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About Contest Entry
Theme: “Let‘s make our environment sustainable* , together!”
What can we do to protect the precious global environment for the future? Please express your thoughts and ideas freely in your painting.
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* A sustainable environment stays healthy for many years into the future. It is a world where all animals and plants live together in harmony without fear.
Entry Guide
Please apply by or under the supervision of a guardian, or a teacher (at a school/ art class).
Entry period
From Monday, April 22 through Wednesday, September 4, 2024, 23:59 JST.
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* JST applies to the description of the date and time
Eligibility
Any child (aged 6 through 15 years old) from anywhere in the world.
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* As of the end of August 2024
Entry specifications
- Picture size：(min) 271mm×392mm ~ (max) 392mm×542mm
- Medium：Any means of direct drawing, painting, or coloring ‒ crayon, colored pencil, watercolor, acrylic /oil paint, ink, wood or linocut printing, etc. ‒ is allowed.
- Creation：Only one entry per individual is allowed. Only previously unexhibited work created by the applicant him/herself after January 2024 will be accepted.
- Important notice：Please note that the following works are not eligible for judging.
- Works without attaching ‘entry form’
- Works with pasted elements including paper (collage)
- Works painted on canvas
- Digital art works and works with using AI
- Works containing text such as slogans or catchphrases, likely found on posters
- Works containing specific characters, logos and names of individuals, companies, products, etc.
- Works that are very similar to existing artworks, or determined by Kao as likely to infringe on the rights of third parties
- Joint Works
How to apply
When applying an entry form, personal information should be filled out by guardian or with a consent of guardian.
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Fill in all required information in bold frame on the designated ‘Entry form’ and paste it to the center of the back of your work. Entries without an entry form will not be accepted.
Download and use the Entry form shown below.
- Send it in a flat envelope, inserting cardboard or something firm to ensure it does not bend during shipping.
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* Applying a work attached on e-mail is disqualified.
For detailed information on submission, please refer to the Contest entry guide below.
Send entry works to
Kao International Environment Painting Contest for Children Office
8-3-29 Tajima, Sakura-ku, Saitama 338-0837, JAPAN
Direct contact for inquiry
(Phone available only on working days from 10:00-17:00 JST, unavailable on weekends and national holidays)
Schedule
Monday, April 22,2024: Start accepting entries
Wednesday, September 4,2024 23:59 JST.: Deadline for all entries
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* Entries must be received by the deadline.
Late November 2024: Announcement of winners
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* The results of the awards will be announced on this website, and the winners or their schools/art classes will be contacted directly by the Contest Office.
Late December 2024: Announcement of winning works
Prizes
Kao * Kirei Grand Prize: 1 winner – Plaque, art materials and replica of the work etc.
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* Kirei : The Japanese word “kirei” describes something that is clean, well-ordered and beautiful. For Kao, this concept of kirei not only describes appearance, but also attitude- to seek to create beauty for oneself, and also for other people and for the natural world around us.
Kao Special Prize: 8 winners – Plaque, art materials and replica of the work etc.
Jury's Special Prize (includes Employee Special Prize): 10 winners – Certificate, art materials and replica of the work etc.
Honorable Mention: 31 winners – Certificate, art materials and replica of the work etc.
Group Prize: 5 groups – Certificate, prize goods.
- Prize goods may be changed without notice.
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Group Prizes are awarded to schools and art classes.
Prizes will be sent to the five groups that submit the most entries. - In each prize category, the number of awards may be subject to change depending on the number of individual and group entries.
- If we are unable to reach the prizewinner, the award will be revoked.
Announcements
- Contest prizewinners and schools/art classes will be notified by late November 2024.
- Contest results will also be announced on this website.
Juries
Chair:
Mr. Fumikazu Masuda, Design consultant, President, open house Inc.
Juries:
Ms. Sumiko Okubo, Artist
Mr. Kei Matsushita, Professor, Tokyo University of the Arts
Ms. Yoko Oyamada, Artist, Illustrator
Mr. Andreas Schneider, Designer
Mr. Leonhard Bartolomeus, Curator, Yamaguchi Center for Arts and Media
Ms. Ayami Tamura, Recycled materials Artist
Mr. Atsushi Tanaka, Director, Kao Eco-Lab Museum, Kao Corporation
Mr. Naoto Katahira, Vice President, Creative, Kao Corporation
Conditions of Entry
- The permission of a parent or guardian is required for entry.
- Ownership of works belongs to Kao. Original pictures will not be returned.
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For the purpose to present the works and painters, works, their titles, written messages or descriptions, name, age, residential county/area, etc. may be used or published on website, advertisements, images, publications and exhibitions of Kao or organizations designated by Kao.
Those contents may also be partially modified on these occasions. In addition, if the entry wins a prize, supplied photographs by winners may be used in the same manner as stated above. - You agree not to assert any moral rights regarding your entry.
- As to provided personal information, “Contact” in Entry form will be used for the operation and management of the contest including the award announcement to winners, and “Name, Age, Residential Country/Area” will be used in the media above to present the works and painters. In addition, we may provide this information the contractor with the scope necessary to outsource the contest.
Handling of Personal Information
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