Prison Arts - Postcard Competition

A Great Day Looks Like.. (Prison Arts Section)

A Play's the Thing exhibition supported by the  European Commission's Education, Audiovisual and Culture
Executive Agency

Fancy the chance to unleash your imagination and share a postcard of your own creation with thousands of
people around the world? Want to be part of what could become the largest online collection of individually
created postcards celebrating the theme of Wellbeing?

Great, then put your idea on to a postcard and submit it to our online gallery by sending it to:

A Great Day Looks Like..
c/o Escape Artists
Studio 24
7-15 Greatorex Street
London E1 5NF
United Kingdom

How will you and your work be represented?

Postcards will be exhibited in a postcard exhibition at the Play's the Thing Conference in London. They will also be displayed in the online exhibition at www.playsthething.org.uk . Play's the Thing reserves the right not to display a postcard if is deemed to be inappropriate.

Are there any prizes?

Yes. For serving prisoners who enter the competition there will be a special prize for the best entry. This will be a £20 book token that we will send, on the prisoner's behalf, to a family member of their choice.  (If you are not a serving prisoner, but you would like to enter this competition, please go to http://www.playsthething.org.uk/content/great-day-looks)

Explore an ever growing digital journey.

Every new postcard received for the ’A Great Day Looks Like..’ exhibition will be scanned and uploaded to our online gallery at www.playsthething.org.uk . You can start this journey by taking a look at some of the entries that have already been submitted (see above).

All postcards received by 21st November 2011 will also be exhibited in a postcard exhibition at Toynbee Studios, 28 Commercial Street, London E1 6AB, England on the 22nd and 23rd November 2011 as part of the Play's the Thing conference on wellbeing.

How do I sign up?

You sign up just by sending us your postcard. It really couldn't be simpler! If you have any queries, you can send us an email at andytgeezer@gmail.com

Who can participate?

Anybody aged between 1 - 120.

What should I include on the postcard?

Please include your name, a nickname, a contact address and the name of the prison you are in on the back of the card. We will only reveal nicknames at the exhibition and we will only reveal the true name of the competion winner if we are given permission to do so.

We will endeavour to mention the nicknames and towns of the contributors on the blog as they come in, but because of the expected number of participants it may not be possible to acknowledge everybody’s postcard.

How many postcards will be accepted?

There is no limit with regards to the online exhibition. The more the better!

Size

Submissions should be regular postcard sized (approximately 4” x 6” / 10cm x 15cm), e.g. you could cut out a bit of card board.

Medium

Artworks can be made using any medium (such as photography, crayon, paint, collage) but be aware that they will have to go through the postal system!

Theme

The theme is “A Great Day Looks Like..”

Deadline 

The deadline for us to receive your postcard for the Play's the Thing exhibition is 21 November 2011.