STORY-ARTS
$1000 value first prize. Exhibited nationally!
On this page:
What is Story-Arts?
What Stories Can You Tell?
How Do I Make My Work Environmentally Sound
Rules
Awards & Judging
Register for 2009
What is Story-Arts?
In Wakakirri Story-Arts students use images to tell a story to be displayed through a slide show. Students can photograph, or draw/paint images that are then put into a Powerpoint presentation with an optional soundtrack. Entry is FREE!
The Wakakirri theme is our world - Who are we? What surrounds us?
Stories have always been a great medium for exploring and learning about the world. The ‘theme’ of our world is in no way meant to limit the stories told by schools. If you look for it, you’ll find all stories examine the worlds around us, both real and imagined.
The story can be original or you can tell an original interpretation of an existing story. However, you cannot copy any pictures or words from existing stories.
Schools are also invited to include a signature item in their works. The 2008 signature item is "tap". Schools can represent the signature item as part of their work in any way they choose. It can be used thematically or literally, it be on stage for the entire item or for a second. Awards will be handed out during the festival and competition series.
For example the signature item ‘tap’ could be (although certainly not limited to):
- a water tap ... tapping into something ... tap dancing ...
Where can we see examples of
past works?
Story-Arts has undergone a major change in 2008. Previously, students were asked to send in their artworks on two A4 sheets of paper.
View the 2007 Story-Arts finalist works by primary students in the 2007 Online Primary Showcase.
View the 2007 Story-Arts finalist works by secondary students in the 2007 Online Secondary Showcase
In 2008, with the focus on a slideshow presentation, Story-Arts works are going to be displayed in a much better format and take on a new look.
See below for an example of a Story-Arts entry created using photos, drawings and PowerPoint. This was created by Sonia Allan from the Wakakirri Head Office. Thanks Sonia! Good work!
CLICK HERE FOR A 'HOW TO' GUIDE ON HOW THIS STORY-ARTS WORK WAS CREATED
How do I make my work environmentally sound?
Students should create stories based on the festival theme ‘Our World’, enabling them to explore and understand their own environment. By sending in their work digitally, large quantities of paper do not need to be wasted. Students incorporating drawings/paintings should consider using recycled paper or scraps that are then scanned into the computer.
Dates
• Registrations due – Friday 4 April 2008
• Works due at the Wakakirri office - Friday 13 June 2008
Rules
• Three entries per school only. Many schools run Wakakirri Story-Arts competitions within the school and then send us the 3 entries that are voted the best.
• Entries must tell a story using images (either photographs, drawings or paintings). NOTE: You can also digitally create or modify your artwork with computer software such as photoshop.
• Works must depict original stories or original interpretations
of stories
• Each work should be put into a slideshow using Powerpoint. You have a MAXIMUM of 10 slides in which to tell your story (including any titles/text/captions)
• Each work can include words, captions, speech bubbles etc as needed - however, the focus should be on the images to tell the story. You may also use music behind your slideshow, but please be aware the music needs to either be original music, or license-free music.
• Images/ drawings must be original. You cannot trace things, or take images from the web to create your item.
• Students can work in groups on a work
• The Powerpoint presentation should be put onto a CD (formatted for both IBM and Macintosh computers) and mailed to the Wakakirri office with a cover sheet (found under FORMS) .
• If taking photos of people, you will need written approval (publicity consent form - also found under FORMS) from them, granting permission for them to be featured in your Story-Arts project that may be featured online, at our live Wakakirri shows, or during our TV special.
• When sending through your Story-Arts entry please include any audio files used on the disc in addition to your presentation. Depending on your PowerPoint settings, large audio files may not be embedded in your presentation and viewing your artwork in all its glory may be diificult!
Awards & Judging
Every entry will receive recognition and participation awards
The outstanding entries from each state will be displayed in the foyers at Wakakirri National Story Festival Finals where thousands of audience members will see them.
Finalists will also be displayed on our website.
National winners will be announced online at www.wakakirri.com during the Wakakirri launch in late July 2008.
Prizes
A range of great prizes are offered to national winners with a $1000 value. Watch this space for announcements.
Judging Criteria Wakakirri Story-Arts
Judging Criteria
Story 30 marks
Clarity
Technique
Creativity
Artwork 30 marks
Quality
Variety
Delivery 30 marks
Creativity
Composition Skill
Overall Presentation 10 marks
Entertainment
Creativity
Sustainability rating 10 marks
From Judges Information
Sheet
Total 110 marks
Standard Awards
Every entry will receive a participation award
Every entry receives a recognition certificate
Prizes
1st 2nd, 3rd national winners for the primary and secondary competitions
National Awards
Most Sustainable Story
Signature item award
Originality
Art award
Recognition
The outstanding entries from each state will be displayed in the foyers at Wakakirri National Story Festival Finals where thousands of audience members will see them
Select winners may also be displayed on the www.wakakirri.com website in the Online Showcase
A National primary school and secondary school winner will be announced on the annual National TV Special
Story-Arts finalists will be judged nationally by a recognised expert in the field. We are excited to announce that the 2008 Story-Arts Judge is Alasdair Foster (Pictured below). Alasdair is director of the Australian Centre for Photography, Sydney – Australia’s longest running contemporary art space – and Managing Editor of Photofile magazine. He was formerly the founding director of Fotofeis, the award-winning international biennale of photo-based art in Scotland. He has a hybrid background in photography, physics, history and film and has worked as an artist, curator, writer and commercial photographer.
Alasdair currently is a member of the photomedia research cluster at Monash University Department of Theory of Art and Design, and a former President of the Contemporary Art Organisations of Australia. He has contributed to a number of books including: BLINK (Phaidon, 2002); Ray Cook – Diary of a Fortunate Man (QCP, 2007); Erwin Olaf (Aperture, 2008).
The 2007 Story-Arts judge was author, illustrator and artist, Trudy White (pictured below). Trudy works with pencils, watercolour, ink, nib pens, brushes, biro, computer graphics programs, collage, acrylic paint, oil paint, and textas, in books, on small pages, on large rolls of paper, on canvas and on wood. She also likes to make things out of clay and plasticine. She has had three illustrated books of fiction published so far, including the recent 'Could You Would You?' Trudy also illustrates other people’s work for books (including 'The Book Thief' by Markus Zusak), newspapers and magazines. In 2006 she completed a Masters in Fine Art by Research at VCA.
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