Applications Open for the Global Creative Award "YouFab Global Creative Awards 2019"!
This year marks the return of the global award "YouFab Global Creative Awards 2019," aimed at discovering creators who pose new questions beyond the realm of making (FAB) and fostering a network where creators and society can connect.
Challenge convention. Defy convention. Hack convention.
Through this award, we aim to disseminate such a spirit throughout the world.
With the theme "Conviviality - What Emerges from Between Old and New Operating Systems," the jury includes Megumi Wakabayashi, Keiichiro Matsumura, Leonhard Bartolomeus, and Chiaki Hayashi, seeking the perspectives of creators who look towards the future of our times. The submission period runs from August 1 to October 31, 2019. Submissions are now open on the co-creation platform AWRD. A kickoff event will also be held on August 31. For details, please visit our website.
YouFab Global Creative Awards 2019
Theme
"Conviviality - What Emerges from Between Old and New Operating Systems"
As making through digital technology becomes increasingly integrated into society, what kind of relationship should technology and society foster? This award aims to discover and share the perspectives of creators who look towards the future of our times, forming a platform for this exploration.
The full theme statement from Jury Chair Megumi Wakabayashi can be found at this URL.
https://www.youfab.info/2019/about_jp.html?lang=ja
Eligibility
Submissions are open to experiments, activities, and works born from the collaboration of digital and physical making, ranging from products, art, and architecture to performance art and workshops. Entries must be completed physical objects, implemented, or in operation using digital fabrication tools, not merely concepts or design documents. Previously announced works are also eligible.
Submission Categories
Student Category: Applicants must be currently enrolled in a university, vocational school, or similar educational institution at the time of application. Age and nationality are not restricted.
General Category: Open to all individuals regardless of age or nationality. Corporate applications are also welcome.
Awards
Grand Prize (1): Trophy / Prize Money 1,000 USD
Runner-up Prize (1): Trophy / Prize Money 500 USD
General Award (1): Certificate / Prize Money 300 USD
Student Award (1): Certificate / Prize Money 300 USD
Next STEAM Award (Several): Certificate / Prize Money 1,000 - 3,000 USD
Honorable Mention (Several): Certificate
Schedule
Submission Period: August 1, 2019 (Thu) - October 31, 2019 (Thu) 12:00 (JST)
First Round Judging Results Announcement: Scheduled for December 2019
Final Judging Results Announcement: Scheduled for January 2020
Awards Ceremony: Scheduled for March 2020 Venue: SHIBUYA QWS (Shibuya Scramble Square East Building 15F) Opening November 2019
For detailed entry information, please visit the AWRD URL below.
Entry Details URLhttps://awrd.com/award/youfab-2019
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Judges (from left)
Megumi Wakabayashi / Editor
Leonhard Bartolomeus / Artist collective ruangrupa & Gudskul Ekosistem
Chiaki Hayashi / CEO, Loftwork Inc.
Keiichiro Matsumura / Associate Professor, Faculty of Letters, Okayama University / Cultural Anthropologist
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Sponsors:
Platinum Sponsor: Panasonic Corporation
Gold Sponsor: SHIBUYA QWS
Bronze Sponsor: The Ezoe Memorial Recruit Foundation
Collaborator: Media Ambition Tokyo
Planning & Operation: Loftwork
Organizer: FabCafe Global
Partner: AWRD
The main visual at the top was created by artist Zach Lieberman.
AWRD
https://awrd.com/