These Terms and Conditions are issued by Welight Art Space, a registered business name of Welight Art Group Pty Ltd (the Organiser).

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1. General Conditions

1.1. Information provided in the competition guidelines forms part of these Terms and Conditions.

1.2. By entering the competition, participants and their parent or legal guardian, where applicable, agree to these Terms and Conditions.

1.3. Participants under 18 years of age must have the consent of a parent or legal guardian to enter.

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2. Eligibility and Artwork Requirements

2.1. The competition is open to Welight Art Space students aged 5–18.

2.2. All submitted artworks must be original creations of the participants, produced on or after 1 January 2026, and must not infringe the intellectual property rights of any third party.

2.3. Each participant may submit one artwork only, in one of the five competition categories.

2.4. All entries must be submitted through the official online entry form, including a clear image of the artwork. The original artwork must be delivered to Welight Art Space by 19 December 2026.

2.5. Welight Art Space reserves the right to reject entries that do not meet the competition requirements.

2.6. Participants retain copyright ownership of their original artworks.

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3. Judging and Awards

3.1. Entries will be assessed by an appointed judging panel based on technical excellence, creativity and artistic expression.

3.2. A maximum of 100 artworks will be selected as finalists for the exhibition.

3.3. The judges' decisions are final, subject to applicable law.

3.4. Awards and prizes will be presented in accordance with the competition's published prize information.

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4. Use of Artworks and Images

4.1. By entering the competition, participants (with the consent of their parent or legal guardian where applicable) grant Welight Art Space a perpetual, worldwide, non-exclusive, royalty-free licence to photograph, reproduce, publish, display, distribute and communicate images of their submitted artworks to the public.

4.2. This licence permits Welight Art Space to use submitted artwork images for exhibitions, educational activities, publications, marketing, publicity, advertising and commercial promotion of its art programs, services, events and related activities.

4.3. Permitted uses include, but are not limited to, websites, social media, digital advertisements, printed publications, brochures, posters, promotional videos, exhibition materials and other online or offline marketing communications.

4.4. Welight Art Space may authorise its service providers, advertising agencies, exhibition partners and competition sponsors to use artwork images solely for the purposes outlined in this section.

4.5. No additional permission, payment, royalty or compensation will be required for uses authorised under this licence.

4.6. Welight Art Space will acknowledge the artist where reasonably practicable and will respect the artist's moral rights in accordance with applicable Australian law.

4.7. Artwork images may be resized or reformatted for authorised purposes. Any cropping, alterations or use of artwork details will be subject to applicable moral rights requirements.

4.8. The licence remains effective after the competition has concluded. Participants retain copyright ownership of their original artworks.

 

5. Exhibition and Publication

5.1. Selected artworks will be exhibited at Welight Art Space from 30 January to 28 February 2027.

5.2. Submission of an artwork does not guarantee selection for exhibition or receipt of an award.

5.3. Welight Art Space may photograph and document submitted artworks for exhibition records, publications and promotional purposes.

5.4. Permission to use identifiable photographs or videos of participants for promotional purposes will be obtained separately where required.

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6. Personal Information

6.1. Personal information collected through competition entries will be used for competition administration, communication, judging, awards, exhibitions and other purposes disclosed in the competition entry information.

6.2. Personal information will be handled in accordance with applicable Australian privacy laws.

 

7. Acceptance of Terms

By submitting an entry, participants or their parent/legal guardian confirm that they have read, understood and agreed to these Terms and Conditions, including the artwork usage licence outlined in Section 4.