Important Dates

• Applicants should send high definition photos of their works to the Competition Organization Committee before the Submission deadline on October 10th, 2009.
• The Panel of Judges will send invitation letters to all finalists, and will make corresponding announcements on the Competition Website.
• Finalists should submit their original works to the Competition Organization Committee by October 31st, 2009.
• The award ceremony and the exhibition of the Chinese International Figure Painting Competition will be held in New York, U.S.A. on November 29th – December 5th, 2009:
  Salmagundi Art Club, 47 Fifth Ave, New York, NY 10003.
   

Registration and Procedures

1. Submission of works

1) Applicants should send high definition photos of their works to the Competition Organization Committee before the submission deadline on October 10th, 2009. The dimension of the photo should be 8.5 x 11 inch or 21 x 28 cm. The photo should be endorsed with the name of the author, the title of the works, the time of creation, and the size of the works. The submission package should also include photo CDs (one photo of the whole piece and three feature photos.)

2) Applicants should fill out and submit forms for the Chinese International Figure Painting Competition (downloadable from the Competition Website) and write down, in either Chinese or English, the titles and ideas of the submitted works (within 100 words). Two 1x1 inch color ID photos are needed, with one pasted to the form and the other placed in an envelope. The package should also include a copy of the applicant’s valid ID or passport. Those who pay registration fee in Taiwan (see more details below) should put a note on the application as “paid in Taiwan” and attach a photo copy of the receipt of the postal remittance.

3) If an applicant wishes to use his/her pen name to participate in the Competition, he/she must specify the pen name on the application form. In these cases, the Competition pledges to use the pen names for public purposes, e.g., for media coverage, publications, and awards etc.

4) Applicants should fill out and submit the resume form, listing major experiences and prizes. Please attach the resume form to the application form and include image copies of any listed prizes.

 Detail

Awards

• One gold winner: US$10,000, gold medal, and award certificate.
• Two silver winner: US$3,000, silver medal, and award certificate.
• Three bronze winners: US$1,500, bronze medal, and award certificate.
• A number of outstanding performance awards: honor certificate.

Eligibilities

1. Teachers, students, and professionals of arts from fine arts schools, academies, and companies around the world, as well as professional level amateur fine artists are eligible to participate in the Competition.
2. A Contestant must be Chinese, Chinese descendent, or a person who has Chinese ancestor.
3. A Member of the Panel of Judges is not eligible to participate in the Competition.