Call for submissions for the "Let's Draw My Dayan!" competition

Please use your imagination to draw a picture featuring the cat Dayan and submit it!
The judges will be Akiko Ikeda, the creator of Dayan, and the winners will receive a certificate and a wonderful prize.
The work is,DAYAN the CAT‐Dayan’s Mysterious JourneyThe works will be exhibited in the lobby on the first floor of the Sano Art Museum during the exhibition period (after the announcement of the winning works).
We look forward to receiving many works!

 

Winning works: There will be six awards, including the Grand Prize and the Excellence Prize, and the results will be announced in the museum and on this page (scheduled for 2025.08.23 Sat.)

 

Eligible for: Elementary school students up to 6th grade

 

Work conditions:
Dayan must appear in the painting (either an original or a copy of Dayan's painting is OK)
Size is A4 (210mm x 297mm, portrait or landscape orientation is free)
Paper is free
Hand-drawn works only (no digital works)
Any art materials are OK, including pastels and watercolors.

 

How to apply:
Submit using either method ① or ②
① By mail (Sano Art Museum, 1-43 Nakata-cho, Mishima-shi, Shizuoka-ken, 411-0838, "Let's Draw Dayan!" Event Officer)
② Please bring it to the reception on the 1st floor of the Sano Art Museum (10:00-17:00, closed on Thursdays)
* Limit one entry per person
*In either case, please be sure to attach your name, age, address, phone number, and the title of your work to your submission.

 

Benefits for applicants:
Children who bring their submitted work directly to the Sano Art Museum will receive free admission for themselves and up to one accompanying person on the day!

 

Application deadline: 2025.08.12 Tue.

 

Dayan Exhibition Competition Let's draw my own Dayan! Flyer (PDF)