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Competition Categories

The only group category we have in the competition is the Family/ group category. All other categories are for individuals only.

It is up to you to decide which category you should enter, and if you find yourself helping with your child’s artwork a little more that expected, you can always change your entry at the registration table to the Family/ Group Category.

This makes it fair for those children who do work on their own. At Riverworks we will rely on an honesty system, and there will be no monitoring of this aspect of the competition by the organisers.

On Sunday 30th March at approximately 3pm judges will announce the winners in the following categories:

Also as the last entries for the competition are at 2pm on Sunday, there will be an overlap of an hour until all the prizewinners are announced. We will be providing activities for you to enjoy during this period, but we also ask that you be patient as the judges undergo the massive task of deliberating who the winners for 2008 will be.

Conditions of entry

• The following conditions are on the Riverworks Entry Form. Your signature is required to indicate your agreement to these conditions before you can participate
• I understand that there is a size limit placed on the artwork I create for this competition
• (40cm x 40cm x 60cm), and that to be eligible to win a prize, my work must be under this size.
• I understand that all materials and tools to create my artwork will be supplied on the day and that I cannot bring my own supplies. I also understand that access to sharp tools will be restricted and assistance from the tool table can be obtained to cut any material or drill holes as required.(This keeps the competition fair and safe for all).
• I understand that no works are to be placed in the river.
• I understand that my work may be photographed and used for publicity purposes to promote Riverworks, and by our sponsors for same.
• I understand that photographs of myself/ my child may be used to promote Riverworks in the future.
• I understand that if I am not able to pick up my sculpture by 3pm, Sunday 30th March, the materials used in my work may be returned to Reverse Garbage for re-recycling.
• I understand and agree that if my work is selected, it may be used for further exhibition to promote the Riverwork’s Environmental Sculpture Competition.
• As a parent/ guardian, I understand that children who participate in the exhibition are not the responsibility of the Riverworks volunteers, and as such I need to remain close by to monitor my child’s whereabouts. (Why don’t you join in and make your own sculpture!)
• I understand that access to the judging area is restricted and that all judges’ decisions will be final.
• I participate in Riverworks 2008 at my own risk and release the organizers and any persons assisting in conducting the event from any claim of liability caused by my participation in the competition, including any injury or damage that I or my children suffer as a result of my/our participation, including any injury or damage caused by their negligence.

So what will happen on the day?

Registration

Please note that you can only register to make your environmental sculpture on one of the two days.

When you arrive at Gough Whitlam Park, you will see a registration table set up in front of a large blue marquee.

Materials

There will be a table of raw materials to create your environmental sculpture, and a selection of ways to bind, stick and wrap your selected materials together. Please do not bring your own tools or materials.

Volunteers will be available in the Tool Tent to help you if you want to drill a hole, or cut something with a stanley knife. This is so we can make sure that we keep track of all the sharp tools and no children hurt themselves with them.

Remember that everyone is in the same situation that you are, and restrictions such as no direct access to tools, can actually force you to be creative in new ways.

Size limit

There is size limit of is 40 x 40 x 60 cm on all works.

The size limit is in place for two reasons.

1. To keep the event manageable.
   With so much interest in Riverworks combined with our desire to provide you with a variety of exciting materials, we need a size restriction in place so that the event is manageable.
2. Riverworks exhibition
   We also intend to exhibit a selection of the artworks at the Cooks River Art and Sustainability Festival, on Sunday the 13th April, and small scale artworks are more easily transported. You’ll also appreciate this fact if you decide to take your wonderful creations home.