Contest

Celebrating the Tribal Heritage of India through Visual Arts

Context

Tribal peoples constitute 8.6 percent of India’s total population, about 104 million people according to the 2011 census (68 million people according to the 1991 census). This is the largest population of the tribal people in the world.

There are some 705 communities recognized by the Government of India as Scheduled Tribes. They range in size from the Gonds (roughly 7.4 million) and the Santals (approximately 4.2 million) to only eighteen Chaimals in the Andaman Islands. Central Indian states have the country’s largest tribes, and, taken as a whole, roughly 75 percent of the total tribal population live there.

Each tribal community is culturally rich and diverse with unique belief systems, rituals, festivals, dance, music and culture; blessed with rich oral traditions and folklore that connect them closely to nature. However, many of these unique cultural attributes often go unnoticed as it is missing from the consciousness of the urban mainstream. It is an attempt of the Tribal Design Forum to unearth these existing facets about tribal culture and heritage and bring to the fore these fascinating aspects through visual arts.

Tribal Heritage of IndiaVisual Arts Contest

Tribal Design Forum invites you to visually narrate a compelling story from your tribal community in the form of a digital artwork. The artwork needs to be in ONE colour only.

The visual should aesthetically and powerfully represent the ethos, cultures or story unique and central to your tribal community.

We encourage you to present the unique stories and folklores of your tribal community to audiences through your entries.

Exciting prizes are up for grabs.

How to Participate?

• The entry should be submitted to art@tribaldesignforum.com as a PDF latest by 25 August 2022, 1300 hrs.
• The entries should be submitted only after registering through the process mentioned above. Entries submitted without registration will not be accepted.
• The email with the entry should contain the Contestant’s Full name / Contact no. / Brief description of the entry in not more than 500 words. mentioned in the email while submission.

Awards

Prizes to top 5 participants

• First Prize
  Cash prize of INR 15,000
• Second Prize
  Cash prize of INR 10,000
• Third Prize
  Cash prize of INR 7,500
• Fourth Prize
  Gift hamper of assorted tribal themed products
• Fifth Prize
  Gift hamper of assorted tribal themed products
• Certificate of recognition to top 25 participants

Important Dates

Registrations open on 25June, 2022 1300 hrs
Submissions close on 25August, 2022 1300 hrs
Winners will be announced on 20 November 2022
The winners will be informed of the results through email.

Rules of Participation

Eligibility

• The competition is open to all belonging to tribal communities in India
• Competitors should be belonging to one of the communities listed in the Scheduled Tribe list of India.

Technical Guidelines

• All works should be originally created.
• It is recommended to create vector files.
• All digital artworks can be submitted online both as –
  as a high resolution PDF file and a .eps (vector) file in actual size:
  International A2 size / 420 x 594 mm / 16.5 x 23.4 inches

Terms and Conditions

• Each entry must be the original work of the artist.
• All judges‘ decision is final. Anonymous judging will be employed.
  Judges’ will not know the name of the artist until after the decisions
  have been finalised.

Rights and Reproduction

• Any moral and paternity right regarding the project sent in for the contest is the artist’s property.
• However, by submitting an entry in the competition, the participant agrees to give Tribal Design Forum the first right of refusal to the exclusive use of the design concept. This option is valid until 15 November 2024.
• All participants agree to allow their entries to be published or showcased by Tribal Design Forum in print, online and electronic medium where it deems fit to promote Tribal Design Forum or the Tribal Heritage of Indiauntil 15 November 2024.
• Tribal Design Forum reserves the right to reproduce the image/artwork for use in Tribal Design Forum promotions including but not limited to merchandise and promotional materialsuntil 15 November 2024.
• Tribal Design Forum retains the right to publish the submissions and information associated with them and the participants in all communication exercises for Tribal Design Forum campaigns.
• All participants agree to allow registered members of Tribal Design Forum to use their artworks for editorial, academic, commercial and non-commercial usage, with due credit attributed to the designer.
• Any employee or agent of the Organisers will NOT be liable for:
  • any costs incurred/loss/liability suffered by participants in relation to the programme
  • any lost expectation of profits by participant
  • any failure by participant to understand their rights in relation to Intellectual Property or the rights of the Organizers in relation to Intellectual Property
  • any other benefit applicants may expect to gain by participating in the programme

Terms and Conditions

• Tribal Design Forum may change the Terms and Conditions of participation at any time without specific notice. The amended Terms and Conditions will be effective immediately upon being posted on www.tribaldesignforum.com and Tribal Design Forum social media. Important changes to the Terms and Conditions will be highlighted in www.tribaldesignforum.com for your convenience; however, you acknowledge that it is your sole responsibility to regularly visit the website and social media to read any changes to the Terms and Conditions of Entry. Conditions apply.
• The decision of the judges will be final and not appealable.

Contact and Communication Channels

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