PICASSO WATERCOLOR ART CONTEST and JUNIOR PICASSO CONTEST 2019

PICASSO ART CONTEST is an international online art contest which is open for all children of age group 6 to 19 years old.

        However, some art contests are for 2 to 6 years old too. It has been started to motivate artistic and creative minds. The participants are from 69+ countries including USA, UK, INDIA, UAE, MALAYSIA, etc. This website has amazingly attracted art lovers from 129+ countries.

On the basis of ICE-PAPA approach (Innovation, Creativity, Engaging, Perfection, Age of Artist, Presentation and Artistic Ability).

Last date to enter WATERCOLOR ART CONTEST 2019 is 31 Dec. 2019

Expected date of result of JUNIOR PICASSO 2019 is 24 Dec. 29 Dec. 2019 2 Jan 2020

Calling all artists (6 to 19 years old)

For the past five years Picasso Art Contest Team has promoted the talented artists from all horizons from 63 different countries. We can do better. Today we are introducing Annual Watercolor Art Contest 2019 aiming at stimulating artists worldwide and pushing the boundaries of creativity. 

BASIC POINTS

 

Name of the contest: 

  Annual Watercolor Art Contest 2019

Entry starts on: 

 11 December 2019

Entry ends on:

 31 December 2019

Eligibility:

 6 to 19 years age

Subject or Theme:

 Painting on any subject or theme is accepted.

Layout of painting

The drawing/ painting may be vertical or horizontal.

Size of the painting

 Any size is accepted.

Number of Paintings

 Only one entry is allowed per artist. Multiple entries are not allowed.

Use of medium or color:

  You can use following media:

Water Color

Acrylics

Any other water based media.

Digital Art and Craft Works are NOT accepted.

 Signature of the artist

 There should be artist's signature (Artist's Name) on any corner of the painting.

 Entry Fees

 There is NO entry fees. It is FREE to enter.

 Awards/ Certificates

  Winners will receive Art Recognition Pack, which consists of

publication of painting in the website

publication of winner's photo in the winner's gallery

Certificate of Achievement and

Recognition as Star, Golden+, and Gold Artist.

Fees for Art Recognition Pack & Certificate

The fees is $0.00 for Sparkling Star artists and $19.99 for Sparkling Diamond and Gold Artists. (Discount may be offered for limited time only)

Judgement Of Paintings by ICE-PAPA approach.

Paintings are judged on the basis of ICE-PAPA approach. ICE-PAPA is acronym of Innovation, Creativity, Engaging, Perfection, Age of Artist, Presentation and Artistic Ability.

 How to participate?

Click the button below. In the next page you need to fill the form and upload the painting, and click on submit button. That's all.

Click here for details

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Mandate/Functions:

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ii. Approval of Qualifications

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iv. Grievance redressal

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Kindly refer the link below for details on the functions and role of NCVET:

https://www.msde.gov.in/assets/images/Notification/NCVET-Notification-Gazette.pdf

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The last date for submission is by midnight of 31st December, 2019 on ‘My Gov Portal’.

The participants are also requested to submit half-page write up on the designed LOGO to describe the meaning and significance of tools, shades, colours used and also the reason why LOGO is useful and suitable for the newly established regulator-NCVET.

Click here to read Terms and Conditions

Visit website by clicking here

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#OpenGovDataHack2019 is for development of Citizen Centric Solutions through Mobile/Web Apps, Dashboards, Bots, etc. using AI & ML, IoTand other latest technologies by using Open Data. One of the data should be sourced from Open Government Data Platform.

Registration Open for:

1. RAJKOT

2. RAIPUR

3. KOZHIKODE

4. CHANDIGARH

5. ONLINE

Last date for final submission is 31st December, 2019.

National Informatics Centre (NIC) in association with Internet & Mobile Association of India (IAMAI) is planning to conduct the Hackathon/Coding Challenge – #OpenGovDataHack 2019, for Entrepreneurs, Innovators, Start-ups and MSME to create unique and innovative service delivery Applications to foster data driven innovation. The aim is to look for local solutions to the local problems by the local entrepreneurs.

This Hackathon is to be conducted across four locations of India namely RAIPUR (CHHATTISGARH), KOZHIKODE (KERALA), RAJKOT (GUJARAT) AND CHANDIGARH (UT). It aims to Support & Showcase potentially great Ideas/talent from across the country by reaching out to their City.

#OpenGovDataHack2019 is for development of Citizen Centric Solutions through Mobile/Web Apps, Dashboards, Bots, etc. using AI & ML, IoTand other latest technologies by using Open Data. One of the data should be sourced from Open Government Data Platform.

Hackathon is planned to be conducted and concluded in the months of August-September 2019.

BE READY FOR THE HACKATHON/CODING CHALLENGE – #OPENGOVDATAHACK 2019.

REGISTRATION OPEN FOR:

RAJKOTRAIPURKOZHIKODECHANDIGARHONLINE

TENTATIVE TIME LINE OF THE HACKATHON

Release of Problem Statements and Registration Link:  08TH AUG 2019

City-wise Pre-Event Sensitization (one session per city): TILL 24TH DECEMBER, 2019

City wise Submission: Online solution submission PROJECT SUBMISSION IS GOING ON 

City Presentation and City Winners Announcements: TBD

Complete Solution Development by City Winners

Final Online Submission: TBD

Final Jury Presentation & Final Award Ceremony: TBD

THE HACKATHON/CHALLENGE WILL BE IN TWO PHASES:

PHASE 1 CITY CHALLENGE

Release of Problem Statements: Area-wise problem statements will be released on event.data.gov.in

Registration: MSMEs, StartUps and Entrepreneurs have to register city-wise to participate in the challenge.

Creation of Prototype: After closing of the registration, the registered MSMEs/ StartUps/Entrepreneurs to work offline on the prototype of the solution and upload it in the portal. Use of datasets from OGD Platform is mandatory.

Onsite City Presentation: City level presentation will be conducted at all cities. A city-level Jury will judge all the presentations and choose 2 winners and 2 runner-ups. These 4 city winners will be rewarded with cash award and eligible for Final Challenge.

2 awards @Rs 15000 each for Winners & 2 awards @Rs 10000 for runner-ups. Certificates would be issued to all participants

PHASE 2 NATIONAL CHALLENGE

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A National Jury will be formed to see the final presentations and choose 3 winners.

The Winners will be awarded with Cash Award worth 6 Lakhs in a National Award Ceremony.

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SKILLS

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LEVELS

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SCHEDULE

Sl No Event Tentative Dates

1 Preliminary level Competition at District Level ​15th Jan 2020 to 20th Jan 2020

2 Zonal Level Competition, divided into 3 zones

North, Central, South 27th Jan 2020 to 31 Jan 2020

3 Final Competition at State Level 22nd February 2020 to 24th February 2020

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