Contests

Conducted by: Quill on Parchment (www.quillonparchment.in) – an on-line publishing forum.

What?
Share your anecdotes, tales, quirks, reminiscences, anything that you would like to share about the city of Madras. And do so in 375 words – no more no less.

How?
Go to www.quillonparchment.in and enter the on-line contest.

Why?
Be a part of the celebrations of our beautiful city’s history and heritage. Participate, Celebrate and Win Goodies! The top entries will also be given certificates.

When?
The contest is open to all from 15/8/2014 to 31/8/2014. The winners will be announced and the prizes will be distributed in the first week of September.

So come be a part of the Madras Day and quill on parchment celebration of Our city’s birthday.

For more details visit – www.quillonparchment.in
Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/quillonparchment

Contact details:
Email us at quillonparchment@gmail.com
Or call Ashwin Radhakrishnan- 9566131987 / Girish Raman – 7299687990

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Contest name: ARTOMANIA
Age Group: Open to all
Theme: Singara Chennai
Rules:
The participant can do any art work (sketch, painting, scrap book, micro art, object painting, T shirt designing, posters, tile art, glass painting and not limited to)based on the theme. The more innovative and creative the art, the more the points. The art piece should depict the participant’s love for Chennai.

The participant should send in their Art work at the following address:
KOMAL R, ARTWIZARD, #15/8,POWDER MILL 2nd STREET, MYLAPORE, CHENNAI-600 004
The participants should attach their full details ( Name, Age, Address, Occupation, Phone number, Email id) and a brief description of their art (not more than 50 words)
The entries should reach us on or before 16th August 2014.

The best entries will be shared on our facebook page (fb.me/artwizard.in) and every participant will be given a unique ID and link which they can share to their friends in order to get likes. Likes on facebook also will be one of the judging criteria.*
Winners will be awarded with exciting prizes and will also win a chance to be a part of ARTWIZARD’s ARTIST GROUP.
Winner’s artwork will also be published on our website.
For any queries the participants can contact Komal R +91-9380398098 or Ronak Jain +91-9940207099
(*Facbook likes is not the only criteria for judging.)

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Photographic Society of Madras (PSM), founded in Madras 157 years ago, is holding a photography contest during the Madras Week that celebrates the 375 years of Madras.

There are three groups:

1. Student community

2. The employed (and the self employed)

3. The public

There are three themes:

1) My Madras The photographer’s personal tribute to Chennai, depicting what it means personally to him or her. Including typical Chennai views like beaches, eat-outs, city life, cityscapes, scenes against which day to day life in Chennai plays out.

2) Monuments of Madras From the architect’s scrap book, capturing the magnificence of the city’s architecture, from the oldest to Art Deco and the modern architecture of the City.

3) Unusual Madras Strange and unusual happenings in the City. Also the unexpected that breaks tradition and contradicts stereotypes.

Entries may be sent to photomadrasweek14@gmail.com before 12.00 noon on Friday, 15th August, 2014. An exhibition of prize winning entries will be open from 19th August, World Photography Day, to 25h August.

Submissions:
Entries may be sent to photomadrasweek14@gmail.com before 12.00 noon on Friday, 15th August, 2014.
An exhibition of prize winning entries will be open on 19th August, World Photography Day.

For details, visit www.photomadras.org/

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Navin’s, a leading real estate developer is hosting a photo contest in the city for all the camera lovers.

Starting from today, participants can send their entries to Navin’s official id – info@navins.in

Participants are expected to focus on capturing utility and functionality aspects of landmark buildings across Chennai.
The photograph should be supported with a brief write up which define why the building is inspirational to them.

The entries will be shortlisted and exhibited at a common venue. The winners will be announced on the Madras Day (August 22nd, 2014) at the exhibition by an eminent jury.

The winners will grab exciting prizes worth over Rs. 15,000 and an attractive opportunity to work on a portfolio project for Navin’s.

The last date for receiving entries is 2nd August, 2014. For more details about the photo contest kindly visit, Navin’s official Face book page https://www.facebook.com/pages/Navins/366181446727437.

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Results of the T Shirt Design Contest (Announced on July 23, 2014)

Best Entry – Naveen S

Consolation Prize- 1. Nikite Nirmala 

Consolation Prize – 2: Arul Oviya

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A contest for the designers and creative people.

See sample t shirts from the past here >>>

Submitting your entry:

– JPEG or PDF file in 700 by 700 pixel size of minimum 150 dpi
– Retain the original design. We will call for it if your design is adjudged as the best.
EMail your design to themadrasday@gmail.com
OR send the CD with the design to The Organisers, Madras Day, C/o. Mylapore Times, 77, C.P. Ramaswamy Road, Alwarpet, Chennai 18
– Last date to submit the entry – July 20, 2014

Prizes:

The best design will win Rs. 3000 and a certificate.
Two other entries of good quality will get a certificate and a gift.
The BEST submission in the contest may be used on a T-Shirt planned for 2014. Or the best designer will be invited to create a unique design for future

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