the PAA Secretariat and approved by PMFTC, Inc. The Panel of Judges for each of the CRA shall be convened to select 10 equal semi-finalists from each CRA.

All forty (40) equal semi-finalists will further compete at the national level.

PAA 2014: Selection of National Winners. A panel of judges consisting of 5 judges shall select eight national winners consisting of one (1) Grand Prize Winner and seven (7) Jurors’ Choices winners from the forty (40) semi-finalists.

H. DISQUALIFICATION

Any participant or entry found to have violated the competition rules and regulations will be disqualified from the competition.

The Organizer reserves the right not to award any of the stipulated prizes should entries fail to meet the competition rules and standards. All decisions by the panel of judges are final.

I. PRIZES

PAA 2013: Selection of Semi-Finalists.

Cash Prize: P40,000 each for the 40 semi finalists

Trophy by National Artist Napoleon Abueva

PAA 2014: Selection of National Winners

Cash Prize

One (1) GRAND PRIZE: Php 350,000.00

Seven (7) JURORS’ CHOICES consisting of

Award of Excellence: Php 120,000.00 each and

Award of Merit: Php 80,000.00 each

Travel prize is NOT transferable or convertible to cash.

Trophy by National Artist Napoleon Abueva

All-expenses paid travel to an Asian country to be determined at a later time.

Travel prize is NOT transferable or convertible to cash.

All winning artworks remain the property of the entrants. However, all winners permit the Organizers to reproduce their works in the press, television, including Internet websites, and/ or publicity and print materials (e.g. brochures, calendars, catalogues, greeting cards, etc.) in connection with the Philippine Art Awards before, during and/or after the competition.

J. SUBMISSION OF ENTRIES

All entries should be submitted at designated Collection Centers in each CRA’s:
All entries must be accompanied by the following:

Accomplished Official Entry Form (or photocopy)
Notarized Affidavit / Waiver (a copy is attached)
One half page typewritten artist’s statement including description of the painting in English or Filipino
One (1) 5x7 (5R) photo of entry
One (1) photo of artist
Proof of age of artist and citizenship (photocopy of birth certificate, passport, or any valid government ID showing birthdate and citizenship)
Retrieval Pass
Official Entry Sticker (will be provided by the RCC personnel during the submission day) The entrysticker must be filled out in full and attached to the back, top right-hand corner of the work. The information provided and the work submitted must correspond with that indicated on the entry form.

SUBMISSION SCHEDULE: www.philippineartawards.org/competitionschedules.php

K. RETRIEVAL OF ENTRIES

All works which do not qualify as 40 semi-finalists must be retrieved within the prescribed period from the collection centers where the works were submitted.

The artist must present the Retrieval Pass and proper identification card to the authorized Asian Tigers Lane Moving or Provincial Collection Center personnel to claim his/her entry.

Entries not collected on designated dates shall become the property of the Organizer who will then dispose of them in whatever way they deem fit.

L. EXHIBITIONS

2013 Regional Exhibitions

The Collective Regional Area (CRA) shall be grouped together to form :

Metro Manila Art Awards
Luzon Art Awards
Visayas Art Awards
Mindanao Art Awards

The winning works for Luzon and Metro Manila will be announced together during awarding ceremonies and exhibited for at least three weeks in Manila and the winning works from Visayas and Mindanao will be announced together during awarding ceremonies and exhibited for at least three weeks in Cebu. Prizes will be presented to all winning entries at their respective awarding ceremonies and opening of exhibitions.

After each of the exhibitions, all winning entries will be stored by the Organizer for the forthcoming national finals the following year.

2014 PHILIPPINE ART AWARDS National Finals Exhibition

ALL 40 semifinalists from the four CRA’s including the Grand Prize and the Jurors’ Choice Winners will be exhibited at the National Museum for at least three (3) weeks. Prizes will be presented to all winning artists at the Awarding Ceremony and Opening of the Exhibition.

M. ACCEPTANCE OF RULES AND REGULATIONS

Submission of entry signifies acceptance of the rules and regulations of the competition. While all possible care will be taken on entries submitted, the Organizer (PMFTC, Inc and PAA), the exhibit venues and official handler / forwarder assume no responsibility for any loss or damage to the entries before, during and/or after the competition.