SPEAK UP: HELP GIVE THE CARIBBEAN
A LOUDER CLIMATE CHANGE VOICE

Show us how you feel about climate change

McNab Design Ltd., under its contract with the Caribbean Community Climate Change Centre (CCCCC), is supporting activities for the project, “Enhancing Climate Resilience in CARIFORUM Countries,” an initiative of the ACP Group of States funded by the European Union.

We want to hear your voice on climate change with this ART COMPETITION for citizens and legal residents of CARIFORUM Countries.

Despite our individualities as Caribbean nations, climate change affects us all. As a combination of island states and coastal territories, the Caribbean is a region most vulnerable to climate change — especially with our collective reliance on tourism and/or nature-based economies. Extreme weather events like hurricanes, droughts, and flash floods are more destructive; livelihoods, including those in fisheries and agriculture, are threatened by unpredictable weather patterns; fragile ecosystems like coral reefs struggle to survive continuous coral bleaching events and disease outbreaks; while shoreline communities are forced out of their homes and ways of life due to sea-level rise.

HOW HAS CLIMATE CHANGE AFFECTED YOU?
WHAT’S YOUR MESSAGE TO THE WORLD ON CARIBBEAN CLIMATE CHANGE?

YOU HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY FOR YOUR VOICE TO BE COUNTED - HELP US ENHANCE VISIBILITY AND RAISE AWARENESS OF CLIMATE CHANGE.

Citizens and legal residents of all ages are invited to submit art pieces and messaging on your views regarding climate change. This can be in the form of a drawing, a painting, a sign, a message, a banner or a similar vessel to express your message. Submission can relate to any aspect of climate change that the entrant is most passionate about. Details on eligibility and criteria can be found below.

Eligible Languages: 

• English

• Spanish

• French

• Dutch

Submission Styles of Multimedia Art:

• Drawings

• Illustrations

• Paintings (watercolor, ink, acrylic, oil, etc.)

• Mixed media and/or collages

• Photography

• Data Visualization and/or infographics

• Crayon Art

• Cartoons

• The use of words displaying a clear message within your submission is mandatory

Judging Criteria:

• Uniqueness and Originality

• Interpretation and Clarity: Artwork must portray a clear message about climate change

• Concept and Theme as it relates to the Caribbean

• The brighter, the better: Bold statements will make the most impact

• Overall impression of the art piece

The Prize?

$300.00 US Dollars and your chance to become a part of the Caribbean Climate Change voice.

Deadline:

August 31st, 2021 by 5:00PM EST.

How to Submit:

• One entry per person. Group messaging is encouraged, but it may only be submitted by one group member.

• The competition is free.

• Minimum art piece size: 8.5” x 11” / Maximum art piece size: 18” x 24”

• Entrants will be required to fill out the form below for contact details.

• Submit a photo(s) of yourself holding up your art piece via the file upload tool at the end of the contact form. 

• Accepted file types: JPG, JPEG, TIF, PNG or PDF.

• Image resolution must be 240 DPI or higher

• Blurry photos will be disqualified.

• *If you have a social media channel, post it on your page and tag @caricomclimate on Facebook and Instagram

Terms and Conditions:

By submitting an entry, you agree to be legally bound by the Rules of the competition above and these Terms & Conditions.

1. Any entry must be your original work and it must not infringe the rights of third parties including copyright, trade mark, trade secrets, privacy, publicity, personal or proprietary rights. In addition, all entries must be produced legally and no wildlife, habitat or environment should be harmed, put at risk or unduly disturbed in the process.

2. Judges shall assess the entries and one winner from each language category will be selected.The judges’ decisions shall be final.Judges will be made up of a committee among McNab Design Ltd, The Caribbean Community Climate Change Centre, INTRA-ACP GCCA+ PROGRAMME and the European Union’s European Development Fund.

3. Please retain original artwork. Original artwork may be requested from winning entrants for use under the contract named above. McNab Design Ltd. will cover all shipping costs to transport original artwork. All pieces will be returned in its original condition at the end of the contract.

4. Full copyright title shall be retained by the author of any entry. By submitting any entry to McNab Design Ltd. (including any text, photographs or graphics), you agree to grant McNab Design Ltd, The Caribbean Community Climate Change Centre, INTRA-ACP GCCA+ PROGRAMME and the European Union’s European Development Fund a perpetual, royalty-free, non-exclusive, sub-licensable right and worldwide license to use, reproduce, modify, adapt, publish, translate, create derivative works from, distribute, perform, display and exercise all publicity rights with respect to your entry, and/or to incorporate your entry in other works, in any media.

5. By submitting an entry, you agree to waive any moral rights contained in your entry. Any entry you provide shall be non-confidential.

6. By submitting an entry, you agree that McNab Design Ltd, The Caribbean Community Climate Change Centre, INTRA-ACP GCCA+ PROGRAMME and the European Union’s European Development Fund may use the material for any purpose and in any way it chooses, including, but not limited to, marketing, publicity, advertising and presentations.

7. McNab Design Ltd, The Caribbean Community Climate Change Centre, INTRA-ACP GCCA+ PROGRAMME and the European Union’s European Development Fund shall not be liable for any direct, indirect or consequential loss or damage or for any costs, claims or demands of any nature whatsoever arising directly or indirectly out of the use of your entry or any part thereof.

8. You agree to indemnify McNab Design Ltd, The Caribbean Community Climate Change Centre, INTRA-ACP GCCA+ PROGRAMME and the European Union’s European Development Fund against any claim from any third party for any breach of the Rules or these Terms & Conditions.

9. McNab Design Ltd, The Caribbean Community Climate Change Centre, INTRA-ACP GCCA+ PROGRAMME and the European Union’s European Development Fund reserve the right to update the Rules and these Terms & Conditions from time to time and any updated version will be effective as soon as it is published.