THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, India, January 30, 2014 /PRNewswire/ --
Painting Competition on the 30th Death Anniversary of Clint, the Child Prodigy
Registration started for the online international painting competition for children in memory of Edmund Thomas Clint. Clint was born as the only son of M.T. Joseph and Chinnamma Joseph in Kochi (Kerala, Republic of India) in 1976. He lived only for a short span of 2522 days and completed more than 25000 pictures. His work was appreciated worldwide. Seven books and two documentaries were made on his life and work. The competition is being organized by Kerala Tourism.
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Many exciting prizes are offered. The top five entries will win trips to Kerala from anywhere in the world. One adult, parent or guardian can also accompany the winners.
Children from the ages of 4-15 are invited to paint a theme related to Kerala and submit entries online. Kerala Tourism offers two e-books to all registrants to help them get acquainted with Kerala. One e-book has 30 pictures by Clint, and the other contains 100 photographs of Kerala which could serve as a starting point to inspire artists. There are 3,000 online videos and 2,000 photos freely available on the site as well.
Adults can participate as volunteers to promote the competition all over the world. Volunteers will also have an opportunity to win free trips to Kerala.
The Clint Memorial International Children's Painting Competition is yet another innovative campaign plan of Kerala Tourism, structured and implemented by its IT Consultant and Solution Provider, Invis Multimedia.
For more details on the competition, please go to http://www.keralatourism.org/clint.
About Kerala Tourism:
Kerala Tourism is the official department of tourism of the state of Kerala, Republic of India. www.keralatourism.org is its official website. The website, which has been online since 1998, is currently available in 11 international and 7 Indian languages.
Primary Media Contact: Jayan P. Nair, [email protected], 91-94-46406749
Secondary Media Contact: Lakshmi Govind, [email protected], 91-94-46358050
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