Artwork Competition to Commemorate the 90th Saudi National Day for the Students of Umm Al-Qura University

Overview

Umm Al-Qura University, represented by the Deanship of Student Affairs and in cooperation with the College of Designs and Arts, will organize the "Best Painting" competition. The competition will be held in commemoration of the 90th Saudi National Day, under the slogan, "Determination Leading to the Pinnacle of Success". The aim of the competition is to reinforce pride in the religion as well as loyalty to the king and the wise leadership, and to express national affiliation.

The competition is divided into two categories: The "Fine Art Painting" category, and the "Graphic Design" category.

1. Fine Art Painting Competition

Terms of the competition

For the painting to be accepted in the competition, it must fulfill the following conditions:

1. Express the theme of the national occasion.
2. Be the original work of the participant; all copied or adapted works will be excluded.
3. Not to use any electronic program to produce the work.
4. Be exquisite; showing craftsmanship in handling the material and in the precision of the technical skills.
5. Be novel; previously published works or those that participated in any previous art competition will be excluded.
6. The shorter side of the painting shall be not less than 50 cm, and not more than 120 cm.
7. It should be performed using shiny ink, pencils, charcoal pencils, oil paints, pastel colors, watercolors, and the like.
8. The individual should submit only one participation.
9. The participation form should be filled in and a clear high quality image of the art painting should be uploaded after it has been completed (httpsuq sa1JBQQB).

Submission of work

Art paintings should be sent during the period starting from the date of the advertisement until the deadline on Tuesday, 27 Muharram, 1442 A.H., corresponding to 15 September, 2020 A.C., to the following address:

Umm Al-Qura University, Al-Abdiyyah, Deanship of Student Affairs, Dean's Office. ( Mr. Hamdan Al-Lihaibi

2. Graphic Design Category

Terms:

1. Visual elements should indicate the theme of the occasion of the National Day.
2. The National Day logo should be included in the design, with a size of no more than 20 mm.
3. High quality professional design software should be used; the painting resolution should not be less than 300 pixels per inch.
4. The design theme should be innovative and creative, and not include ready-made visual elements.
5. The National Day visual identity guidelines should be followed when employing the identity graphics and decorations, as shown in the attached link.
6. The size of the design should be A4.
7. The design should be uploaded in one of the following formats (PDF, JPEG).
8. The design must be original and not be reproduced from other works.
9. Each participant assumes the responsibility and intellectual property rights for all design elements.
10. The jury has the right not to accept any participation that violates the instructions, without giving any reasons.
11. The university has the right to use the design as it deems appropriate.
12. The individual should submit only one participation.

Logo and visual identity link for the 90th National Day:

Click here

Submissions

Submit works on this link no later than Tuesday, 27 Muharram, 1442 A.H., corresponding to 15 September, 2020 A.C.

Awards:

Umm Al-Qura University offers financial awards to the winners of the first three places in each category, as follows: