Main Competition Dates & Information
The
RDS supported by the Crafts Council of Ireland is delighted to announce the
2013 RDS National Crafts Competition and Exhibition. The Competition is open to any craft worker
resident in Ireland or Irish craft workers based abroad and has a prize fund in
excess of €28,000. An
online application process will be available from early March 2013.
The
outline of the main competition dates for 2013 is as follows:
·
Launch
of online application form Early
March 2013
·
Deadline
for initial photo submissions (online): Tuesday,
30 April
·
Exhibition
of winners at Dublin Horse Show:
7- 11 August
·
A
selection of work will be selected for the RDS Travelling Craft Exhibition
which will go to two venues in Northern Ireland in 2013 (mid-Antrim Museum,
Ballymena and the Strule Arts Centre, Omagh) and will return to the RDS in
December 2013.
Please
take note of the following information relating to submissions:
·
All entrants are required to submit their
entries online at www.rds.ie/crafts. The online entry requires a completed online application
form, payment online of the entry fee and upload of digital photo/s submission.
Specifications for the digital image/s are detailed on the website. Completed entries
must be received online before 5pm on Tuesday,
30 April, 2013.
·
It
is vital that the digital photo submissions are of high quality as the judges selection
will be based on them. Poor image quality may lead to work
not being short-listed for the second round of judging. Digital files sent by
email will not be accepted.
·
It is important that the scale, size
of work and a full description of the piece should be given; including
materials used, design source and function, as this information will be given
to the judges. If the piece is not complete, JPEG images/drawings may be submitted
as a ‘work in progress’ to illustrate the design. Specifications for images are
detailed on the website.
·
Online
entry confirmation numbers will be sent by email to the email address provided.
The entry fee is €15 and €10 for students and apprentices with written evidence
of their status. An entry is defined as one piece of work or a matching set.
Online application forms will be available at www.rds.ie/crafts.
The RDS
National Crafts Competition and Exhibition is an RDS Foundation initiative.
For further information please contact:
Dara O’Leary, Arts Programme Executive,
RDS, Ballsbridge, Dublin 4.
Tel: 01 240 7255 Email: arts@rds.ie
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