Filipino illustrators are enjoined to participate in the 2004 Noma Concours for Picture Book Illustrations. The Noma Concours has been biennially organized since 1978 by the Asia/Pacific Cultural Centre for UNESCO (ACCU), in order to encourage illustrators in Asia and the Pacific, Latin America and the Caribbean, Africa and the Arab States, to create high quality, attractive art work, by providing them with an opportunity to introduce their work widely, and thereby contributing to the improvement of the quality of picture book illustrations for children. This year, the deadline for the competition is set on December 31, 2004.
Winners will be awarded the following prizes and awards:
Grand Prize to the most excellent work with awards of a medal and US$3,000. Two second prizes, each with awards of a medal and US$1,000. Ten runners up, each with awards of a medal and US$300.
Twenty Encouragement Prizes with an award of a medal.
The results of the selection will be announced to the winners, the co-operating bodies, and on the Internet website of Noma Concourse by the end of January 2005, and directly to all the entrants by the end of March 2005.
Winning works will be exhibited in Tokyo and other cities in Japan, in 2005-2006 and also at BIB (Biennial of Illustrations, Bratislava) in Slovak Republic, in 2005.
Application forms are available at the UP Diliman College of Arts Letters Office of the Dean or they maybe downloaded from Noma Concours website. Entries may be sent to ACCU either through:
UNESCO National Commission,
Dept. of Foreign Affairs,
2330 Roxas Blvd., Pasay City, Metro Manila
or directly to:
NOMA CONCOURS
Asia/Pacific Cultural Centre for UNESCO (ACCU)
6, Fukuromachi, Shinjuku-ku, Tokio, 162-8484 Japan.
