2015-16 Student Entry Form and Packaging Information

Please print and use this student entry form.  I have already filled in the PTA specific information. Using this form, with that information on it, will save a large amount of time behind the scenes so that I can get the artwork off to being judged as soon as it is all turned in.

Student Entry Form

Also, please be sure to read the rules regarding packaging items and be sure to package them appropriately.  Some things are not very specific, I'll cover those below.  In the past I have taken a lot of time to get items properly packaged if they are not turned in with everything done.  This year, in an effort to push the date as far out as I could so that the kids have more time to work on it, I will be heading right out to get artwork judged.  I will not have time to fix a lot of forms and package a lot of entries.  Please be sure to have that done before turning them in.

For all entries, please use a sheet protector on the back of the entry (or taped/stapled to the folder for literature, music, film, and dance entries) to hold the entry form and any needed consent forms (if someone else is in a photo, video, or dance you will need a consent form signed by them/their guardian).  Be sure NOT to tape this sheet protector shut as we have to be able to pull the entry forms out.  Instead, only tape the sides and bottom of the sheet protector to the entry.

Packaging for Photography:
- Please do NOT turn in just a photo with no protection.
- Please mount the photo on a board and have some sort of protection on it, or use a photo mat that has a stiff paper behind it and tape the photo to that, then place it in a plastic sleeve.
- I have found that something like this tends to be one of the easiest ways to package.  This is for a pack of 10, so if you have another family that you could share with, the price is just barely over $1.00 per entry to package.  The black paper in the sleeve is enough that if you tape the photo (neatly) to it, it will be the same as mounting the photo.
http://www.amazon.com/Itoya-Polyglass-Pages-vertical-pack/dp/B001I6K06O/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1442492106&sr=8-1&keywords=Portfolio+page
- You can order photos mounted from some labs.  I know that www.mpix.com offers this.  They also then send the mounted photo in a clear plastic bag that protects it.  This option is more expensive than buying the portfolio pages.
- Depending on the size of your photo, a sheet protector could also work, just tape the photo to a stiff sheet of paper and put that in a sheet protector.
- Maximum entry size, including mat, is 11x14.

Packaging for Visual Arts entries:
- Read through the photography suggestions, most of those can apply to 2D visual arts entries too.
- If you entry is larger, you can sometimes buy a mat that will fit it.  I usually take a pair of scissors and slice the top seem of the plastic over the mat, slide the artwork in, carefully tape it to the mat, then tape the top of the plastic shut.  Sheet protector with the entry form is then taped to the back of this.
- If you are doing a 3D entry, this is new and we will have to figure out the best way to safely package everything.  I would hate for anyone's artwork to get broken in transport, so please do consider ways to package for travel.  Please feel free to send an e-mail to discuss options if your child is entering a 3D piece.
- PLEASE MAKE SURE THAT YOUR CHILD DOES NOT SIGN THEIR ARTWORK.  There is to be no name or identifying information on the front of the artwork, that all needs to be on the entry form.  It is also a good idea to write it on the back of the actual entry; but only on the back.

Packaging for Literature entries:
- Please use a manila folder.  Print 3 copies of the entry.  If the entry is more than one page, staple each set together.  With a paperclip, secure the copies to the inside of the manila FOLDER (not envelope).  Tape or staple a sheet protector with the entry form to the back of the folder (be sure to not seal the protector closed, we have to be able to pull the entry forms out).
- If the child entering is in kindergarten or first grade, they may dictate their entry to an adult.
- Entries can be hand written or typed.
- If someone other than the student types the entry, then the original must also be attached in the folder (with a paperclip).

Packaging for Music, Film, and Dance entries:
- Use a manila ENVELOPE (one of those big, yellow envelopes, normally a little bigger than 8.5x11).
- In the envelope, place a disk or thumb drive with the recording of the entry.  Be sure to see the rules to know what file types are accepted.  Lable the disk or drive with the title of the artwork, entry category, and division (you can find that on the top of the entry form). Last year I taped notes around thumb drives with this information.
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More on 3D entries!

I am soooo excited about being able to do 3D sculptures this year!  I feel like this is a great addition to the program and hopefully the kids will have a lot of fun with it!

For 3D entries, please make sure that they will survive if they move on through the levels.  This means that they need to have a way of being safely handled and moved.  Please make sure that they don't have pieces/parts that will fall off.

Ideas for doing 3D entries could include clay, Legos (make sure that you glue each piece together so that the creation doesn't fall apart), soap carvings, wood, toothpicks, popsicle sticks, etc.  Do remember that all entries must be original works, so the kids have to come up with the design on their own, not build something that they have directions for (either that came with the items or that they find on Youtube).

2015 Reflections

Wow!  The school year is well underway and it is time to get to work on Reflections if the kids haven't already started!

This year we have a great theme, "Let Your Imagination Fly!" I can't wait to see what the kids come up with.  We do have an exciting addition to what can be entered this year - sculptures are now included under Visual Arts!

Please be sure to read the rules for each category closely.  Your child is free to enter as many times as they want; but we do need all paperwork filled out correctly and completely for each entry.  Judging will begin the day that entries are turned in, so please make sure to package everything correctly so that we aren't slowed down while we package entries.

General Rules:
http://www.georgiapta.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/15-16-Rules-for-Participation.pdf

Dance Rules:
http://www.georgiapta.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/15-16-Rules-Dance-Choreography.pdf

Film Rules:
http://www.georgiapta.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/15-16-Rules-Film-Production.pdf

Literature Rules:
http://www.georgiapta.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/15-16-Rules-Literature.pdf

Music Rules:
http://www.georgiapta.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/15-16-Rules-Music-Composition.pdf

Photography Rules:
http://www.georgiapta.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/15-16-Rules-Photography.pdf

Visual Arts Rules:
http://www.georgiapta.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/15-16-Rules-Visual-Arts_1425497724093_1.pdf

Special Artist Rules:
http://www.georgiapta.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/15-16-Rules-Special-Artist.pdf

Consent Form (this is needed for film, photography,  and dance entries that include images of people.  It needs to be included for each individual shown).
http://www.georgiapta.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/13-14_Consent_form.pdf

I will post soon with the student entry form.  I will have it filled in with all of the Kemp specific information so that all that will have to be filled in will be student and entry specific.

Please let me know if I can help in any way!  reflections@landa.org

A few reminders...

Don't forget, entries are due by 8:00 a.m. Friday October 24.  This is the last day of early release week, so that will give the kids a bit of extra time to get their entries polished up!

The reception for all kids who entered plus their parents will be November 3 in the library at 8:15 a.m.

Please look through this blog for some suggestions for entries and please let me know if you have any questions!

:-)

Please use this entry form

I have pre-filled some Kemp specific information into this form, please print this one to use for student entries if possible.  Thanks!
Student Entry Form

Links to the rules for 2014

Here are links for the rules for each different category:


General Rules for Entry

Dance Choreography Rules

Film Production Rules

Literature Rules

Music Composition Rules

Photography Rules

Visual Arts Rules

Special Artist Division Rules

I'll be adding the student entry form in the next few days.  I'll also be adding the consent form that absolutely must be turned in if other children or adults are in photos, dances or videos.

It's that time again!

Let's encourage our kids to crack down on their Reflections entries!  The due date this year is October 24 by 8:00 in the morning.  The theme this year is "The world would be a better place if...".  I will be working tonight to post all of the links to forms here; but you can look back through the information from last year to know the basic rules.  If there are any changes to rules this year, I will be sure to highlight them tonight.  Please let me know if you have any questions that I can help with!

Thanks
Jac