Bielsk Podlaski, 10th May, 2016. Dear Sir or Madam, We are pleased to invite you to participate in an international art contest "Saint John Paul II in the Child's Eyes". After the death of John Paul II in 2005 the Museum in Bielsk Podlaski decided to pay homage to the great Pole by organizing the first art contest "John Paul II in the Child's Eyes." It turned out that the need to recall the life and teachings of the Pope was so great that the one-off initiative changed into a cyclical. Today it has become a tribute and a form of memory of John Paul II and the values he represented. For the last decade art contest "Saint John Paul II in the Child's Eyes" has been inscribed in the calendar of cultural events organized by the Museum in Bielsk Podlaski. Initially a small initiative within a range of the county gradually gained a larger group of sympathizers spreading its range of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Drohiczyn, and since 2010 of the entire country. In 2016 the organizers of the contest: the Museum in Bielsk Podlaski, Branch of Podlaskie Museum in Białystok, Department of Education and Catechesis of the Catholic Diocese Curia in Drohiczyn and Bielsk Podlaski Deanery decided to expand its formula. The organizers agreed that it's time to put out into the deep water and to invite children and the youth from all over the world to participate in the contest. In this regard we express our joy at the fact that the eleventh edition of the contest, inspired by the thought: "John Paul II - Be witnesses of mercy", is addressed to all young people in every corner of the world. Yours faithfully, Rules and Regulations of the International Art Contest "Saint John Paul II in the Child's Eyes" (11th edition – 2016) under the Honorary Patronage of The Most Rev. Bishop of Drohiczyn Tadeusz Pikus, "Dzieło Nowego Tysiąclecia" Foundation of the Polish Episcopal Conference, The Institute of Pastoral Theology at The John Paul II Catholic University of Lublin, Minister of National Education Anna Zalewska, Marshal of Podlaskie Voivodeship Jerzy Leszczyński, Starosta of Bielsk Podlaski County Jerzy Snarski and Town Mayor of Bielsk Podlaski Jarosław Borowski as part of the celebrations of the 16th Papal Day I. Organizers: - Museum in Bielsk Podlaski Branch of Podlaskie Museum in Białystok - Department of Education and Catechesis of the Catholic Diocese Curia in Drohiczyn - Bielsk Podlaski Deanery II. Aims of the contest: 1. Deepening the knowledge about the life, activity, creativity and the personality of Pope John Paul II among children and young people. 2. Referring to the everlasting values and ideas inherent in the life and work of John Paul II. 3. Developing imagination and creative skills of children and the youth. 4. Presentation and popularization of artistic works of children and the youth. III. Rules of the contest: 1. The contest is addressed to children aged 3 - 19 (the age limit doesn't apply to category V). 2. The contest will be conducted in five categories: - category I: participants aged 3-5 - category II: participants aged 6-9 - category III: participants aged 10-12 - category IV: participants aged 13-19 - category V: participants from special schools. 3. Participants create art works in accordance with the motto of the 16th Papal Day "John Paul II - be witnesses of mercy" 4. Size of works: A-2, A-3. 5. Techniques are optional: painting, graphics, drawing, computer graphics (flat, without the use of perishable materials like plasticine, clay, crepe paper, cereal, etc., with the possibility of displaying in a frame under glass). 6. On the back of each work paste a footer with personal data of the author; the footer is attached to the Rules and Regulations. 7. Works should be accompanied by an entry form according to the enclosed model. 8. Works with the entry form should be submitted by September 26, 2016 in person in the Museum in Bielsk Podlaski or by post (postmark date is decisive) to the following address: Muzeum w Bielsku Podlaskim ul. Mickiewicza 45 17 – 100 Bielsk Podlaski 9. Works will be rated by the Jury appointed by the organizers. 10. Authors of the most interesting works will be awarded. 11. Works will be presented at the post-competition exhibition in the Museum in Bielsk Podlaski. 12. The Organizer will inform about the contest results via email. 13. The announcement of the contest results and the opening of the final exhibition will take place on October 17, 2016 at 10.00 in the Museum in Bielsk Podlaski. IV. Remarks of the organizers: 1. Each work must be created by only one author (collective works will not be taken under consideration). 2. A contest participant submits only one work, a school submits any number of works. 3. Contest works should not be lined or bound. 4. Works that are rolled, damaged due to improper packaging, submitted after the deadline or incompatible with the rules will not be evaluated. 5. Contest works will not be returned and become the property of the organizers. The organizers reserve the right to display and to reproduce the works freely, as well as the right to the ability to change the Rules and Regulations. The people concerned will be notified in writing about this fact. 6. The organizer announces that the diplomas will be given only to the winners and to the awarded participants in each category. The organizer will not give any certificates or diplomas for participation in the contest. Organizational Office: Museum in Bielsk Podlaski ul. Mickiewicza 45, 17-100 Bielsk Podlaski Poland tel/fax +48 85 730 22 44, mobile +48 509 336 841 e-mail: [email protected] www.muzeum.bialystok.pl ..................................................... /stamp of the institution/ I'd like to submit application of the school/kindergarten/institution: ............................................................................................................................. /full name of the institution/ ................................................... country/ diocese for participation in the International Art Contest "SAINT JOHN PAUL II IN THE CHILD'S EYES" (11TH EDITION) In the contest the school will be represented by the works of: LP. PARTICIPANT'S NAME AND AGE TEACHER'S NAME AND SURNAME SURNAME 1 2 3 4 5 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. ....................................................................... / Head teacher's stamp and legible signature/ name and surname of the work's author age of the work's author category I II III IV V (please circle the appropriate) contact: telephone and email name and surname of the teacher/parent country/diocese name and surname of the work's author age of the work's author category I II III IV V (please circle the appropriate) contact: telephone and email name and surname of the teacher/parent country/diocese name and surname of the work's author age of the work's author category I II III IV V (please circle the appropriate) contact: telephone and email name and surname of the teacher/parent country/diocese .