Calling all children! Octoburst! is here for another year of fun and exhilaration! It's the annual festival that celebrates the merriment of childhood with an exciting line up of activities dedicated specially to all kids. A weekend of play and creative wanderlust, this year's theme, The World We Live In, explores the miracles and wonders of the natural universe as seen through the eyes of children.

Express your inner artist in the annual Octoburst! drawing competition; experience the magic of ballet in The Nutcracker; or treat yourself to a variety of musical performances. All this and more to look forward to with talks for your parents too! Prepare yourselves for an illustrious journey of imagination and discovery with a bounty of ticketed and free performances!

 
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They say a picture tells a thousand words. Click below to view the winning entries of this year's Octoburst! Drawing Competition
The World We Live In
Colouring Fun & Drawing Competition
7 Oct 2011, Fri
8.30am – 11.30am
Registration at Esplanade Concert Hall

What does the world you live in look like? This year's theme The World We Live In is all about the wonderful things that make up the natural world and our green environment!


COLOURING FUN
(2-4 YEARS OLD) 		DRAWING COMPETITION
(5-12 YEARS OLD)
Create your own beautiful world of bright happy colours from the colouring pages provided!

You get to bring your artwork home when you are done.

Who can enter?
Colouring Fun is for all children aged between 2 – 4 years of age.

(Participants in this category will not be given a certificate of participation)

Be inspired by the natural world around you in this drawing and colouring competition, and stand a chance to win attractive prizes.

Who can enter?
The drawing competition is open to all children aged between 5 – 12 years old and divided into three categories.

  • Category A: 5 & 6 years old
  • Category B: 7 - 9 years old (Lower Primary)
  • Category C: 10 -12 years old (Upper Primary)

How to enter?
For: The World We Live In Drawing Competition
For: Colouring Fun

Closing date: 4 Oct 2011, Tue.

What can I use to draw?
A3-sized drawing paper with a special Esplanade stamp will be provided on the day of the competition. Participants are required to bring their own drawing materials and only crayons, pastels and/or colour pencils are allowed.

Colouring sheets will be provided for Colouring Fun. Participants have to bring their own colouring materials.

How do we judge the Drawing Competition?
Entries will be judged on the participants' skill, originality, creativity and relevance to the theme.

Prizes for Drawing Competition
Prizes and trophies will be awarded at the end of the competition to the top 3 entries and prizes for 10 merit winners per category. All participants will each receive a Certificate of Participation.

All winning entries will be displayed at the Esplanade Community Wall (Level 3, Esplanade Mall) from 8 – 30 Oct 2011.

Terms & Conditions

  • Registration will be at Esplanade Concert Hall Foyer from 8:30am on 7 Oct 2011, Fri. Official identification (Eg: Student pass) must be provided upon registration
  • Participants may make use of any of Esplanade's public areas.
  • All entries must be the original work of the participant, completed on-the-spot at Esplanade on 7 Oct 2011, Fri. Any false representation, erroneous information, violation of these rules and regulations or the general objectives of the competition (such as helping the child develop or colour the artwork during the competition) will result in the immediate disqualification of the participant.
  • Each participant may submit only one drawing.
  • All entries will be the property of Esplanade after the competition.
  • Esplanade owns the copyright for all the artwork and all art pieces will not be returned to the participants.
  • Esplanade will not be responsible for any lost or spoilt entries.
  • A parent or guardian must accompany the participant at all times.

 
 
  I See The Light: The Postcard Project
Postcards are short letters that tell someone what they are missing or what they could experience in a faraway place. The Postcard Project encourages the imagination and creativity of children by asking them to create their own postcards using transparencies with special messages.

Upon receipt of these transparency postcards, visual artists will arrange thousands of transparent postcards into a stunning display that features light and shadows. Selected postcards will be read in Jendela (Visual Arts Space) from 7 – 9 Oct 2011 as part of a public performance during Octoburst!

We invite you to come here and experience your very own art on display!
The Postcard Project is for schools submissions only.

Theme: I See the Light
This year, the theme is, "I See the Light." Children will also have to write on the postcard around the same theme, "I See the Light," the meaning defined as "I see the truth." The narrative should revolve around any form of nature that sees the truth about the environment they live in. The young artists/writers can imagine they are something found in nature – a tree, a rock, an insect, a bird, a flower and what it's like for them to be part of this big, beautiful world.

What can I use to draw?
You can create your own postcards on used transparencies or any A5 material that light can shine through. Instead of using pencils and colour pencils (mediums that will not be able to stick onto transparencies/glossed-surfaces), we suggest that you can use oil-base felt pens, crayons, stain-glass paints, etc.

Also, do make sure that your paints are completely dry (not sticky!) and protected by a protective sheet so that the postcards will be intact when it arrives here for the exhibition.

What else accompanies the postcard?
An original write-up about your drawing on a separate sheet of paper/ card of not more than 100 words. See example below.

I love being a tree! My leaves are the best thing about me. They give out oxygen and provide shade from the hot sun, and if you come close enough, I smell of nature.

When the wind blows, I sing my leafy song, "Swish, swish, swish!" I bet you know how to sing the song too!

Next time, when you see me, please give me a hug!

How to enter?
This project is open to all children 12 years & below. All entries must be accompanied with the registration form. Closing date: 7 Sep 2011, Wed
 
 
 
 
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