2025 Colac Otway Youth Art Competition

Important Dates

Registrations open: Friday 14 March 2025.

Registrations close: Friday 16 May 2025 at 11:59pm.

Artwork delivery: Monday 19 May 2025 and Tuesday 20 May 2025 between 9:00am - 5:00pm at COPACC Gallery Foyer, Colac Otway Performing Arts and Cultural Centre 95-97 Gellibrand St, Colac. Earlier or other delivery arrangements can be organised with Council's Youth Engagement Team.

Public Exhibition: Friday 23 May - Sunday 22 June 2025 at COPACC, Colac Otway Performing Arts and Cultural Centre 95-97 Gellibrand St, Colac.

Online Exhibition: All entries available to view on Council's Website from Friday 23 May 2025.

Artwork collection: Monday 23 June, 9:00am - 5:00pm. Other artwork collection arrangements can be organised with the Council's Youth Engagement Team.

2025 YOUTH ART COMPETITION TERMS AND CONDITIONS

• Entry into the 2025 Youth Art Competition means that you accept the terms and conditions.

• The Promoter is Colac Otway Shire Council (ABN 32 430 819 755) of 2-6 Rae Street, Colac

WHO CAN ENTER

• Entry is open to all young people aged 12 to 25 years who live, work and/or study within the Colac Otway Shire.
  
  

HOW TO ENTER

• Entries are open from Friday 14 March 2025 to Friday 16 May 2025. No entries will be accepted after 11:59pm on Friday 16 May 2025.
• To be eligible to enter you must be aged 12-25, live, work and/or study in Colac Otway Shire.
• 1. Entrants can enter a maximum of two (2) individual artworks.
  2. The images of the artwork/s must be a JPEG or JPG and not exceed 5MB. Entry forms can be submitted via Council’s website or emailed to: inq@colacotway.vic.gov.au.

1. Entrants must complete all relevant forms in full to be eligible for entry. All details provided by entrant must be true and correct. Entries must be the artist/artists' original artwork.

TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF ENTRY

• Colac Otway Shire Council reserves the right to verify the validity of entries and to disqualify any entrant who tampers with or does not comply with the entry process.
• By entering this competition, you give the Colac Otway Shire Council permission to use your artworks in promotion of the exhibition and for future promotions or Council publications. There will be no payment for use of artworks by Council. The photos will not be on-sold to a third party. As owner of the copyright of your entry, you grant Council and its partners exclusive, irrevocable, royalty free, worldwide licence to use the photos comprising your artwork in any form at its absolute discretion. Where possible, Council and its partners will acknowledge the entrant as owner.
• Colac Otway Shire Council reserves the right to use photographs of artwork for publicity, advertising and promotional purposes.
• All artworks will be displayed in an online exhibition on Colac Otway Shire Council’s website and Council’s social media.
• Select artwork entries will be displayed by the Colac Otway Shire Council Youth Engagement team in a public exhibition on Friday, 23 May 2025 - Sunday, 23 June 2025 at COPACC in the Gallery Foyer (Colac Otway Performing Arts and Cultural Centre). Details of a celebration event are to be confirmed.
• Insurance of work is the responsibility of the Artist. Whilst all reasonable care will be taken with the handling of artwork neither Colac Otway Shire Council will be responsible for any loss or damage to artwork for the duration of the Youth Art Competition exhibition.
• Council is not responsible for entries that are not received or are received late.
• Art entries will be judged by the judging panel. The judges’ decision is final, and no correspondence will be entered into.
  
  

PRIZES

• Youth Art Competition winners will be chosen by a judging panel.
• People’s Choice Award Winners will be selected by the public via Council's website, social media and public exhibition.
• Winners will be notified directly as well as announced on Council’s website and Council’s social media channels.
• Winners agree to participate and cooperate as required in all editorial or marketing activities relating to the Competition, including but not limited to being interviewed and photographed. The winner grants the Promoter a perpetual and non-exclusive license to use such footage and photographs in all media worldwide and the winner will not be entitled to any fee for such use.
• The judges’ decision is final and no correspondence will be entered into.

USE OF PERSONAL INFORMATION

• Council is collecting this personal information for the purpose to conduct the 2025 Youth Art Exhibition. Competition and may, for this purpose, disclose such information to third parties, including but not limited to internal council purposes, contractors, service providers and prize suppliers.
• Entry is conditional on providing this information. Council may, for an indefinite period, use this information for promotional, marketing, publicity, research, profiling and/or other purposes, including sending electronic messages or telephoning the entrant. Entrants should direct any request to access, update, or correct information to Council. If you fail to provide this information, Council cannot process your entry. You may access this information by contacting Council on 03 5232 9400 or inq@colacotway.vic.gov.au.
• Personal information will be managed and stored by Council in accordance with Colac Otway Shire Council’s privacy and data protection policy. You can read more about how we handle your information here.