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Central Lakes Trust (CLT) is celebrating 25 years of giving back to our community! To mark this special milestone, we’re inviting young artists from Year 7 to Year 13 to create a one-of-a-kind design or artwork.

This is an exciting chance for aspiring artists to showcase their creativity, with the winning design taking centre stage in our anniversary celebrations. The theme for the competition is Giving, encouraging students to reflect on generosity, community, and impact.

 

A panel led by local artist Dee Copeland will select the winning design which will be printed on a tea towel and featured on the cover of our 2026 Annual Report. All entries will be displayed at our Scholarships Award Ceremony on 3 November 2025, where the winners will be announced.

 

Don’t miss this opportunity to be part of CLT’s legacy. Get creative and submit your design!

Key dates

  • Entries are now open and close on 10 October 2025 at 4 pm.

  • Judging: 13 October – 24 October 2025

  • Winners announced: 3 November 2025

Prizes

  • 1st prize: $350 Prezzy Card 

  • 2nd prize: $250 Prezzy Card 

  • 3rd prize: $200 Prezzy Card 

  • People’s choice: $200 Prezzy Card 

How to enter

Step 1:     

Create a design or artwork that reflects the theme Giving. Please ensure your piece aligns with the submission guidelines below.
Step 2:     

Complete the online entry form by clicking on this link.
You will be asked to provide:

  • Your name and contact details

  • Title and brief description of your artwork

  • Agreement to the terms and conditions

  • Confirmation that you will deliver your physical artwork by the deadline.

Step 3:

Bring your physical artwork to our office:


190a Waenga Drive, Cromwell
Drop-off times: Monday – Friday, 9 am till 4 pm
Deadline: 10 October 2025 at 4 pm


Please clearly label your artwork with your full name and artwork title.


If you are unable to bring your artwork to our office, please contact us for assistance. 

Eligibility

Entries are open to young artists in Y7 – Y13 residing in the CLT Region.

Submission requirements

  • All entries must be two-dimensional, fit within a 500 mm x 370 mm area, and be scannable.

  • Accepted mediums include drawing, painting, printmaking, and mixed media. Photography and digital art, except for minor elements incorporated in a collage, will NOT be considered.

  • Mixed media pieces must not exceed 5 mm in depth.

About Dee Copeland

Dee is an award-winning contemporary portrait painter who lives and works in Central Otago. Her artwork reflects her curiosity with the human face, the beauty of detail, uniqueness of the people and their intriguing lives and stories. She mostly works with oil on canvas, but also enjoy printmaking and detailed sketches and illustrations.

Terms and Conditions

Judging    

Judging will be conducted in two rounds:

  • Round 1: CLT staff will select the finalists.

  • Round 2: Dee Copeland will select a winner, second, and third place. 

The judges’ decision is final and no correspondence will be entered into.


Judging criteria     

Artworks will be assessed for their originality, relevance, and suitability for screen printing on a tea towel.
Other criteria will include impact and wow factor, originality, composition, creativity, and technical ability.


People’s Choice    

All entries will be uploaded to the CLT Facebook page on Monday, 20 October 2005 for public voting. The artwork with the most reactions (like, love, haha, wow, sad, and angry) by 5 pm on Friday, 24 October will be declared the People’s Choice winner.


Terms

  • Your design must be completely your own work. If it is found to be copied, break copyright rules, or include elements from someone else’s design, it will be disqualified.

  • CLT staff, trustees, and their direct family members cannot enter the competition.


License    

  • By entering, you agree to grant CLT an exclusive, perpetual, and royalty-free licence to use, modify, reproduce, and distribute your submitted design in any form and for any purpose, without requiring further permission or compensation.

  • You will retain ownership of the original physical artwork and may sell it at your discretion. However, you will not retain any commercial rights to the submitted design itself. CLT’s exclusive licence means you may not use the design for any other commercial purposes.

  • You may display the design in your personal or professional portfolio, including online and in print, as an example of your work.

  • CLT agrees to credit you as the designer wherever the design is used publicly, where reasonably practicable. Your moral rights under the Copyright Act 1994, including the right to be identified as the author and the right to object to derogatory treatment of the work, will be respected.

  • You will not receive any payment or royalties beyond the prizes as set out above.

 

General    

  • We may need to adjust your design for printing, such as colours or size.

  • CLT reserves the right to change competition details, like entry deadlines, if needed.

  • Each person may submit one entry only. 

 

Privacy    

By entering, you agree that CLT can use your name and/or likeness in competition updates, including social media, the website, and newsletters.

For more information about the competition, please email us at communications@clt.net.nz.

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