Youngsters around the world are being invited to come up with car designs for Toyota's sixth annual Dream Car Art Contest. There are no restrictions on what is designed from the high-performance to the ultra-green.
Entries will be submitted to a national panel of judges, including Don Conroy and children’s TV presenter Emma O’Driscoll. The best designs will go forward to the World Contest with the chance to attend the award ceremony in Japan in 2012.
Entry forms and more details can be downloaded from www.toyota.ie.
Three age categories (under 10 years, 10-12 years, 13-15 years) are eligible, though no digital submissions are allowed. The prizes are:
1st Microsoft Xbox 360 Kinect plus €100 games voucher and a signed limited edition Don Conroy print.
2nd Nintendo 3DS plus €100 games voucher
3rd Artzone.ie 5 day art camp plus art party pack
4th €150 voucher for art supplies
5th €100 voucher for art supplies
In addition to the individual prizes, €250 Star Supplies vouchers will be awarded to the schools of the children who make it into the top five in each category. The national winners will also be put forward into the global competition where their selected art works will compete with international winners for Gold, Silver, Bronze and Special Awards, which will be presented during a once-in-a-lifetime four day trip to Japan in August 2012.
Commenting on the announcement, David Shannon, Managing Director of Toyota Ireland said: "Ireland has always thrived on creativity and artistic excellence, and we look forward to discovering and celebrating the next generation of artists and seeing what lies inside their imaginations. We are looking for creative and distinctive artworks that will catch the eye of our judges, represent Ireland on a global platform and give us an imaginative vision of what a car of the future could look like."
The closing date is 31st January 2012 and national winners will be announced in February.