8th Philippine Kana Art Competition

The Japanese Studies Program of the School of Social Sciences invites everyone to participate in our annual

Philippine Kana Art Competition

The Philippine Kana Art Competition is an opportunity for young Filipino artists to use their creative talents to produce artworks that can help Japanese language students remember certain Japanese syllabaries and characters. Kana are the symbols used to write Japanese. This competition takes inspiration from pictograms used to learn the different symbols and characters used in the Japanese language.

In its 8th year, the Philippine Kana Art Competition aims to inspire young artists to learn about kana and the Japanese language through their creative interpretations.

The details of the competition are as follows:

I. Categories:

1. Junior Division: ONLY ONE OF THE Hiragana CHARACTERS や、ゆ、よ
2. Open Division: ONLY ONE OF THE Katakana CHARACTERSヤ、ユ、ヨ

II. Who may join?

1. Junior Division: Elementary to Senior High School Students
2. Open Division: College/University Students and Professionals

III. Mechanics

1. Draw and make your own original mnemonic (word associated kana character). Use an A4-size paper for your work. Orientation can be portrait or landscape.
2. One character equates to one entry.
3. Write a sentence on how to remember the chosen character via word association. This should be typewritten and saved as a separate Word file. (use the official entry form)
4. The associated word must be in Japanese.
5. Any medium for the entry is welcome (i.e., digital art, watercolor, pencil drawing, mixed-media, etc.).
6. Digital art, scanned or photographed entries must be AT LEAST 100 dpi to ensure that the entry is clear for judging.
7. Nothing should be written on the artwork.
8. All artworks must be submitted on or before 15 April 2024, via the Google form indicated below.
9. A contestant may submit multiple entries BUT must submit a different entry form for each entry.
10. The Japanese Studies Program reserves the right to use, and exhibit submitted entries for non-profit purposes.

IV. Official Entry Form & Artwork

OFFICIAL ENTRY FORM
FORM FOR THE JUNIOR CATEGORY (Download Here)
Filename format for submission
For Junior Category
Filename format: FAMILY NAME_First Name_character_word_Junior_entryform.pdf
example: DE LA CRUZ_Juan_ya_yasai_Junior_entryform.pdf
 

FORM FOR THE OPEN CATEGORY (Download Here)
For Open Category
Filename format: FAMILY NAME_First Name_character_word_Open_entryform.pdf
example: DE LA CRUZ_Juan_ya_yasai_Open_entryform.pdf

ARTWORK:
Filename format for submission
For Junior Category
Filename format: FAMILY NAME_First Name_character_word_Junior_artwork.png
example: DE LA CRUZ_Juan_ya_yasai_Junior_artwork.png

For Open Category
Filename format: FAMILY NAME_First Name_character_word_Open_artwork.png
example: DE LA CRUZ_Juan_ya_yasai_Junior_artwork.png

IMPORTANT REMINDER FOR JUNIOR CATEGORY ENTRANTS
Since there will be prize money that will be sent to the winners, the Japanese Studies Program needs to send this to your Legal Guardian for safety purposes. Winners will need to provide the following information:
Full name of Guardian
Contact Information of Guardian (cellphone number and email)
 

V. Dates to Remember

1. Last day of submission: 15 April 15 2024
2. Tentative Date of Announcement of Winners: 30 May 2024

VI. Criteria for Judging

1. 30% - Interpretation and clarity of theme to the viewer
   (character, word association, sentence description, and explanation)
2. 30% - Creativity and originality of the depicted theme
3. 30% - Quality of artistic composition and overall design based on the theme
4. 10% - Overall impression (the entry stands as a complete and outstanding work of art)

Some reasons for not being selected.

1. Poor color or image quality, the colors are not balanced, are washed out, and are not representative of the original colors of the art. These images will be passed over quickly as they will not show well on the site.
2. Sloppiness. Works that are framed, are crooked, show backgrounds, watermarks, or large and oversized artist signatures.
3. Incomplete or poorly written submission materials. Submission with forms (written explanation on the letter art) that are incomplete, poorly written, or need to be updated or summarized.

VII. Prizes

1. Junior Division
   1st Place Winner – 3,000 pesos
   2nd Place Winner – 2,000 pesos
   3rd Place Winner – 1,000 pesos
2. Open Division
   1st Place Winner – 5,000 pesos
   2nd Place Winner – 3,000 pesos
   3rd Place Winner – 2,000 pesos

VIII: Inquiries
Please email japanese.soss@ateneo.edu with the subject line: Kanakom2024 
or send a message to https://www.facebook.com/AteneoJSP

IX. Checklist for Submission

• ▢　Official Entry Form (softcopy/pdf file format) (Download Here)
• ▢　Digital Artwork (softcopy/PNG format)

X. Submission of Entries

• Google Submission Form for JUNIOR CATEGORY
• Google Submission Form for OPEN CATEGORY