Details

Entry Requirements:

All Entrants must be between the ages of 15 to 18 during the year of the competition.
The entry should demonstrate originality and creativity while properly addressing and showcasing an in-depth understanding of the prompt.
The entry must include a high-resolution image of the entire artwork and a maximum of ten details that show different angles and under appropriate settings, if applicable.
Each contestant can submit multiple pieces but must pay for each entry and have unique written responses for each individual piece.

Written Response:

As part of your submission to the competition, please include a response that provides insight into your creative intentions, artistic process, and the conceptual framework of your work. Your statement should offer a clear and concise articulation of the ideas, themes, and inspirations behind your artwork, allowing the judges and viewers to engage with your creative vision.
The response should address the following key points:
Concept: Describe the central concept or theme of your artwork and how it responds to the prompt.
Creative Process: Provide an overview of your artistic process, including the techniques, materials, and methods used to realize your artistic vision. How does your creative process contribute to the overall meaning of the artwork?
Artistic Goals: Share the goals and intentions that underpin your work. What do you hope to communicate or evoke through your art, and what impact do you aim to achieve with your audience?
Personal Perspective: Offer a glimpse into your perspective as an artist. What drives your artistic practice, and how does your work reflect your unique voice and worldview?
Your response should be thoughtful, engaging, and reflective of the depth and creativity of your artistic practice. It is an opportunity to provide context and meaning to your artwork, allowing the viewers and judges to connect with your creative process and the ideas that drive your artistic expression.
The response must be over 200 words and below 500 words in length.

Submission guideline:

Do not place your name, a watermark, or any identifying information in or on your media submissions aside from the file name, which must be named "First Name Last Name Title of Work" (Example: Jane Doe Sunshine).
Entries must be properly formatted and submitted as a PDF file under 20 MB online. For video submissions, the videos must be sent via a public link on a video-sharing platform. Pick an ideal frame of the video as the cover picture of the work and embed the link to the video in the PDF file following the format guide.

Format Requirements:

The first page of the PDF should be the artwork.
The second page of the PDF should include the name of the artist, the country from which the artist is from, the school which the artist is from, and the written response.

Technical Specification:

The contest is open to artists working in a variety of art media, two-dimensional and three-dimensional, and time-based media.
Two-dimensional mediums include but are not limited to painting, illustration, 2D mixed media and mixed-media collage, printmaking, and digital art. Except for minor elements incorporated in a collage, photography will NOT be considered unless it's a coherent series comprising at least three images appropriately addressing the prompt. Entries under the two-dimensional category mean that a mixed media cannot exceed two inches in depth not counting the framing.
3D mediums include but are not limited to sculpture, installation, clay modeling, pottery, wood carving, 3D Papercrafts, and 3D mixed media. Entries under the three-dimensional category have to exhibit all the dimensions of height, width, and depth and can be viewed and interpreted from all sides and angles.
Film, performance, or other time-based media will be considered only in video form not exceeding 30 minutes.
Other forms of art, such as sound or atmospheric art, will not be considered, as we do not accept these types of entries due to how award-winning pieces will be curated.

Intellectual Property and Copyright Requirements

All submitted work must be wholly original and may not infringe upon any other person or entity's copyright, intellectual property, or other legal or moral rights.
Keep in mind that your application is being judged as a whole. This includes all images as well as your written responses.

Entry Fee

There's an entry fee of ￥300 (RMB) for each individual piece of artwork submitted. Each contestant is not limited to how many submissions they can make, but no more than two could be chosen for the winning exhibition.

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