The Delegation of the European Commission to the Philippines and the Philippine High School for the Arts in cooperation with the Los Banos National High School are calling on all high school students in Los Banos, Laguna to join “Europe Ko To”, an assemblage contest in line with the 2009 European Year of Creativity and Innovation and Europe Month May 2009 celebrations.

The artwork format is assemblage (a three dimensional artwork made of different materials put together to form one unified concept art piece or composition.). This contest is open to all Filipino students currently enrolled in public and private high schools in Los Banos, Laguna. The assemblage should be a result of a collaboration by a team of three students. Any other team composition is disqualified. The theme of this contest is “Unity in Diversity” in line with EU’s motto.

The team should submit their entries to any of the following schools by 30 March 2009: Philippine High School for the Arts and the Los Banos National High School.

The medium or materials to be used should be made of recycled materials, preferably those coming from the home and including from the community, like the following: tin cans, rubber slippers, bottles, cloth or textile materials, paper products such as papers, paper boards and boxes, plastic materials such as containers and old toys, metal pieces. Materials that deteriorate are not permitted.

The dimensions include: height – 16 inches including base, not smaller than 10 inches, weight – maximum of 20 kilos and cubic measure of 12 inches x 12 inches x 16 inches.

All entries should be accompanied by a short rationale explaining the concept of their entry piece. Rationale should be not more than five sentences with a maximum of 500 words.

Students also should attach the following information to their respective entries: name, address, contact landline and mobile phone numbers of the members of the team, the year and section of the members of the team, name of adviser, contact number of adviser, name of school.

The criteria for Judging are: relevance to the Theme – 40%; Durability & Stability – 20%; Aesthetic Significance and Uniqueness – 20% and Commercial Viability – 20%. The jury will be composed of artists and officials from the organisers.

All winning entries submitted for this contest will automatically be considered as shared property between the Delegation of the European Commission to the Philippines and it is understood that the winning entries will be displayed in the premises of the Delegation.

Five winners will be chosen and each will be awarded a trophy and a medal as well as special prizes from the Delegation. In addition, five finalists will be chosen and each will be awarded certificates. All the winning entries including finalists will be exhibited in a venue to be identified before the awarding ceremony. The awarding ceremony will be held during the latter part of May 2009. All winners will be notified by mail.

Further information: http://www.delphl.ec.europa.eu or (02) 8595124