JIA Illustration Award 2023

JIA Illustration Award 2023 now is over!

JIA Illustration Award 2023: JIA Illustration Award, organised by Japan Illustrators’ Association, the most popular organization of professional illustrators in Japan is accepting entries in its 2023 edition, inviting all illustrators from all over the world to participate.

➜ Short description

The JIA Illustration Award 2023, an international competition organised by Japan Illustrators’ Association, the most popular organisation of professional illustrators in Japan, has been recently opened for entries accepting applications from around the world.

This Illustration Award is held annually since 2000, drawing thousands of professional and amateur talents worldwide.

There are no themes and you can apply for works of any genre, including hand-painted works, digital works, and three-dimensional works.

All entries must be the original work of the entrant, and you may submit a maximum of 5 illustrations. Images must be in electronic format (JPEG files). The width and the heights should be within 2,000 pixels.

If your work is hand drawing works you need to scan them or take photos and turn them into digital data. If your work is three-dimensional works you can take 3 photos of each work from 3 directions and make them one set.

The copyright of the images remains with the authors.

The winning works will be exhibited at the "JIA Illustration Award winning works exhibition" in Beijing (China).

➜ Who may enter?

The JIA Illustration Award is open to anyone worldwide.

➜ Prize:

➜ Grand Prix: 500,000 YEN (approx. 4,110 USD)
➜ Gold Award: 200,000 YEN
➜ Silver Award (20 artists): Certificate of commendation + Supplementary prize.

Moreover, the winning works will be exhibited at the "JIA Illustration Award winning works exhibition" in Beijing (China).

➜ Entry fees:

Entry fee starts from 4,000 YEN (approx. 30 USD).