YOUTH JERSEY DESIGN COMPETITION

The 2025 BMA River 2 Reef Ride Jersey Design Competition invites talented young designers to create a visually captivating and unique jersey that represents the essence of the event.

River 2 Reef Ride celebrates the natural beauty of the Mackay region, its connections between rivers and reefs, and we encourage designers to integrate elements that symbolise this link.

We acknowledge the Yuwi people, the traditional owners of the lands on which our annual cycling event is held.

The winning design will be featured as the official jersey for the 2025 event.

Theme:

The overarching theme of the jersey design should seamlessly blend the worlds of people, community, cycling, rivers, and reefs. We want the design to evoke a sense of adventure, connection to people, environmental awareness, and the thrill of cycling through diverse landscapes. The design should be inclusive and appeal to riders of all levels.

Inspiration:

Links to people, community, cycling, rivers, and reefs should serve as the primary sources of inspiration. Think about the dynamic and interconnected nature of these elements. Consider the vibrant colours, fluid shapes, and organic patterns that can be found in rivers and reefs. Additionally, draw inspiration from the BMA River 2 Reef Ride logo palette as a guide for selecting colours.

Colour Palette:

The BMA River 2 Reef Ride logo palette is provided as a reference for choosing colours in the design. Ensure that the selected colors complement each other and align with the overall branding of the event.

BMA River 2 Reef Ride Logo Palette:

Blue (Pantone 294 HEX #00437b)

Orange (Pantone 716 HEX #f58021)

Red (Pantone 485 HEX #ee3224)

Design Considerations:

Submissions can include both a front and back jersey design or simply one design that will be repeated front and back.

There is the option to further customise your design by completing all panels of the jersey (side, shoulder/arm sleeve and neck panels).

Placement of Sponsor Logos:

Refer to the current jersey design (front and back) for guidance on where sponsor logos will be placed over the winning design. Note: the event and sponsor logos will be added by the Event Management Team following artwork submission. Designers should be mindful of how the event and sponsor logos may affect their design.

There is only one (1) prize winner per category.

1st Prize: $500

The Youth Jersey Art Prize is acquisitive, meaning the winning artwork in this category will become the property of River 2 Reef Ride Pty Ltd.

2nd Prize: $250

3rd Prize: $100

1. All state and non-state secondary school students (born between 1 July 2007 to 30 June 2013) residing at a postcode or attending a school within the Mackay, Whitsunday and Isaac Regional Council regions and postcodes.

2. Only 1 work per student may be submitted.

3. Artists can choose painting, printmaking, drawing or digital techniques to create their artwork.

4. Youth artists can choose to design their artwork direct to the provided “Jersey Artwork Template” or design portrait artwork as specified below.

5. Non-Digital artwork must be A3 Portrait, scanned as a high resolution image at 300ppi (pixels per inch).

6. Digital-still artwork size must be 1080P (1920x1080) as a portrait image

7. To support the judging process and online gallery, clear digital high resolution images are required for each submission (eps and pdf formats only). We recommend supplying more than 1 image to assist the judging process.

8. Each submission must be accompanied by a supporting artist statement of no longer than 100 words. The artist statement must be written by the student, be grammatically correct.

9. The online Project Consent form must be completed by a parent/guardian. The entry will remain “incomplete” until the Project Consent Form is completed.

10. Any work the BMA River 2 Reef Ride Event Management Team to be inappropriate for public viewing will not be accepted.

11. This competition prohibits the use of AI generated or the use of AI technology.

12. Students must have the permission of the copyright owner of any work that has been reproduced in their artwork before it will be included in exhibitions. If permission has not been obtained, the work cannot be exhibited.

A selection panel will shortlist up to 3 entries from the total submissions. From 16-24 March 2025, the shortlisted 3 entries will be posted on BMA River 2 Reef Ride social media pages as well as the event sponsors’ pages. Followers of the pages as well as past registrants will be invited to cast an online vote via the BMA River 2 Reef Ride website to vote for their favourite design.

The winner will be announced on 3 April 2025.

Submissions Open: 3 January 2025

Submissions Close: 3 March 2025

Entries Shortlisted: 10 March 2025

Online Voting Opens: 16 March 2025

Online Voting Closes: 24 March 2025

Winner Announced: 3 April 2025

BMA River 2 Reef Ride Event: 6 & 7 September 2025

The following terms and conditions apply to the 2025 BMA River 2 Reef Ride Jersey Design Competition - Youth Art.

In these terms and conditions, 'Event Management Team' means the BMA River 2 Reef Ride Organising Committee, individual committee members include team members from Tri-ActiV8 Pty Ltd, RACQ CQ Rescue, Disabled Sport & Rec Mackay, BMA, Corry Cycles, Golding and Strategic Media Partners.

1. Information on how to enter and participate in the 2025 Youth Art Competition including all program guidelines, information books, forms and fact sheets form part of these terms and conditions of entry. Participation in the program will be considered acceptance of these terms and conditions.

2. River 2 Reef Ride Pty Ltd (ABN 68 151 816 303) is the owner of the 2025 BMA River 2 Reef Ride Jersey Design Competition.

3. The 2025 BMA River 2 Reef Ride Jersey Design Competition is open to all Youth Artists within the Mackay, Isaac and Whitsunday council regions (Queensland, Australia), born between 1 July 2007 to 30 June 2013.

4. Once entered, details are not transferable to any other person or organisation or school.

5. Late, partially completed or submissions that do not satisfy the submission requirements or program guidelines at the time of the program entry closing may be judged as ineligible for participation in the program.

6. All information submitted must be true and correct as at the time of submission.

7. The decision made by the Event Management Team to accept a student as eligible to proceed to the next stage of the competition is final and no correspondence will be entered into.

8. The Event Management Team accepts no responsibility for inability to or failure to submit or nominate by the final date.

9. The nominee grants the Event Management Team the right to use personal information (including student details and/or photographs) in accordance with the project consent form.

10. By providing material (including student details and photographs) to the entry portal the nominee warrants they either own the material or have acquired sufficient right to use the material for the purpose of the program and agree to indemnify the Event Management Team and it’s entities against any loss or damages caused by breach of this warranty.

11. Although every effort will be made to ensure project materials (including certificates, prizes and awards) are sent to the address stated on the submission, the Event Management Team takes no responsibility for lost or misdirected items not received by students/schools.

12. The Event Management Team will not be responsible for any problems or technical malfunction of any network or lines, servers, providers, computer equipment, software, traffic congestion on the Internet, etc. including, but not limited to, any injury or damage to participants or any other person's computer related to or resulting from participation in or downloading any materials in this program.

13. If for any reason the competition is unable to run as planned including causes beyond the control of the Event Management Team, the Event Management Team may at its sole discretion cancel, suspend or modify the competition.

14. The Event Management Team will not be responsible for any failure by sponsors and partners to fulfil obligations.

15. The program may be withdrawn at any time without notice.

16. The participant agrees to indemnify the Event Management Team and it’s entities against any loss or damages caused by a cancellation, suspension, modification or withdrawal of the program.

17. These terms and conditions may be altered where necessary, and any changes will be notified on the program's website.

18. The Event Management Team reserves the right, at any time, to verify the validity of a submission, reject a submission or disqualify a submission that is not in accordance with these terms and conditions.

19. The Youth Jersey Art Prize is acquisitive, meaning the winning artwork in this category will become the property of River 2 Reef Ride Pty Ltd.