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Only original woodblock and woodcut prints, unframed, no larger that 100cm X 100cm, and made within the last four years, will be accepted.
Do not send the blocks, only the prints.
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Mono prints, solar prints, linocuts, photographs, digital graphics or mixed media where wood comprises less than 50% are not accepted.
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There is no entry fee.
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Prints will be properly handled and displayed by KIWA staff or KIWA-appointed individuals only.
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Prizes and awards are the judges' decisions and are final.
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Visitors who wish to purchase a print will be given the artist's address. KIWA will help facilitate negotiations, but will not act as an Artist's Agent or accept any fees or commissions.
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Prints without written prices, but without the words NOT FOR SALE circled, will be priced by the Exhibition Committee.
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Each work must be fully documented on the Entry Form's LABELS ; works without labels attached to their backs cannot be exhibited.
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No work will be returned; do not send more than one piece from each edition or multiple. After the exhibition, all prints become the property of the KIWA Collection.
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DEADLINE: July 31, 2010. Prints received after July, 2010, will be held for the 7th Exhibition in 2015.
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Send the prints with
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a) each print's Label attached to the lower left corner of the back, AND
: b) the completed Entry Form ; send them all together to the address below.
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The 6th KIWA Exhibition
will be held from March 28 to April 3. 2011, in the Kyoto City Museum.
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Every artist without exception will have at least one work
in the Catalog; prints by the top 150 artists will be on the museum walls; all the prints by
the winners will be hung in the exhibition.
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Prizewinners will be notified immediately after the judging by e-mail where possible. Prizes will be mailed after the exhibition.
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Periodically, KIWA will print and sell a Collection Catalog or a similar publication. By signing the Entry Form , the artist give the right to KIWA to reproduce his/her works and use the proceeds from sales to maintain KIWA activities.
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Please write on the package NO COMMERCIAL VALUE . Keep the insurance amount low to avoid taxes. KIWA will not pay any customs taxes on prints; the package will be returned unopened at sender's expense.
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