Poster Making Competition on Beat the Heat – India

Posters as a type of visual art have become an important tool for advertising and promoting a plethora of causes. It is in fact a scientifically proven fact that posters have the potential to effectively expand knowledge, change attitudes and alter behaviors. When the world has witnessed over 10,000 disasters in the last three decades alone, leaving a trail of destruction that affected a staggering six billion people. The severity and frequency of these events are on the rise and their consequences are increasingly affecting new areas to a magnitude not witnessed before.

In recent times, there has been a noticeable rise in the frequency, duration, and intensity of heat waves throughout the nation. Even in states that were previously thought to be particularly unlikely, heat wave incidents have been reported, it would be a relevant measure to utilize the creative thinking and aesthetic skills of young artists across the nation, especially in propagating the message of heat wave safety to the masses.

They welcome entries in the form of hand-drawn sketches, paintings and digital submissions, with any medium, and illustrations.

Theme

• The theme for this contest is “Beat the Heat”.

Prize Information

• 1st prize: Rs.10,000/-
• 2nd prize: Rs.5000/-
• 3rd prize: Rs.3000/-
• 3 Consolation Prizes of Rs.1000/- each.

Terms and Conditions

• The Online Poster Competition Contest is being organized by NDMA through the MyGov platform.
• Entry into the Contest is open to Indian citizens of all ages.
• All the entries should be in PDF format.
• The entries could be digital submissions, hand-drawn sketches, paintings with any medium, and illustrations.
• Participants must not be NDMA’s employee, officer, or agent, or an employee, officer, or agent of any person or organization involved in running the competition, and employee of any organisation working in the field of disaster management in the country.
• The participant will be required to provide the name, email address, telephone number, and postal address. By submitting contact details, consent will have to be given to these details for the Contest.
• Their entrant can participate only once. Multiple entries from the same entrant will lead to the participant’s disqualification.
• Their decision regarding all matters to do with the competition will be final, and no correspondence will be entered into.
• The competition results will be announced on their website and social media.
• Competition entries will not be returned. Please, therefore, keep a copy of your competition entries.
• They may undertake publicity activities relating to competitions and prize awards.
• All other personal details collected as part of the competition will be used in conjunction with their Privacy Policy.
• The content must be original and should not violate any provision of the Indian Copyright Act, of 1957. Anyone found infringing on others’ copyright would be disqualified from the competition. The government of India does not bear any responsibility for copyright violations or infringements of intellectual property carried out by the participants.

Judgement Criteria

• Impact and relevance to the theme
• Ability to stand alone- The poster should be able to stand alone as a clear communication of the theme prescribed.
• Overall Visual appeal
• Legibility
• Quality of graphic

For more information, visit Government of India.