Korea Ceramic Foundation Hosts 'Uri Doja Writing and Drawing Contest' for Elementary and Middle School Students Nationwide

[Asia Economy (Suwon) = Reporter Lee Young-gyu] The Korea Ceramic Foundation is recruiting participants for the "8th Beautiful Our Ceramics Writing and Drawing Contest" until the 16th of next month.

The Korea Ceramic Foundation has been holding the "Beautiful Our Ceramics Writing and Drawing Contest" annually since 2015 for elementary and middle school students nationwide to reflect on the excellence and creativity of our ceramics through writing and drawing.

The participation categories are drawing for elementary school students and writing and drawing (poetry and painting) for elementary and middle school students, with 300 participants each, totaling 600 on a first-come, first-served basis. Participation is free of charge.

To participate, applicants must fill out the application form on the Korea Ceramic Foundation website's notice section and submit it online.

The contest will be held on Saturday, the 22nd of next month, from 2 PM to 5 PM via a live broadcast on Zoom.

On the day of the contest, once the theme for this year is announced, participants will draw ceramics-related pictures and poetry paintings on A3-sized drawing paper provided in advance at their homes.

Completed works must be submitted to the Gyeonggi Ceramic Museum by the 24th of next month. Participants who submit their works will receive a commemorative gift worth approximately 10,000 KRW.

The Korea Ceramic Foundation will select winning works through a first-round online screening and a second-round physical screening.

The awards include a total of 110 works: ▲Grand Prize 1, ▲Excellence Award 2, ▲Merit Award 4, ▲Special Selection 6, ▲Special Award 6, and ▲Honorable Mention 36, by category.

The Grand Prize winner will receive a scholarship of 500,000 KRW, and Excellence Award winners will receive cultural gift certificates worth 200,000 KRW, with total scholarships, gift certificates, and certificates amounting to approximately 2,680,000 KRW.

Seo Heung-sik, CEO of the Korea Ceramic Foundation, said, "Through this contest, we hope that the young talents who will lead the future will find the aesthetic consciousness of our beautiful traditional ceramics and have an opportunity to fully demonstrate their artistic capabilities."

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