COMPETITION RULES

The following are the rules for entering the MiKiHASi art competitions. Please read the rules and procedures before submitting work to us.

Please follow the theme of each competition. If you have questions regarding the theme and its interpretation, contact us at mikihasi@mikihasi.com  We will help you with the application process.

Please read and be sure you understand the MiKiHASi procedures for participating in our monthly art competition.

  • Entries must follow the competition theme.

  • The competition is open to all 2 and 3-dimensional artists.

  • The competition is open to amateur and professional artists.

  • The competition is international.

  • Artists 18 years old and older may apply.

  • Files must be in JPG format.

  • Files may not exceed 5MB.

  • Images only may be entered

  • Experimental and mixed techniques are welcome.

If you have questions regarding the competition theme or rules, please contact us at mikihasi@mikihasi.com.

SUBMISSION DEADLINE

Each competition has a different deadline.  Please read the individual guidelines for each competition.

ARTIST BIO

When submitting your entries, we ask that you provide a short bio. Tell us a little bit about yourself: your artistic training, your artistic inspiration, media choice, any special techniques used, any prior exhibitions, anything that you might like our visitors to know about you. Also, include your website or social media information.

NOTIFICATION OF ACCEPTANCE

Every artist whose artwork is chosen for that month’s art exhibition will receive an email notification. All other art competition participants will receive an email notifying them that their artwork was not selected.

JUDGING CRITERIA

The artwork submitted to our competitions will be judged based on the following elements of artistic expression:

  1. Interpretation and the clarity of the theme to the viewer.

  2. Creativity and originality of the theme.

  3. Quality of artistic composition and overall design based on the theme.

  4. Overall impression of the art. What is the effect of the artwork in general and as a whole? Overall, does the artwork stand on its own as a complete and outstanding work of art?

IMPORTANT DATES

Please review the dates of each month’s competition for deadlines and themes in the website’s posts or pages.


SALES

MiKiHASi does not participate in any sales of art. All purchase inquiries will be referred directly back to the artist.

USE RIGHTS:

Artists who submit their artwork to the MiKiHASi  website for an art competition and have any of their submitted artwork chosen for participation in the subsequent art exhibition agree to the following; That MiKiHASi  will be granted usage of the chosen artwork, only for display, marketing and promotional purposes for that art exhibition, and for any future MiKiHASi  art exhibitions and that usage of that image(s) is limited to any MiKiHASi  event presentations, MiKiHASi  graphics, MiKiHASi  event materials and for use on the MiKiHASi  website (www.mikihasi.com)

The artist further agrees that MiKiHASi can maintain an archive of the chosen artwork after the competition for the purpose of historical documentation and as a record of past-themed shows. This archive will be available for public viewing and be limited to the MiKiHASi website. MiKiHASi will credit each image creator with the Artist Name, Title and the Artist Website, if applicable. The Artist shall maintain all copyrights of any images that are submitted to MiKiHASi.

No resale of or exchange of images will occur by MiKiHASi. All images contained herein or attached to this website are the property of the artist and the artist retains the sole copyright and all applicable rights to said images. No images may be copied or downloaded from this website.

Any questions? Contact us at: mikihasi@mikihasi.com