IRELAND'S NATIONAL SCHOOL PHOTOGRAPHY AWARDS BROUGHT TO YOU BY IMAGE MASTERS
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2018 / 19
OFFICIAL RULES AND IMPORTANT INFORMATION
COULD YOUR SCHOOL HAVE IRELAND'S NEXT TOP CREATIVE?
HAS YOUR SCHOOL GOT A FLAIR FOR ART, DESIGN AND DIGITAL TECHNOLOGY?
Then these are the awards for you!
INSPA 201 8/1 9 sees the second open call for Ireland's prestigious National School Photography Awards [INSPA]. These awards are brought to you by Image Masters Photography and are open to all primary schools located in the Republic of Ireland. INSPA is a national contest which encourages young creatives in primary level education to create striking visual images by engaging with both digital technology and the creative process. INSPA aims to inspire and ignite passion in students, increase engagement in the digital arts within primary level education, while at the same time, educating them about the importance of the creative process.
INSPA gives Ireland's young people the unique opportunity to develop new and creative visual images and a platform to showcase their individual creative potential. INSPA supports budding Irish creatives and would like to wish the very best of luck to all contestants as they start their creative journeys.
THE SKY IS THE LIMIT
HOW DOES IT WORK?
The competition is launched annually in September. Students along with their teachers are challenged to create striking and engaging images to submit to the competition. All entries must be uploaded via the INSPA website. To avoid disappointment, make sure you have activated your school's account well in advance of submitting your students' entries. Your school can participate in INSPA by entering a photograph from each student in the school or as little as one photograph from a single student. Only one photograph per student is allowed. Make sure you have read the full rules of entry before uploading your entries.
Open to all primary schools in the Republic of Ireland!
1 . All schools in the Republic of
Ireland should have received an email to request an account for their school. If you did not receive this please get in touch with us to set up your schools account at richard@imagemasters.ie
2. All schools need to sign-in to our website and activate their account at: www.inspa.ie
3. Read our full Rules of Entry,
Terms and Conditions and Prizes.
4. Upload your students' entries via our website: www.inspa.ie
CREATIVITY IN THE CLASSROOM
PRIZES
Benefits for your school!
Overall National Winner
Finalists
Easter Train Experience for the winner and their classmates 2.Two night stay with one dinner at Amber Springs for the Principal of the winning school 3. One night stay with dinner at Amber Springs for the teacher of the winning class 4. Plus all prizes listed below as a 'National Category Winner'
1 . All finalists will receive INSPA finalist
1 . Free Entry to the Amber Springs
National Category Winners Juniors / Seniors
1 . INSTAX Mini 9 Camera for the winners & winning schools
2. One night stay with meal for 4 at Farina
located in the Amber Springs 3. INSPA Certificates for the winner and the winners school 4. Two framed photographs of their work; one for the winner and one for the winners school 5. Winners school receives a visit from Image Masters to provide an #INSPAsmiles school photography fundraising day at their school during the following school year. No cost or administration for the school with 1 0% of photographic sales given back to your school and a further 1 0% donated to LauraLynn. Photos can be taken of individuals, siblings, friends and staff, class and sports groups where required.
certificates for their achievement 2. All finalists will receive a framed copy of their photograph 3. All finalist schools receive a visit from Image Masters to provide an #INSPAsmiles school photography fundraising day at their school during the following school year. No cost or administration for the school with 1 0% of photographic sales given back to your school and a further 1 0% donated to LauraLynn. Photos can be taken of individuals, siblings, Friends and staff, class and sports groups where required.
Deadline for Entries: 25th January
THEME
CONNECTIONS
INSPA are delighted to announce LauraLynn as our 201 8/1 9 Charity Theme Partner. LauraLynn, Ireland’s Children’s Hospice is the only children’s hospice in the Republic of Ireland, providing palliative care to children with life-limiting conditions and their families from the point of diagnosis to end of life and throughout bereavement. They foster a supportive environment for both the parent and child allowing patients to be children and parents to be parents rather than full-time carers. This holistic approach to care makes the most out of short and precious moments for the whole family. Working with the above in mind, this years’ theme ‘CONNECTIONS’ is looking for students and teachers in primary level education to once again get creative and integrate the camera into your school day. We are specifically looking for fun images of things that have a connection with one another. These could be classroom objects, people or things. For example (pen and paper, socks and shoes, black and white, rough and smooth or parent and child). We believe that introducing photography into the classroom is a fantastic way to creatively boost the confidence of your students and expand their ways of exploring, expressing and coming to terms with the world they inhabit in a structured and enjoyable way. Photography is an art form and is a creative way to learn about colour and texture, shape and form, composition, visual and emotional relationships. Both INSPA and LauraLynn ask for you to encourage your students to explore your classrooms, corridors and schoolyards seeking out these new found or old ‘connections’. Most importantly, let the children lead the way and show us their experiences from their point of view. To help you integrate the camera into the classroom and generate discussion around the theme, a good start is to look at our theme photo above and begin a little conversation in your classroom. You can also visit the tips section of our website and visit www.lauralynn.ie. In whatever way you choose to respond to this year's theme, be creative, take lots of photos and most importantly have some fun. Both INSPA and LauraLynn look forward to seeing all of your schools entries.
BUILDING THE CONFIDENCE TO GROW
Sharing knowledge and expertise!
JUDGES
Joe Kileen
(INTO President)
Tanya Kiang
(CEO & Co-director of the Gallery of Photography)
Michael Fortune
(Artist, Folklorist, Filmmaker, Researcher)
Liam Magee
(President: Cumann na mBunscol)
Niamh Doyle
(Community Fundraising Executive: LauraLynn)
Linda Shevlin
(Curator: Roscommon Arts Centre)
Richard Carr
(Artist & School Liaison for Image Masters)
RULES
Dot the i's and cross the t's
All competitors agree to abide by the rules of the competition. This competition is open to all students, studying at primary schools in the Republic of Ireland. All entries should be submitted via the INSPA website at www.inspa.ie. We regret that we are unable to accept email or postal entries.
Entries need to meet the following criteria: 1 . One upload per student 2. Each entry must be cropped to 1 0"X8" (standard school portrait size) before
uploading 3. A minimum accepted image resolution size of 300dpi 4. Minimum file size of 1 Mb and a maximum file size of 9Mb 5. Jpg files only 6. Once you begin uploading your entries you must fill in the appropriate details for each image in the 'Description Text Box' below each image. The information you need to include here is; Students Name, Title of Work, Category (Senior/Junior)
Terms & Conditions
1 . Late, illegible, defaced, or corrupt entries will not be accepted. 2 . No responsibility can be accepted for lost entries. 3. All images submitted must be the work of the individual student and they must
own the copyright for the image. 4. If an entrants photograph includes children aged 1 8 years or younger, it is the entrants responsibility to ensure they have permission from the parent/guardian of those in their photograph. This needs to be in way of a consent form, which can be completed on the INSPA website and should be completed at the time of uploading the entry the competition. 5. Entrants must ensure that the photograph they submit does not infringe any copyright of any third parties or any laws. 6. All schools will be notified by email if any of their entries have been selected as finalists or winners. 7 . All prizes and certificates will be sent to the schools of all finalists and winners. 8. All entries together with the entrants' details (name, age, school or town) may be used in publicity campaigns (such as calendars, cards, posters and other point of sale materials). Photographs of the winners together with their names and ages may be used in publicity campaigns where the parents / guardians of the winners have given their consent. 9. The judges decisions are final, and we will not enter into any correspondence regarding the outcome of the competition. 1 0. The date for your school photography fundraising day in association with The Alzheimer Society of Ireland (which will take place at your school during the following school year in the months of January/February/March) must be booked with Image Masters before June 31 st 201 8. This condition applies to all finalist
and winning schools . 11 . All prizes must be accepted in full, are non-transferable and there is no cash alternatives for the prizes. 1 2 . Neither INSPA, Image Masters or OpenGorey are involved in the quality of product / experience of prizes from external partners. Any potential dispute(s) is between the applicant and the relevant partner.
Third Party / Partners
Check with the relevant third party provider to establish their individual terms and conditions related to their offerings.
Categories
Category A - Seniors - (3rd Class - 6th Class) Category B - Juniors - (Junior Infants - 2nd Class)
SHOW US THEIR POINT OF VIEW
TIPS
The camera and the classroom!
Fun, Fun, Fun! The main objective of introducing photography and digital media into the classroom is fun, fun, fun. Digital photography can be used to enhance many projects you would normally be teaching in the classroom, increase confidence and generate discussion. Remember to let children lead the way, experience the environment around them and show their point of view.
Before you start! Check the theme for the Photography Awards. Every year the awards will be guided by a specific theme in which we ask your students to respond. A good idea for this is to start a discussion in the classroom around the theme, share ideas and show the children some examples of photography that might fit the theme. To help you explore this further you can visit The Alzheimer Society of Ireland website or connect with your local ASI Day Care Centre.
Teaching the basics! Whether you decide to use a camera, mobile phone or tablet spend some time showing the children how to hold the device safely. At this stage it may also be useful to explain some of the very basics of photography or what makes a good photograph. For example, hold the camera straight and be aware of your background and surroundings.
Let the children lead the way! Children see the world in weird and wonderful ways, so let them lead the way and show us their point of view. Let them take lots and lots of photographs, have fun and interpret the theme in their own unique way.
Choosing the photographs! While the school representative / teacher will be overseeing the submission process, it is important to include the children in the decision making when it comes to which image they would like to submit. This can become both a fun and educational process: looking back through all the children's photographs and hearing their point of view. Be encouraging and if they are struggling, give them a little helping hand.
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