«Draw, Photograph, and Research» Competition 2022

10 October 2022 - 10 November 2022

The Antiquities Museum, affiliated with the Cultural Communication Sector at the BA, is organizing a competition entitled «Draw, Photograph, and Research» for age range 15–20 years old. The Museum is presenting this annual competition for the eighth year in a row, as it ascribes special importance to the activity of museum education in order to spread archaeological awareness among children and young people, develop their talents and show their artistic creativity. Believing in the multi-talented, we cordially expand the opportunity to the contestants by adding a new division to the competition, which is «Photography».

The statue of the Seated Scribe representing the minister Tib-em-Ankh was chosen to be the subject of this year’s “Draw, Photograph, and Research” Competition, due to its importance during the Pharaonic era. The statue expresses the scribes who could read and write; they were held in high status in the country because they were a minority. As the majority of the people were peasants who could not read and write, and the country was in dire need of clerks to manage its affairs, such as collecting taxes, writing charters, and organizing the people’s financial matters, the scribes were the link between the rulers and the people.
The BA Antiquities Museum possesses among its collection the statue of the Seated Scribe, which dates back to the era of the 5th Dynasty, the reign of King Onas. This statue was found north of the Step Pyramid of Saqqara. It is made of pink granite, based on a base of white limestone, the scribe appears seated with a papyrus at his feet, indicating his interest in writing.
 

Click here for the photo of the statue

The Antiquities Museum offers three prizes in the painting division and three other prizes in the research division. The competition is divided into three sections:
 

Drawing

• Draw the required piece smoothly with flexible lines.
• Focus on details, shadow and light.
• Drawing on Canson weighing no more than 150 grams.
• Required space is 35 * 50, using a Faber-Castell HB pencil.
• The statue will be available on the museum's website (Antiquities museum).

Photography

• Contestants use only a mobile phone for shots.
• Contestants are free to choose the photography angle that they deem most appropriate from their point of view to highlight the aesthetics of the statue or to convey an idea through the image.
• Contestants can participate with a maximum of two photos.
• Contestants should take into account using a high-resolution mobile camera in order to be printed out well.
• Images are printed on matte paper (Math paper), size 25 * 30 cm, with a resolution of 300 dpi.

Research

• Information must be accurate and appropriate for the ages of the contestants.
• Pages number must not be less than 6 pages and not more than 10 pages.
• Research must be submitted in MS Word format, not manually typed.
• Images included in the research must be colored.
• A lecture about the chosen figure will be scheduled later to help the contestants with their research work.

Notes

• Competition starts on Monday, 10 October 2022, and lasts for a month.
• Applicants for this competition are accepted from within Alexandria Governorate only.
• Winners will be announced, and an award ceremony will be organized.
• Registration starts from Sunday to Thursday, 25–29 September 2022, until fully booked.

For inquiries and participation in the competition, please contact the Antiquities Museum:

Tel: +203 4839999, Eng. Nermin Nabil Riad.
Ext: 2386
Mobile number: 01224272222