Call for Entries for Digital Art Exhibition

18^th DLSU Arts Congress

Malikhaing Diwa: Nature, Technology, and the Creative Soul

https://animorepository.dlsu.edu.ph/conf_artscongress/2025/

February 26 - 27, 2025 (Hybrid)

De La Salle University, Manila, Philippines

Call for Entries for Digital Art Exhibition

The 18th DLSU Arts Congress (DAC) seeks to promote a space that welcomes everyone to explore their artistic talents or potential, supported by an interdisciplinary framework.  It calls for original digital artworks (in black and white or in full color) that represent the theme “Malikhaing Diwa: Nature, Technology, and the Creative Soul” and congress subthemes for an online and onsite digital art exhibition. Led this year by  The Academy, in collaboration with the College of Computer Studies, College of Science, Cultural Arts Office, The Libraries, and The Museum, the congress explores how the advances in science and technology offer new forms of collaborative human-to-human and human-to-AI practices that can fuel creativity and inspire innovation in Technology, the Sciences, and the Arts and Humanities. 

Entries for Submission

Artists may submit a maximum of three (3) digital artworks that should embody the theme or any of the related sub-themes presented at the Arts Congress. These artworks will be curated for display on an online exhibition platform as well as in the Henry Sy, Sr. Hall on the 6th floor. Additional satellite exhibits will also be organized across the Manila and Laguna campuses.

Forms of digital arts include but are not limited to:

• Arts in Nanoscience
• Environmental Photography
• Graphic Designs for Advertising
• Games and Game Arts
• Infographics on Nature
• Visual communications

Submission instructions

Digital files of the artwork should be uploaded to the AnimoRepository page, accompanied by a short description of the artwork (50-100 words), the artist’s or artists’ bio-note/s (50-100 words) with their email address/es to be filled in the form found therein on or before January 18, 2025.

For Digital Painting, the file must be submitted in .psd format. The artwork must be in 1632 x 1248px size and 300dpi. The chosen entry must be submitted in print (max 13 x 17”). 

For Augmented Reality Artworks, the artist must have a .apk file ready to install on provided Android Phones with a short write-up describing the features of the application. 

For 3D models, the artwork must be only at around 5,000-15,000 polygons and must be submitted in.obj format.. 

For Games, the artist must provide a playable copy of the game. Shorter games (playable in 5-10mins) should provide the entire copy of the game while longer games (RPGs, Story driven) should provide a specific level (or levels) to be exhibited in an executable (.exe) file.. In addition, a short 30 second trailer of the game and a write-up with a game overview must be submitted.

For Animations, a .mp4 file must be submitted. It must be limited to 3-5 minutes only. Any means of animation is welcome (Digital, Stop-Motion, Film). The artist must also provide a write-up with the plot of the animation.

For Music, files should be submitted in .wav format and must not exceed 10 minutes. This must be accompanied by a write-up describing the title, theme and background of the track, the artist’s name, and album art.

Registration Fee for Artist-Participant: PHP500 (USD10)*

Note: 

• The fee is waived for DLSU artist-participants.
• Participants are responsible for arranging their own transportation and lodging. 

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