Art Competition Terms and Conditions

SMASH may alter these rules at any time, but we’ll attempt to let you know about any major changes beforehand.

• Artists are allowed to enter more than one competition but are restricted to one entry per competition.
• SMASH! Staff and Volunteers are allowed to enter their works in any of the competitions, but must clearly identify themselves as staff or volunteers on the registration form and are not eligible to win any prizes.
• Please keep in mind that your entries will be on display and that SMASH is a PG event. Therefore, do not enter artworks that feature content that is not PG rated (specifically pornographic, sexually explicit or suggestive material, full-frontal or tasteless nudity, extreme violence or gore).
• Please note that in submitting your artwork, you also agree to allow SMASH to use your artwork, in the future, for promotional purposes only.
• Entries must be created entirely by the yourself to be eligible to win. Collaborations are allowed but are not eligible to win.
• All entries must be original artwork created by you from scratch. Do not plagiarise, copy or trace existing artworks. Fan art is acceptable. Sequential artworks (comics) are allowed.
• Digital artwork entries must be of a reasonable size (both dimensions and file size) Please keep dimensions below 3000×3000 pixels or below 5mb (whichever comes first) SMASH! reserves the right to resize your artwork if you do not comply with this rule. If you do not wish for your artwork to be resized, we cannot accept your entry.
• Entrants will be asked to provide personal details (such as name and contact details.) This information will only be used by SMASH! Art Competition staff in the event that we need to contact you. For more information, please refer to our Privacy Policy on the SMASH! Website.
• Judging the SMASH competitions will be our guest artists and our own art event direction team. Bribery won’t work on them.
• Who’s running the competition? Volunteers! We’re here to make the competition fun and fair for everybody, so feel free to ask us any questions you have. Abusive language or behaviour, however, will not be tolerated. If you have any problems or complaints on the day, please consult one of the Art Directors.

If you have any questions about the competitions, please contact the SMASH Art Events Coordinator. If you have any concerns about mismanagement, unfairness, corruption, cheating or other issues that involve the staff, judges or participants of any of the SMASH! Art competitions, please contact the Events Manager.

We will try to answer your queries as promptly as possible. Please title your query appropriately and allow for at least a week for us to reply to your query.

Artwork Collection

If you have submitted your art physically and you wish it to be returned, please be present at the art competition registration table at the end of the convention day. We will gladly return your artwork. In the event that you are unable to do that, we request you let us know at the time of registration about the best way for us to return the work, if you want us to do so. Otherwise, at the end of the event the work will either be scavenged by our staff or the cleaners. We totally advise you to come pick your art up.

In the unlikely event you can’t be present to pick your artwork up, your chances of having it sent back undamaged and unharmed will be greatly increased if you choose to give us a self-addressed envelope or postal tube when you come to hand in your piece. Just remember to indicate which artwork it is on the envelope or tube.

We encourage all entrants to try their best and to take part in friendly competition. Have fun!