Yamana Gold - Call for entries - Passion to Perform

Entry Deadline: 2/7/14

REQUIREMENTS:

Media
Images - Minimum: 1, Maximum: 1
Total Media - Minimum: 1, Maximum: 1

THE INVITATION

Yamana Gold is one of the world's leading gold mining companies, with operations and projects based throughout the Americas. We believe in creating options for all of our stakeholders, in a prudent, reliable and reasonable way. Performance is at the centre of our entrepreneurial culture and business strategy, constantly inspiring over 8,500 colleagues who are committed to delivering value through Yamana Gold's core principles:

- Sustainability.
- Dependability.
- Respect for the environment and our communities.
- Safety of our colleagues

Our strategic focus is to develop, construct and manage assets in a dependable manner and we contribute to the sustainable development of the regions and communities in which we operate through significant investments in local infrastructure, technology, health and education. One of our greatest strengths, is the diversity and quality of our workforce, with men and women of many nationalities and backgrounds working together and sharing common objectives.

"Passion to Perform" is an art competition which celebrates the success of Yamana Gold, and we are looking forward to engaging creatively in a way that reflects our company's diversity and core values.

We invite you to create a work of art entitled "Passion to Perform", motivated by our company and core principles. Please use this title as a guide only; there is no need for literal interpretation or for entrants to feel restricted by any artistic spirit or flair.

The submitted artworks can be in the form of paintings, photography, sculptures and drawings.

Winning submissions will be displayed on a range of communication materials, as well as in our corporate offices in Toronto, Canada.

PRIZES

The following three prizes will be awarded. First prize $6,000, second prize $2,500 and third prize of $1,000. In addition, the corporation has established a fund for the acquisition of additional artworks for its private collection. These acquisitions will be selected from the short listed artworks.
ENTRY PROCESS

The competition is open to any person practicing art. The initial entry is online, followed by a second round of short listed works before final selection.

We have partnered with the Western States Arts Federation (WESTAF), and will be using their CaFE online system. The company will bear the cost of entry for all entrants to the competition.

We will only be admitting 1 entry per person.

The panel of judges will initially review initial entries made through the CaFE online system. Following this, approximately 35 artists will be short listed and invited to record a 60 second video to present their artwork and creative motivation. The selected artists will then deliver their actual works through a regional collection process sponsored by the company.

Only works that are short listed from the initial digital submission will be reviewed for final judging. Notifications and instructions on the regional collection process will be sent to the short listed artists only via email.

KEY DATES

2 December: Competition opens
7 February: Deadline for online email entries, by 5pm EST, unless we have reached 1,000 entries beforehand, in which case this date is not applicable.
14 February: Results of initial entry, including short listed notices, instructions on recording the 60-video and physical transportation of works are emailed to artists by this date.
7 March: Results of final round of judging and award notices

More information:
http://www.callforentry.org/festivals_unique_info.php?ID=1635&sortby=fair_name&apply=yes