The 14th Taro Okamoto Award for Contemporary Art     Application Details     ■Purpose■ The Taro Okamoto Award for Contemporary Art (TARO Award) aims to support and celebrate those artists who succeed the challenging spirit of Taro Okamoto manifested in the making of creative works with individual expression. We welcome ambitious art pieces from different fields that deliver new and dynamic messages. Participation from around the globe will be wonderful opportunity for the cultivation of new ideas and talents whilst contributing to the growth of new cultures. At the outset of 21st century, a structural revolution is longed for in all fields from society, economics, and politics to culture and the arts. We strongly invite you to participate, and hope to see many self-expressive artworks, which have the power to change fixed techniques, ideas, values and world outlooks.     ■Sponsors■ Taro Okamoto Memorial Foundation for Contemporary Art Taro Okamoto Museum of Art, Kawasaki     ■Qualifications■ 1.　An individual or group who holds a copyright of the works to be applied. 2.　Open to all nationalities, ages and professions (professionals and amateurs).     ■Regulations■     1. No restriction of technique (i.e. painting, sculpture, etc.). 2. Maximum size of the work: 2 dimensions [H5×L5], 3 dimensions [H5×L5×D5]. 3. Tools, equipment, machines, etc. must be provided by the artist. Please indicate the electric power voltage required for use at exhibition. 4. Infringement of copyright by a third-person is strictly prohibited. 5. Previous prize-winning and commercialized works are not permitted. 6. Sales promotion of the works or being a direct or indirect result of commercial activity, are not eligible for entry. 7. Submitted work will be disqualified if the title, category, concept and material are changed from the submitted plan after preliminary selection.   ■How to Apply■     1. Fill in application form and submit any supplementary statements and or portfolio. 2. Materials submitted cannot be returned. 3. Costs required for application, including transportation, preliminary screening and arrangements, etc. after passing the first stage, are the responsibility of the artist. All materials submitted are at your own risk and expense. No entry fee is charged. 4. Please send all application forms to the Taro Okamoto Museum of Art. Include a self-addressed envelope and International Reply Coupon for notification of contest result. 5. The work may contain only one entry. 6. The work cannot be applied for other contests. 7. The applications must reach us no later than 15 September, 2010. 8. To apply, please submit the following documents.   □ A complete application form.   □ A self-addressed envelope and International Reply Coupon for notification of contest result.   ■Application Form■       ■Judging Process■     1. Preliminary selection / Paper application and attached selection. 2. Announcement of result / All applicants will be notified by post at the beginning of November, 2010. 3. Final selection / Winning applicants must present works at appointed place at the appointed date. 4. The judge’s decision is strict and final.   ■Judges■     ・ HIRANO Akiomi [ Director of the Taro Okamoto Memorial Museum] ・ MURATA Keinosuke [Director of the Taro Okamoto Museum of Art] ・ SAWARAGI Noi [Art critic] ・ WATARI Koichi [Curator of the Watarium Museum] ・ YAMASHITA Yuji [Professor of Meiji Gakuin University/ Art History]   ■Selection■ Results will be announced in the media. All works that pass the preliminary selection stage will be exhibited at the Taro Okamoto Museum of Art from 5 February to 3 April, 2011 as The 14th Exhibition of the Taro Okamoto Award for Contemporary Art.     ■Award■     OKAMOTO Taro Prize: JPY 2million (1 person) OKAMOTO Toshiko Prize: JPY 1million (1 person) (These two prize winners can exhibit a work in Taro Okamoto Memorial Museum) Special Prize: Tortal JPY 500,000 (more than 1 person)   ■Please Note■     1. Selected works must be carried in and out of the exhibition venue under the responsibility of the artist. 2. Copyright to prize-winning entries belongs to the artist. However, each entrant expressly agrees that the Organizer may photograph, publish, reproduce, print, distribute or edit, in any media, such entries, as well as each prizewinning entrant’s name, image and likeness, for the purpose of promotion and public relations for the contest. 3. All works and documents will be received and treated with ultimate care, however, no responsibility is taken for accidental loss, damage from disaster or any other cause while in transmission or holding. 4. For the reason of the exhibited sites, there could be some cases where any works can be removed temporary. In the case, works would be kept by the museum.   ■Schedule■     1. Application Period: 15 July - 15 September, 2010 2. Preliminary Selection: Biginning of November, 2010 3. Settlement of Selected Works: Middle of January, 2011 4. Final Selection: Late in January, 2011 5. Ceremony: 18 February, 2011 6. The 14th Exhibition of the Taro Okamoto Award for Contemporary Art: 5 February - 3 April, 2011   ■Head Office■ Taro Okamoto Memorial Foundation for Contemporary Art     ■Inquiry and Application Details■ TAROAward Taro Okamoto Museum of Art, Kawasaki 7-1-5 Masukata, Tama-ku, Kawasaki 214-0032 Japan Tel: 81-44-900-9898 Fax: 81-44-900-9966     NB. Enter by submitting the application form via mail, not fax or online.   All right reserved TARO OKAMOTO MUSEUM of ART,KAWASAKI