[CONTEST] PAINTED CREATURES: THE UMAG ANIMAL DRAWING COMPETITION

Animals can be found all around UMAG. Look closely and you will find a pair of guardian lions keeping watch by the Fung Ping Shan building entrance, butterflies and orioles flitting through the silk tapestries in the exhibition Pictorial Silks: Chinese Textiles from the UMAG Collection, and dragons and qilins roaming freely among the intricate patterns of our ceramics collection. To celebrate our animal friends and showcase your creativity, we are now holding the drawing contest Painted Creatures: The UMAG Animal Drawing Competition.

There are no limits on the kinds of animals you can depict! Drop by UMAG and sketch the animals you see around the museum, draw a portrait of your beloved pet, or bring to life the imaginary creatures in your dreams. Join the contest by following UMAG on Instagram (umag_hku) and uploading the work to your personal Instagram account. Tag the post @umag_hku,  #PaintedCreatures and the category you belong to (#Primary/ #Secondary/ #Public).

The competition is open to all Hong Kong primary and secondary students, and other members of the public aged 18 and above. Note that the contest is only open to Hong Kong residents.

Hong Kong Primary Students (hereafter “Primary”)

Hong Kong Secondary School Students (hereafter “Secondary”)

Other members of the public aged 18 and above (hereafter “Public”)

This is an animal-themed competition. You can depict any type of real, mythological or imagined animal. The drawing can be completed using any medium and in any dimensions, though the work must be submitted digitally through Instagram. Please include a title and a caption (no more than 60 words in Chinese or 40 words in English) in your post when you submit your work.

A champion, a first runner-up, a second runner-up and five merit awards for each category.

- Primary

• Champion: Faber-Castell Solid Water Colour Set (36 colour)+ A certificate of merit

• 1st runner up: Faber-Castell Solid Water Colour Set (24 colour)+ A certificate of merit

• 2nd runner up: Staedtler Noris Club Watercolour Disc set (12 colour)+ A certificate of merit

• Merit awards (5 winners): A certificate of merit

- Secondary

• Champion: Textile catalogue Pictorial Silks: Chinese Textiles from the UMAG Collection + FINECOLOUR Junior Marker Set (24 colour) + A certificate of merit

• 1st runner up: Textile catalogue Pictorial Silks: Chinese Textiles from the UMAG Collection + Faber-Castell PITT Pen Brush Box Set (12 colour)+ A certificate of merit

• 2nd runner up: Textile catalogue Pictorial Silks: Chinese Textiles from the UMAG Collection + MARVY Drawing Liner Set (8 pcs.)+ A certificate of merit

• Merit awards (5 winners): A certificate of merit

- Public

• Champion: Textile catalogue Pictorial Silks: Chinese Textiles from the UMAG Collection + 60 Faber-Castell Watercolour Pencils Sketch Set + A certificate of merit

• 1st runner up: Textile catalogue Pictorial Silks: Chinese Textiles from the UMAG Collection + 48 Faber-Castell Watercolour Pencils Sketch Set + A certificate of merit

• 2nd runner up: Textile catalogue Pictorial Silks: Chinese Textiles from the UMAG Collection + 36 Faber-Castell Watercolour Pencils Sketch Set + A certificate of merit

• Merit awards (5 winners): A certificate of merit

The prize must be picked up from the UMAG office (2/F T.T. Tsui Building, University Museum and Art Gallery, HKU, 90 Bonham Road, Pokfulam) by the winner by 30 June 2021.

Prizes are non-transferable for sales, refundable or exchangeable for cash, and/or substitution of other promotion. UMAG reserves the right to substitute a prize (or a component thereof) for one of equal or greater value, if the designated prize should become unavailable for any reason.

Your drawing will be judged based on its:

a) Originality

b) Professional quality, such as skill and neatness

c) Aesthetic quality, such as the composition and use of colour

d) Concept, such as the work’s relevance to the theme of the competition

The entry period is between 10 March (opens at 1 p.m. HKT) to 8 May 2021 (closes at 2 p.m. HKT). The submission time will be based on the server record. Early or late submissions will not be accepted.

·         Follow us on Instagram (umag_hku)

·        Scan or take a picture of your work and upload the drawing onto your personal Instagram account. Tag us with @umag_hku,  #PaintedCreatures and the category you belong to (#Primary/ #Secondary/ #Public), so that we can find your work. You can submit as many drawings as you like; the number of entries won’t affect your likelihood of winning.

·       Remember to set your Instagram profile to public until 28 May 2021, so that we will be able to view and judge your work.

·       This is an Instagram-only competition. You will need an Instagram account to participate.

The winning results will be announced on the UMAG website and UMAG’s Facebook and Instagram pages on 28 May 2021. The winners will be required to provide their names (as stated on their identification documents), phone numbers and email addresses via Instagram’s Inbox Message. The personal information collected will only be used for contacting winners for prize redemption and identity authentication purposes. Winners should ensure that all the information given is true and correct. Winners will also be notified by email or phone individually.

The decisions made by the panel of judges shall be final. In case of any dispute, UMAG reserves the right of final decision.

Please click here for Terms and Conditions.