Sining Para Sa Kapayapaan is a painting and t-shirt design competition initiated by the Asia America Initiative, Inc (AAI) for the benefit of its Education and Livelihood projects in Jolo, Sulu under its flagship program of Development for Peace in Sulu (DPIS).

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Demonstrate your Creativity and Share Your Hope for a Peaceful Tomorrow

Achieving Peace by Building Hope

In this modern time, human struggles for a peaceful community remains an utmost challenge among cultures and religions. While the rest of humanity diligently work hand-in-hand in developing medicines, innovating technologies and improving infrastructures for a better living for everyone, many of our brothers and sisters continue to live in the shadow of poverty and fear due to armed conflict and terrorism. In the Philippines, Mindanao has been a center to this global threat. AAI challenges every citizen of the country to share their hopes of a peaceful tomorrow through a demonstration of creativity. AAI believes that every great achievement in counter-acting human danger begins from an innovative and creative thinking.

General Information and Guidelines
I. Rules and Regulations
1. The theme for both painting and t-shirt design competition is "Achieving Peace by Building Hope"
2. The painting competition is open to all Filipinos living within the National Capital Region (NCR) ages 16 and above
3. The t-shirt design competition is open to all Filipinos nationwide ages 16 and above
4. Contestants of the painting competition must not be a winner of any national painting competitions sponsored by any organization (government, nongovernment, corporations, etc.)
5. All submitted entries shall be a property of AAI and shall be used for income-generating projects, marketing and other purposes

II.. Prizes
1. One Grand Prize winner of PhP 15,000 and a Certificate of Recognition for Painting Competition
2. Two Honorable Mentions of PhP 2,000 and a Certificate of Recognition for Painting Competition
2. One Grand Prize winner PhP 10,000 and a Certificate of Recognition for T-shirt Competition
3. Consolation prizes

III. Criteria
Adherence to the theme--------------30%
Originality------------------------------20%
Creativity-------------------------------20%
Text votes------------------------------30%

IV. Calendar of Activities
April 3, 2008 Launching
July 25, 2008 Deadline of registration
August 1, 2008 Deadline of entries
Through mail for t-shirt design (see address)
Hand carry at AAI office for Painting
August 11-22, 2008 Text votes. Entries will be published in AAI webpage and blog
August 18-22, 2008 Exhibit at Market! Market!
August 27, 2008 Awarding AAI will provide travel and accommodation expenses for the Grand prize winner of t-shirt design competition

V. Sales
1. All paintings submitted shall be available for sale
2. Fifty percent (50%) of the sale of each painting will be donated by the artist to AAI
3. T-shirt design entries shall be used by AAI for income generating project. Sales of t-shirts, through continues reproduction, shall be solely taken by AAI to support the financing of its Education and Livelihood projects

VI. Mechanics
1. Painting is restricted to oil/ acrylic on canvass (size 2"X20"X30", portrait format)
2. T-shirt design must be presented through actual output in t-shirt of the contestant's choice (color, texture, sizes) and can be designed using all possible materials (tulfo paint, glitters, beads, sequence, pearl, buttons, etc.) at any part of the t-shirt
3. Painting or design should be original. Submission of replicated works is subject to disqualification.
For inquiries, contact AAI office through +63 816 2613 and look for Neil Erich Galicia. Please download the attached application form needed upon submission.

Asia America Initiative, Inc. Unit 2009 Medical Plaza Amorsolo Street cor Dela Rosa Legaspi Village Makati City, PHILIPPINES Telephone: +632 8163305 Fax: +632 816 2613 E-mail: galicia_aai@yahoo.com