Intellectual disability is a term used when a person has difficulty understanding, concentrating, learning and remembering new things in their everyday life. People with an intellectual disability may need support to develop new skills, understand complex information and communicate with other people. Intellectual disabilities almost always become evident during the developmental years. Despite certain limitations, people with an intellectual disability often have other strengths and capabilities. People with an intellectual disability are all very different individuals. Some of them have additional health problems or disabilities that can make their lives harder.
There are different types of intellectual disabilities, which can be classified as mild, moderate, severe or profound. In all cases an intellectual disability is lifelong. The level of support someone needs depends on the individual. For example, someone with a mild intellectual disability may only need support with things like getting a job. However, someone with a severe or profound disability may need fulltime care and support with every aspect of their life – they may also have physical disabilities. These categories are not rigid and there are no clear dividing lines between the different groups. It’s important to realise that language is constantly changing. The words we use to describe intellectual disabilities have changed over time, and will continue to change, as a result of listening to people with personal experience and as a result of changing values and attitudes in society.
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Please note artists must be aged 13 years or older to enter the IHC Art Awards.
If you are selected as a Winner or as one of the Thirty (30) Finalists, please let us know how you would like your name to appear on your Certificate.
If your artwork doesn't sell either in our pop-up gallery or on Trademe, this is the address we will return your artwork too.
Please note all artwork sale proceeds will be paid directly in to the artists bank account (this cannot be paid in to alternative bank accounts). Please send your artwork to National Office before Monday 12 June 2023 . You will also need to provide your bank account details (copy of your bank deposit slip OR a copy of your online bank statement (without the transactions) clearly showing the bank logo, bank account and bank account number and attach this to your artwork along with a copy of your confirmation of entry email. Please see the Art Awards Terms and Conditions of Entry for further information.
Please note that we do not accept group entries. Entries must be completed by a single artist.
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This is the lowest sum you would be happy to accept for the sale of your artwork should your artwork sell. Your artwork will be available for sale in our pop-up gallery. If it doesn't sell in the pop-up gallery, we will sell your artwork on Trademe.
Your artwork must have been completed between 1 May 2022 and 31 May 2023 (in the last twelve (12) months).
Please upload one to three clear images of your artwork. Save your images as a JPEG, GIF or PNG format only. Only use letters, numbers, underscores and hyphens in your artwork file names. There is a 1MB size limit on all image uploads but we recommend using image files of less than 500KB for the best results. Please ensure that your images are in the correct orientation before uploading them. If your images are saved upside-down, please rotate the images before uploading it.
Remember these are images the judges will use to judge your artwork.
