ATTENTION: New: Entries will be limited to 200 and to one work per participant.
After reading the General Regulations, here are the different steps to follow:
1. REGISTRATION
1a. Please make up a “Username” and a “Nickname” that are not too easy, of at least 6 characters, letters and numbers.
Then do the same for the “Password”.
Use at least one lower-case letter, one upper-case letter and one number.
Finally, don’t use special characters such as @ = & { € etc …
For security reasons, preferably don’t use your real name for the “User name”.
It’s vital to write down your “User name” and “Password” in a safe place immediately.
1b. Fill in the registration form according to your age category and save it. I repeat: don’t forget to write down the username and password you choose.
ATTENTION: If the WEB page remains blocked after pressing the “Register” button, please browse the document, the problem will be highlighted in red.
1c. Go check your e-mail and click on the link displayed in the verification e-mail of the e-mail address you entered in the registration form. You will receive a second confirmation on the site, not in an email, and it is only then that you will be registered.
(If your registration verification email is slow to arrive, please look in the trash/spam folder. If the link does not appear in blue, copy and paste it into your browser to confirm your registration.)
1d. Once you have registered and replied to the e-mail you received, you can “log in”.connect“to the site using the “Login – Logout” button.
Use the “User name” and “Password” you entered earlier.
As soon as you are “logged in this is the number you’ll find in the bottom right-hand corner of the screen once you’ve logged in for the first time. Also keep this ” Identifier ” (ID) in a safe place.
2. DOWNLOAD YOUR WORK BEFORE OCTOBER 1st
2a. If you have already registered for the contest, please press “Login-Logout” in the contest menu displayed on the right of the screen to access the next step.
2b. Photograph or scan your work (formats : gif, jpg or pngresolution 300 DPI min.) Straighten the image before uploading.
Caution: Frame the photo carefully, as this will be the representation printed for the exhibition.
2c. Select the photo you wish to download to your computer using the “Choose a file” button and upload the photo or scan of the corresponding work using the “Upload” button.
2d. Encode the characteristics of the work in its data sheet.
Please note: you will find your identification code (ID) at the bottom of the right-hand menu on all pages of the site, after registering and identifying yourself.
2e. Check that your work is presented correctly in the Gallery on the site.
2f. This saved photo can be deleted at any time. In this case, delete your download by clicking on the X above your unwanted work and upload a new work with the same ID number.
By reconnecting you can always return to this same menu.
3. OCTOBER – NOVEMBER
The jury will select the works submitted on the basis of the digital files.
The jury will evaluate the works presented according to the following three criteria:
Harmony and artistic sensitivity,
Originality of message and
Quality and complexity of execution
NO WORK WILL BE PRESENTED TO THE JURY WITHOUT A CERTIFICATE OF VISUAL IMPAIRMENT!
4. NOVEMBER : EXHIBITION
The results of the competition will be announced at the OB Congress in Brussel where the photos of the selected works will be exhibited. The organizers invite you to attend the prize-giving ceremony. In case this is impossible, the results and any prizes you may have won will be sent on.