Hayashibara International Arts Festival ’Rising Stars’
Call for Drawing of “MY DORAEMON”

The Hayashibara International Arts Festival ‘Rising Stars 2010’ is now calling for “My Doraemon” drawings. The Hayashibara Foundation first organized the Rising Starts Exhibition in 2003 to support persons with disabilities who have great talents in art. Through these “Rising Stars” exhibitions, it is hoped that the hearts of the people all over the world are linked up. Since 2006, Hayashibara Foundation has collaborated with the Centre for Community Cultural Development to incorporate the talents of Hong Kong into “Rising Stars”. Following the successes of Drawing
Calligraphy, the Human Portraits, My Mona Lisa and Mind Painters, the Centre for Community and the Hayashibara Foundation are calling for “My Doraemon” drawings. With full support from TV Asahi Corporation and Fujiko Pro Co. Ltd., this promises to be a highly publicized event. Professor Yohei Nishimura from Japan Women’s University, curator and master mind behind previous “Rising Stars” exhibitions, will continue to be the curator for this event.

The “My Doraemon” exhibition will embrace art works from Japan, Hong Kong, Korea, Singapore, Nepal, France and America.

We are looking forward to your participation and your wonderful and creative power in drawing ‘My Doraemon’ this time !


General Information
Title : ‘My Doraemon’
Co-Organizers : Centre for Community Cultural Development, Hayashibara Foundation

Call for Submission of Artworks
Theme: “My Doraemon” two dimensional drawings (with at least one image of Doraemon inside the drawing)
Size and drawing materials : Free
Deadline for submission: 2010-9-20 (Monday)

Hong Kong Adjudication
Hong Kong’s judges will select about 30 entries from Hong Kong to become part of the international pool for the final adjudication. Photographs of the selected entries will be sent to Japan for the final
adjudication.

Final Adjudication
It will be made up of two parts. The first adjudication will select about 50 artworks and it will be based on the photos of the artworks submitted. The final adjudication for the first prize will be held at Tokyo Gallery Umu, Roppongi (the final date of this will be confirmed).

Award for the best artwork
The creator of the best artwork selected will be awarded the following:
1)  A scholarship from the Fund of Rising Star, Hayashibara Foundation for one year, worth 50,000 yen per month.*
2)  A trophy of Doraemon
3)  An invitation to go to the Opening of the Fujiko F Fujio Museum in 2011.

(Fujiko F Fujio is the inventor of Doraemon.)
* Other artists whose works are selected for exhibition will be presented with a souvenir gift.

Exhibitions
The winning artwork and the selected 50 artworks would form the pool of Doraemons of a travelling exhibition which will take place in different cities in Japan, Hong Kong (possibly at a venue under the management of the Sino Group – TBC) and countries from which the works come from.

Application method
Please send the artwork with the application form by hand or by post to:
Centre for Community Cultural Development
L5-04, JCCAC, 30 Pak Tin Street, Shek Kip Mei, Kowloon
Download Application Form

Remarks
1) All submitted artworks will not be returned.
2) Artworks will be owned by Hayashibara Foundation once it is selected
to be exhibited.