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AGL Viewing Platform Art & Design Competition

TERMS AND CONDITIONS

 

Submissions to enter the AGL Art and Design Competition close at: 5.00 pm on Friday 3 March 2017.

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Terms and Conditions:

  1. Entrants will be required to comply with the competitions Terms and Conditions.

  2. Entries will be accepted from an individual or group, but a single individual must be designated the contact person for the group and sign the declaration.

  3. Entry into the competition will be deemed as acceptance of the terms and conditions.

  4. All entries must be submitted to Broken Hill Art Exchange prior to the closing date by the following method:

    1. Submitted in a digital JPEG format suitable for printing in A3 size (297mm x 420mm), emailed to competition@brokenhillartexchange.org.au

      1. Only submissions with full and correct contact details will be accepted. All entries must be accompanied by a submission form.

  5. Entrants may submit more than one design. A separate submission form is required for each entry.

  6. There is no age limit for entrants. Entrants under the age of 18 must provide the details and signature of a parent or guardian. In the event that an entrant under the age of 18 is chosen as a finalist and is invited to Broken Hill to present their work in the final judging round on 24 March 2017, she/he must be accompanied by a parent or guardian at no additional expense to AGL Energy Limited or Broken Hill Art Exchange.

  7. All entries are judged upon the following criteria:

    1. Demonstration of excellence in design.

    2. Celebration of environmental practices, solar energy and innovation.

    3. Contribution to Broken Hill’s artistic and cultural heritage.

    4. Practicality and feasibility of construction in line with AGL Viewing Platform Requirements Brief (see below).

  8. There is a total prize pool of $15,000 divided as follows:

    1. First Prize $10,000.

    2. Four Finalist Assistance packages of a maximum of $1,000 each.

      1. The Finalist assistance package of $1,000 is awarded to four finalists to be used to assist them to present their original artwork submission to a panel of judges and the general public on 24 March 2017.

      2. Upon presentation of receipt/s up to a maximum of $1,000 the finalist will be reimbursed for expenses made in preparing presentation. (Examples of preparation expenses: travel/accommodation costs; art materials; mounting of drawings, etc.)

      3. The finalist assistance package money will be managed and distributed by BHAE. No further assistance money will be provided to any finalist in excess of $1,000.

      4. In the event of a group entry finalist assistance money shall not exceed $1,000 total granted only to the designated contact person of the group.

    3. Peoples’ Choice Award $1,000.

      1. The Peoples’ Choice Award will be judged by public acclaim through a voting form submitted to BHAE.

  9. The judges’ decision is final and no correspondence will be entered into.

  10. The Broken Hill Art Exchange’s decision in respect of all matters to do with the competition will be final and no correspondence will be entered into.

  11. Competition dates:

    1. Competition opens: 9.1.17

    2. Entries close: 5pm 3.3.17

    3. Finalists notified from: 7.3.17

    4. Finalists present their entries to the judging panel and public in Broken Hill: 24.3.17

    5. Winner announced at Award Ceremony in Broken Hill: 25.3.17

  12. 100 submissions judged on the above criteria will be placed on public display in Broken Hill during the Desert Equinox Solar Prelude and featured in the 2017 Solar Prelude Catalogue. All other entries will be displayed digitally at a designated exhibition location.

  13. Only artwork accompanied by a completed AGL Art & Design Competition submission form will be deemed eligible for the prize and exhibition. The Broken Hill Art Exchange & AGL Energy Limited reserves the right to publicise and promote the information provided by the entrant(s) on the submission form and to withdraw any artwork from the prize exhibition at its discretion.

  14. Entrants will be required to give permission to AGL and BHAE to use imagery of their submission for promotional purposes.

  15. It is agreed that there is no guarantee that the winning submission to the AGL Viewing Platform Art & Design Competition will be built. Construction of any design is dependent on AGL’s feasibility assessment, building costs and budgetary constraints, estimated at $350,000 for the building of the viewing platform. Prize winner/s will be required to cede rights of ownership of their entry to AGL for use at its discretion.

  16. BHAE and AGL staff, employees and their families are not excluded from participating in the competition and ultimately winning a prize, but they are excluded from the judging panel. The judges must declare a conflict of interest.

  17. Entrants and prize winners may be contacted for follow up consultation about their submission. Communications and negotiations are at the discretion of AGL Energy.

JUDGING OF ARTWORKS & DESIGNS:

The finalists and winner of the $10,000 will be chosen by a panel of judges appointed by BHAE & AGL Energy and the $1000 People’s Choice will be chosen by the public through popular vote. The winners will be announced at the closing Award Night Ceremony on 25 March 2017. Entrants may be contacted by BHAE or AGL Energy for questions or consultation.

SUBMISSION GUIDELINES

  • All entrants must make their submission in the form of a high-quality resolution JPEG image sent to BHAE.

  • Entrants may choose to utilise support material (e.g. site background imagery and/or maps) supplied by AGL to illustrate the setting of their design.

  • Entrants must sign the declaration on the submission form certifying that their work is original and owned by the entrant.

  • Finished artwork should not exceed 1m2 for 2D works, or 1m3 for models and sculptures. NB: only finalists shall be required to display their original artwork

 

For all enquiries, please contact the Broken Hill Art Exchange located at STUDIO 4, 4/149 Duff Street. Opening hours are 10.00 am to 4.00 pm weekdays.

 

Email address:  info@brokenhillartexchange.org.au                            Phone: + 61 8 80883171

 

AGL VIEWING PLATFORM REQUIREMENTS BRIEF

Functional Requirements

  • Able to be built to a budget of $350,000

  • Have a design life of 20 years with very minimal maintenance.

  • Designed to provide a safe environment for the public and to encourage safe behaviour and discourage nuisance behaviour; consideration to be in limiting liability and avoiding menace.

  • Able to accommodate 50 people (a coach load) at once.

  • Provide disable access complaint with building rules.

  • Provide shade from the sun for people viewing the Solar Installation and associated signs.

  • Accommodate information signage regarding the Solar Project and Installation (indicative 7 signs @ 1m x 1m).

  • Provide sufficient viewing elevation to deliver a good impression of the Solar Installation.

  • Not overshadow the Solar Installation (minimal overshadowing at either end of the day, similar to that experienced when the solar panels begin to overshadow themselves is acceptable)

  • Able to fit within the footprint area allocated for the viewing platform within the overall infrastructure plan.

  • Have access ways (ramps, stairs, etc.) orientated in line with the natural flow of people movement expected based on the placement of the other infrastructure (i.e. entrance road, carparks and amenities)

  • Mobility access compliant with building rules

Although a conceptual design, once built it must satisfy appropriate building codes and standards.

 

For consideration

Delivering the platform as an art prize design would contribute to:

  • highlighting AGL’s position as an innovative market leader in renewable energies and the breadth of its corporate community citizenship

  • promoting the solar plant as site of innovation

  • developing capacity for audiences, partnerships and project links between stakeholders interested in renewable energies and environmental sustainability

  • creating an architectural and sculptural asset for tourism, continuing the reputation of Broken Hill as an artistic hub

  • an additional platform to foster the environmental art movement

  • a promotional feature highlighting Broken Hill as a progressive and innovative city

  • an iconic statement, that would work towards reframing Broken Hill’s heritage as a rich mineral mining resource centre and now transitioning to a renewable and sustainable future

a significant asset contributing to the vision for Broken Hill in responding to the energy needs of the 21st century – from the legacy of 130 years of continuous mining to ‘mining’ solar power. This is the video put together with the Climate Institute recently that refers to broken Hill and mining the sun. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JtkXFMuLv0A

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