In 2020, we ran our first ICTS TV Creative Expo – where we showcased the amazing artistic and literary talents of ICTS staff members. Since then, many new staff members have joined ICTS, and most of us had more time at home – which has hopefully given rise to creative expressions.
In 2022, we launched our next Creative Expo, inviting ICTS staff to send in their paintings, drawings, digital art, photography, poetry, short stories, or other creative writing (even anonymously).
How does it work?
By the end of Monday 11th April 2022, Send your creative works to the ICTS Feedback account. We accept the following items:
- Short stories, poetry, prose, and other written work: Send your writing in a Microsoft Word file. (And if you’ve got an accompanying graphic, please send it through as we may present your work visually.)
- Paintings, drawings, and other physical works: Send scans (PNG or JPG format) or high res photos of the work.
- Digital artwork: Send high res PNG or JPG files.
- Creative or manipulated photography: Send in high res PNG or JPG files. (If you’re not sure what qualifies, have a look at this article.)
We collated all submissions and published these to the ICTS TV Teams channel from 9th to 19th May 2022. At the end of the publishing period, we asked ICTS staff to vote for their favourites in the various categories. Winners received items from a pool of modest prizes:
- 2 x laptop bags
- 2 x combination locks
- 1 x notebook cable lock
- Numerous UCT-branded 16GB flash drives
2022 edition
ICTS staff members can access the entries from the 2022 ICTS TV Creative Expo. To view the pieces:
- Open Microsoft Teams.
- Access the ICTS Staff -> ICTS TV channel.
- Open the Files tab near the top of the screen.
- Open the Creative Expo 2022 folder.
With all the votes tallied, the winning pieces were:
2020 edition
ICTS staff members can access the entries from the 2020 ICTS TV Creative Expo. To view the pieces:
- Open Microsoft Teams.
- Access the ICTS Staff -> ICTS TV channel.
- Open the Files tab near the top of the screen.
- Open the Creative Expo 2020 folder.
With all the votes tallied, the winning pieces were:
| Winning artwork | Winning poem |
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| Fireflies by Niki McQueen | To my Grandfather by Trevor Joubert |
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