Submission Period: September 24- December 31, 2019, 12:00 pm (HKT)
Exhibition Period: January 19 – February 9 2020

About the Art Open-call and Exhibition
To encourage participation in art creation and promote art, the Asia Society Hong Kong Center invites all visitors to give in to their imaginations and engage in a dialogue with Irene Chou’s work and her world, through this Art Open-call and exhibition. Winning and selected works will be exhibited in the Asia Society Hong Kong Center’s Chantal Miller Gallery.

Themes of Entry:
Joy of Art: Inspired by Irene Chou

Irene Chou began as “Sunday painter”, a leisurely activity beyond the chores of a housewife. Like many people, she experienced frustration and disappointment from her daily life. Painting became the channel for her to release her negative emotions. Chou’s paintings are bold, spontaneous, and adventurous. Her emotions and energy are transferred onto her ink and paper.

How would you use art to express your emotion? What kind of joy does Art bring to you? Let’s get inspiration from Chou’s art and create an artwork to express your inner world.

Entry Categories

1. Child Division: Aged 10 or under
2. Youth Division: Aged 11 - 17
3. Open Division: Aged 18 or above

Format of Entry

• Art work can be in two-dimensional (2D), three-dimensional (3D), or digital format.
• Art work size must be within 100cm x 100cm (for 2D), 50cm x 50cm x 50cm (for 3D), or 1 GB (for digital).
• An artist statement (no more than 30 words in either Chinese or English) is required to be submitted with the art work. The title and materials should be stated in the application form.

Submission Method
Please go to https://forms.gle/JKTEC7RmKXz6p7t4A for entry form, artist statement, and uploading artwork images/ files submission. Applicants are required to keep the original works for further exhibition. Finalists will be contact individually via email by January 10, 2020.

Judging Criteria
All submissions will be judged based on three criteria: (1) Creativity; (2) Relevance and interpretation of the theme; (3) Technical merit.

Prizes
Up to 10 winners will be selected in each division. Winners in each division will receive:

All winners and finalists will receive a Certificate of Excellence, and their art works showcased at an exhibition at Asia Society Hong Kong Center’s Chantal Miller Gallery, along with invitation to the awards ceremony.

All exhibition art works are eligible for Audience Favorite Award. Voting is open to public, from Jan 19 to Feb 2, 2020.

作品遞交：2019年9月24日至12月31日中午12時 (香港時間)
展覽日期：2020年1月19日至2月9日

關於比賽及展覽
為鼓勵公眾參與藝術創作及推廣藝術欣賞，亞洲協會香港中心誠邀所有展覽的參觀者，參加《藝術的喜悅--周綠雲回應展》

藝術作品徵集，藉此分享自己從周綠雲展覽中所獲得的啟發及獲得的聯想，與周氏的藝術世界作交流。得獎及入圍作品將於麥禮賢夫人藝術館內舉辦的《藝術的喜悅--周綠雲回應展》中展出。

作品主題：
《藝術的喜悅--周綠雲回應展》

繪畫本是周綠雲作為家庭主婦的悠閒活動。和許多人一樣，她對日常生活中感到不快和失望，繪畫遂成為釋放負面情緒的渠道。周綠雲的作品大膽、隨性，並富有冒險精神。她把內心的情感和能量轉移到其水墨畫上。

你會如何透過藝術表達自己的情感？藝術帶給你甚麼的快樂？讓我們從周綠雲的藝術吸取靈感，以藝術呈現你的內心世界。

參賽組別
A) 兒童組：10歲或以下
B) 青年組：11-17歳
C) 公開組：18歲或以上

作品格式

• 參賽作品可為平面作品、立體作品或數碼創作
• 作品(連同畫框)不可大於100cm x 100cm （平面)，50cm x 50cm x 50cm（立體）或  1GB（數碼）。
• 參賽者須遞交不多於30字﹙中文或英文﹚的「作品簡介」。作品主題及物料須於申請表格中註明。

遞交方法
參賽者須於https://forms.gle/JKTEC7RmKXz6p7t4A提交參賽表格、「作品簡介」，以及上傳作品相片﹙電子檔﹚。參賽者須保留原作，以作日後展覽之用。入圍作品將於2020年1月10日或之前收到電郵作通知。

評審準則
評審團將以下列準則以評審所有參賽作品： (1) 創意；(2)主題的關連與闡釋；以及(3)創作技巧。

獎項
每組設十個獎項。各得奬者將獲發以下獎品：

所有得獎及入圍者者將獲頒嘉許獎狀，其作品亦將於亞洲協會香港中心麥禮賢夫人藝術館中展出，同時各入圍及得獎者將獲邀出席頒獎典禮。

所有入圍作品均有機會競逐觀眾最喜愛大獎。公眾可於2020年1月19日至2月2日投票。