During the holiday break you may be interested in keeping you hand, head and eye in designer|maker mode by taking a look a range of competitions open to design and visual art students.
First up, TheNewDowse Friends Student Craft/Design Award open to all students enrolled in a tertiary level art, craft, design programme, find out more here.
Next, ‘Second Time Around: A Competition for Art Work made from Found and Re-Cycled Materials’. For entry forms and more information please contact the Mairangi Arts Centre at PO Box 65 121 Mairangi Bay, or phone 4782237 to request entry form.
Going global, consider the international design competition, ‘Design for Happiness’, organised in association with the Cumulus Kyoto 2008 International Design Conference. This competition is open to students of Cumulus the International Association of Universities and Colleges of Art, Design and Media of which the Unitec School of Design is a member.
Finally, check out the Muji Award 02 International Design Competition with it’s theme exploring the notion of ‘Reinvention’.
