The 16th Nakamura Keith Haring Collection International Children’s Drawing Contest Website
Organized by Nakamura Keith Haring Collection
Co-organized by CMIC HOLDINGS Co., Ltd.
Sponsorship by Roche Diagnostics K.K.
Special thanks to the Keith Haring Foundation, Miss Grand Japan, Hokuto City
Supported by the Agency for Cultural Affairs, Yamanashi Prefecture, Yamanashi Prefecture Board of Education, Hokuto City Board of Education
Theme: ” Peace ”
This year, our theme is “Peace”.
What does peace look like to you?
Is it what you feel? What you see?
Or what’s happening in the world?
Each of you might have your own interpretation of peace.
Show us your peace!
【Judges】
Eiji Uemura (Mayor of Hokuto City)
Keiko Oishi (President and COO, CMIC HOLDINGS Co., Ltd.)
Kazuo Nakamura (Founder of Nakamura Keith Haring Collection)
Gil Vazquez (Director of The Keith Haring Foundation)
Patricia Field (Patricia Field ARTFashion)
Kaoru Yanase (Nakamura Keith Haring Museum of Art Consultant Art Critic)
Eriko Yoshii (National Director of Miss Grand Japan)
Hitomi Yoshii (Chief Director of Kiyoharu Art Colony)
Masako Takahashi (Indipendent Art Therapist / Representative of NPO Wonder Art)
The CityKids Foundation
Roche Diagnostics K.K.
Application Requirements
【Schedule of the contest】
Applications for the contest are open from April 20th, 2024 to
September 16th, 2024 at 5pm Japan Time.
Winners will be announced on October 7, 2024.
The award ceremony will take place on November 10th, 2024.
【Who may enter】
Division 1 : Ages 4 to 10
Division 2 : Ages 11 to 18
【Notes】
・Entries will not be returned.
・Entries larger than A4 (21.0 x 29.7cm) or if required fields on the entry sheet are not filled out will be excluded from the selection process.
・We will contact you regarding the award and send the prize to the contact information you provided. Please be sure to enter valid contact information as any incorrect information will result in the award being canceled or the prize not being delivered.
【Exhibition regulations】
・Within size A4 (21.0 x 29.7 cm). Thickness within 3mm. Limited to flat works.
・Art materials and techniques are free, including watercolors, oil paintings, colored pencils, crayons, collages, and prints.
・Entries must be unpublished works created by the applicant.
・Please indicate the top and bottom on the back of the work. If you are applying online, please upload your work with the top and bottom aligned.
・If you are applying by mail, please print out the entry sheet and attach it to the back of your work.
【Handling of personal information】
・Ownership and copyright of submitted works belong to the organizer.
・Personal information entered on the entry sheet will be used for notification of results, etc., as well as for results announcements on our blog and SNS, publications of our museum, media interviews, etc., such as your name, prefecture of residence, etc. We may disclose your age, etc.
【Application method】
👉Web application：Please apply using the painting contest application form.
👉Postal application：After filling out the necessary information on the entry sheet, Please attach it to the back of your work and send it to the address below.
Address: Nakamura Keith Haring Collection, 10249-7 Kobuchizawa-cho, Hokuto City, Yamanashi Prefecture 408-0044
