Art and Culture Center of Hollywood: Florida BRICK Creation Challenge

Florida BRICK Creation Challenge

In conjunction with the Art and Culture Center of Hollywood’s summer exhibition Nathan Sawaya: Replay, Florida residents are invited to use their own LEGO® pieces to create and compete in this fun state-wide contest and exhibition. Pieces will be displayed in the Center’s galleries and each participating group of entrants will be awarded prizes based on the following contest categories

Entry Categories:	Judging Criteria:
• Individuals age 6 – 10	• Most Creative
• Individuals 11 – 17	• Most Colorful
• Individuals age 18 and up	• Most Complex
• Teams/Families

Click here [pdf] to download an entry form.

Prizes

First-place prizes will be awarded in each entry category (ages 6-10, 11-17, 18 and up; Teams/Families) for Most Creative, Most Colorful, and Most Complex. Individual
winners will receive LEGO gift cards. Team/Family winners will receive a gift certificate to enjoy a pizza party.

All entrants will receive two complimentary gallery passes
to attend the Florida BRICK Creation Challenge exhibition (Aug. 7-15) and a certificate acknowledging their participation at the awards ceremony.

Important Dates

August 1 – 4: Florida BRICK Creation Challenge entries must be delivered in person to the Art and Culture Center of Hollywood during normal gallery hours (Mon. – Sat 10 am-5 pm; Sun. Noon-4 pm). Entries may also be shipped to the Center at the contestant’s expense.
August 7 – 15: Florida BRICK Creation Challenge exhibition on display.
Sunday, August 15, 2 pm: Awards presentation.

Florida BRICK Creation Challenge Rules

Use your own LEGO bricks and elements to build an original creation at home. Then bring or have the completed work delivered, along with a $5 entry fee (a portion of which will be devoted to the Center’s children and youth scholarship fund), to the Center for display and judging.
Use only genuine LEGO bricks and elements. Constructions made from specialty themed LEGO kits are not eligible.
Designs and constructions must be original.
Pieces should not exceed 36 inches in any dimension.
Individuals may enter their appropriate age category and the Teams/Families category (2 separate creations and entry fees)

Additional rules and guidelines included on registration form [pdf]. For more information, call 954. 921. 3274.

The Art and Culture Center of Hollywood’s BRICK Creation Challenge is not sponsored nor affiliated in anyway with artist Nathan Sawaya or the LEGO^® corporation. LEGO^® is the registered trademark of the LEGO Group.

Funding for the 09/10 visual arts season is provided in part by Francie Bishop Good and David Horvitz, the Hudson Family Fund of the Community Foundation of Broward, the BankAtlantic Foundation, and a grant from Funding Arts Broward.