The 50th Shell National Students Art Competition

50 YEARS OF POWERING STUDENTS’ ARTISTRY

ENTRY SUBMISSION, SCREENING AND DISPOSAL GUIDELINES

RECEIVING CENTERS

MAJOR SPONSORS

Shell

J. Claiming of artworks: Art pieces included in the exhibition may be claimed on the last day of the exhibition or at the 9th Floor, Shell House,156 Valero Street, Salcedo Village, Makati City after the exhibition, Monday thru Friday, 9AM to 4PM. Shell will store unclaimed pieces only until November 29, 2017 after which the works shall be disposed of in whatever manner deemed appropriate without need of notice to the participants. Provincial entries included in the exhibition will be shipped back to their respective schools. Metro Manila screened out pieces (or art pieces not included in the exhibition) must be picked up at 9th floor, Shell House, 156 Valero Street, Salcedo Village, Makati, starting September 18, 2017 to October 30, 2017, Monday thru Friday, 9AM to 4PM, after which Shell shall dispose of it in a manner deemed appropriate without need of notice to the participants. Provincial screened out pieces must be picked up from the Shell depot or from their respective provincial receiving centers starting September 1 to 30, 2017, Monday thru Friday, 9am to 4 pm after which receiving centers shall dispose of it in a manner deemed appropriate without need of notice to the participants. The 2017 participant waives all rights to the art piece/s submitted to the 50th Shell NSAC after November 3, 2017 for the screened out pieces and December 1, 2017 for the finalist pieces in Metro Manila. K. Shell will not be responsible for any damage or loss of any entry although due care and precaution will be taken to ensure its safety.

A. Participants may submit a maximum of two (2) entries ONLY across all categories.B. The contestant’s name must not appear on the face of the entry.C. Obscene and offensive entries will be rejected outright.D. To highlight the importance of creativity, originality, and integrity among participants, all entries must be original works of students. Any entry found at any time violating this rule will be presented to the Board of Judges for possible disqualification. Participants proven to have violated this rule will be disqualified from all future Shell art competitions.E. Entry Form: A softcopy of the entry form may be downloaded from www.shell.com.ph/shell_art Entry Form Section A must be submitted at the authorized NSAC receiving center or Shell office duly signed by the student, the student’s parent or guardian and the certifying professor. Entry Form Section B must be attached on the back of the artwork for proper identification duly signed by the student, the student’s parent or guardian and the certifying professor.F. Acknowledgement Receipt: The participant will be given an acknowledgment receipt signed by the receiving officer with the corresponding entry number of the student upon submission.G.The price indicated on the entry form will be considered as final and cannot be changed at any time after its submission to the Secretariat. Proceeds of paintings sold during the exhibition will be turned over to the artist after the exhibition.H. All entries will undergo preliminary screening before final judging. The decision of the judges will be final.I. Submission of Entries: Entries will be received at the following locations: Provincial Entries: August 16, 17 and 18, 2017 Shell depots and installations outside Metro Manila Gallery Orange, 9-A - 10-A, 2/F Art District, Main Bldg., Lopue’s, Mandalagan, Bacolod City, Negros Occidental Museo Iloilo, Bonifacio Drive, Iloilo City Metro Manila Entries: August 31, September 1 and 2, 2017 Ground Floor, Shell House,156 Valero Street, Salcedo Village, Makati City

COMPETITION RULES ELIGIBILITY

CATEGORIES

The contest is open to college students ONLY currently enrolled with at least 12 units in a duly recognized Philippine schools during school year 2017-2018. Previous first prize winners in the Shell competition may still join except in the category where they already won.

Submission of Entries Provincial: Aug. 16, 17 & 18, 2017Metro Manila: Aug. 30, Sept. 1 & 2, 2017

Judging of entries: September 2017Award Ceremonies: October 2017 Art Exhibition: October 2017

SCHEDULE OF ACTIVITIES

THEME : “THE GOLDEN VOYAGE” for categories A to D. The competition consists of four (4) categories:

A. Oil/Acrylic – Size should be at least 2 x 3 feet but not bigger than 3 x 3 feet, including the box frame. Only rectangular and square canvas will be accepted. Shaped canvas will not be accepted. Mixed media and collages are not allowed. Entries should be ready for display: properly stretched with a box frame or in wrap-around stretcher. Wet paintings will not be accepted.

B. Watercolor – It is highly recommended to use Arches papers and Winsor & Newton or LeFranc & Bourgeois colors. Size of the paper must be 14 x 20 inches and not more than 22 x 30 inches INCLUDING the frame. Mixed media and collages are not allowed. Entries should be properly framed and ready for display. C. Sculpture – Freestanding, height should be at least 1 foot but not more than 1.5 feet (including base); and not more than 1.5 feet on all sides. Base is optional. If with base, should not exceed 2 inches in height and should not be more than 1.5 feet on all sides. The sculpture piece may be made of wood, properly fired clay, stone, metal or any other durable material, or a combination of these. Materials that easily break apart and are flammable (such as paper mache, charcoal, soap, etc.) and works with pointed objects or sharp protrusions will not be accepted. Relief sculpture are NOT allowed.

D. Digital Fine Arts (Print) – Entries must be in CD-ROM format with letter-sized print in PHOTO paper. The CD-ROM must contain “native” or original working files used in composing the entry, which include “psd” files that must not be flattened, fonts and raw materials such as scanned image sources. All entries must be at 300 dpi resolution. Scanned imagery and digital painting techniques via available graphics software may be utilized. Manually produced works that are scanned but not digitally reworked will not be accepted; a printed output that is manually re-touched and/or painted over is also not allowed. Only images produced by the participants (i.e. entrant’s own photos, drawings or paintings) or signified as owned by the contestants are acceptable. Exception is made if the artist shows proof/receipt of purchase from an image bank or person from whom the image was acquired.

THEME

Every person needs to travel through life to search for their purpose. Without that purpose, life is going to be an endless abyss. Shell National Students Art Competition will provide the young Filipino artist of today that purpose by going with them in their voyage. For 50 years Pilipinas Shell has embarked on the maiden voyage of the likes of Juvenal Sanso (1951), Jose Joya (1952), Federico Aguilar Alcuaz (1954), Ang Kiukok (1955), Angelito Antonio (1958), Norma Belleza (1961), Benedicto “BenCab” Cabrera (1962),Danilo Dalena (1964), Mario Parial (1966), Luis “Junyee” Yee, Jr. (1967), Nestor Olarte Vinluan (1971),Ronald Ventura (1990), Ivan Roxas (1997), Rodel Tapaya(2001), and Leeroy New (2004). This year Shell would like to go along with you. Explore the new world through your eyes. Feel the magnificence of art through your soul. Capture how people pull through tragedies and stand victorious. Depict how a woman finds the courage to stand up for her rights. Show how a child sees a giraffe for the first time. Encapsulate a special moment in somebody’slife that makes their voyage meaningful.

PRIZES A. Oil/Acrylic/WatercolorFIRST PRIZE: Php60,000 cashPhp5,000 worth of products from International Fine Paper Exchange,a gold medal and a plaqueSECOND PRIZE: Php40,000 cashPhp4,000 worth of products from International Fine Paper Exchange,a silver medal and plaqueTHIRD PRIZE: Php30,000 cashPhp3,500 worth of products from International Fine Paper Exchange,a bronze medal and plaqueB. Sculpture/Digital Fine Arts (Print)FIRST PRIZE: Php60,000 cash, a gold medal and plaqueSECOND PRIZE: Php40,000 cash, a silver medal and plaqueTHIRD PRIZE: Php30,000 cash, a bronze medal and plaqueC. All Categories All finalists, except MAJOR winners, will each receive a cash prize of Php2,000 and a Certificate of Merit. All participants will each receive a Certificate of Participation. The cash prizes for the 1st, 2nd and 3rd winners in all categories includes the purchase award for the winning art piece. This also applies to winning art pieces tagged “not for sale”. In the event that there would be a buyer from the digital fine art (except 1st, 2nd and 3rd), the student will receive Php2,000 for every reprint. Schools of first prize winners will get a special grant worth Php20,000 in support of the Faculty Development Program. All prizes will be given during the awards night and exhibition opening.

THE GOLDEN VOYAGE50 YEARS OF POWERING STUDENTS’ ARTISTRY