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47TH INTERNATIONAL ILLUSTRATION CONTEST

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Application Deadline: April 8, 2026, 23:59 UTC

LOCATION:  Japan

From royal purple to soft pink, bright yellow to deep green, there are so many colors around us. Make your very own color palette and draw your original illustrations with a harmony of colors! Apply for the 47th International Illustration contest now! The competition is organized by Celsys, a Japanese graphics software company.

ELIGIBILITY:

The competition is open to illustrators from around the world.

Please submit original illustrations on the theme of ”My color palette”.

Enter your original illustration based on the contest theme via X, Instagram, or Facebook.

Note: Please submit Instagram entries with the contest hashtag(s) and mention the official account @clipstudioofficial.

Submissions with watermarks and signatures are accepted! Note: If your work has been processed to such a degree that it interferes with viewing, we may ask you to send us the original data for judging and announcing the winners.A single participant may submit multiple entries.

If you submit your entry with a timelapse video of your creative process, you will be entered in the prize draw where 5 lucky winners will be picked at random to win a Clip Studio Paint PRO Activation Code (Dual-device plan, 1 year) or 3,000 GOLD!
Easily capture your drawing process with Clip Studio Paint’s Timelapse feature and share your work on social media!How to create a Timelapse

How to Apply:

Post your Timelapse videos with the two hashtags #cspcontest47_timelapse and #cspcontest47.

Note: Please submit Instagram entries with the contest hashtag(s) and mention the official account @clipstudioofficial.

Note: For Instagram, please limit the number of hashtags to 5, including the contest hashtag(s). We may be unable to confirm your entry if your post contains more than 6 hashtags due to Instagram specifications.

BENEFIT:

The winner of the Grand Prize will receive US$2,000. Prizes also include Clip Studio Paint activation codes that will be chosen through lottery!
Feel free to enter via X (formerly Twitter), Instagram, or Facebook.

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13TH KOCHI INTERNATIONAL TRIENNIAL EXHIBITION OF PRINTS

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Application Details: Wednesday April 1st – Saturday, April 25th, 2026

LOCATION: Japan

The Kochi international triennial exhibition of prints began in 1990, with the hope of creating magnificent print works using Tosa washi paper and further developing both washi and printmaking cultures.

As its name suggests, this exhibition is held once every three years.
With each iteration, high-quality works from around the world gather, making it an internationally acclaimed exhibition.

Since the exhibition is hosted in Kochi, a world-class producer of Japanese traditional paper, artwork submissions are limited to those that use paper as the primary material.

ELIGIBILITY:

The competition is open to artists from around the world

Entry is free of charge for participants submitting their work from outside Japan.

Eligible works: Submissions must be original 2D prints on PAPER produced after 2024.

Exclusions: Works created wholly or partially using generative AI (including both image and text generation) are ineligible.

Size: The paper size must not exceed 100 x 100 cm (40 x 40 inches).

Number of entries: Artists may submit a maximum of three works.

Condition: Works must not have been previously selected or awarded in other public exhibitions.

Click here for more details.

BENEFIT:

Prizes
First Prize: 1,000,000 yen
Second Prize: 500,000 yen
The Museum of Art, Kochi Prize: 300,000 yen
Takao Hiwasaki Prize: 300,000 yen
Tosa Washi Prize: 200,000 yen (plus approx. 100,000 yen worth of Tosa Washi paper)
Excellence Award: 200,000 yen
Honorable Mention Award: 100,000 yen

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