The 32nd All-American and Canada Chinese Brush Painting
and Calligraphy Competition 2023
Sponsored and organized by
the Foundation for Chinese Performing Arts 第32屆(2023年)全美加青少年國畫書法比賽簡章
Foundation@ChinesePerformingArts.net www.ChinesePerformingArts.net
1, Objective:
To promote and to preserve the traditional art of Chinese brush painting
and calligraphy.
2, Eligibility:
All students in United States and Canada, age 22 and under, regardless
of ethnic origin, individual or currently enrolled in Chinese school,
private art class, art studio, and/or college are eligible. There will
be four age groups: 9 and under, 10 to 13, 14 to 17, and 18 to 22. Age
refers to the date of Application Deadline. It is May 30 in 2023. Each
student can submit two pieces of either brush painting or calligraphy,
or both, total up to four pieces per student if both brush painting and
calligraphy works are included.
3, Application Fee: USD $10 per person.
payment
online
on our website.
4, Application Deadline: May 30, 2023
5, Jury Date: June 15, 2023
6, Results Announced: June 25, 2023
7, Awards:
Certification and Cash Award
Age 9 and under:
Gold ($100), Silver, Bronze
Age 10 to 13:
Gold ($150), Silver ($100), Bronze, Honor
Age 14 to 17:
Gold ($200), Silver ($150), Bronze, Honor
Age 18 to 22:
Gold ($250), Silver ($200), Bronze
8, Original Artwork
The true essence of art and creativity
lies in the originality and the faith in a non-plagiarized product.
The art work should be of high quality
produced within the past 12 months by the student her/himself. Xerox
copy or tracing of existing arts or calligraphy is not acceptable.
The art work must be produced on
Chinese rice paper.
The content of the painting or
calligraphy should be focused on promoting traditional Chinese
culture and values. Artworks with political agenda or of aggressive
nature will not be accepted.
The Foundation for Chinese Performing
Arts reserves the right of refusal for entering this competition
based on the content of the art work.
9, Digital Image Submission
Acceptable image types
are: jpg, png, or pdf.
the name of the artist
should appear on the painting or calligraphy as a part of the art
work.
if the art work consists
of multiple panels, all panels should be together on one image,
arranged starting from the right-hand-side (first panel) to the
left-hand-side (last panel).
Submitted image(s) must
be clear, sharp and free of distortions or reflections. The scanning
service at Staples is highly recommended.
Post editing or
enhancement applied on photographic or digitally scanned image of
the artwork is prohibited.
Orientation can be either
portrait or landscape
Minimum image resolution
of the image is 4000 pixels (longitudinal length)