Shoot and post pictures of canvas fest, win Dh20,000

Visitors walk past a 3-D artwork near the Jumeirah Beach Residence in Dubai during the Canvas Festival, a three-dimensional pavement art event.

Dubai - A dedicated jury will evaluate the entries and choose three winners based on quality, creativity and 3D representation.

By Staff Reporter

Published: Sat 5 Mar 2016, 11:00 PM

Last updated: Mon 7 Mar 2016, 9:34 AM

Visitors at the Dubai Canvas Festival have an opportunity to take part in an Instagram photography competition and win Dh20,000 by posting their pictures of artworks exhibited at the event on the social networking platform.
Individuals can post their photos on Instagram using the hash tag #DubaiCanvas for the competition themed "Shoot - Post - Win", aims to harness the power of social media to build engagement between the public and the artworks.
The public are invited to post pictures that creatively bring the artworks to life until after the event. All photos must be taken with a mobile phone and cannot be enhanced or edited in any way.

A dedicated jury will evaluate the entries and choose three winners based on quality, creativity and 3D representation. The winner will receive Dh20,000, the first runner-up Dh15,000 and the second runner up Dh10,000.
Organised by Brand Dubai, the creative arm of the Government of Dubai Media Office (GDMO), in partnership with Jumeirah Beach Residence (JBR, the Dubai Canvas Festival features over 60 works of 30 well-known international, regional and local artists.
Participating artists include the inventor of 3D street art Kurt Wenner; New York-based artist and cyborg activist Neil Harbisson; Dutch pop-surrealist artist Leon Keer; Portuguese street artist Sergio Odeith; London-based graffiti artist Fanakapan; Chinese street artist Qi Xinghua; and Brazilian street artist Eduardo Kobra.
The artworks are being exhibited in an area stretching over two kilometres within Jumeirah Beach Residence. The public visiting the festival have opportunities to watch master street artists at work. Workshops at the festival enable the public to interact with the artists and gain an understanding of their techniques, use of materials and creative approach.
The festival started on March 1 and will continue till March 14. It is open for visitors from 4pm to 10pm on weekdays and from 10am to 11pm on the weekend.
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