Japan Handicraft Instructors' Association

Size of the work must be 120cm (47 1/4in.) to 230cm (90 1/2in.) both in the width and the length.

Work must consist of a top, the batting, the backing and these three layers must be held together by hand-or-machine quilting or other methods.

Work must have been completed after July 31, 2007, and must be an original work. Works that have appeared in any copyrighted publications (such as magazines, books, newspapers), any contests, any competitions, any exhibitions (excluding private exhibitions) and/or any internet site other than quilter's own site are not eligible.

Quilt must be constructed and quilted by the person named on the entry form (except for the Junior & Senior High School Students' Category).

Entries are limited to 2 entries per person. (Please fill out the Entry Form and send it together with 2 photographs; a full frontal photograph and a detailed photograph).

1. The first round of screenings will be juried by photographs.
Please send a completed entry form along with 2 photographs from July 1 through July 31, 2009. The first round of jury screenings will be held early in October, 2007. All entrants will be notified of the results by letter.

2. The second round will be juried by actual works.
The second round will be held from among the works selected in the first round. The deadline for sending the works will be October 30, 2009.
Entries will require an entry fee of 6,000yen to cover packing and return shipping fees, etc.
Qualifying entrants shall be responsible for shipping their works to the exhibition committee office.
Free entry fee is applied only to the Category of Junior & Senior High School Students.
All entrants will be notified the results of the second round by letter in mid-December.

General	A: Traditional	B: Contemporary
Grand Prize - First Place	Given to 1 work selected from 2 works which won the Encouragement Prize awarded by the Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology. Total prize is 1,000,000yen.
Encouragement Prize of Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science, and Technology - Second Place	1 work 500,000yen	1 work 500,000yen
Gold Prize	1 work 300,000yen	1 work 300,000yen
Governor of Tokyo Award	Given to 1 work selected from Category A and B Prize: 250,000 yen
Seto Prize(given by the founder of Japan Handicraft Instructors’ Association)	Given to 1 work selected from Category A and B. Prize 250,000yen, Or The recipient from overseas will be invited to Tokyo for a week and give one-day-Workshop & lecture(a consideration paid).
Silver Prize	2 works 100,000yen	2 works 100,000yen
Jury’s Award	Given to ６works selected out of the entries from both Category A and B
Publisher’s Awards Quilt Japan Award, other	1 work per publisher	1 work per publisher
	Each Prize Work will appear on awarding publisher’s Print media. Free subscription for 2 years
Bronze Award	5 works 30,000yen	5 works 30,000yen
Corporate Awards	NIHON VOGUE CO., LTD. award, etc. offered by the corporations that support this exhibition
Honorable Mention	about 30 works selected out of the entries from both Category A and B.

Michael James (Quilter, Ardis James Professor and Chair, Department of Textiles, Clothing and Design, College of Education and Human Sciences, University of Nebraska – Lincoln )

Emiko Toda Lobe (Quilter), Katie Pasquini Masopust(Quilter), Keiko Goke（Quilter), Hideki Mitsui(Professor of School of Art & Design, University of Tamagawa), Suzuko Koseki（Quilter)

February 6th―February 11th, 2010
The First Exhibition will be held at Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum.
This exhibition will travel both within Japan and abroad after the first exhibition.(the 9th exhibition travelled to three places in Japan and two abroad countries)

*The catalogue will be published. The organizer shall retain the right to publish any works entered into the contest.
*The award-winning works will be held until the end of March, 2011.
*The organizer may cancel any prizes and awards that violate the entry rules.
*The organizer will insure the entered works, and take utmost precautions in the handling and maintenance of the works, but cannot be held responsible for damage due to inherent properties of materials used, construction defects, natural disasters, or other factors beyond its control.