KBWCAE to be held next year

Japan Overseas Cooperative Association (JOCA) would like to invite children to submit entries of their artwork to the 17th Kanagawa Biennial World Children's Art Exhibition (KBWCAE) which will be held in July 13.

Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan strated the Kanagawa Biennial Exhibition in 1979 during the United Nations (UN) International Year of the Child. Its goal is to promote 'people-to-people diplomacy.'

Director, Kanagawa Plaza for Global Citizenship, Kunihiro ABE stated that they are proud to say that they have been holding this biennial exhibition for 33 years aiming to cultivate children's dreams and creativity, and also to help them appreciate each other's cultural differences through artwork. The previous 16th exhibition in 2011 was a great success with 22,433 entries from 77 countries/regions.

Closing date for the entries will be November 30. Applicants must be between the ages of four and fifteen as of April 1,2012.

For any inquries please contact Masami Nakanishi on phone numbers (+81)-45-896-2121, (+81)-45-896-2299 or from e-mail: [email protected] or on URL: http://www.earthplaza.jp/biennial/English/index.html