WORLD CHILDREN'S PICTURE CONTEST
WORLD CHILDREN'S PICTURE CONTEST
     
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PICTURE CONTEST

 

The Host Organization
IE-NO-HIKARI Association

Theme
The participant is free to choose any theme about which he or she wishes to express
himself or herself.
However, drawings of copyrighted characters, a copy and/or reproduction of the artworks that infringe the proprietary right of any third party will not be accepted
 

Rules for Pictures
  • Size : 728mm x 515mm or smaller, and with thickness of 3mm or less.
  • Painting materials : The participant can use any materials.
  • Method : Any method is acceptable.

Eligible Participants
6 - 15 years old

Application Period
June 1 - September 30, 2009
(The picture must be received in the IE-NO-HIKARI Association by this date.)

Announcement (Tentative)

  • Results will be announced on this website in end-January, 2010.
  • The IE-NO-HIKARI Association will send the result notice to all the participating
    organizations (or to each participant if he or she participated in the contest
    individually) in April, 2010.
  • The IE-NO-HIKARI Association will put together the awarded works into a
    commemorative book, and will also send the book all the participating organizations.

Prizes
  • Gold Prize : 20 people
  • Silver Prize : 40 people
  • Bronze Prize : 60 people
  • Honorable Mention : 80 people
  • Gold, Silver and Bronze Prize Winners will be awarded a certificate of merit and a commemorative gift. Honorable Mention Winners will be awarded a certificate of merit.

Note
  • Each child may submit only one picture. Collaborative pieces are not eligible. The picture must be unreleased.
  • No work can be returned to the applicant.
  • All rights to entry pictures will belong to the host organization.
  • In some cases, children's artworks will be loaned out for activities and events
    promoting children's art education, etc. in Japan.
  • Please make certain of filling the application form completely in English (block letters)..
    Lack of information or illegible hand may cause troubles such as misreading of a
    name and title or return of the prize for the award winner as undeliverable.
  • One organization can send 200 pictures at most; if more than 200 pictures are
    submitted to one organization, please select 200 or less pictures in the organization beforehand.

Address and Contact Information
IE-NO-HIKARI Association "The 17th Annual World Children's Picture Contest"
No.11, Funagawara-cho, Ichigaya, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo 162-8448, Japan
TEL: +81-3-3266-9038 FAX: +81-3-3266-9337 e-mail

How to Participate in the Contest & How to Send the Picture
application formapplication form

How to Participate in the Contest & How to Send the Picture

Judges (Tentative)
Director-general, The National Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo KAMOGAWA, Sachio
Professor, Tokyo National University of Fine Arts and Music UMEHARA, Yukio
Professor, Seitoku University NAKASE, Norihisa
Chairperson, Japan Federation of Art Education Teachers NAGASEKI, Kazuo
Chairperson, Tokyo Metropolitan Art Teacher's Society of Primary School TSUJI, Masahiro

Sponsors

  • International Raiffeisen Union
  • International Society for Education through Art
  • The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan
  • The Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology of Japan
  • The Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry, and Fisheries of Japan
  • (Japan Broadcasting Corporation)
  • Japan Federation of Art Education Teachers

Supporting Organizations

  • Central Union of Agricultural Co-operatives
  • The Norinchukin Bank
  • Nokyo Tourist Corporation
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