YNOT — Spark Your Creativity with Graffiti

When people ask you why graffiti? You answered them Y, NOT?

Good news to all graffiti art enthusiasts — time to spark your creativity with graffiti and stand a chance to win RM40,000 cash and prizes! I attended the launch of the ‘YNOT — Spark Your Creativity with Graffiti’ art competition at IACT College last month.

Talk show with the VIPs — (from left to right) IACT College academic director Nicholas Lee, Vice President of Marketing, Genting Malaysia Berhard, Mr. Chow Wei Heng, art writer and competition judge Ooi Kok Chuen, and Artseni Gallery founder and the competition’s art consultant / judge Philip Wong.

The talk show was indeed interesting, giving me an a whole new insight of what graffiti is all about. It's not just merely an art, it's a way how people express themselves and voice out themselves in a form of art which I find pretty interesting. I've always enjoy looking at the graffiti art at a stretch of the River Klang by Pasar Seni LRT station. 

Mr Chow Wei Heng said, “Graffiti art is getting popular in the country, and there are indeed many talented Graffiti artists out there. We hope by organizing such competition we are able to create a platform to further enhance the appreciation of graffiti and its artists to the general public.” 

A brief explanation on the mechanism of the contest and how the FB app works. 

The competition is opened to all graffiti artists who are 18 years old and above. There are two categories which is the Open and Student categories. Registration is now available at Resorts World Genting Facebook page; click HERE. Students are required to provide a scanned copy of student identification to register. Every participants is required to submit one original full colour visual of concept and idea according to the theme 'Fun & Excitement' on or before 13 March 2013. The selected entries will be posted on Facebook for fans to vote from March 15 to 28.

Finalists will be chosen based on the FB fans vote as well as by the panel of judges according to the visual of concept under the criteria given. Selected participants will be notified via phone or email on the 29th of March.

Winners will be selected based on Judges Award and Facebook Voting Award for each catergory. I guess everyone will be more eager to know what are the prizes right? Well, here you go!

Open Category 

The grand prize winner - RM3,000 cash prize and Resorts World Langkawi holiday package. 

1st runner up winner - RM2,000 cash prize and 3D2N Awana Hotel stay voucher

 2nd runner up winner will receive RM1,000 cash prize and 3D2N First World Hotel stay voucher

 7 consolation prize winners will receive 3D2N First World Hotel stay voucher

Student Category 

The grand prize winner -  RM1,000 cash prize and 3D2N First World Hotel stay voucher

1st runner up winners - RM800 cash prize and 3D2N First World Hotel stay voucher

2nd runner up winners - RM500 cash prize and 3D2N First World Hotel stay voucher 

7 consolation prize winners - 3D2N First World Hotel stay voucher

So what are you waiting for? Don't miss opportunity to show off your talent and to have your artwork showcased as well at various locations in Resorts World Genting! People from all walks of life and visitors from all over the world will get to see and enjoy these fine works. 

Good thing they provide a plain board for the public and media to have a taste of drawing graffiti. 

Me, trying to be creative :P 

but obviously... failed cause all I can came up with was a pink heart shape HEHEHE 

Feel free to hop on to www.rwgenting.com or www.facebook.com/resortsworldgenting for more info about the competition and complete rules and regulations.

All the best and most importantly, have fun!

xx