MZUR IBEADS Art & Design Competition

An ethical bead companyworking with village artisans

ABOUT

Mzuribeads was founded by two Scottish volunteers and a cooperative of bead makers in Uganda, with

the aim to develop a self sufficient and sustainable business model. Since 2006 we have been

perfecting a range of handmade beads from ethically sourced materials, such as recycled paper,

barkcloth, banana leaf and glass. Our fabulous colours and unique textures have been inspiring

designers and turning heads worldwide. To mark the new year we are calling on creatives from any

background to take our innovative beauties beyond the bead store - into a wider world of stylish fashion,

furniture, sculpture, jewellery, painting, architecture, photography, and more...

Mzuribeads Art and Design Competition

Mzuribeads are offering the chance for an artist or designer to submit a

proposal for a piece which incorporates our beads entirely or even partially.

No limitations apply, the piece can be site specific, virtual, long term, etc.

What are the judges looking for?

What matters is the creative, imaginative

and original use of the beads to produce

a truly distinctive piece of work – work that

exploits the enormous potential of our beads

to communicate difference and individuality.

The winner(s) will be selected by a small

panel of judges, and all materials to create

the piece will be funded by Mzuribeads.

All enquiries to info@mzuribeads.com

MZURIBEADS DESIGN COMPETITION

Mzuribeads Art and Design Competition

Competition launch 1st January 2011

Submission Deadline 12.00 noon on 20th April 2011

Winner Announced on 28th April 2011

Eligibility

The competition is open to anyone & everyone, individuals or groups.

Submission

An A4 sized, 3 paged PDF or paper hardcopy proposal

should be mai led to: info@mzuribeads.com or

Mzuribeads, Flat 1, 38 Speirs Wharf, Glasgow, G4 9TB,

Scotland.

Page 1 - Illustrating what the completed piece will look

like.

Page 2 - Listing the materials needed with construction

steps, (diagrams if appropriate)

Page 3 - Contact details of the Group / Individual,

including address and email address

Mzuribeads Art and Design Competition

Prize

The winning proposal will be funded by us and exhibited in Glasgow, July 2011. Venue to

be confirmed. The exhibition will compliment the preview of our film Mildred and Edith - a

short film detailing the making of our recycled beads, and the Mzuribeads journey so far.

The main aim being to promote the importance of innovative

ideas and fair trade as a tool for building self sufficient,

sustainable projects.

Full credit given to the successful artist or designer on the

Mzuribeads website and on the design itself.

All entries to the competition will be featured on the

Mzuribeads website.

The intellectual property rights (patents, registered designs, etc.)

in all designs submitted in the competition remain with the

designer. However, Mzuribeads reserves the right to use designs

for exhibition purposes and to reproduce them on the

websites, in press releases and in any other publicity material.