Criteria & Guidelines for Entry

DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSION: May 30, 2006
To mark the 200th anniversary of the abolition of the trans-Atlantic Trade in Enslaved Africans, the Jamaica National Bicentenary Planning Committee has launched a logo competition. The winning Logo should reflect the official slogan for the year –  “Our Freedom Journey … Honouring our Ancestors” – as well as the purpose outlined below:

1.ELIGIBILITY
The competition will be divided into two categories:

  • Youth
  • Open /Adult

A. The Youth category will be sub-divided into:

  • CHILD [ up to 12 years]
  • JUNIOR [13-15 years]
  • SENIOR [16 to 18 years]

B. Open (Public) Category /Adult Section is open to all Jamaicans over 18 years.
2.PURPOSE
The Purpose of the competition is :

“To honour our ancestors through the promotion of increased awareness of their importance in the abolition of the Trans-Atlantic Trade in Enslaved Africans and to the development of our history and culture.”

3.GUIDELINES

 

    1. Each entrant must determine his/her own area of focus and present an interpretation of an original logo. The logo must, however, reflect the spirit of the official slogan and purpose (see above)

 

    1. Entrants may submit more than one original logo. However, each entry must be accompanied by a separate entry form.

 

    1. Youth Entries which are school driven, must be certified by the Principal or any authorized school official.

 

    1. All entrants will be asked to verify their work as a true original work.

 

    1. Each logo must be accompanied by a summary description of 50-100 words, typed and double-spaced or clearly handwritten on letter-sized paper. This summary should be an explanation of the entrant’s reasons for choosing the particular design for his/her logo and should relate to the slogan and purpose. This explanation must be tagged with the child’s/youth’s or adult’s full name, address, telephone number and date of birth.

 

    1. The artwork is to be mounted on card stock (e.g. Bristol) or poster/illustration (matte) board; Size 12”x18”. It must bear an identifying label with the entrant’s full name, address, and date of birth.

 

Entrants must bear in mind that a suitable logo design should be able to be enlarged and reduced without losing impact or quality. The artwork must also reproduce well in both black and white and colour.

4.JUDGING CRITERIA:

  • Creativity
  • Relevance to theme
  • Quality of Presentation
  • Visual Impact
  • Originality

5.PRIZES, INCENTIVES & AWARDS
Overall Championship

    Grand Prize Package:

  • $50,000.00
  • 1st place Trophy
    Second (2nd) Prize Package:

  • $30,000.00
  • 2nd place plaque
    Third (3rd) Prize:

  • $20,000.00
  • 3rd place plaque

Sectional Prizes
In the spirit of facilitating cultural development and the expression of history through the fine arts, excellence outside of the top three winners will also be recognized:

CHILD

Book grant / bursary
Certificate of commendation

JUNIOR

Book grant / bursary
Certificate of commendation

SENIOR

Internship at an advertising agency / studio
One year tuition Scholarship at Edna Manley College of the Performing
Arts for the academic year beginning September 2008
Certificate of commendation

ADULT/OPEN

  • A computer system
    Certificate of commendation

ADVISOR/TEACHER of top placed Youth
Cash prize of $15, 000

SCHOOLS of all prize winners

Art supplies
Plaques with winning Logo

DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSION
Entries with completed form must be submitted to any of the following venues by May 30, 2006

Jamaica Tourist Board Information Desk at :

64 Knutsford Boulevard, Kingston 5
Cornwall Beach, Gloucester Ave, Montego Bay
City Centre Plaza, Port Antonio

Tourism Product Development Company, Office Administrator, at :

Shop 3, Ocean Village Shopping Centre, Ocho Rios
Shop No. 2, Times Square Plaza, Negril

Jamaica Cultural Development Commission, Cultural Organizer, at:

1 Brooks Ave, May Pen; 1
Port Henderson Road, Spanish Town;

28 Market Street, Falmouth; 4
West Street, Morant Bay;

5 Smatt Road, Port Antonio; 5
Windsor Road, St. Anns Bay;

64 Stennet Street, Port Maria; Albion
, Montego Bay;

Caledonia Road Mandeville; Church
Street, Lucea;

Shop 48, Santa Plaza, Santa Cruz; Shop
14, Nepal Plaza, Savanna-la-mar;

3 Phoenix Ave, Kingston 10; 36
Hope Road, Kingston 10

All winning logos will be the property of the Jamaica National Bicentenary Planning Committee

Members of staff of the Ministry of Tourism, Entertainment and Culture, and its agencies (JTB, TPDCO., JNHT, JCDC, IOJ ) the members of the Jamaica National Bicentenary Planning Committee and sub Committees and their families are not eligible to enter the competition.

Family members of the judges are also ineligible to enter.