Wearable Art Awards 2019

Competitor Entry Kit

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We invite designers to create the unimaginable, ignore the conventional, and defy creative

expectations as they make works of art that will be brought to life on the Nameless Festival stage.

A Wearable Art piece is a centre of its own world, a complete visual drama. It does not need a

script to shine and tell its story. Visually it breaks costume conventions, giving complete freedom

to the Artist/Designer to reveal the imaginings of their inner world in every new and challenging

way.

Wearable Art can be sewn, stapled, glued, painted, collaged, riveted, heatset, woven and knitted.

They can be made from metals, recycled found objects, silk, rubber, natural fibres, industrial

offcuts or whatever substance can be sculptured, coaxed, charmed and if required, bent by the

will of the artist.

For the designers, it is an opportunity to express their creativity and to see their creation come

to life on stage, For the audience, The Wearable Art Awards is a feast for the eyes, where

fashion, art and theatre collide.

FASHION MEETS ART

Awarded to the designer who creates

a one-of-a-kind garment that will

dazzle the judges, ooze elegance, and

be the showcase of the festival. Be

experimental, radical and unorthodox; a

rebellion against the norm. Dare to defy the

boundaries of fashion and create a work that is

cutting-edge.

Create a wearable work of art that

is revoluntionary, extravagant and

extrovert, but still stylish and made

with skill. Be driven by dreams and

fantasies, not by the usual restrictions of fashion.

A design that can be worn on any catwalk that

challenges the idea of what fashion is.

Awarded to the designer who is concerned about protecting the environment and uses materials that would otherwise be discarded. Demonstrate inventive use of recycled materials in your garment. At least 85% of the garment must be made from recycled materials.

Reduce, Reuse, Recycle!Design a garment from old, disused, worn out, red-dirt stained Rio Tinto Uniforms, with a real emphasis on making a fashion statement. The only limit is your imagination, so go ahead and push the limits!

Open to artists 18 years and under ~ anything goes with no themes or boundaries. Create a revolutionary work of art on the body.

Prizes will be awarded for Most Creative Garment, Most Glamorous Garment and Most Reduced, Reused, Recycled Garment.

Youth

This year the Wearable Art Awards have a space that opens a lens on health. There are three sections within this category that will be displayed in the Home Industry Hub for the entirety of the Nameless Jarndunmunha Festival weekend. These petite garments will not be modelled on the main stage but will be on show for all to view and make a donation to Breast Cancer, Prostate Cancer and Youth Mental Health. Take the time to view theses garments and show your appreciation for the designers Passion for Purpose by donating to causes that have effected people within our Tom Price Community.

1. BAZAAR BRAS Be provocative, bold & exciting!

2. BOXERS FOR BALLS Think outside the box for impact!

3. HEADWEAR FOR HEALTH Create Self-Expression to attract attention!

Passion for Purpose

Judging Criteria• Creativity, originality of design and the use of multiple elements and techniques.• Quality of workmanship and construction.• Conceptual meaning and impact.

Awards• Supreme Creative Award - awarded to the designer with the garment considered by

the judges to be the most exceptional overall $1000 (eligibility limited to Jubilee Jewels, Avant Garde, Sustainability & Rio Reverie Categories).

• Category Winners $250 | Category Runner Ups $100.• Passion for Purpose Prizes - Winner $100 per category, Runner Up $50 per category.• Youth Category Prizes - Winner Most Creative $100 | Winner Most Glamorous $100 |

Winner Most Reduced, Reused, Recycled Garment $100. Runner Up $50 per category.

Conditions of Entry• All entrants must organise a model to walk the catwalk on judging day and at the

Wearable Art Awards on Festival Friday 9th August. One model per category.• One garment per category will be chosen to be worn by a From Dust Creative Arts

Dancer - please enquire early for this option.• Entries must be original and exhibitors own work.• Limit - one entry per category per person.• All entries must be submitted online www.namelessfestival.com.au no later than 30th June.

Judging Day ScheduleSunday 4th August, Clem Thompson PavillionAll Designers & Models must be dressed and ready for judging at the following times:• 1.00pm - Youth• 2.00pm - Rio Reverie• 2.30pm - Sustainability• 3.00pm - Avant Garde• 3.30pm - Jubilee Jewels• 4.00pm - Passion for Purpose

Wearable Art AwardsFriday 9th August, Nameless Jarndunmunha Festival Stage, 6.30pm• All Models must be dressed and ready to walk the catwalk on stage at least 30 minutes

prior to the event.• The pavillion is available for dressing and preparation of the models.• The modelling of garments at the Wearable Art Awards forms part of the judging

criteria and contributes towards the final results.• The prizegiving will occur on stage at the conclusion of the show.

Important Info

*Following judging all exhibits must remain displayed on mannequins in the pavillion until the Wearable Art Awards on Festival Friday, and thereafter on display at the Home Industry Hub on Saturday. All garments are to be collected no later than 12 noon Sunday 11th August.

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