Terms and conditions

 

Who qualifies to apply?

The submission is open to all creators who own the right of their work (hereunder: “the participant” or “the applicant”).

Creators under the age of 18 must attach parental consent.

Applicants who wish to submit their work should fill the following digital form and attach a file containing the work.

Terms and conditions as follows:

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1. The content of the work must correspond with the exhibition theme: survival, hope and heroism during World War II. The reference to the theme does not have to be the center of the work, and can be indirect/ critical/ implied/ abstract/ glorifying/ historical/ personal or any other variation the writer/creator sees fit. However, a work without any reference whatsoever to the theme - will be disqualified. 

2. The work may contain: text (poem or short story up to 300 words), photography, illustration, video, or sound. Works containing video/sound will not be over 2 minutes long.

3.  The work must be from the past five years.

4. The submitted work will be done in a way as to not offend the public sentiment, there will be no political messages within it, and it will not aim to harm or offend any crowds and sectors of the population within or without the country. 

5. A proposal which will not abide by the aforementioned, will be disqualified. 

6. Any participant in the competition hereby gives consent to publish their work, name and picture, online and on the local/global media, as the organizer of the competition sees fit.

7. Any participant in the competition hereby gives consent to the organizer of the competition and/or the system to present the work or part of the work in any way, media, means and framework which they will see fit, including the internet and/or websites of the competition organizers, newspaper, television, advertisements, exhibitions, etc.

8. The organizers of the competition reserve the right to grant prizes worth 10,000 ILS to the participant/participants who will be selected by the judging committee. For the avoidance of doubt, it is notified that what is stated in this clause is under the exclusive judgment of the competition organizers and is not binding in any way or form, and if it shall be decided not to grant the award or to grant a lower amount, the participant/participants will have no claim whatsoever against the exhibition organizers in the accordance with the content of this section. 

9. Within the competition application form, the applicant is required to give consent to these terms and conditions on all its clauses.

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Manner of submission

The applicant must submit the following documents via the digital form:

 

• A file containing the applicant’s artwork, for exhibition purposes, in high resolution format: file of the proposed artwork in a PDF file and in a resolution appropriate for 50/70 centimeters size of print or 100/100 centimeters size of print. Maximum file size 20MB. You may upload up to 3 artworks. You may attach a download link to the submission form. All files must be named after the name of the applicant, as so: TomAdams.

• A profile picture of the applicant, named after the applicant’s name in English, as so: TomAdams.jpg

• A Word file containing the idea behind the proposal (up to 300 words) + text about the applicant (up to 150 words).

• A filled out as required and signed letter of commitment and copyright (download , fill out, sign and upload the letter to the digital form).

 

All files must be saved under your name in English.

The files can be uploaded only once, please make sure you filled out all of the requirements properly.

The applicants will file their proposal via the digital form until November 10th 2023 Midnight Israel GMT. 
 

Process of selection

The works will be reviewed by a committee, and selected according to an artistic decision by the members of the committee, by its exclusive judgment, in accordance with these terms and conditions, and with no need to explain its decision.

 

Stage 1

Checking if the proposals are complete as required. A proposal lacking and/or not reaching the requirements and the terms and conditions will be disqualified, and will not move on to the next stage. After the completion of the first stage the proposals will be examined by a judging team assembled from a committee selected by the organizers of the exhibition. The team will consist of experts from the fields of the arts, media and history.

 

Stage 2

Several works will be chosen to be displayed in the exhibition, from the finalists there will be chosen between 2 to 5 exceptional works.

 

The proposals will be evaluated according to the following parameters: adapting the piece to the theme, providing personal expression, creativity, authenticity, addressing a variety of audiences, form of expressing the message and level of execution. It is noted that “The World Zionist Organization” and “The Autographers” do not commit to select exceptional works and do not commit to display the works in the exhibition.

 

Time schedules

The final deadline to submit proposals is on November 10th 2023 at midnight Israel GMT.

Proposals that will be submitted past the deadline will be disqualified. 

The selection process is expected to take place during November 2023.

*It is hereby notified that changes might occur in the above mentioned schedules, in according to the exclusive judgment of the exhibition organizers.

 

The awards

Prizes for exceptional works: The organizers of the competition reserve the right to grant prizes worth 10,000 ILS to the participant/participants who will be selected by the judging committee. For the avoidance of doubt, it is notified that what is stated in this clause is under the exclusive judgment of the exhibition organizers and is not binding in any way or form, and if it shall be decided not to grant the award or to grant a lower amount, the participant will have no claim against the exhibition organizers in  accordance with the content of this clause. 

 

At the end of the selection process, during the month of January 2024, the organizers of the exhibition are intending, at their discretion, to perform a ceremony or an event in which the selected works for the exhibition shall be announced as well as the exceptional works. The awards will be granted by The Department for Israel and Holocaust Commemoration in The World Zionist Organization.

 

Notes

The applicants are forbidden to approach the members of the committee during the selection process to promote their proposals or to discuss with them about the process. 

The World Zionist Organization and The Autographers and/or anyone on their behalf will not be held accountable for any claim and/or litigation and/or damage of any kind that might come, if at all, to the participants due to their participation or lack thereof, including due to the display of their proposed work during the exhibition.

The organizers of the exhibition reserve the right to add or change, in accordance with their judgment, any requirement within these terms and conditions.