Kanagawa Biennial children's art exhibition

COLOMBO: The United Nations Association will again accept entries from schoolchildren across the country between the ages 4 and 15 (inclusive) to be submitted to the 14th Biennial world children's art exhibition to be held in Kanagawa, Japan in April next year.

Entries have been collected and submitted through the UNA to every Biennial since the inception of the series in 1980 and as such, entries submitted through the UNA have won 67 gold, silver, bronze, or special awards up to date and also the World Grand Prize (in 1982) which took a Sri Lankan schoolgirl to Japan for the first time in the country's educational history to collect the award in person.

Paintings and drawings can be submitted on any subject of the artist's choice and can be painted by any method but should not be bigger than 54 cm x 38 cm.

Behind each entry, the name of the contestant, date of birth, age as of 1 April 2006, sex, private address, title of the painting, name and address of the school, (if any), should be clearly stated.

All particulars should be given only in English.

Where applicable, the painting should also carry the official seal of office and signature of the school principal if the painting/drawing is being submitted through a school.

All entries must be addressed to the Chairman, Kanagawa Committee, United Nations Association, and received at the National Secretariat-General of the Association, at 39/1, Cyril Jansz Mw., Panadura 12500 on or before September 30 which is the closing date set by the Association for entries to be submitted through it.

On the top left-hand corner of the cover or wrapper containing the painting or drawing the following should be specified - 14th Kanagawa Biennial 2006/2007.