THURSDAY, MAY 3, 1979
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ARTWORK ENTRIES INVITED FOR COMMONWEALTH INSTITUTE EXHIBITION
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LOCAL STUDENTS NOW HAVE A CHANCE TO DISPLAY THE IR ARTWORK AT AN INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITION IN LONDON ALONGSIDE THOSE FROM THE COMMONWEALTH COUNTRIES.
THE EXHIBITION OF ARTWORK BY YOUNG PEOPLE WILL BE HELD AT THE COMMONWEALTH INSTITUTE IN OCTOBER.
A SPOKESMAN FOR THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT TODAY (THURSDAY) INVITED STUDENTS TO SUBMIT THE IR ARTWORK FOR THE ANNUAL EVENT WHICH IS AIMED AT FOSTERING CLOSER RELATIONSHIP AMONG COMMONWEALTH COUNTRIES.
THERE WILL BE A SELECTION OF THE ENTRIES, AND THE BEST WILL BE DISPLAYED AT THE EXHIBITION.
+ THE EXHIBITS THIS YEAR WILL BE LOANED TO COMMONWEALTH COUNTRIES FOR DISPLAY AFTER BEING SHOWN IN LONDON, AND IT IS HOPED WE WILL BE ABLE TO PRESENT THE EXHIBITION HERE IN HONG KONG LATER ON.+
ALL KINDS OF ARTWORK WILL BE ACCEPTED FOR THE EXHIBITION, INCLUDING PAINTING (CHINESE AND WESTERN), PRINTS, BATIK, FABRIC DESIGN, CARVING, COLLAGE, WEAVING AND CERAMICS.
+THERE IS NO RESTRICTION ON THE THEME, THE SPOKESMAN SAID.
ENTRIES WILL BE DIVIDED INTO THREE AGE GROUPS: GROUP TO NINE- GROUP I FOR 10 TO 13- AND GROUP III FOR 14 TO 18.
FOR SIX
TWO-DIMENSIONAL WORK SHOULD BE MOUNTED ON WHITE CARD AND SHOULD NOT EXCEED 60 CM BY 80 CM.
THREE-DIMENSIONAL WORK SHOULD NOT BE TOO BULKY OR TOO FRAGILE, AND SHOULD NOT EXCEED 20 CM IN ANY MEASUREMENT.
EACH PIECE OF WORK SHOULD BE CLEARLY LABELLED ON THE REVERSE, GIVING IN BOTH CHINESE AND ENGLISH THE NAME, AGE, AGE GROUP AND SCHOOL OF THE ENTRANT.
ENTRIES SHOULD BE SENT THROUGH HEADS OF SCHOOLS TO THE CULTURAL CRAFTS CENTRE OF THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT FOR SELECTION.
UNSELECTED WORKS WILL BE RETURNED TO SCHOOLS.
THE DEADLINE FOR ENTRY IS JULY 10, 1979.
ALL PARTICIPATING SCHOOLS WILL BE INFORMED OF THE RESULT OF THE
LOCAL SELECTION.
THE COMMONWEALTH INSTITUTE RESERVES THE RIGHT TO SELECT WORK FOR DISPLAY AND WILL ISSUE AN EXHIBITOR'S CERTIFICATE TO EVERYONE WHOSE WORK IS DISPLAYED.
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