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  1. FOUNDERS AND ORGANIZERS

1.1. The founder of the International Competition for Children's Creativity "The Beauty of God's World" (hereinafter referred to as the Competition) is the Moscow Patriarchate.

1.2. The organizers of the Diocesan stage of the Competition are the Department of Religious Education and Catechesis of the Kuznetsk Diocese and the Department of Youth Affairs, Culture, Physical Education and Sports of the Administration of the Kuznetsk District.

  1. GOALS AND OBJECTIVES

2.1. The children's art competition is aimed at:

  • spiritual enlightenment, moral and patriotic education of the younger generation;
  • introducing young people to Orthodox culture and world culture in general;
  • identification and disclosure of young talents;
  • creation of an environment for creative communication of children and youth in Russia, countries of near and far abroad.

2.2. Participants of the Competition, reflecting in their works everything that surrounds them in everyday life - their family, friends, home and city, nature in its various manifestations, transfer to paper their vision of the world created by God, children learn to see the beauty around them, and it means to love your land, your homeland.

3.TERMS OF THE COMPETITION

3.1. The competition of children's creativity is held in the field of fine arts.

3.2. All rights to the works sent to the Diocesan stage of the Competition belong to the Kuznetsk Diocese and the Department of Religious Education and Catechization of the Russian Orthodox Church (hereinafter referred to as the ROiK ROC).

3.3. Students of general education (secondary), secondary specialized educational institutions, institutions of additional education, Sunday schools, pupils of preschool and other children's institutions of the Kuznetsk Diocese (Kuznetsk, Kuznetsk, Neverkinsky, Kameshkirsky, Sosnovoborsky, Nikolsky, Lopatinsky , Luninsky and Issinsky districts).

3.4. The competition is held in three age categories:

  • the first group up to 8 years;
  • the second group is 9-12 years old;
  • the third group is 13-17 years old.

3.5. Topics, nominations of the Competition and the number of prizes in each nomination are indicated in Appendix 1.

3.6. Works are not reviewed and are not returned.

  1. REQUIREMENTS FOR COMPETITION WORK

4.1. Works sent to the Competition must meet the following requirements:

  • works are performed in graphic (pencil) or pictorial (watercolor, gouache, pastel, oil, ink) technique;
  • the size of the works is not less than 30x40 cm and not more than 50x70 cm;
  • works have margins not less than 0.5 cm wide;
  • work are not issued passe-partout or frames;
  • on the reverse side of the work must be indicated: last name, first name, age of the author, phone number for contacting parents or official representatives of the author (indicating the code of the settlement), the name of the picture, as well as the last name, first name, patronymic of the teacher, the full name of the educational institution, its address ;
  • The work must be completed in the year in which the Competition is held.

4.2. Each work must be accompanied by an Agreement of the parents (parent) or a person replacing him (official representative) on the transfer of rights to use the work to the Department of Religious Education and Catechization of the Kuznetsk Diocese (hereinafter referred to as ROiK) and the Department of Religious Education and Catechization of the Russian Orthodox Church.

4.3. Works that do not meet the specified requirements will not be accepted for the Competition.

  1. STAGES OF THE COMPETITION

5.1. The competition is held in two stages.

  • takes place within the framework of the Kuznetsk Diocese;
  • Works are sent to: 442530, Penza region, Kuznetsk, Molodaya Gvardii st., 85. Diocesan Administration. Holy A. Rodionov. Phone: 8 (841-57) 2-48-78 and 3-07-78 (office), 8-962-471-63-36 (priest Alexy Rodionov).
  • to evaluate the works (determine the winners), a jury of the Diocesan stage of the Competition is formed, headed by the Chairman of the RO&K and clergy, artists, culture, literature, science and teachers.
  • the results of the Diocesan stage of the Competition are documented by the decision of the jury and approved by the ruling Bishop;
  • a copy of the Jury's Decision is submitted to the ROIC ROC along with the best works;
  • no more than 15 (fifteen) winning entries are delivered to the RO&K ROC no later than November 20 of the respective year. Delivery of works to the RO&K ROC is carried out at the expense of the Kuznetsk diocese (diocesan administration);
  • works that have not passed the Diocesan stage of the Competition are not accepted for the second stage.
  • takes place in Moscow, in the RO&K ROC;
  • summing up the results of the second stage of the Contest is carried out by the jury until December 10 of the year in which the Contest is held;
  • The jury of the second stage of the Competition, headed by the Chairman of the ROC and ROC, is formed from clergy, artists, culture, literature, science and teachers.
  1. SUMMING UP THE RESULTS OF THE COMPETITION

6.1. The results of the Diocesan stage of the competition are published on the official website of the Kuznetsk Diocese (http://website/) and the official website of the Department of Religious Education and Catechization of the Kuznetsk Diocese (http://kuzeoroik.pravorg.ru/).

6.2. The results of the International Children's Creativity Contest "The Beauty of God's World" are the results of the second (final) stage of the Contest.

6.3. The results of the International Competition are published on the website of the Department of Religious Education and Catechism of the Russian Orthodox Church (https://pravobraz.ru).

6.4. Based on the results of the Competition, an exhibition may be held and a catalog of the winning works submitted to the Competition in the current year published.

  1. AWARDING THE WINNERS OF THE COMPETITION

7.1. The awarding of the winners of the Diocesan stage of the Competition will take place on November 8 at the Kuznetsk Central City Clinical Hospital named after V.I. A.N. Radishchev” (address: Kuznetsk, Kirova st., 100) at 14.00. Awards and gifts are determined by the organizer of the Diocesan stage of the Competition.

7.2. The awarding of the winners of the second stage of the Competition will be held in Moscow during the International Christmas Educational Readings. The winners are awarded Patriarchal letters and gifts.

7.3. For awarding winners in Moscow:

  • each child arrives in Moscow accompanied by a parent or substitute person;
  • tickets to Moscow and back for each winner of the second stage, from the Kuznetsk diocese, are paid by the diocesan administration;
  • accommodation, meals and cultural program are paid by the Organizing Committee of the International Christmas Educational Readings;
  • payment of expenses of an accompanying person related to a trip to Moscow (accommodation, meals, excursion, transport) is carried out at the expense of the Kuznetsk diocese;
  • the schedule of arrival and departure of the winners of the Competition is determined by the Organizing Committee of the International Christmas Educational Readings and is brought to the attention of the participants in advance.

APPENDIX 1

Competition nominations in 2017:

"MAIN TOPIC":

  • My Moscow - My Capital (dedicated to the 870th anniversary);
  • Nativity;
  • Bible stories;
  • The spiritual world and the earthly world;
  • Christ and the Church;
  • Favorite temple;
  • The beauty of native nature;
  • My house, my village, my city;
  • My family, my friends.

"ORTHODOX ICON":

  • Only students of icon-painting schools or workshops who have reached the age of 13-17 can take part in this nomination. Works must be performed in compliance with the canons of Orthodox iconography.

"PAINT ON PORCELAIN":

  • The nomination involves the participation of children aged 13–17, mainly students of art secondary and secondary specialized educational institutions (it has additional requirements for the design of works).

APPENDIX 2

For participation in the second stage competition, you must fill out an application

Works must be sent to the sector of events and competitions of the Synodal Department of Religious Education and Catechization at the address: 127051, Moscow, st. Petrovka, d. 28/2 (request with courier delivery)

The package of documents attached to the drawings:

  1. application made according to the template (printed version + document in Word format);
  2. a cover letter with the seal and signature of the diocesan bishop (original);
  3. a copy of the protocol with the results of the I (Diocesan) stage of the competition;
  4. a copy of the passport or birth certificate for each participant;
  5. agreement from the parents on the transfer of rights to every work;
  6. consent to the processing of personal data.

Sample application:

To works (drawing or essay) necessarily attached:

  • Application for participation in the Competition;
  • Copy of the protocol of the I stage of the Contest c signature ruling bishop;
  • cover letter c seal and signature ruling bishop (original);
  • Copy of passport or birth certificate everyone participant;
  • Agreement on the transfer of rights to work;
  • Consent to the processing of personal data.

With the blessing of His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow All Russia, an international competition of children's creativity "BEAUTY OF GOD'S WORLD" is being held as part of the International Christmas Educational Readings.

THE PURPOSE OF THIS COMPETITION is the spiritual, moral and patriotic education of the younger generation, familiarizing young people with Orthodox culture, identifying new talents and creating an environment for creative communication between children and youth in Russia, countries of near and far abroad.

The competition is held in two stages. The first stage is carried out at the regional (diocesan) level and can be divided into school and district/municipal. The second stage of the competition takes place in Moscow. The works of the winners of the second stage, selected by the jury, will be presented at the exhibition during the International Christmas Educational Readings.

With the blessing of His Eminence, His Grace VICTOR, Bishop of Glazov and Igrinsk, the regional (diocesan) stage of the Competition is held in the Glazov diocese from September 01 to November 10 of this year (school, municipal and regional stages), while the Competition is at the level of educational institutions (school / municipal stage) is held from September 01 to October 10, 2018.

Students of educational institutions (comprehensive schools, art schools, additional education centers, studios, etc.) and Sunday educational groups of the parishes of the Glazov diocese are invited to participate in this stage. The Department of Religious Education and Catechism of the Glazov Diocese is responsible for holding the regional (diocesan) stage of the Competition. We invite you to take part in the International Children's Creativity Contest "BEAUTY OF GOD'S WORLD" for students of educational institutions of the city of Glazov, educational groups of parishes of the Glazov diocese. To participate in the competition, you must carefully read the information about the competition "BEAUTY OF GOD'S WORLD" in the Appendix

Appendix 1

POSITION

about the International Competition of Children's Creativity

"BEAUTY OF GOD'S WORLD"

  1. CONDITIONS OF THE COMPETITION

Students of educational (secondary), secondary specialized educational institutions, institutions of additional education, Sunday schools and parish educational groups and other children's institutions in Russia and abroad can take part in the competition. All rights to the works submitted to the Competition belong to the Department of Religious Education and Catechism of the Russian Orthodox Church. Topics, nominations of the Competition and the number of prizes in each nomination are approved by the Department of Religious Education and Catechism of the Russian Orthodox Church annually and published on its official website www.otdelro.ru by September 14 of this year. WORKS ARE NOT REVIEWED AND ARE NOT RETURNED.

Works sent to the Competition must meet the following requirements: works are performed in graphic (pencil) or painting (watercolor, gouache, pastel, oil, ink) technique; the size of the works is at least 30x40 cm and at least 50x70 cm; works have margins of at least 0.5 cm; works are not issued with a passe-partout or frames;

  1. REQUIREMENTS FOR COMPETITION WORK

On the reverse side of the work must be indicated:

- phone number for contacting parents or official representatives of the author (indicating the code of the settlement);

- name of the drawing;

- surname, name, patronymic of the teacher (in full, not initials!);

- the full name of the educational institution, its address. WORK MUST BE COMPLETED IN THE YEAR IN WHICH THE COMPETITION IS HELD.

  1. Each work must be accompanied by the consent of the parents (parent) or the person replacing him (legal representative) on the transfer of rights to use the work to the Department of Religious Education and Catechization of the Russian Orthodox Church. It is advisable to place this agreement on the back of the work (for example, glue it with clerical glue or connect it to the work with a paper clip). IMPORTANT: WORKS THAT DO NOT MEET THE SPECIFIED REQUIREMENTS WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED FOR THE COMPETITION!
  2. See below for a sample Consent of parents (legal representatives) of students for the transfer of creative rights.
  3. Nominations and prizes of the competition in 2018

1.1. "MAIN TOPIC":

Baptism of Russia;

Princes of Kievan Rus;

Saints of the 10th-11th century period;

Bible stories;

The spiritual world and the earthly world;

Christ and the Church;

Favorite temple;

The beauty of native nature;

My house, my village, my city;

My family and friends.

1.2. "ORTHODOX ICON":

Only students of icon-painting schools or workshops who have reached the age of 13-17 can take part in this nomination. Works must be performed in compliance with the canons of Orthodox monographic painting.

1.3. "PAINT ON PORCELAIN":

The nomination involves the participation of children aged 13-17, mainly students of artistic secondary specialized educational institutions (has additional requirements for the design of works)

  1. How to take part in the international competition of children's creativity "BEAUTY OF GOD'S WORLD" (diocesan tour).

For the convenience of holding the regional stage of the Competition, it is divided into three stages:

holding the stage of the Competition at the level of an educational institution (EI) and Sunday schools of the municipal district (deanery): each educational institution / Sunday school wishing to participate in the Competition determines the person responsible for holding the stage of the Competition in the educational institution and establishes the school jury of this stage in its own way discretion. In the period from September 01 to October 10, 2018, the educational institution / Sunday school organizes an exhibition of works, where the jury determines the winners in three age categories based on: 1st place - 1 work; II place - 2 works; III place - 3 works.

  1. The educational institution / Sunday school independently awards the winners of this stage with diplomas / certificates and letters of thanks. Upon completion of the work, the winners (no more than 18) are transferred to the organizing committee of the municipal stage of the competition for participation in the selection exhibition. The coordinators of the municipal stage are the deans of the church districts, assistants to the dean for religious education and catechesis, and a representative of the municipal services (department of education or department of culture of the district). Works can also be transferred immediately to the diocesan administration at the address: Glazov, Svobody sq. 10 A, in case the municipal stage is not held in the districts and deaneries.
  2. The stage of the Competition in the district center of the municipal district of the deanery involves the following events: Exhibition of works by the winners of the stage of the Competition at the school/Sunday school level, the result of which should be the selection of the best works of the exhibition participants for submission to the diocesan stage of the competition in Glazov. The distribution of prizes at this stage coincides with the previous one: I place - one winner; II place - two winners; 3rd place - three winners. The exhibition is organized by the dean together with municipal services (department of education or department of culture). The Dean is the Chairman of the Competition Commission. The awarding of the winners of this stage is carried out by the Dean, together with municipal services. Upon completion of this stage the deans must submit the works of the winners to the ROIC of the Glazov diocese, accompanying them with all the necessary documents (Consent to the transfer of rights to work, Copy of birth certificate, etc.). The timing of this stage: from 10 to 20 October 2018.
  3. The stage of the Competition in Glazov is held by the Department of Religious Education and Catechesis of the Glazov diocese among the works of participants who won prizes in the deaneries of the Glazov diocese. The selected works will be sent to Moscow to participate in the federal stage of the International Competition for Children's Creativity "BEAUTY OF GOD'S WORLD". The works of the winners of the diocesan stage of the competition will be published on the website of the diocese. the awarding of the winners of the diocesan stage of the Competition will be held at a solemn event (where participants will be invited along with their parents and teachers) after the exhibition of these works in the Spaso-Preobrazhensky Cathedral in Glazov on November 01, 2018.
  4. A sample of filling out an application for participation in the International Competition of Children's Creativity:

children's creativity "The beauty of God's world"

With the blessing of His Grace Bishop Hilarion of Kineshma and Palekh, the regional stage of the competition is taking place on the territory of the Kineshma diocese "The beauty of God's world". Young artists fell in love with this contest and it is gratifying that the best works are exhibited at the Christmas Readings in the Cathedral of Christ the Savior in Moscow, and their authors are invited to Moscow for awards. Each diocese can send no more than 15 works to the competition.

Please submit your entries by November 1, 2018. to the Spiritual and Educational Center of the Kineshma diocese Elena Potekhina, tel. 8-961-116-64-36.

A package of documents is attached to the drawings: a document proving the identity and age of the child, consent to the processing of personal data, consent to the transfer of rights to the submitted work.


The International Children's Art Competition "The Beauty of God's World" (hereinafter referred to as the "Competition") is held as part of the International Christmas Educational Readings.

FOUNDERS AND ORGANIZERS

The founder of the Competition is the Moscow Patriarchy.

The Organizer of the Competition is the Department of Religious Education and Catechism of the Russian Orthodox Church.

GOALS AND OBJECTIVES

The children's art competition is aimed at:

· spiritual education, moral and patriotic education of the younger generation;

· introducing young people to Orthodox culture and world culture in general;

Identification and disclosure of young talents;

· creating an environment for creative communication of children and youth in Russia, near and far abroad countries.

Participants of the Competition, reflecting in their works everything that surrounds them in everyday life - their family, friends, home and city, nature in its various manifestations, transfer to paper their vision of the world created by God, children learn to see beauty around them, and it means to love your land, your homeland.

CONDITIONS OF THE COMPETITION

The competition of children's creativity is held in the field of fine arts.

All rights to the works submitted to the Competition belong to the Department of Religious Education and Catechism of the Russian Orthodox Church.

Students of general education (secondary), secondary special educational institutions, institutions of additional education, Sunday schools, pupils of preschool and other children's institutions in Russia and abroad can take part in the Competition.

the first group up to 8 years;

The second group is 9-12 years old;

The third group is 13-17 years old.

Topics, nominations of the Contest and the number of prizes in each nomination are approved by the Department of Religious Education and Catechization of the Russian Orthodox Church annually and published on its official website www.otdeIro.ru by September 1 of the year in which the Contest is held.

Works are not reviewed and are not returned.

REQUIREMENTS FOR COMPETITION WORK

Works sent to the Competition must meet the following requirements:

Works are performed in graphic (pencil) or painting (watercolor, gouache, pastel, oil, ink) technique;

· the size of works is not less than 30x40 cm and not more than 50x70 cm;

Works have margins not less than 0.5 cm wide;

Works are not issued with a passe-partout or frames;

· on the reverse side of the work must be indicated: last name, first name, age of the author, phone number for contacting parents or official representatives of the author (indicating the code of the country and locality), the title of the picture, as well as the last name, first name, patronymic of the teacher, the full name of the educational institution , his address;

· The work must be completed in the year in which the Competition is held.

Each work must be accompanied by an Agreement between the parents (parent) or a person replacing him (official representative) on the transfer of rights to use the work to the Department of Religious Education and Catechization of the Russian Orthodox Church.

Works that do not meet the specified requirements will not be accepted for the Competition.

STAGES OF THE COMPETITION

The competition is held in two stages.

· takes place at the level of the dioceses of the Russian Orthodox Church. Responsible for organizing and holding events in the dioceses are the diocesan Departments of Religious Education and Catechism with the support of the regional Departments of Culture (as agreed);

· to evaluate the works (determine the winners) in the diocese, a jury of the diocesan stage of the Competition is formed under the chairmanship of the ruling Bishop;

· the results of the first stage of the Contest are summed up by November 1st (inclusive) of the year in which the Contest is held;

· the results of the regional stage of the Competition are documented by the decision of the jury and approved by the ruling Bishop;

· a copy of the Jury's Decision is submitted to the Department of Religious Education and Catechization of the Russian Orthodox Church along with the best works;

· No more than 15 (fifteen) winning works are delivered to the Department of Religious Education and Catechization of the Russian Orthodox Church on time, no later than November 20 of the corresponding year, at the address: 127051, Moscow, st. Petrovka, d. 28/2, Department of religious education and catechesis, competition "The beauty of God's world." Delivery of works to the Department of Religious Education and Catechesis of the Russian Orthodox Church is carried out at the expense of the diocese (diocesan administration);

· Works that have not passed the first stage of the Contest are not accepted for the second stage.

· takes place in Moscow, in the Department of Religious Education and Catechism of the Russian Orthodox Church;

· Summing up the results of the second stage of the Contest is carried out by the jury until the th of December of the year in which the Contest is held;

· The jury of the second stage of the Competition, headed by the Chairman of the Department of Religious Education and Catechism of the Russian Orthodox Church, is formed from clergy, artists, culture, literature, science and teachers.

SUMMING UP THE RESULTS OF THE COMPETITION

The results of the Competition are the results of the second (final) stage of the Competition.

The results of the Competition are published on the official website of the Department of Religious Education and Catechization of the Russian Orthodox Church www.otdeIro.ru.

Based on the results of the Competition, an exhibition may be held and a catalog of the winning works submitted to the Competition in the current year published.

AWARDING THE WINNERS OF THE COMPETITION

The awarding of the winners of the first stage of the Competition is held in the dioceses of the Russian Orthodox Church in a solemn atmosphere. Awards and gifts to the winners of the diocesan stage are determined by the responsible persons of the diocese.

The awarding of the winners of the second stage of the Competition is held in Moscow during the International Christmas Educational Readings. The winners of the Competition, who took 1st place in each nomination, are awarded with Patriarchal letters and valuable gifts. Participants of the Competition, who took 2nd and 3rd places, are awarded with certificates of the Chairman of the Department of Religious Education and Catechism of the Russian Orthodox Church and valuable gifts.

For awarding winners in Moscow:

· each child arrives accompanied by one adult (parent or substitute person) who is responsible for the life and health of the child during this trip;

· tickets to Moscow and back for each winner and accompanying person are paid by the diocesan administration of the diocese from which the winning work was submitted;

· Accommodation, meals and cultural program for the winners of the Competition are paid by the Organizing Committee of the International Christmas Educational Readings;

· payment of expenses of the accompanying person related to the trip to Moscow (accommodation, meals, excursion program, transport) is carried out at the expense of the diocesan administration of the diocese from which the winning child was sent;

· the schedule of arrival and departure of the winners of the Competition is determined by the Organizing Committee of the International Christmas Educational Readings and is brought to the attention of the participants in advance.

Diocesan Departments of Religious Education and Catechism, which most successfully organized the Competition, are awarded letters of thanks from the Department of Religious Education and Catechism of the Russian Orthodox Church.