MR.DIY Art Competition 2025
The Theme:
"Identity and Diversity"
No later than 31 December 2024
No later than 23 February 2025
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Rules & Regulations:
1. Eligibility
Participation in this Competition is free and is open to all Malaysian citizens, permanent residents, and non-Malaysians residing in Malaysia. Candidates aged 18 years and below must obtain prior permission from a parent and/or legal guardian.
The Competition is divided into two categories:
a) Educational Institution Category
The Educational Institution category is open to students who are enrolled in an education institution.
b) Public Category
The Public category is open to all who have participated in any art competition or art exhibition.
2. Official Entry Forms
All participants are required to fill in and submit the Official Entry Form via this Google Form. Participants must submit the Official Entry Form no later than 31 December 2024. For any additional queries, please send your queries to the Organiser (via email to [email protected]).
3. Dates
Submission of the Official Entry Form indicates your interest in participating in this competition. Your participation commences upon submission of the Official Entry Form.
Thereafter, participants are required to submit their completed artworks in digital format through the Artwork Submission link no later than 23 February 2025.
Submission of Official Entry Forms and/or artwork after the stipulated date will not be considered for participation.
4. Objectives
The objectives of the competition are:
- to promote and cultivate an appreciation for our Malaysian art; and
- to provide emerging talents with a platform to showcase their abilities to a wider audience.
5. Theme
The theme of this year’s competition is “Identity and Diversity” in which young and emerging artists will be given the opportunity to produce art that best interprets and conveys the theme of the competition.
Our theme explained:
“Identity and Diversity" invites artists to explore and celebrate the myriad of ways people define themselves and their cultures in today’s global society. It encompasses personal identity, cultural heritage, and social influences, reflecting on how these aspects shape the individual and collective experiences. By focusing on this theme, the art competition encourages artists to delve into the rich tapestry of human backgrounds – highlighting personal narratives, cultural traditions, and social dynamics.
As this competition expands regionally, this theme promotes cross-cultural understanding and appreciation, showcasing the beauty and complexity of diverse identities and fostering a more inclusive world.
We look forward to welcoming your submissions. Upon submission, please provide a short artwork statement to explain/describe your artwork (not more than 200 words).
6. Submission Guidelines
Participants may submit their artwork in only one of the two categories, having a maximum of three (3) entries to the same category.
Participants should adhere to the following guidelines:
- Artworks submitted must be original and should not have been created more than two years prior to the submission date.
- Participants should not submit works that have been offered for sale, published, or publicly exhibited.
- Artwork that touches on sensitive issues related to religion, race and monarchy will be rejected.
Please send us digital pictures/entries of your artwork before 23 February 2025 through the artwork submission link. The competition judges will shortlist the artworks that they would like to evaluate for prize consideration. The organiser will then contact the respective artist for submission of the actual artwork for judging.
7. Media and Prizes
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Medium |
Size of Artwork |
Prizes |
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i. Oil Acrylic ii. Charcoal / Pencil / Ink iii. Watercolor iv. Collage v. Printmaking vi. Mix media (incl. canvas, metal, wood, cloth, and others)
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Not more than 5 feet x 5 feet with maximum thickness of 5cm (inclusive of mounting) |
Public Category (Malaysia) Grand Prize RM30,000 Judges Pick Award RM20,000 CEO Award RM15,000 Founder Award RM15,000 Creative Artist Award x5 RM6,000 each Spotlight Award x5 RM5,000 each MR D.I.Y. Outstanding Award x5 RM3,000 each Educational Institution Category (Malaysia) Grand Prize RM10,000 Judges Pick Award RM7,000 CEO Award RM6,000 Founder Award RM6,000 Creative Artist Award x5 RM4,000 each Spotlight Award x5 RM3,000 each MR D.I.Y. Outstanding Award x5 RM2,000 each Public Category (Regional) Grand Prize RM30,000 Judges Pick Award RM20,000 CEO Award RM10,000 Educational Institution Category (Regional) Grand Prize RM10,000 Judges Pick Award RM8,000 CEO Award RM6,000 |
* Assemblage, two-dimensional embossed artworks and three-dimensional paintings are also acceptable
8. Rights of the Organiser
Incomplete, late entry forms and artworks that do not comply with the Rules and Regulations shall be disqualified. All decisions made by the respective educational institutions and/or the Organiser with regard to this competition shall be final. The Organiser reserves the right to vary, modify and/or amend any of these Rules and Regulations at any time.
Ownership of winning artworks shall rest with the Organiser, who shall thereafter have the exclusive right to retain, publish, or exhibit the artworks. Upon completion of the competition, the Organiser may at their absolute discretion select and/or commission participants of the competition to produce further artworks on terms to be decided at that time.
The Organiser reserves the absolute right to cancel or postpone the competition at any time without any notice and without any liability whatsoever to anyone.
9. Judging Procedure
All artwork submitted by students will be judged on a single national judging platform, regardless of the state of origin. Entries will be judged by a panel of local and/or overseas artists/art connoisseurs/art critics/curators or other creative professionals appointed at the discretion of MR. DIY. Artworks will be judged based on these criteria: idea, creativity, composition and technique.
The national-level preliminary and final judging of artworks will be held at a venue to be decided.
The top 9 winning artworks in each category (Public and Educational Institutions) will then proceed to compete at a Regional Level. Winners at the Regional Level may receive prizes in addition to those already awarded.
Each educational institution may submit a maximum of 200 pieces of artwork for appraisal.
Judges will be appointed by the Organiser. The Judges' decisions shall be final and binding on all participants. No correspondence will be entered into on this subject before, during, and/or after the Competition.
10. Prize Giving Ceremony
A single official prize presentation ceremony will be held in Kuala Lumpur at a stipulated date and venue, where winners will be invited to attend.
In the event of any breach of these Rules and Regulations, the Organiser is entitled to the return of all Prize Monies awarded to the selected winners, including any costs, expenses, and/or damages incurred or suffered in recovering the same.
Outstation winners will arrange for their own transportation and accommodation accordingly. One representative from each participating college will also be invited to attend the prize-giving, with similar accommodation and transport arrangements as stated above.
11. Exclusion
All employees of the Organiser and their immediate family members shall not be entitled to participate in this competition.
12. No Waiver
No failure or delay by the Organiser in exercising or enforcing any of the Rules and Regulations herein shall operate as a waiver of such power, right, or provision, nor shall the knowledge or acquiescence of the Organiser of any breach of the Rules and Regulations constitute a waiver of the Rules and Regulations.
13. Publicity