Creative Karuta Award 2020 - International Art Contest

Children and adults are invited to submit their drawing and text about the following 21 countries.

Asia & Oceania:

Afghanistan, Kazakhstan, Mongolia, North Korea, Tajikistan, Yemen & Solomon Islands

Africa:

Angola, Eritrea, Ghana, Liberia, Libya, Mauritania, Togo

Americas:

Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Haiti, Jamaica, Panama

Europe:

Luxembourg, San Marino

Drawing

Choose one from 21 countries and draw something famous in that country (for example: buildings, mountains, festivals, foods)

Use white A4 (21×29.7cm) or smaller paper.

Any art media, method can be used but each drawing must be handmade, original, non-published and created by the participants themselvesf.

No drawing showing copyrighted images will be accepted.

Writing

Write the text (clue) connected with your drawing in English (3-12 words) or in Japanese (5-20 syllables).

Someone else can write text on behalf of the participant.

Writing a text is optional if the native language of applicant is not English or Japanese.

Judging

One work per one country, the 21 works in total will be selected.

The judging will be made by Karuta experts and others including Ms. Mikiko Haraguchi (Vice chairman, Japan Kyodo Karuta Association).

Prize

A pair of printed karuta cards with your work

Deadline

Must arrive by 29 January 2021.

The result will be announced in April 2021 on the  organiser's website.

Other Conditions

The submitted works to the last contests (1 – 4 works per country) will be included for the selection.

The submitted works won’t be returned and may be used partially or modified when we print Karuta cards (eg. use only the picture)

Regardless whether winning or not: All rights of the submitted works will be reserved by FROM JAPAN Institute. Your works also may be published on our website, SSN and printed materials.

Any private information which we collect will be only used for the contest.

Organizer

Karuta 2020 Project Team (FROM JAPAN Institute, Japan Kyodo Karuta Association and Suginami Karuta Project)

How to apply

Print (1)Entry Form and (2) Writing Sheet and then fill in.

Draw a picture and paste the Writing Sheet on the back of (3) the drawing.

Send by post the (1)(2) and (3)

(If you live outside of Japan under Corona pandemic)

If you live outside of Japan,

First take a photo of (1)(2) and (3) and send them by email.

Then send by post because of the delay or cancelation of international mail due to the Corona pandemic.

Mailing Address

Creative Karuta Award 2020

c/o FROM JAPAN Institute

3-4-45 Shibakubo-cho,

Nisitokyo Tokyo 188-0014

JAPAN

The winning works will be used to print a traditional Japanese card game ‘Karuta’.

The winners will receive the printed karuta cards.

Multiple entries are accepted.

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