Mosaic Association South Africa is proud to launch the second national community service project – this time in support of Abused Women and Children.

The project aims to provide colourful and cheerful mosaics with a heart incorporated somewhere in the design – to show that we, as mosaic artists, do care.

PROJECT OVERVIEW:

To encourage members of MASA, their family and friends, to donate small wood-base mosaics, to brighten the interiors of Shelters and/or homes for Abused Women and Children in their region. In the process, raise funds for these organisations that provide a safe haven to prevent further abuse.

MOSAIC WITH HEART SPECIFICATIONS:

• 9mm thickness wood base, measuring 20x20cm – no variations from these dimensions please!
• Design, material, theme or design is entirely up to you, however each mosaic MUST have either a heart mosaic insert or mosaic tesserae cut in the shape of a heart somewhere in the design
• Please keep the materials bright and colourful, interesting and/or inspirational
• Sides to be painted with black craft paint
• Name and age of the mosaic artist to be written on the back

PROJECT LOGISTICS:

• Each mosaic entered will carry a R50 Registration Fee. These fees will be donated to the Home/Shelter in the region where the mosaic originates. The registration fees do not apply to mosaics created by children under the age of 18.
• The Project launches in February 2012 and completed mosaics need to be returned to the Regional Representatives no later than 30^th August 2012
• The completed mosaics to be photographed and uploaded to the MASA website in dedicated albums
• The MASA members will be asked to vote for their five favourites so as to identify the 20 best mosaics
• The 20 best mosaics will be brought to Pretoria and entered into a special category of their own in the art with a heart mosaic competition hosted by Mosaic Arts from 27^th October 2012.
• Every attempt will be made to sell or auction the 20 best mosaics to raise funds in support of the homes/shelters.
• All the other completed mosaics will be installed in the homes/shelters for abused women and children of the region to brighten the entrance or rooms to create interest and beautify what is normally a distressing place to be - an in a small way show that someone out there cares.

An amazing prize of a R2500 shopping voucher from Mosaic Arts will be given to the MASA Member who creates the best mosaic for this project.

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