الأفراد

Innovators are praised for ushering in big changes, but the achievement is made possible by the community of people who demand it. In this category, artists reflect on the people of Canada: now and then, old and young, leaders and communities, noticed and ignored, different and the same.

Who do you look up to and how do those people influence your future aspirations? Are there people in Canada that you know or look up to from afar that play an important part in shaping the person you are today or the person you hope to become?

البلد

Our land: How do we use it? Abuse it? Live on it? Live because of it? Help it? Heal it? Admire it? Reconstruct it? In this category, the artists reflect on Canada's vast land as a source of personal inspiration and a place with its own unique story.

Where do you live, work, play, eat and shop? What are some of your favourite places and how did it come to be the place that it is today? When was it built and is it currently used for the same purpose that the space was originally built for?

Where did you grow up and did the original surroundings of your home look different when your parents or grandparents were growing up? Are there buildings or roads where there were once farms or forests? How do you think the environment around you has influenced the person that you are today? For example, is the food that you eat from the land where you live? Are the sports or hobbies that you enjoy unique to your town or city? How does the climate or geography where you live influence your idea of nature's beauty?

الوقت

Canada has a long and diverse history with highs and lows, heroes and rogues. In this category, the artist is the storyteller of our nation's past and the inventor of our future.

Do people today have the same rights, values, wants and needs as they did 100 years, or even 1000 years ago? What will your generation be remembered for? What movements made waves from generations past?

تعليمات

• Respect the Canadian Defining Moments theme of the contest.
• You may submit artwork of any medium including, but not limited to photography, video, dance, song, drama, poetry, painting, and collage. If the artwork you are creating is non-digital, for example; a sculpture or quilt, you may either take a high quality photograph and submit the image following the digital image guidelines or you may submit the original artwork by mail at your risk and expense. Unfortunately, we are unable to return original artwork submitted by mail.
• Video guidelines: Entrants may submit videos that have a maximum length of 3 minutes and must use only original or royalty-free music and images. Upload a video by linking your YouTube account to the Defining Moments submissions page.
• Digital Image guidelines: Supported file formats include jpg and jpeg and ideally be over 3000 X 2400 pixels to be included as part of the traveling exhibit. Please note that high quality images are preferred. Selected submissions may be asked to submit a higher resolution for display purposes (up to 4x6 feet).
• The name of your digital file must contain the name of the participant, and the title of the work of art.
• Do not compress your file.
• To ensure proper quality for enlargement of photographs:
  • Use a digital camera of at least 12 megapixels
  • Use the highest resolution available on your camera
  • Do not use the digital zoom feature
  • Do not compress the size of your image
  • Digital manipulation with software such as Photoshop is allowed

Eligibility:

• Participants must be aged 13 to 30.
• Open to Canadian citizens and residents only.
• Artwork must be completed by you or if submission is a group effort, completed by your team.
• Images must not include any brand names or trademarks.
• Employees, officers, and directors are not eligible to participate in the contest.
• Artwork must be uploaded or postmarked by March 1st, 2012.

Disclaimer:

• Submissions must be the original work of the participants.
• By submitting to the contest, participants grant TakingITGlobal a non-exclusive, royalty-free license to copy, digitize, store, distribute, publish, display, stream, advertise, promote, or otherwise use your artwork and their descriptions in any media or format (including the internet).
• The digital quality of the image will be a factor in choosing which pieces will be shown in the travelling exhibit. Please ensure you submit a photograph with high resolution.
• TakingITGlobal reserves the rights, at their option, to publish any winner's name, city of residence, photograph, artist statement, as well as publish or use any artwork submitted, for any purposes, without compensation. Personal information will be collected solely for the purposes of this contest and will not serve for any other purpose. By providing this information, the participants consent to its use for the purposes indicated.
• You represent and warrant that your submission does not infringe the copyright or other intellectual property of any third party.
• TakingITGlobal assumes no responsibility for entries that are incomplete, damaged, misdirected or delayed. By entering, participants agree to abide by the contest rules and the decisions of contest organizers, which are final.
• Any artwork that is submitted by mail is not returned to the artist and becomes the property of TakingITGlobal.