By Japan Marine Sports Promotion Foundation |
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The Japan Marine Sports Promotion Foundation (Chairman: Hideto Eguchi) is holding its 9th Yamaha Worldwide Children's Seascape Painting Contest and will be accepting entries from all the children aged up to 12 years old in all over the world during the period of July 1 to October 31 of this year.
By having children paint scenes of the nearby water that play in, the organizers of this contest wish to give children a valuable opportunity to increase their awareness of the sea and think in their own way how we should interact with the sea and consider once again the importance of protecting the water environment.
Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd., as a manufacturer of powerboats, sailboats, fishing boats and pools deeply involved with marine life, has organized this contest up until last year's 8th holding with the aim of building understanding about the sea. As of this year, the contest will be organized under the auspices of the Japan Marine Sports Promotion Foundation, an organization dedicated to the promotion of sound marine leisure, and entries will be solicited on even a larger scale worldwide.
Every year this contest receives many submissions from elementary school and nursery age children throughout the country and the scale and contents have continued to expand each year. Last year 7,460 paintings were submitted, some 2,000 more than the year before.
Again this year winning pictures will be chosen in the three age categories of upper elementary (age 10 to 12), lower elementary (age 6 to 9) and nursery school age (age below 6) from all over the world. The judging committee consists of the famous painter Kazuo Kudo, member of the Nitten, an art exhibition sponsored by the Juridical Corporate Association, and other judges.
The winning entries will be displayed at the Yamaha Motor booth at the Tokyo Boat Show, at other Yamaha event sites throughout the country as well as in Yamaha promotional tools and other opportunities. |
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Contest Summary |
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Name: |
9th Yamaha Children's Seascape Painting Contest |
Aims: |
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To promote wider understanding of the sea primarily among the children who will lead society in the 21st century |
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To instill and develop consciousness of environmental protection through encounters with nature and playing in the natural environment. |
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Offer the contest as a chance to increase communication with children in the home and in school. |
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Contents: |
A contest is to be held for paintings by children up to the age of 12 years old on the subject of "interaction with nearby water (paintings done at beaches, on the sea or other water areas)" |
Entry period: |
July 1, 1997 (Tue) to Oct. 31, 1997 (Fri) |
Organizer: |
Japan Marine Sports Promotion Foundation |
Support: |
Japan Fisharina Association, Japan Game Fishing Association, Kaiyo Recreation Association |
Cooperation: |
Yamaha marine dealerships, Yamaha pool dealerships |
Special support: |
Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd. |
Judging: |
Formal judging will be conducted by a panel of judges chaired by Kazuo Kudo, member of Nitten |
Announcement of winners: |
The individual winners will be contacted. At the same time plans call for the names of the winners to by published in a release by the Japan Marine Sports Promotion Foundation, in Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd's marine newsletter Tairyo News (for fishery industry), the marine dealers newsletter Marine News, and the boat user newsletter Captain's World. |
Awards: |
Individual awards will be presented through Yamaha Motor Company's sales companies. |
Display of Paintings: |
Plans call for the paintings to be displayed at the Yamaha Motor booth at the Tokyo Boat Show, at other Yamaha event sites throughout the country as well as in Yamaha promotional tools. |
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Conditions of Entry |
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Theme: |
Interaction with nearby water (paintings done at beaches, on the sea or other water areas) |
Qualifications for entry: |
Children up to the age of 12 years old. |
Entry period: |
July 1, 1997 (Tue) to Oct. 31, 1997 (Fri) |
How to apply: |
All entries must have written on the back of the painting the title of the painting, the address, telephone number and name of the child, the child's age, sex, grade, school name and parent or guardian's name and must be sent by mail or special delivery to the address below. |
Entry address: |
Yamaha Motor Co.,Ltd. Public Relations Div.
2500 Shingai, Iwata, Shizuoka
Postal Code 438 |
Entry specifications: |
Paintings must be done on standard size art paper (54.4 x 39.0 cm) or other paper of the same size. |
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Judging, etc. |
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Judging categories: |
Winners will be selected in the three categories of upper elementary (age 10 - 12), lower elementary (age 6 - 9) and nursery school age (below age 6). |
Awards: |
Awards in each category will include two Gold Prizes, one Japan Fisherina Chairman's prize, a Yamaha Motor Company Prize, four Silver Prizes, six Bronze Prizes and ten Honorable Mention awards, and plaques and prizes will be sent to all winners. All contributors who submit entries will receive a commemorative sketch book printed with a copy of the Gold Prize painting. |
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% Reproduction rights for all paintings submitted will belong to Japan Marine Sports Promotion Foundation and the submitted works will not be returned.
% Plans call for the paintings to be displayed at the Yamaha Motor booth at the Tokyo Boat Show, at other Yamaha event sites throughout the country as well as in Yamaha promotional tools.
% The organizers will not be responsible for accidents or damage to paintings during mailing.
% The organizers ask that entrants refrain from making inquiries about submissions after they have been made.
% Entry prizes will be sent out after the judging is complete. |
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Reference 1 |
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Submissions for the past eight years |
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1989 1,558
1990 2,378
1991 2,545
1992 3,559
1993 3,247
1994 4,198
1995 5,145
1996 7,460
Total 30,090 |
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Winning paintings from 1996 |
Upper elementary (age 10 - 12) |
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Kanako Kobayashi, Hyogo Pref. |
Yuuya Kajimoto, Ohita Pref. |
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Lower elementary (age 6 - 9) |
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Shuuhei Tsuzuki, Kohchi Pref. |
Kyouhei Ohkawa, Hyogo Pref. |
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Nursery school age group (age below 6) |
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Shouta Fujimoto, Ehime Pref. |
Momo Sonoya, Kagoshima Pref. |
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Reference 2 |
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Outline of activities of the Japan Marine Sports Promotion Foundation |
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The Japan Marine Sports Promotion Foundation was founded with the approval of the Japanese Ministry of Education in July of 1992 for the purpose of encouraging promotional activities for marine sports in Japan with the support and cooperation of all related organizations. The aim of the foundation is to promote marine sports through educational activities and regional sports programs as a vehicle for encouraging increased harmony with nature and richer human interaction. At the same time the foundation aims to contribute to the kind of environment where people can experience the enjoyment of marine sports and make them spread as lifetime sports that will enrich the health and lives of the citizenry. In particular, the foundation supplies support tailored to local needs in both software and hardware form to help establish sailing as a local sport and a venue for sound education of young people. |
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Guide to activities |
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Sound education of children through marine sports. |
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Training and supplying of marine sports instructors. |
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Helping the growth of marine sports clubs for adults. |
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Holding of marine sports seminars and conferences. |
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Recognizing people who contribute to the spread and development of marine sports. |
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Supply of equipment for education and production, printing of educational materials. |
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Surveys and research in the marine sports field and international exchange. |
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Supplying sailboats, etc. to schools and youth educational facilities. |
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