GENERAL GUIDELINES
 
 
General Guidelines in Pdf format.
 
A. GUIDELINES
 
  1. The American Batik Design Competition is an open competition intended to draw from among American citizens diverse talents in fabric, graphic art and fashion design, to put on display new and original designs that allow the American spirit and values to shine through, while still recognizing uniqueness in the Batik motif. The phrase "American Batik" is a term attempting to illustrate and describe such creative designs and fashion ideas that remain influenced by typical Indonesian Batik motifs, and are bound to incorporate two criteria:

    1. they have to be designed by American designers;

    2. they exhibit the American spirit and values, drawing from its history and folklore.

  2. The theme of the competition is "The Spirit of America in the Heritage of Batik". The competition encourages the articulation of cultural fusion between United States' and Indonesian cultures through Batik. It's aimed at bringing American stories and spirit to Indonesia and introducing Indonesia's cultural heritage to the U.S.

  3. All U.S. citizens, 16 years of age and above, who have an interest or a background in design -- professional and amateur fashion, graphic, and textile design-- are welcome to participate in this competition. .

  4. Participants of this competition will be asked to create a digital design only. The designs will be transformed into hand-made batik cloths (kain panjang) done by Indonesian batik artists in Indonesia.

  5. Winners of this competition will maintain their rights to their designs, but the organizers will have the right to use the designs for non-commercial purposes (e.g. for publication or press releases).
Before you proceed, please review this information about Indonesian batik, designs, motifs, patterns, process, background, etc.
 
TO ENTER THIS COMPETITION PLEASE READ THE FOLLOWING RULES:
 
B. WHAT TO SUBMIT
 
  1. Each participant is to submit a DESIGN ONLY, not a piece of batik textile.

  2. The design submitted must be original and it must never have been published before. The committee has the right to cancel participation if this is not the case.

  3. The batik design must reflect an American context or values (e.g. but not limited to: American history, traditions or symbols).

  4. Design:
    PDF format only, with a maximum of 7MB, at least 300dpi resolution.
     
    The final size of the design should reflect the scale of a batik cloth/kain panjang (45.2 x 88.5 inches, see type of design below). Kain Panjang is a piece of textile/fabric made using the batik process, wrapped around the waist and worn as a kilt by men and as a skirt by women.

     
    For printing purposes, stet should be scaled to A3 size (11 x 17 inches) in the PDF.
     
    Use Pantone-based color system, with a maximum of five colors (not including white as the color of the fabric for the batik cloth). Please specify the color series. Use CMYK color management.
     
    Contents:
    • The main motif.

    • Other details of the design (e.g. borders and other details).

    • A complete image (final lay out) of the design including the main motif and other details. The complete image should reflect the scale of a batik cloth (kain batik) 45.2 x 88.5 inches).

    • An explanation of the conceptual meaning/philosophy of the design and its correlation with American values and spirit.

      To see an example of a design

     
    The type of design submitted can be traditional (geometric or non-geometric) or contemporary.
     

C. CRITERIA FOR THE COMPETITION
 
  1. Designs will be judged on:
    • Creativity--innovative approach, uniqueness;

    • Color range;

    • Images;

    • Composition;

    • Technical feasibility;

    • Contextual meaning of American values; and

    • Inclusion of Indonesian batik influence.
D. IMPORTANT NOTES
 
  1. Designs with religious symbols will not be accepted.

  2. One participant can only submit one batik digital design. Team participation is allowed, but will be considered as one participant.

  3. Staff members of the organizers (the Embassy of Indonesia, the Indonesian Consulate Generals in Chicago, Houston, Los Angeles, San Francisco, or New York) and their families are not allowed to enter this Competition.

E. DEADLINE
 
  1. The organizer of the American Batik Design Competition has received a lot of requests from prospective applicants to extend the competition's entry submission deadline from its original date (August 1st, 2011), in order to give them more time to finish and submit their designs. Considering these great interests and requests, the Embassy of the Republic of Indonesia and all the Indonesian Consulates in the US have agreed to extend the deadline for the American Batik Design Competition entry submission until August 17, 2011.

  2. Closing date of submission will be August 17th, 2011. However, entries submitted before June 25th, will have the opportunity to be exhibited at the Indonesian Festival in Washington DC, July 9th, 2011. One favorite design will be selected from the Exhibition as a finalist.

  3. Finalists will be notified and contacted through the email address submitted in the Entry Form.

  4. For other information please contact batik@embassyofindonesia.org.
F. DISCLAIMER
 
  1. By entering this competition, entrants agree to allow to the organizers to use any entry images in print or electronic publication and in press releases sent to media.

  2. Materials supplied as part of this competition will not be returned. Copyright or patent protection is the responsibility of entrants.

  3. All related prize tax will be of the responsibility of winners.

  4. The decision by the Judges and Committee is final.
 
 
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