Art Competition - Call for Submissions and Terms & Conditions

1. Competition Period

• The competition is open for submissions until 30th September 2025.
• Entries received after this date will not be considered.

2. Eligibility & Entry Requirements

• The competition is open to all artists residing in Botswana, above 18 years.
• Only visual artworks (including paintings, illustrations, digital art, photography, mixed media, or similar forms) will be accepted.
• Each entry must be the artist’s original work.

3. Submission Format

• Artworks are submitted digitally only i.e. a photograph or scan of the original work.
• They are submitted via email to info.botswana(at)fes.de together with the artist name and title of the artwork.

4. Prizes

• Three (3) winners will be selected by a judging panel.
• Each winner will receive a cash prize of P3,000 (three thousand Pula).
• The decision of the judges is final and no correspondence will be entered into.

5. Exhibition & Use of Artworks

• Winning artworks, along with other selected entries, will be exhibited at the Gaborone Democracy Lab 2025.
• FES will be responsible for secure shipment of the artworks to the exhibition and back, where applicable.
• By entering the competition, participants grant FES Botswana the non-exclusive right to use, reproduce, and display their submitted artworks for a period of 1 year from the closing date of the competition.
• This includes use in communications, promotional, and marketing activities, both in print and digital formats, as well as in exhibitions and events hosted or supported by FES Botswana.
• During this period, FES Botswana may create reproductions (such as prints, posters, or digital versions) for non-commercial purposes. No reproduction will be sold.
• The artist name and artwork titel is to be included in all reproductions

6. Ownership & Intellectual Property

• The copyright and ownership of the original artworks remain with the artists.
• Artists agree to share the non-exclusive image rights with FES Botswana for 1 year as outlined above.
• After this period, all image rights revert solely to the artist.

7. General Conditions

• Submission of an artwork constitutes acceptance of these Terms & Conditions.
• FES Botswana reserves the right to disqualify entries that do not meet the stated requirements or that infringe on third-party rights.
• Artists are responsible for ensuring that their work does not breach copyright, intellectual property, or any applicable laws.