Drawn to Water: Quentin Blake at WWT

National Art Competition terms and conditions

This prize competition is run by WWT (Wildfowl and Wetlands Trust) in association with Quentin Blake studios.

By entering the prize competition, you are agreeing to these terms and conditions.

How to enter

To take part in the art competition, we would like you to visually capture the wonder of wetlands at a WWT site, showing what our wetlands mean to you.

Perhaps you might capture the time spent with friends and family at one our sites, wildlife that has a special meaning to you or the peace and tranquillity of our wetland landscapes.

Your submission needs to be in a two-dimensional form, e.g., a drawing, painting, collage, or photograph that can be submitted as an image via our website entry form or posted to us at Drawn to Water competition, WWT, Newgrounds Lane, Slimbridge, Gloucestershire, GL2 7BT.

Head to our competition entry form to upload the image of your 2D creation with a few sentences explaining what wetlands mean to you and the name of the WWT site your artwork represents.

Dates

The competition opens on 4th September 2023, the closing date is 31st December at 12 noon.

The entries will be shortlisted by WWT’s team then sent to a judging panel including WWT staff and a member of the Quentin Blake studios team who will pick a winner and three runners up. The winner will be announced on 31st January 2024.

Eligibility

All prize competitions run by WWT sites are free to enter.
In entering the prize competition, you confirm that you are eligible to do so and eligible to claim any prize you may win.
If you are under 18, you must have the consent of your parents or legal guardian to take part in the Competition.
We reserve the right to disqualify any person from the competition and/or withdraw any Prize should an Entrant at any stage supply any untruthful, inaccurate or misleading personal details and information.
The national competition will be shortlisted by WWT staff, and a judging panel will choose the final winners.
Prizes are distributed by WWT. The first prize winner will receive one framed limited-edition print of ‘Heron’ by Quentin Blake, and a day ticket for up to four people to visit a WWT centre of your choice. There are three runner-up prizes, each a set of 6 books from The Quentin Blake Papers series, plus a day ticket for up to four people to visit a WWT centre of your choice.
The prize is non-exchangeable, non-transferable and no cash alternatives will be offered. We are unable to offer additional prizes or exchange the prize for tickets, membership, money or gift vouchers.
WWT staff and volunteers are not permitted to enter the competition.
WWT will only use your data for the competition purposes. You may opt-in to sign up to join our mailing list to hear more from WWT. You can opt out at any time by emailing supporter@wwt.org.uk.
WWT reserve the right to substitute prizes with another prize of equal or higher value if circumstances beyond control make it necessary to do so.
The decision of WWT regarding any aspect of the prize competition is final and binding.
The winner will be announced on 31st January 2024.
WWT will attempt to contact the winner twice by email or telephone. If the winner does not respond and the prize is not claimed within 14 days, WWT reserve the right to choose a new winner. The original winner will lose the right to claim the prize. Please allow 14 days for delivery of the prize delivery or alternative collection or delivery arrangements may be made through mutual agreement.
All personal details and information given must be correct.

Data protection and publicity

By entering this prize competition, you consent to any personal information you provide in entering the prize draw being used by WWT for the purposes of administering the prize draw, and for those purposes as defined within our privacy policy.

We will use your personal details for the purposes of: (a) operating the Competition and processing your Competition entry; (b) posting your name on social media and /or the dedicated webpage for the Competition should you win the Competition; (c) dealing with any enquiries or complaints; and (d) notifying you of news about our company, products, and/or upcoming products. Entering the Competition constitutes your agreement to this use of your personal data.
Where we want to use your personal details for purposes other than those above (such as publicity surrounding the Competition) we will offer you the opportunity to specifically opt in to this.
Your personal information will be treated in accordance with our privacy policy and in accordance with current UK data protection legislation.

Limitation of liability

WWT does not accept any liability for any damage, loss, injury or disappointment suffered by any entrants as a result of either participating in the prize draw or being selected for a prize. We will not be liable if a Prize fails to reach a Winner, or a Winner cannot take a Prize, or delivery of a Prize is delayed.