Big Painting Challenge Application Form
Please read the form carefully, including the terms and conditions before completing. Please also attach a recent photograph of yourself AND two examples of your work. BBC One is looking for ten amateur painters to showcase their talent in the next series of Big Painting Challenge competition for 2017. We are offering budding artists the chance to receive intensive training from some of the country’s most respected experts. This is a unique chance to unlock your potential and show to the nation your creations on canvas. With the right coaching and inspiration you could become a truly great artist and be crowned the winner on primetime television in this once in a lifetime opportunity. Please send your application in as soon as you can, but by no later than Friday 16th June, 2017. Please include TWO photographs of your work either via e-mail or by post, as well as a picture of yourself.
Filming is scheduled to take place in August, September and October 2017.
You must be over the age of 16 on 1st June 2017 to enter.
If your application has been successful for the next stage of the casting you will be telephoned by one of the production team.
Please email completed forms to: [email protected]. Don’t worry if you don’t have an e-mail, you can post this form to:
Big Painting Challenge Pacific Quay Productions, BBC Studios Zone 3.33, Pacific Quay, GLASGOW G51 1DA
If you have not heard from us by Thursday July 6th then unfortunately your application has not been successful. Unfortunately, due to the volume of entries we will not be able to reply individually to every application or answer specific questions about them.
1 Part 1: Personal Details
Name
Age / Date of Birth
Address and Postcode
Social Media URLs
Mobile Telephone
Home Telephone
What is your living situation? (Married, co-habiting, living with parents, single etc.)
Do you have any children? (If so please tell us their names and ages)
What is your current occupation?
What hobbies and interests do you have?
Please list any previous occupations
Do you make a living from your art – if so, please detail.
2 Do you have any personal or professional links to the art world (e.g. family connections to artists, commercial art dealers)
AVAILABILITY
Are you away anytime between August, September and October 2017? (If so, please give dates of unavailability)
If you are successful after the LONDON BIRMINGHAM first stage of the application CARDIFF MANCHESTER process we will invite you to an audition. Please circle or GLASGOW BELFAST highlight the most convenient location
Do you have any criminal convictions or pending criminal charges? (If yes, please give details. This will not necessarily exclude you from taking part in the programme)
Have you been on TV or in the press? (If you have, please state show names and dates, or details of articles. This will not necessarily exclude you from taking part in the programme)
Where did you hear about the programme?
3 Part 2: Painting
On a scale of 1-10 (10 being the best), how do you rate your artistic skills?
How many paintings have you completed in the past year?
Have you had professional training or classes? If so, when and where?
What is your favourite and Favourite Least Favourite least favourite type of painting?
Where do you get your inspiration from?
Have you ever won any competitions for your art? If so, where and when? (e.g. school prizes, village show, national competitions)
4 Why do you think you would be a good candidate for BBCOne’s Big Painting Challenge 2017.
Is there any additional information about yourself you feel might aid your application?
Is there anything about you and your potential participation that could bring you – or the BBC – into disrepute?
5 How would your friends describe your personality?
Do you have any medical conditions that could affect your participation in the programme?
6 Application Rules
1. You must be aged 16 or above.
2. You must be resident of the UK (incl. Isle of Man and Channel Islands).
3. You must be able to commit to all the filming days required which are currently expected to be during August/September and October 2017. These may include weekdays and weekends.
4. You must not be, or be closely related to, a member of BBC staff or anyone connected with the programme.
5. Details of unspent convictions should be listed on the application form. This does not necessarily exclude you from applying but the BBC would need to know.
6. Please advise the production team if you have had any complaints against you in the past and if they have been actioned or resolved.
7. Please be aware that if you have been shortlisted, you will need to complete a Disclosure Scotland check which you will be reimbursed for any incurred fees by the production.
8. If you are chosen to participate in the Programme, you agree to authorise Pacific Quay Productions, BBC Studios to conduct background checks in order to verify any of the information you have supplied and you agree to provide them with any assistance or further information necessary to do this.
9. Submission of an application form and compliance with the above does not in any way constitute an offer to appear on the programmes.
10. When selecting applicants for this series, the following will be taken into account: artistic ability, artistic potential, enthusiasm, drive, personality, motivation and inspiration, age, geography, experience, skill, hobbies and other interests, personal background and circumstances. Initial selection will be based on the application forms and telephone interviews. In addition the Producers may (but may not) invite short listed applicants to attend an interview at their discretion.
11. If you are selected to take part in the programme you agree to sign a contributor consent form and grant all necessary rights.
12. The Production team's decisions regarding selection to the programmes are entirely at their discretion and are final.
13. You agree to inform Pacific Quay Productions, BBC Studios if any details included in this application change
14. Please note, no cash prize or reward will be awarded for completion of the course / series.
15. If invited to an audition we are unable to cover expenses at the initial stage. If invited for a second audition or any other meeting the BBC will cover costs if previously agreed with production in writing.
16. The BBC will not cover loss of income for participants.
Please note – owing to the large volume of applications we receive, we are unable to respond to any unsuccessful applicants directly.
7 Important information about the use of your data 1. Personal information which you supply to Pacific Quay Productions, BBC Studios, during the application, audition and casting process will only be used in association with the development and/or production of the programme and your participation therein. 2. Your personal information will be shared with members of the programme production team and relevant staff at the broadcaster of the programme and may be shared with the broadcaster’s insurers. 3. BBC London Productions will ensure that any information provided for the purpose of producing the programme will be used in accordance with the Data Protection Act 1998. 4. All information will be kept secure and treated as confidential and will only be disclosed with your permission (including any permissions you give here or in the rest of the application process). In submitting this application form you are consenting to us using your personal information as set out in this section. 5. You have the right of access to the information held and used by us. If at any point you decide that you no longer want us to hold, use or process any of your personal information or you want to update your contact details please email us at [email protected] stating the name of the programme, and we will amend or remove your personal information from our records. For further information about how the BBC uses data, visit http://www.bbc.co.uk/privacy/. Pacific Quay Productions, BBC Studios, finds it useful where possible to retain on file the personal details of its contributors for future related use when, for example, producing similar programmes. Please note that if you agree to this, the BBC; subsidiaries and affiliates may contact you separately and you agree to the BBC passing to its subsidiaries and affiliates information for this purpose. Your refusal to grant us such permission will in no way influence our decision as to whether or not we use your application form, your information or you in the Programme. Please mark the box below to declare you are happy for this to happen:
If you do not consent to future use of your information and you are not selected to participate in the Programme, your application form will be securely destroyed after two years.
Important: Please read the following carefully I confirm that to the best of my knowledge and belief the answers I have provided are accurate and true. I understand that the supply of any knowingly inaccurate, misleading or false information in this form would lead to my disqualification from taking part in the programme. I confirm that I have all necessary permissions to supply the information (including any personal data) and materials provided and understand that completion of this form does not in any way guarantee appearance in the programme or any further correspondence from Pacific Quay Productions, BBC Studios. I will update the production throughout the whole period before and during filming and also before broadcast if anything changes. By submitting this form, you hereby confirm that you have read and understood its terms and that to the best of your knowledge and belief the answers you have provided are accurate and true. You understand that the supply of any knowingly inaccurate, misleading or false information in this form would lead to your disqualification from taking part in the programme. You confirm that you have all necessary permissions to supply the information and materials provided and understand that completion of this form does not in any way guarantee your appearance in the programme or any further correspondence from Pacific Quay Productions, BBC Studios.
8 Please return this completed application form (and a recent photo and images of your art work) to: [email protected]
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