DRAWING & PAINTING

RULES AND REGULATIONS FOR DRAWING & PAINTING:

1. General Guidelines

◆ Entries may be created using any medium, including crayons, watercolours, and acrylic paints.

◆All artwork must be the original work of the student and must be based on the official theme for the 2025-2026
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◆ Each submission must be clearly labeled with the following information via RSI Art Competition website:

◆ Full name of the student
◆ Age
◆ Year group/class
◆ City and country

◆ The competition will be conducted on-site at each participating BSME member school.
◆ All final entries must be accompanied by a completed registration form submitted through the RSI Art Website.
◆ Additional information and updates can be found on the official RSI Art Competition page.

2. Documentation and Verification

◆ To confirm the authenticity of student work, each teacher is required to submit photographic evidence of the artwork’s progression at three key stages:

◆ Phase 1: Start of artwork
◆ Phase 2: Mid-point progress showing development
◆ Phase 3: Final stage with completed artwork ready for submission
◆ These photographs, along with the final artwork, must be submitted using the official submission form on the RSI Art Website.

3. Artwork Specifications

◆ Each artwork must be created on paper no smaller than A3 size (42 x 29.7 cm) and no larger than A2
size (42 x 59.4 cm).

4. Competition Procedure for Participating Schools

◆ Each participating school must organise the competition on school premises with appropriate facilities and materials provided to students.
◆ Each school competition session must not exceed two (2) hours.
◆ Schools are required to provide photographic and/ or video documentation of their local competition
for verification and transparency purposes.

5. Disqualification Criteria

◆ Artworks submitted as part of GCSE or A-Level coursework will not be accepted and will be automatically disqualified.
◆ Any entry found to be copied from existing artwork (including work by other artists or sourced online)
will be disqualified.
◆ Schools that register but fail to submit any student entries will not be considered for participation.
◆ Please note that all submitted artworks become the property of SRS (The School of Research Science) and will not be returned. SRS reserves the right to use entries for future exhibitions and promotional purposes.

6. Social Media and Publicity

◆ This competition is organised by SRS (The School of Research Science) in collaboration with BSME.
◆ When sharing any content related to the competition on social media platforms, schools are requested to tag SRS in all relevant posts as SRSBSME Art Competition 2025-2026

7. Awards and Recognition

◆ Prizes will be awarded to First Place and Runner- Up winners in each year group category.
◆ All finalists and winners will receive printed /digital certificates issued by RSI.
◆ Winning entries will be featured on RSI’s website and social media platforms throughout the academic year.

8. Competition Objectives

◆ To inspire and celebrate student creativity.
◆ To promote artistic awareness and appreciation within the school community.
◆ To provide students with an opportunity to express themselves through visual art.

9. Year Groups Categories

◆ Years 5–6
◆ Years 7–9
◆ Years 10–11
◆ Years 12–13

PROVISIONAL SCHEDULE:

JUDGING CRITERIA:

SOCIAL MEDIA:

Please don’t forget to tag us on your school social media platforms

School of Research Science

https://www.facebook.com/SchoolofResearchScience

https://www.instagram.com/school_of_research_science

https://twitter.com/srsdubai1

RSI Art Award

https://www.facebook.com/RSIArtAward

https://www.instagram.com/rsiartaward

Please add the following hashtags to your posts:

#SRSBSMEArtCompetition2025_2026

#School_of_Research_Science #BSME

#RSI_Art_Award

#Art_Competition

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