

2020 Winners Announced!
It was extremely difficult to select the nominations from over 4,300 unique pieces, but the five judges each selected 10 pieces from among the entries. The final round of judging took place with the originals of the selected entries lined up next to each other.

The works that attracted the most attention were those that conveyed the artist's love of drawing and those that showed a careful and cumulative creative process.
Grand Prize: silk hat cat
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Second Place: Vielfalt
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Second Place: Humedo
I didn't really look at the profiles of the artists when I was judging but did I notice that this piece is from a 20-year old in Argentina. I kind of felt like I wanted to meet him! I imagine he is interested in Asian/Japanese culture, so I think it would be interesting for him to have the opportunity to show his work in Japan.I find his art interesting and I'm looking forward to seeing more pieces in the future.
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Future Generation Art Prize: Don't Believe Everything At
The bird's-eye view composition is impressive, and the coloring is also excellent, down to the smallest detail such as the glossy surface of the pottery and the warmth and coldness of the tiles. The cohesive tones of orange, mint blue, and brown are wonderful.
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Artwork Criteria
* Your artwork must have been created using COPIC products (it can be mixed media, but the majority of your artwork must be created with COPIC products).
* The size of artwork should be within L24″ x W18″x H12″ (L420mm x W297mm x H300mm) with the weight of 11lbs (5kg) or less. The specified dimension of artwork has been changed from this year.
* For the base material of artwork, fragile materials such as ceramic or glass are prohibited.
* No categories, no specific theme – we’ve purposely kept this broad to encourage imagination!
* Only one piece of artwork may be submitted per person.
* Any artwork which infringes upon another person’s intellectual property rights will be disqualified. It is your responsibility to check this in advance.

Eligibility
* There are no restrictions for nationality, age, experience, area of residence, etc. Applicants must be individual artists, and not groups.
* Each entry is limited to artworks which have not already been made public either through another competition or exhibition (excluding personal exhibitions or one’s own social media page(s)).

Timeline
1. Register for the AWARD and submit your entry by clicking on the ENTRY button. Your entry will be open to the public after it has been reviewed to ensure that it meets the AWARD requirements.
2. Each entry is considered and scored on the AWARD's criteria, then the finalists will be decided by the judges.
3. Judges review all shortlisted artworks and select the winners of each prize.
4. Winners will be announced on copicaward.com at a date to be announced.

Notice
Any entry infringing on intellectual property rights or copyrights of others (e.g. plagiarism, imitation) will be disqualified.
By entering the AWARD, you agree to grant the organizers reproduction rights over your entry, including to create a catalogue, archive the images of submitted artworks and publicize artworks online and in any other form of communication chosen by the organizers.
All applicants under the age of 13 are required to have the consent of a parent or legal guardian before entering.
Meet The Judges

Obata is a very popular Japanese manga artist. He made his debut in 1989 with his first major series Cyborg Jii chan G in Weekly Shonen Jump. After this series, he began collaborating with other writers. Obata gained international attention for Hikaru no Go with Yumi Hotta as well as DEATH NOTE and Bakuman with Tsugumi Ohba . In addition to manga works, he is active in various fields such as character design work and illustrations.

Sekiya graduated from the Graphic Design department of Tama Art University in 2010. Creating characters with big and shining eyes, she has developed her own set of the Japanese “kawaii culture" in her illustrations, represented by fans' favorite "Pero Pero ★ Sparkles". Sekiya is working in a wide range of areas including apparel and design for character merch.

Tsumori studied fashion at Tokyo's Bunka Fashion School. Since 1977, she has been working tirelessly as the designer for iconic brands such as I.S.. She started her own line TSUMORI CHISATO in 1990 and has joined Tokyo Collection and Paris Collection since then. Tsumori keeps the focus on making clothes full of creativity and her signature "fun and happy" style has been greatly appreciated all over the world.

Matsushita graduated in general design from Tokyo National University of Fine Arts and Music followed by completing his postgraduate studies between 1985 and 1987. Currently he is a professor at the same university. Matsushita has been awarded a number of prizes including JAGDA New Designer Awards, TOKYO ADC Awards, Education Minister’s Award and the Good Design Award.

Iwabuchi is the chief editor of the prestigious Japanese art magazine Bijutsu Techo . He commenced his engagement in the Editorial Department of Bijutsu Techo in 2002 and chief editor since 2008. He is also serving as a board member of Bijutsu Shuppan Sha Co., Ltd. and launched OIL by Bijutsu Techo in 2019. Iwabuchi has been involved in a wide range of roles in today’s art scene.

PRIZES
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Grand Prize
A cash award of $5,000 USD, invitation to the award ceremony in Tokyo (including round-trip airline tickets and accommodation), a full 358 set of Copic Sketch markers.
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Second place
Invitation to the award ceremony in Tokyo (including round-trip airline tickets and accommodation), a full 358 set of Copic Sketch markers.
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Judges' Awards
Special edition Copic Sketch set.
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Special Prizes
Special edition Copic Sketch set.
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Future Generation Art Prize (U-18 Award)
A full 358 set of Copic Sketch markers.
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Special Prize(100 entries total)
Special edition Copic Sketch 3 color set.
*Prize image shown above is from 2019 AWARD. This image is for illustration purposes only.

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