The Art Quake Kyoto invites Artists, Filmmakers, Producers and Distribution Companies Art Agents to submit their creative works in the following categories:
A. Cinematic Arts (Short Films)
Accepted works: animation, live action, documentary, experimental
Technical Specifications
Length: not more than 30 minutes
all genres
Format: DCP, MP4,
Color and/or Black and White
Dialogue and/or no-Dialogue
Films with dialogues, which are not in English should be sub-titled in English.
Only the person submitting the movie is entitled to this competition.
All movies in a language other than English must have standard English subtitles.
B. Non-Cinematic Artworks (Painting, Sculpture, Digital Art, Installation)
Submission requirements: JPEG with not less than 2MB
Upon payment of application fee, submitted artworks will be reviewed by the selection committee. Artists whose works are selected for the exhibition will be given further instructions regarding the address and contact persons for sending selected artworks for exhibition.
Please note that for non-cinematic artworks, there is an exhibition fee of 500 Euro
All accepted artworks must be ready for hanging or display
a. Painting
Accepted works: Oil, Acrylic, watercolor, mixed media
maximum size: 100cm x 100cm
The maximum number of accepted works per person: 3 paintings which can fit in an area of 1.5 meters (for works beyond this limit), get in touch with the organizers
b. Sculpture
(wood, marble, glass & ceramic)
maximum height 100cm, length 100, width 100cm
maximum weight 20kg.
the number of works: three sculptures
c. Digital Photography
maximum size: 100cm x 100cm including frame
the maximum number of works: 3 photographs which should fit in 1.5 meters
d. Installations
All installations must be accompanied by clear and specific instructions and will be installed only at the presence of the artist
TRANSPORT OF ARTWORKS:
Participants will take care of the transport of their own works to reach the organizers not later than the 23rd of August.
a. Participants hand carrying their works must handover their works to the organizers on the 23rd of August at Hotel Gimmond, or the Museum of Kyoto between 10:00-12:00 at the Museum of Kyoto
b. Participants sending works but are not attending the exhibition must send their art pieces to reach Kyoto not later than the 23rd of August. Instructions regarding address will be advised upon acceptance to the exhibition.
c. Any customs duties shall be the responsibility of the participants themselves. Please refer to the Japanese rules regarding this matter.
SELECTION PROCESS:
Applications are reviewed daily until the deadline. Artists from various regions around the globe had been assigned to coordinate and review submitted artworks and to coordinate the participating artists during the exhibition. The application may close ahead of the deadline once the required number of qualified participants is reached.