*This photo is an example of a prototype Kyoto Yuzen Saree.
Information regarding the selection of entries:
- Number of Awards: 1 Gold Prize, 1 Silver Prize, 1 Bronze Prize, and Honorable Mentions (number to be determined)
- Prizes: Winners of the Gold, Silver, and Bronze Prizes will receive a prototype saree of their design and a certificate. Honorable Mention recipients will receive a commemorative gift and a certificate.
- Exhibition: Scheduled to be held in New Delhi, India (December 2024) and Tokyo (January 2025).
Notes:
- Gold, Silver, and Bronze Prize winners will be notified of their awards in late September 2024 and will be asked for their consent to produce a prototype of their designs (if consent is not given, the prototype will not be made).
- The designs that win the Gold, Silver, and Bronze Prizes will be used as motifs for creating prototype sarees, but these prototypes will not be sold.
Copyright Usage Permission for Award-Winning Works:
1. Scope of Use
The organizer will request permission to use the winners' designs within the following scope.
2. Usages
2-1) To exhibit the award-winning designs at presentation ceremonies organized by the committee (up to six times per year).
2-2) To create prototype sarees using the Kyoto Yuzen dyeing technique based on the award-winning designs. However, the designs may be modified considering the characteristics of the prototypes.
2-3) To feature the award-winning designs and prototypes on the competition-related websites and in printed materials (invitations, brochures, reports, etc.).
3. Term: 3 years. (October 1, 2024 - September 30, 2027)
4. Regions: Japan, India, and the competition's website.
5. Handling: The submitted works will be carefully stored and will not be sold.
6. Commemorative Gifts: Award winners will receive certificates and commemorative gifts by mid-February 2025.
* Please take a look at the video about "Kyoto Yuzen Sarees" that the organizer, Kyoto Cooperative Association of KOUGEISENSHO, has been working on so far.
Committee of the Design Competition for Kyoto Yuzen Sarees
[Address]
5F, Sensho-Kaikan, 97 Nishirokaku-cho, Nakagyo-ku, Kyoto, 604-8217, JAPAN
Kyoto Cooperative Association of KOUGEISENSHO
E-mail info@sensho.or.jp
HP https://www.sensho.or.jp/
*Application inquiries will be accepted by e-mail only.
Kyoto Cooperative Association of KOUGEISENSHO
Kyoto Prefecture, Kyoto City
*To be applied for (in no particular order)