Generation ART: Young Artists on Tour

Submission Pack for Young Artists aged 14-18 submitting their own artwork

This pack contains:

* Project Introduction Page 1* FAQ Page 2* Terms & Conditions Page 6* Sample Submission Form Page 8

This information may also be viewed at http://engage.org/genart

PROJECT INTRODUCTION

Are you a young artist in England? Aged 4-18? Don’t miss this fantastic chance for your work to be shown alongside established artists in an exhibition that will tour to major galleries!Generation ART: Young Artists on Tour is a new exhibition that will begin at Turner Contemporary, Margate this June, before touring to New Walk Museum and Art Gallery and Soft Touch Arts in Leicester, and Quay Arts on the Isle of Wight in 2015-16.

If you’d like to see your art in these amazing venues - alongside work by established artists - all you need to do is send us a digital image of ONE artwork of which you are particularly proud.

Tell us how, when, where and why you made it - maybe you were inspired by a professional artist, or by a visit to a gallery? If so we would really like to know! It can be art in any medium - digital, video, painting, drawing, sculpture; it can be a finished artwork, or a piece of research - a drawing, study or model or maquette. Your choice!

The deadline for submissions has been extended to 10am on Monday 13 April 2015.

A panel of young and adult artists will then select the most exciting art for the exhibition. Even if your work doesn’t get to go on tour, it may well feature in the high profile Generation ART online resource, showcasing the talent and creativity of young artists today.

Submit your work online at www.engage.org/GenART and spread the word to your friends. 

Teachers, workshop leaders and parents/guardians can also enter for individuals and groups aged 4 to 18 by click, so please let them know too.

Connect on Facebook at www.facebook.com/GenerationARTYoungArtistsOnTour, or if you prefer to use Twitter or Instagram you can use the hashtag #GenART_Tour to see updates and images relating to the exhibition.

Run by engage, the National Association for Gallery Education, in collaboration with venues and partners, Generation ART is supported by Arts Council England’s Strategic touring programme.

FAQ

(Frequently Asked Questions)

Why should I submit an artwork?

If you have made an artwork you are proud of, you could be in with a chance for it to be included in a national touring exhibition! Generation ART: Young Artists on Tour will celebrate the ability of children and young people to create excellent artwork, and promote the benefits of children and young people working with art, artists and galleries.

The exhibition will tour to venues in the South East, South West and East Midlands, giving communities in their areas access to an exhibition of artwork by established artists shown alongside artwork selected from children and young people all over England.

A larger body of selected work from the submission will form a unique, freely available digital resource which will support the exhibition tour, inspire teachers, artists and visual arts educators, and provide a legacy well beyond the life of the project.

The more high quality submissions we receive, the louder the message will be that young people are capable of excellence in art, and that the arts are important to learning and education.

Please do submit an artwork and pass on the opportunity to your friends, teachers or other adults with whom you do art.

Read more about the project aims and outcomes on at www.engage.org/aboutGenART.

Who can submit an artwork

- Can I submit my own artwork?Young Artists aged 14 to 18 (at 13 April 2015) can apply for themselves, and submit one artwork. Submissions must be validated by an adult. Young Artists must ask an adult educator to submit an artwork made in a group, see below.

Young Artists aged 4 to 13 (at 13 April 2015) must ask an adult educator (teacher, artist, carer/parent/guardian, gallery educator, youth worker) to submit an artwork on their behalf. For further information, visit the FAQ for Adult Educators.

- I turn 19 at the end of March or beginning of April 2015, can I still submit?We’re afraid not. If you will be over 18 at 13 April 2015 we are sorry that you aren’t able to submit. You are very welcome to get involved with Generation ART in other ways. Connect with Generation ART on Facebook at www.facebook.com/GenerationARTYoungArtistsOnTour. If you prefer to use Twitter or Instagram you can use the hashtag #GenART_Tour to see updates and images relating to the exhibition.

- Why is the opportunity only open to young artists from England?Generation ART is a pilot programme run by engage, the National Association for Gallery Education, which has received Strategic touring funding from Arts Council England. It is hoped that the programme will return in 2017 and will be open to entrants across the UK.

If you are from Scotland, Wales or Northern Ireland we would encourage you to get involved with Children’s Art Week, a UK-wide programme encouraging children, young people, families and teachers to engage with the visual arts, which will take place later this year from Saturday 13 to Sunday 21 June. Further information is available at www.childrensartweek.org.

- Are there any other restrictions?Yes. Please note that immediate family members of employees or trustees of engage, of Turner Contemporary, of New Walk Museum and Art Gallery, of Soft Touch Arts, of Quay Arts, or of the Spark Arts for Children, are not able to apply.

How to choose an artwork

- I have made lots of great artwork! What should I submit?There is no required style or theme, so you are free to impress as you like. The selection panel includes young people and adults, so you need to surprise and excite a range of people with different tastes and interests. Show them what a new creative generation can imagine and make.

They are especially keen to see that you have worked with artists, looked at work by other artists, or visited galleries or outdoor art. They might be impressed if you have tried a new technique or experimented by mixing up media or inspirations from different sources.

Please note: The organisers will not select artwork that they consider obscene, pornographic, that contains swear words or that could reasonably be deemed offensive.Work that is too large, fragile, dangerous, unstable or technically complex to install may not be selected for the exhibition (although it may be included in the digital resource). You should bear this in mind when deciding what to submit.

- What information will I need to provide?On the submission form, you will be asked what your ideas or aims in making the artwork were, and if you faced and overcame any challenges in making the artwork. Please think about this before you start the form.

You will also be asked to give the title, size and media (what you made the work with) / process (how you made it) - please ask an adult if you are not sure how to answer these questions.

- Does the age category apply to when I submit my entry, or when I created the artwork? Please choose the age category which applies to when you created the artwork.

- Can I submit artwork that I created for another project? Yes, as long as the artwork fits with the guidelines in Terms & Conditions, and has been made since 1 January 2014.

- Can I submit artwork that was created for an exam?You cannot submit an artwork made for an examination that hasn’t taken place yet. All coursework and externally set tasks remain the property of the exam board until moderation has taken place and the final marks have been agreed, and should not be viewed by anyone else ahead of that time. You can submit work made for an exam in the past.

How to submit an artwork

- I’ve chosen my work, what do I do next?Go to www.engage.org/GenART to submit your own artwork. Try to add as much information as you can and follow the instructions on the form. Make sure you have read the Terms & Conditions before you submit your work, and don’t forget - you will need an adult to validate your submission.

- How will I know you have received my submission? You will receive a message thanking you for your submission on screen when your artwork has been submitted. 

- I’m not sure about submitting my work digitally? Give yourself time - don’t leave it until the last minute! Place your artwork in good light to photograph it and keep the camera steady. Save your photo as a JPG, TIFF or PNG file and check that the file is no bigger than 2MB. Attach your photo to the form. Ask your teacher, workshop leader or someone in the family if you are unsure about file sizes or types.

- My work is a film, how can I submit it?Film or moving image files can be submitted through a link to a film-sharing platform such as Vimeo or YouTube. Do not try to upload a moving image file to the entry form - instead copy the

exact link in to the form. Films should be no longer than 3 minutes long.

I’ve submitted my artwork, what happens next?

- When will I know if my submission has been selected for the Generation ART exhibition? Selection for the exhibition will take place in April 2015. We will email successful applicants to request the original artworks by 30 April 2015. Please see below.    

- When will I know if my submission has been selected for the Generation ART digital resource? Selection for the digital resource will take place in April 2015. If your artwork is selected to be included in the digital resource, but not the touring exhibition, we will let you know by 30 April 2015. We may ask you to send us further information or a higher quality digital image. You will not need to send us the artwork in the post.

All of the artists in the exhibition - and adult entrants who submitted their work - will be invited to attend a celebratory event, details of which are to be confirmed.

- What is the best way to keep up to date with latest news on Generation ART?  Everyone can connect with Generation ART on Facebook at www.facebook.com/GenerationARTYoungArtistsOnTour. If you prefer to use Twitter or Instagram you can use the hashtag #GenART_Tour to see updates and images relating to the exhibition.

What happens if my artwork is selected for the exhibition?

- If my artwork is selected for the Generation ART exhibition, will I be responsible for framing or presenting it? No. Selected artists will only be responsible for safely sending their unframed artwork to Generation ART, who will frame and present the works for exhibition. You will need to send your work by post to an address in London - please think about how you will be able to package your work safely before you submit it.

Work selected for exhibition which cannot be posted e.g. sculpture or other fragile or bulky work may be transported and returned by Generation ART. We will contact selected exhibitors to organise transport.

- If my artwork is selected, do I have to pay the postage to send it? Yes, the cost of postage of selected artworks is the responsibility of the applicant. However the cost of all transport whilst part of the exhibition, and return postage of artworks if required will be covered by Generation ART.

- I am not sure about the best way to post my artwork? If your work is selected for the exhibition, we will send you through some general guidelines about best ways to package and post your work so it arrives safely.

- If my artwork is selected for the exhibition, will it be returned? Yes - but make sure you specify this on your submission form. Selected artworks will tour with the Generation ART exhibition until May 2016. If requested artworks will be returned unframed and by post in June 2016.

How else can I get involved?

If you are from England, Scotland, Wales or Northern Ireland we would also encourage you to get involved with Children’s Art Week, a UK-wide programme encouraging children, young people, families and teachers to engage with the visual arts,

which will take place later this year from Saturday 13 to Sunday 21 June. Further information is available at www.childrensartweek.org.

TERMS & CONDITIONS

General - Artwork can be in any medium - including photography, painting, drawing, printmaking,

digital design, film, book arts, sculpture, textiles or collage; it can be a finished artwork, or a piece of research - a drawing, study or model or maquette.

- Artwork submitted must be by individuals or groups of people living in England aged 4 to 18 years at 13 April 2015.

- If you will be over 18 on 13 April 2015 we are sorry that you are not able to apply.   - For individual entries selections will be made across four age categories: 4 to 6 years, 7 to 10

years, 11 to 13 years, 14 to 18 years.- For group projects, there are two age categories: Primary level (children aged 4 to 13 years);

and Secondary level or Post 16: (young people aged 14 to 18 years). - Please note, these categories apply to age of the young artist/s at the at the time of making

the artwork being submitted.- All submitted artwork must have been made since 1 January 2014.- The artwork can be created in any setting - at home, at school or college, in a group such

as a youth club, art class, or in groups led by galleries, arts centres or museums. Applications from children and young people in the Youth Justice system or in care settings are particularly welcome. Students in Higher Education are not eligible, unless under 18.

- An adult educator (teacher, artist, carer or parent, gallery educator, youth worker) can enter up to six individuals and/or one group project, each represented by one artwork that could be exhibited.

- 14 to 18 year olds can apply for themselves, and submit one artwork. Submissions must be validated by an adult.

- Only one artwork can be submitted per individual or group entry. The same person could be in an individual submission as well as being part of a group entry.

- If an artwork was made by two people collaborating, this should be submitted as a group project. Please note all group entries must be submitted by an adult educator.  

About ownership and copyright- Work made for exams that have not yet taken place cannot be submitted. All coursework and

externally set tasks remain the property of the exam board until moderation has taken place and the final marks have been agreed, and should not be viewed by anyone else ahead of that time. Work made for an exam that has been marked can be submitted.

- The entrant must own the copyright to, or have necessary rights to use, any images or texts that are included in the artwork.

- Entries must be original artwork and must not have been published elsewhere.- While the entrant (as or on behalf of an individual or group) retain copyright and ownership of

the work submitted, Generation ART and its partners will be granted free use of digital images of the work as they decide. They may be used in the online resource or in press releases.

- Where an artwork includes photographed or filmed images of living people the entrant must agree that they obtained the consent of those people wherever possible and if applicable. If children up to the age of 16 are featured the consent of their parent/guardian/carer is needed. It is the entrant’s responsibility to obtain and record all photographic consent linked to each entry.

- 14 to 18 year olds applying for themselves are welcome to ask an adult for help with the form, but the description of the work must be original and personal.

- To learn more about copyright please see: http://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Copyright or http://www.copyrightkids.org/copyrightbasics.html

Data protection, parental guidance and permissions- By submitting details through the Generation ART submission form you consent to your data

being processed in accordance with the requirements of the Data Protection Act.- Data will be stored by engage for the provision of services and administration associated with

the Generation ART. engage processes all personal information in accordance with the Data Protection Act 1998.

- Data may be shared with Generation ART project partners. No details will be passed to third parties for use.

- engage or Generation ART cannot accept responsibility for loss or damage of artwork in transit to or from the exhibition. Whilst touring as part of the exhibition, artwork will be transported by a company dedicated to shipping artworks and all due care will be taken by engage, venues and any other contractors while handling the artworks.

About limits and eligibility- The organisers will not select artwork that they consider obscene, pornographic, that contains

swear words or that could reasonably be deemed offensive.- Work that is too large, fragile, dangerous, unstable or technically complex to install may not

be selected for the exhibition (although it may be included in the digital resource). You should bear this in mind when deciding what to submit.

- Immediate family members of employees or trustees of engage, of Turner Contemporary, of New Walk Museum and Art Gallery, of Soft Touch Arts, of Quay Arts, or of the Spark Arts for Children, are ineligible to apply.

SAMPLE SUBMISSION FORM

Please use this form to help plan your online entry.If you would like a word version, please visit: http://www.engage.org/GenART-TandC1418.aspx

This form is for artists aged 14 to 18 years based in England who want to submit their own individual artwork. If you are an adult who wishes to submit work on behalf of a group or young artist/s, please complete the adult entrant’s form available at www.engage.org/GenArt Please make sure you have read the ‘Terms & Conditions’ and ‘FAQ’ before completing this form. Thank you. The submission deadline is 10am on Monday 13 April 2015 .

Artist’s contact details First nameSurnameAre you happy for your name to be made public: YES / NODate of birth [day, month, year] (You must be aged 14-18 at 30 2015 - please do not apply if you will be over 18 on this date)

Email addressPhone numberHome address

Home postcodeRegion in England you live in South West / South East / London / East / West Midlands /

East Midlands / Yorkshire / North East / North WestName of school/college, or the place you do art The postcode of your school/ college or the place you do art

Supporting adult’s contact details (e.g. teacher, artist, carer/parent/guardian, gallery educator, youth worker)

Please note you must complete this section to submit an artwork.

First nameSurname Are you happy for your name to be made public: YES / NO

Email addressPhone number

Role of supporting adult

(Select the option that applies to the relationship with the young person submitting)

Teacher / Artist educator / Gallery educator / Museum educator / Parent/carer/guardian / home educator / Youth worker / Young group leader / Other - please specify:

Your artwork Please keep within the word limits indicated in brackets

What is the title of your artwork?

What were your ideas or aims in making the artwork? (50 words max)

Were you inspired by art, artists or galleries in making this artwork?Could you describe how, and tell us about any art, artists or galleries that inspired you? (300 words max)Would you like to tell us about any challenges you faced and overcame in making the artwork? (50 words max)

When did you make it? [Month or season, year]

(Artworks must have been made since 1 January 2014)

How old were you when you made it?

12 / 13 / 14 / 15 / 16 / 17 / 18

What media / process have you used to make it?

(i.e. photography, painting, drawing, printmaking, digital design, film, book arts, sculpture, textiles or collage, other)

Please give measurements of the artwork in centimetres (unless it is to be displayed on a digital device such as a TV/computer)

Height (cm)Width (cm)Depth (cm) for 3D work only

Where did you make your artwork?

At home / At school or college / In a gallery, museum or arts venue / At a youth club / At an after school club / Other - please specify:

If it was made at school, is it an Artsmark school?

Yes / NO / Don’t know

If it was made at school or college, what subject or learning area was it part of?

Art & Design / Computing/Interactive Media / Another curriculum area - please specify]

Was this work made for an exam or accreditation? If yes, please let us know what it was for. (Please note that work to be submitted for exams that have not been marked yet should not be included.)

Arts Award (Discover, Explore, Bronze, Silver, Gold) / GCSE / A Level / BTEC / Foundation / Other - please specify:

We are looking forward to seeing your Artwork!You will then be asked to upload up to 3 images of your artwork, or a link to your film/moving image file. Please see the FAQ and Terms & Conditions above for instructions on how to do this, and notes on the permissions you will need for work featuring other people.

And finally… We will ask you to make sure all of the information you have given is correct, and answer the following before you finish your submission:Do you wish to have your work returned to you - YES / NO (artwork will be returned unframed and engage will pay for postage)

Do you accept the Terms & Conditions, and have you supplied a supporting adult’s contact details above (tick box - mandatory) - YES

Equality & Diversity Monitoring Form

Before you finish your submission, we will ask you to complete an equality and diversity monitoring form. This is because engage is committed to equality and diversity in all aspects of their programmes and operations. We welcome submissions from all eligible candidates. We collate the data as a means of monitoring the effectiveness of our equality and diversity policies and practice. The information will be detached from the submission form and will not be used as part of the selection process. If you prefer not to give this information, you can select the options ‘Prefer not to say’ – Thank You. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -If you have any queries not answered by the above information please contact the Generation ART Coordinator on GenART@engage.org or call engage on 020 7729 5858. And don’t forget, the submission deadline is 10am on Monday 13 April 2015 !- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -