Category A & B: July 31, 2009
Students Category: October 30, 2009
Quilt Nihon
The 10th Exhibition
Japan Handicraft Instructors' Association
Tokyo, Japan
Exhibiton: February 6―11, 2010
Entry Categories
Category A: Traditional
Category B: Contemporary
Students Category: Junior & Senior High School Students'
Entry Term
Category A & B: July 1-31, 2009
Students' Category: October 1-30, 2009
Other Information
Award-winners' Exhibition will be held at Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum and several other sites upon schedule.
Eligibility
Everyone, whether professional or amateur is welcome, regardless of nationality or age (excluding Junior & Senior High School Students' Category).
Entry Rules Category A & B
- Size of the work must be 120cm (47 1/4in.) to 230cm (90 1/2in.) both in the width and the length.
Work must consist of a top, the batting, the backing and these three layers must be held together by hand-or-machine quilting or other methods. - Work must have been completed after July 31, 2007, and must be an original work. Works that have appeared in any copyrighted publications (such as magazines, books, newspapers), any contests, any competitions, any exhibitions (excluding private exhibitions) and/or any internet site other than quilter's own site are not eligible.
- Quilt must be constructed and quilted by the person named on the entry form.
- Entries are limited to 2 entries per person.
1. The first round of screenings will be juried by photographs.
2. The second round will be juried by actual works.
Entries will require an entry fee of 6,000yen to cover packing and return shipping fees, etc.
Honorable Judge
Michael James (Quilter, Ardis James Professor and Chair, Department of Textiles, Clothing and Design, College of Education and Human Sciences, University of Nebraska – Lincoln )
Jurors
Emiko Toda Lobe (Quilter), Katie Pasquini Masopust (Quilter), Keiko Goke (Quilter), Hideki Mitsui (Professor of School of Art & Design, University of Tamagawa), Suzuko Koseki (Quilter)
Eligibility
Students of the junior high school or senior high school. The young quilters from the age 15 to the age 18 at the end of March 2009.
Entry Rules Student Category
- Size of the work must be 50cm (19 3/4in.) to 230cm (90 1/2in.) both in the width and the length.
- Work must consist of a top, the batting , the backing and these three layers must be held together by hand- or machine quilting or other elements.
- Work must have been finished after 30, October, 2007, and must be an original work. Any work that have appeared in any copyrighted publication (such as magazines, books, or newspapers) any contests, any competitions, any exhibition (excluding private exhibitions), and/or any internet sites other than quilters’ own site are not eligible . The works which has exhibited in the school festival or school exhibition are eligible.
- Quilt can be constructed and quilted both by the sole person or the group named on the entry form.
- Entries are limited to two per person or group (please complete the Entry Form and send it together with two photographs; a full frontal photograph and detailed photograph).
Jurors
Mieko Miyama (Quilter), Yoko Okamoto (Quilter) Mitsuharu Hirose (Knitter)
Free entry fee is applied only to the Category of Junior & Senior High School Students.
All entrants will be notified the results of the second round by letter in mid-December.
Prizes: Several awards see entry brochure
Download the entry forms: [pdf format]
Category A: Traditional
Category B: Contemporary
Students Category: Junior & Senior High School Students
Visit website for complete details: www.jhia.org
Organizer:
Japan Handicraft Instructors’ Association
3-23, Ichigayahonmura-cho Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo 162-0845 Japan
Tel: +81-3-5261-5096 Fax: +81-3-3269-8725
E-mail: nihonten@tezukuritown.com
Supporter’s organization: Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science, and Technology
Collaboration: NIHON VOGUE CO., LTD.
