Competition of Pressed Flower Pictures “Exhibition of Creation” marks the 6th anniversary this year. The number of the past participants comes to the grand total of 6,300 and the number of works submitted in the past is more than 10,000. Other than Japan, more than 500 works are submitted from 15 nations and regions overseas, including Australia, Canada, China, France, Hungary, Italy, Korea, Russia, Serbia and Montenegro, Slovenia, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Ukraine, United Kingdom, and the U.S. (in alphabetical order). Applications from overseas accounted for 10 percent of the application submitted to the 5th exhibition. “Exhibition of Creation” is growing dramatically as a full-scale, top international level competition. We are looking forward to your active participation again this year!

Please send all correspondence(entry forms, questions, etc.) to: IPFAS 2-5-10-7F, Takashima, Nishi-ku, Yokohama 220-0011 JAPAN
e-mail souzou@oshibanaart.com
FAX +81-045-461-2330

Qualifications to Apply

Anyone who enjoys pressed flower and wish to become pressed flower artist who agree followings. No limiting number of works for applying by one artist.

Applying your works

There will be no special theme title. The works need to be original and not presented works in the past. Please don’t use feature any popular character. Each sides of frame needs to be within 70 cm.

EXHIBITION December 9th（Ｗed.）－December 13th，2009

Yokohama Red Brick Warehouse (Time and venue are subject to change)

JUDGING

1st judge……1st judge by photo of your work and application.
Please fill out your name, address, title of your work and size. If you have an e-mail, you can enter from our website as soon as directly. You can down-load the application form, and send us attached your work photo and form.
2nd judge……2nd judge by work.
The works must be arrive no later than 12th 0ctober. We will announce the details when I tell you the result of 1st judging.

This competition has been accepting so many entries, but this will be your last opportunity to make an entry, since this will be the last time this competition will be held. So please don’t miss the chance!

Please send the works to this address:
Pressed Flower Postcard Competition “ Hana-Ippai Grandprix ”
International Pressed Flower Art Society 2-5-10-7F Takashima, Nishi-ku, Yokohama 220-0011 JAPAN

Grand-Prix	1	Certificate of merit, Travel ticket of 50,000 yen, Commemorative gift
Sub Grand-Prix	1	Certificate of merit, Travel ticket of 30,000 yen, Commemorative gift
Highly Commended	2	Certificate of merit, Travel ticket of 20,000 yen, Commemorative gift
Flower City Award	10	Certificate of merit, Travel ticket of 20,000 yen, Commemorative gift
Flower Letter Award	10	Certificate of merit, Travel ticket of 20,000 yen, Commemorative gift
Honorable Mention	50	Certificate of merit, Commemorative gift
Fine work winners	150	Certificate of merit, Commemorative gift

＊The prize winning works will be published in one book.
＊Travel ticket is available only in Japan. Foreign prize winners will be given an equivalent for it.

How to entry: Anyone is welcome to this competition. Your handmade pressed flower work is to be made on the reverse side of an official or a private postcard ( size: about 16×10cm ), with “words concerning flowers”, and, on the other side, you should specify the address of this competition as well as your address, name(show the reading by writing kana, if you are Japanese, or alphabet. If foreigner), age, and telephone number. Your entry will be counted one par one postcard, but you may submit multiple entries. You must not submit your work that has already been entered into another competition.

Attentions: After pasting Pressed Flower on the postcard, your work is to be covered with a sheet of transparent seal to keep the Pressed Flower firmly on the postcard. Put the cards into the envelop and send by mail as “ Letter ”. (Never send as “ Cargo ” by FEDEX, DHL, etc.