JF2025 “ETEGAMI/Japanese Postcard Art” Contest

As part of the 23rd Japan Festival to be held on Sunday 25 May 2025, a “ETEGAMI/Japanese Postcard Art*” contest will be held for primary and secondary students as well as the general public. All the drawings will be displayed at Box Hill Town Hall (please note that due to space limitations, not all works may be displayed).
In addition, all the drawings will be sent to Matsudo-city in Chiba Prefecture, the sister city of the Whitehorse, where the event is being held, and will be exhibited there, in honor of the event’s theme “TUMUGU”.

＜Free Entry＞

• Basic features of postcards, which combine hand-drawn pictures with short messages
• Drawings that bring feelings of happiness and enjoyment by a recipient
• Drawings that express what the creator wants to convey, such as “Introduction of Australian schools and lifestyles”. “Introduction of the Whitehorse city”, and “Message to Matsudo-city and Japan”

　*An ETEGAMI/Japanese Postcard Art is a special type of letter that has hand-drawn pictures. The concept is to draw things that are familiar to you with a short message.

• Primary School Division - Prep to Year 6
• Secondary School Division - Year 7 to Year 9
• High School / General Division - Year 10 to Year 12 and above

• Primary School Division -
  1st prize: Certificate & $30 shopping voucher
  2nd prize: Certificate & $20 shopping voucher
  3rd prize: Certificate & $10 shopping voucher
• Secondary School Division -
  1st prize: Certificate & $40 shopping voucher
  2nd prize: Certificate & $30 shopping voucher
  3rd prize: Certificate & $20 shopping voucher
• High School / General Division -
  1st prize: Certificate & $50 shopping voucher
  2nd prize: Certificate & $30 shopping voucher
  3rd prize: Certificate & $20 shopping voucher
• Audience Award
  Certificate & $50 shopping voucher

• Each division will be judged by Melbourne-based artists.
• The Audience Award will be determined by the number of votes from attendees on the day, across all divisions.

• Material: Paper
• Size: A6, W148 x H105mm (1/4 of A4 paper, same size as Japanese postcards)
• Recommended thickness: Drawing paper, card etc. Approximately 2-6g
• Drawing materials: Crayons, pastels, paint, coloured pens, coloured pencils, anything is fine
• Message: It can be written in either English or Japanese

• One entry per person, entry is limited to one drawing per individual
• Please fill out the contact information on the application form and attach it to the back of your artwork before sending it
• Application acceptance starts on Tuesday 1 April, 2025
• The deadline is Monday 12 May, 2025, Late entries will NOT be accepted – STRICTLY. Please send in early.

※All rights to the submitted artwork will belong to the Japan Festival Executive Committee and the Japan Club of Victoria.
※Please note that submitted artwork will not be returned.

• Sunday 25 May 2025 on the Main Stage, Box Hill Town Hall
• If the winner cannot attend on the day, we will send the prize by mail

Takako Pattenden (Ms)
Japan Festival Organising Committee
51 Birdwood Street Balwyn VIC 3103