North Kesteven District Council – Reflections of Identity – HMD 2024
Activity information
Activity type: Public activity
Organisation name: North Kesteven District Council
Website: https://www.n-kesteven.gov.uk/holocaust-memorial-day-2024-fragility-freedom-competition
Address:
North Kesteven District Council
Kesteven Street
Sleaford
Lincolnshire
NG34 7HE
United Kingdom
To mark Holocaust Memorial Day, North Kesteven District Council is honoured to announce an educational art competition for ages 11 to 16 year-olds.
Holocaust Memorial Day (HMD) is an international day that takes place on the 27 January annually. The Holocaust Memorial Day Trust (HMDT) advocate remembrance and reflection to the six million Jews murdered during the Holocaust, and the millions of people who lost their lives due to the discrimination inflicted upon them by the Nazi group.
We would like to encourage young people to explore what Fragility of Freedom means to them through a self-portrait submission for display at Hub Sleaford over Holocaust Memorial Day.
Theme
Reflections of identity: A self-portrait showcase
North Kesteven District Council invites students to express their unique identities and ‘freedoms’ through creating a self-portrait, encouraging them to include aspects of their life such as interests, emotions, and aspirations. We encourage entries to be as creative and unique as possible and completed in any medium or multi-media.
Judging
Entries will be shortlisted by Sleaford-based illustrative artist Ruth Burrows as well as
North Kesteven District Council Leader Councillor Richard Wright.
Selection criteria - How expressive they are as self-portraits and the way they
express the student’s individual freedoms. Use of colour, technique, and imagination.
Prizes
· Hub, Sleaford vouchers
· Ruth Burrows art shop vouchers
Submission deadline
Please ensure all submissions are received by 12 noon on Wednesday 17 January 2024.
How to enter
· Entries can be created in any form of media – for example photography,
mosaic, cake, collage, sculpture, textile or hand drawn media.
They can be 2D or 3D but please be mindful that 3D items may need more
consideration around submission and delivery.
· Entries should be no larger than A3 in size. For entries larger than A3, photos
of the project can be submitted which will be printed for judging and display.
· Submit original artworks if possible.
· Entries can be brought to the Council Offices at Kesteven Street and the Hub
at Navigation Yard, Sleaford
· North Kesteven District Council Reception is open 9am – 5pm, Monday
through to Wednesday, closed between 1pm – 2pm for lunch.
· The Hub is open 10am to 5pm Monday to Saturday and 10am to 4pm Sunday
and Bank Holidays.
· Or by post to Communications Team, North Kesteven District Council,
Kesteven Street, Sleaford, NG34 7HE
· If submitting your entry in digital form, please email [email protected]
· In all cases, please include a note of your full name, postal address, email
address and phone number for use if you win; also, your age, a brief
description of your entry and how it reflects you as an individual.
Please note we cannot accept any excess postage charges so please only post flat
or thin pieces of work, and if in an A4 envelope remember to use a Large Item stamp
and be mindful of size etc
We cannot accept liability for loss or damage, especially if posted. And please note
that original artwork entries may not be returned upon submission.
When emailing/posting your entry you must confirm that your parent/guardian has
read the terms and conditions in the link here: and agrees to your entry and your
name being published alongside your competition entry by filling in a
downloadable/printable consent form which must be sent with your entry.
Parents/guardians may email/post an entry and completed form on behalf of young
creatives.
Keep an eye on the Council’s social media channels @northkestevendc and
partners including @hubsleaford and @rbartshopstudio for more information
leading up to the exhibition. We look forward to receiving entries.
For further information, please see attached information pack via the link below. We have also supplied a consent form, terms and conditions and a privacy notice alongside the competition poster.
Organiser Name
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Other organisation(s) involved
Hub, Sleaford, Ruth Burrows Illustration