Enter our 2025 library student artwork competition
What does the library mean to you? Enter our competition to create an artwork that will be used across Deakin Library in 2025, including on the OWeek library bag!
Create an artwork or design that will be printed on black fabric tote bags, notebooks, signage and more. Your design could reflect:
- the role Deakin Library has played in your studies
- how you use libraries
- the way Deakin Library makes you feel.
The library artwork design competition commences at 9am on 3 September 2024. This competition is open to all current Deakin students. Submit your entry through this form by 13 October 2024.
Last year’s winner
Gaby Niemeyer
Final_Final_2.0, 2023
Last year’s winning artwork was created by Masters of Teaching student, Gaby Niemeyer. ‘Libraries are where miracles happen,’ shared Gaby. ‘I created an illustration that provides energy, colour and maximalist symbology reminiscent of the library and its connection to study.’ You can see Gaby wearing the black library tote bag printed with her artwork featured in the blog header image.
Design
The artwork must be an original piece created by the student.
The design must fit inside an A4 printable area on the bag via digital printing, and it can be multi-coloured.
The submitted artwork must be in a high-resolution format ready to print, preferably at 300dpi.
The original and final artwork must be submitted to Deakin Library by the competition conclusion date and time, and be submitted via the competition submission form.
Judging
Entries to the competition will be judged by a panel of Deakin Library staff. The winner of the competition will be chosen by judges based on merit and fulfilment of the competition guidelines.
The winner will be notified by email by Friday 18 October 2024.
Use of winning artwork image
The artist will retain copyright of the artwork. Deakin University reserves the right to use the winning artwork including, but not limited to, being reproduced in formats such as printed on tote bags, and other collateral, signage, displayed on library digital screens, published on the library website and reproduced in library communications – in 2025 and into the future.
Prize
The winning artist will receive an artist fee of $1000.
For this to be paid, the student must provide a tax invoice. Students will need an ABN to create an invoice, which they can obtain for free online.
Agreement
By entering the competition, entrants:
- confirm that any material they submit will be the original work of the entrant and will not infringe the intellectual property rights of third parties and will not be defamatory, obscene, derogatory, wilfully offensive or contain any viruses or malware;
- agree to sign any further documentation required by Deakin to give effect to this clause; and
- agree to indemnify Deakin for any breach of this clause.
View the full terms and conditions of library artwork design competition.
Contact us
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