1. The IYAC TOP International Illustration Competition Award has further improved the process and refined the categories of entries.

2. The preliminary evaluation will be divided into five rounds, and the finalists will be announced by the Executive Committee of IYAC TOP International Illustration in New York after each round.

3. Selection criteria: The expert jury follows the international (USPAP) standards and has developed a new judging criteria with independent intellectual property rights in conjunction with the authoritative 

Competition themes

1) Fantasy Technology

2) Alternation of seasons

3) Parallel Worlds

(See the end of this article for guidance on creating works)

Cash reward

The IYAC TOP Competition will have a cash prize pool of $12，000 to be awarded in the form of 13 separate prizes, as follows.

1 TOP Full Prize

5000 USD

2 TOP Creative Thinking Awards

3,000 USD

10 TOP Visual Awards

100 USD

Awards

Gold Award, Silver Award, Bronze Award, Rising Star Award, Excellence Award, etc.

Entry Categories

A: Children's Group (under 6 years old)

B: Elementary School Group (7-12 years old)

C: Middle school Group (13-15 years old)

D: High School Group (16 - 18 years old)

E: Professional Group (18 -25 years old)

Eligibility

•   Illustrations created between March 2020 and April 2023

•   Any country or region

•   Entrants can be illustrators/groups, teachers or students

•  No works created or modified by any AI (artificial intelligence technology) will be accepted

Work requirements

Format: A3 (international standard A3 size paper, size 297mm×420mm). After the award-winning works are selected, the exhibitors should submit the original works in paper format to the Global Executive Committee.

Registration method: Submit your work through the official WeChat public number registration port or the global major sub-regions.

Application Fee

Free of charge for the preliminary evaluation stage

(The institution/school mentor will be responsible for the initial evaluation and review)

➢ After the finalist review, the judging fee is $35 (including judging, certificate, medal, etc.) to participate in the "Final Award for Outstanding Work" competition.

All finalists will have the opportunity to participate in the offline exhibition in New York, USA.

A: International co-signed exhibition certificate

B: Authoritative letter of recommendation: signed by Dr. John F. Larner, Lifetime Professor of the National Endowment for the Arts, Chairman of the Board of Directors of the New York Contemporary Art Center, and Chairman of the IYAC International Jury, with the names of the exhibitors marked in the letter. (The letter of recommendation will be able to testify as international endorsement, background enhancement and other materials to meet the needs related to climbing the rattan and studying abroad, and provide endorsement for students' interview, study abroad and employment. It will provide a solid foundation for participants to apply to prestigious universities and go to the international elite road in the future.)

Exhibition work requirements.

① Works should not be framed. Overseas entries should be packed in plastic/cardboard tubes or sandwiched between sturdy flat sheets. Domestic entries should, in principle, be inserted between sturdy flat panels to avoid damage to the works by the organizers during handling, packing and unpacking.

②The Exhibit Form must be firmly attached to the upper right corner of the back of each entry.

③Please fill out the Entry Form and send it with your work. When you send your work from overseas, please make sure to declare "no commercial value".

④Please fill out all forms clearly in block letters in English and make sure to fill out all necessary information before submitting. Please be sure to sign the entry form before submitting it.

2. Email Submission

Submission email: IYAC2023@gmail.com , process: send entry → wait for review and reply, email submission please download and fill in the entry form completely

3. Form Submission

Please fill out the "2023 IYAC TOP International Illustration Competition Application Form" or click the "Read the original article" at the bottom left corner of this article.

4. Registration Form

Please click on the link below to view the rules, guidelines and instructions for submission. Please complete all forms and submit your work to the IYAC Executive Committee. *You can fill out and print the PDF form directly.

5. Other Requirements

All types of works are created in different forms, so the selection format will be different, subject to the final selection requirements. The authorship of the work belongs to the author, and the right of publication and use belongs to the organizer and the organizer.

Contemporary Art Center, New York, USA

Asian Artists Association of America

Singapore Youth and Children's Education Association

Kyoto Chinese Painting And Calligraphy Academy

Kyoto International Conference Center

CAFC Youth Art Center

St. Petersburg Arts Center Russia