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[NEWS] Yasuo Kozuki Junior Grand Prize Painting Exhibition

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    Aug 30, 2016

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    Nagato Tourism Convention Association

Picture on the cover
Yasuo Kozuki Animal Series Lithograph Collection I "Elephant" 1970, print, 61.1cm×46.3cmYasuo Kozuki published a collection of prints called "Animal Series Lithograph Collection I" depicting animals in the Ueno Zoo in Tokyo. This work is one of them, entitled "Elephant. A large image of one of the animals is depicted in the lower right corner of the screen, with a zookeeper peering through a door in the background. The outdoor light painted in blue seen through the door is impressive. 
Subject of Application
Elementary and junior high school students 
competition entry
Paintings and prints (two-dimensional works that have not yet been exhibited) 
Application Theme
Let's draw animals! What animals do you see around you? There are dogs and cats that you keep, lions and elephants that you see at the zoo, birds and other wild animals. Let's observe the behavior of each animal and draw them. 
award
The following certificates and commemorative gifts are presented to the outstanding works:◇ Grand Prize: 1◇ Mayor's Prize: 2◇ Gold Prize: 4◇ Silver Prize: 6◇ Honorable Mention: 52 
Exhibit Rules and Regulations
(1) The size of the work should be four sheets of paper (38cm x 54cm) (2) Watercolor, pastel, crayon, or other medium (3) Oil color is not accepted (4) No frame is required (5) One entry per person (6) In principle, works will not be returned. 
criterion (criteria) for selection
Emphasis will be placed on whether the work shows the students' free and original ideas and is filled with the joy of creativity. 
judge
Chairman of the jury: Koichi Takeuchi (former professor at Kyoto City University of Arts, Japanese-style painter), Juror: Nobuaki Kimoto (former deputy director of Shimonoseki City Museum of Art, part-time lecturer at Yamaguchi Prefectural University) 
Delivery of Works and Procedures
[Delivery date and time]

Thursday, September 1 - Thursday, September 15, 2016 9:00 - 16:00 *Except for museum holidays [Tuesday, September 6 and Tuesday, September 13].

[Location of works accepted]

Yasuo Kozuki Museum of Art

[Request for application information].

226 Misumi-naka, Nagato, Yamaguchi 759-3802TEL 0837-43-2500/FAX 0837-43-2577

[Carry-in procedure]

Please fill out the prescribed entry form and artwork form (photocopies are acceptable) and send them with your work. 1. Attach the artwork form to the upper right corner of the back of the work in the same direction as the top and bottom of the work. Please note that the work will be judged and exhibited in the same orientation as the work. (Please do not attach the entry slip to the work.) 1. Please attach a list of exhibitors if there is more than one applicant from a school, etc.

 
Exhibition Dates and Venues
Dates: October 30, 2016 (Sun) - January 16, 2017 (Mon) Venue: Yasuo Kozuki Museum of Art 
announcement
Those selected and above will be notified directly in person. 
commendation or awards ceremony
It will take place on Sunday, October 30, 2016 at the Yasuo Kozuki Museum of Art. Personal information of applicants will not be used for any purpose other than for work related to the Yasuo Kozuki Junior Grand Prize Painting Exhibition. Click here for the exhibit form and the artwork form.20160901-15_Kazuki Yasuo Junior Grand Prize Painting Exhibition