Contest: Arts for Animal Rights!

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Hello, I´d like to hold my first contest here! :D

Your challenge is to produce (or offer, if already made) a nice piece of art supporting the animal rights. It may be especially traditional or digital art, but I would accept other forms too, like literature or photomanipulation, if they´re good.

The best and simplest definition for me concerning this issue is that an animal cannot be considered a property of any human. So they can live in freedom and no exploitation by our species.

Just note that while animal welfare is about reduction of suffering or "happier lives" when or before animals are used or killed; animal rights is about non-use of animals at all.

The deadline is March 15th. The entries will be voted by the members of the Group of Studies on Animal Rights, here in Sao Paulo, Brazil, and the winner will be chosen this way.

If you´re interested, please submit your artwork in this folder, in the group Natures-Animals. But don´t forget to, at first, notify me about your artwork, through comment or note, so that we can be sure that your piece fits on the contest.

Also, please write in the info area under your artwork just a line saying that it´s an entry for that, with a link to this journal or to the new journal about all the entries, ok?

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Since 2010, I organize a annual exhibit of art related to animal rights here and I plan to show the most of pieces of art possible offered to this contest in this third edition, of 2012. So, if you´re participating in the contest, know that maybe I´m going to use your work in the exhibit, ok? (I just need to check the resources to print each work... eheh.)

I´m still thinking about the prizes (I accept suggestions), but it´ll be at least a Premium Membership, a watercolour comission I can do for you and special highlights during the 2012 arts for animal rights Brazilian exhibition (printed in larger size than the others, for example) and make your piece public better before the event too, which will happen in June 30th, at Vegacy Restaurant. The local may be a local cultural centre too, I´m working on that.

If you´re interested in participate and are planning your work, please tell me! The same if you´d like to help with other prizes or hold a similar exhibition in your country too!

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Update 1 (January 8th)

The prize could be also the number of dA points correspondent to the price of premium membership (the duration of this will depend on my talks with the group of studies, eheh).

Good links for you solving doubts about animal rights in my view:
- Animal Rights in About.com: animalrights.about.com/ (here there´s a good explanation between animal rights and animal welfare, for example: animalrights.about.com/od/anim…
- Abolitionist Approach: www.abolitionistapproach.com/

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Update 2 (January 10th)

I´d like to thank you all for your interest! I´ve already counted 11 people, from 6 different countries, who made public their willing to participate! I need to thank especially the group ILoveAnimals, where many of the participants are coming from. I thank the group Vegans for their help too.

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Update 3 (February 10th)

Well, there are now 6 entries and 14 other people interested in participate! I also could decide about the prizes. Read more about that in the new journal I´ve just published!

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Update 4 (February 12th)

Wow! Now there are 10 artworks in the contest, included in our new folder!

And today I´ve also added above in this journal the link for that, to make it easier to find!

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Update 5 (March 5th)

We have now 25 entries! Wow, so happy with that!

And from now I´m just asking that every participant add the information about the contest in the info area under their artworks, ok? If you don´t mind, of course. :)
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Hey, folks, we have GREAT NEWS about the 2013 edition of this contest! [Read more here -> [link] ]

The international vegan company Surya Brasil, present in Brazil, the United States, India, France and 16 other countries, is now supporting with prizes the 2nd International Arts for Animal Rights Contest!

Surya offers, to each one of the three first winners: a kit shampoo, hair conditioner and mask of Precious Amazon Line (in case of female winners); or kit shaving of Sapien Man Line, including shaving cream, facial exfoliator and post-shaving hydratant (in case of male winners)! All the products have Vegan and Ecocert certificate for organic products.

They also receive the company bottom with the text "Love Vegan Cosmetics".

Know more about Surya Brasil in its website ( [link] ), page on Facebook ( [link] ) or YouTube channell ( [link] )!

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The new prizes complement the many products already offered by the company JMA - J´adore Mes Amis, besides the Premium membership here at deviantArt, a painting of mine and special homage during the 4th Arts for Animal Rights Brazilian Party & Exhibit!

So now... is there enough motivation to participate, create and send your art(s)? :D Tell me if not! hehe