The Amur Tiger Center will give a special prize to an author of the best street art image of this rare striped predator, as part of the national geograffiti competition organized by the Russian Geographical Society. The winner will receive a prize of 30 000 rubles.
The Amur tiger is the largest and northernmost subspecies of the tiger. In total, there are less than 600 individuals of this wild cat in the world. About 95% of the Amur tiger population (560-580 cats) lives in Russia.
According to the organizers, this event will help promote social awareness on the problems of preserving the Amur tiger and its habitat.
"Tigers have long been an object of pop culture. Images of this predator can be found on clothing, household items, equipment, and wherever you can imagine it. Often the image of the tiger is used by street artists…We want to support those who express their respect for the tiger through the art, and once again remind that the environment depends on us," said Sergey Aramilev, the General Director of the Amur Tiger Center.
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A graffiti artist from any region of Russia can take part in the competition. Just send an application and at least three photos of a graffiti image taken on the street to graffiti
rgo.ru until October 31, 2018. Each participant can submit no more than five works to the contest.
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The finalists will be named in November 2018. In December the winner of the competition and the winner of a special prize will be announced on the websites of the Russian Geographical Society and the Amur Tiger Centre.
The Amur Tiger Center is a non-profit organization founded by the Russian Geographical Society on the initiative of President of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin in 2013. The center is engaged in studying and preserving the Amur tiger population in Russia.