Artistic envelope contest
The famous artistic envelope contest is back and stronger than ever for this 15th Impact, with the 15th Anniversary of Japan Expo as thematic. So get your pencils and other artistic tools: we are expecting to receive your most beautiful creations celebrating the Anniversary!
Rules
The rules of the contest are simple! Just send us an envelope you decorated your own way(drawing, sticking, with fabric, pearls, painting…).
Subject
The 15th Anniversary of Japan Expo
The envelope must also include at least one character from Japan Expo (Chibi Dino, thegeisha, the samurai, the school girl).
Constraint
You have to decorate the face of the envelope (where the stamp and the address are). Set your imagination free: stick, draw, paint, use fabric… You do not need to do anything on the back of the envelope. Let your imagination run wild: Originality will be rewarded!
The envelope must include the address of the contest and a stamp, and will be sent as such (don’t put your envelope inside another envelope).
Format
Any format is accepted (handmade, standard) as long as it is an envelope!
Mail participation
Send your work to the following address:
Japan Expo
Concours d'enveloppes artistiques
14 place Georges Pompidou
93160 Noisy-le-Grand – France
Don’t forget to include a note inside the envelope with your first and last name, age, e-mail address, and mail address!
Sessions
4 sessions are organized between March 31 and June 8 2014:
- from March 31 to April 16 [closed]
- from April 17 to May 4 [closed]
- from May 5 to May 2 [closed]
- from May 22 to June 8 [closed]
End of the contest
The envelopes sent after June 8, 2014, considering the postmark, will not enter the contest.
Prize and prizegiving
The three winners of each session win a ticket for one day at Japan Expo 15th Impact(on Wednesday, Thursday, Friday or Sunday), sent by e-mail after the end of the contest, plus a surprise gift to be withdrawn at Point Animations (Animations Desk).
Good luck everyone!
Winners
Session #1
1st winner: Manon D. (Le Touquet)
2nd winner : Winifred G. (Savigny-sur-Orge)
3rd winner : Cécile G. (Sceaux)
Session #2
1st winner : Yarmi M. (Strasbourg)
2nd winner : Agathe C. (Issoire)
3rd winner: Emmanuelle N. (Boissy Saint Léger)
Session #3
1st winner: Pauline C. (Laa-Mondrans)
2nd winner: Alice X. (Lagny sur Marne)
3rd winner: Céline V. (Wavre)
Extra-crushes
1st extra-crush: Sabrina S. (Saint Bernard)
2nd extra-crush: Suzanne P. (Champigny sur Marne)
3rd extra crush: Ngoc-Lai Z. (Saint-Maurice)
Session #4
1st winner : Vi anh N. (Villejuif)
2nd winner: Marwa D. (Le Blanc-Mesnil)
3rd winner: Fanny P. (Villejuif)
3rd winner (joint winner) : Nathalie C. (Questembert)
FAQ
Q.: I’m afraid my envelope might get damaged during the trip. I’m going to send it inside another envelope, what do you think?
A.: You see, there’s a rule forbidding this. The envelope must be sent as such. You may write a nice note to the postman to ask him to take great care of it.
Q.: I bought a ticket to the festival. Can I give my ticket to a friend if I win?
A.: Of course, your name is not on the ticket.
Q.: Can I send several envelopes?
A.: You can send one envelope per session. Pay attention to the dates.
Q.: Can I use computer tools?
A.: Yes, you may use whatever techniques you like, it just has to be done on an envelope which we receive by mail.
Q.: Can I draw on a sheet that I then stick on the enveloppe?
A.: No, you have to draw on the envelope.
Q.: Sticking is allowed so I can draw something on a sheet and then stick it on the envelope, that could be what you mean by sticking?
A.: No, by sticking we mean sticking decorative material (sequin, fabric, pearls…).
Q.: Can I reproduce some drawing?
A.: Yes. It is the originality of the whole envelope which is rewarded.
Q.: Can I make my own envelope?
A.: Yeah, sure!
Q.: Is the envelope necessarily made of paper or can I make some kind of patchwork with different materials (as far as it has the shape and the consistence of a paper envelope)?
A.: Let your imagination free, you can create the envelope.
Q.: Do I have to decorate the back of the envelope?
A.: You don’t have to but you can.
Q.: Is the back of the envelope considered if it is decorated?
A.: We consider the whole work but mostly the front side.
Q.: When are the results given?
A.: Usually about a week after the end of the session.
Q.: Can I take part in every session?
A.: Yes, you can take part in every session by sending a new envelop for each one of them.