Regulations on Operation and Review

The purpose of these Regulations is to set out matters concerning the overall operation of exhibitions, including the appointment of Steering Committee Members and Judges of the Asian Society of Calligraphic Arts (hereinafter the "Society") and judging methods, pursuant to Article 41 of the Articles of Incorporation.

① The Steering Committee consists of the Chairperson of the Steering Committee and Steering Committee Members, and shall contribute to the smooth operation of the Korea Oriental Calligraphy Grand Exhibition.

② The judging panel consists of the Chairperson of Judges and Judges, and selects prize-winning works through fair judging of the Korea Oriental Calligraphy Grand Exhibition.

The qualifications of Steering Committee Members and Judges of the Society are as follows.

① Invited Artists of the Society (including advisers and honorary advisers)

② Invited Artists of other calligraphy organizations

③ Persons recommended by an honorary adviser or adviser of the Society

① A Judge shall be disqualified (除斥) from judging the relevant work in any of the following cases.

1. Where the Judge is the spouse or a lineal ascendant or descendant of the entrant

2. Where the Judge is the teacher of the entrant, or the entrant is a student of the Judge (e.g., a thesis supervisor at a university or graduate school)

3. Where there is any other clear reason that makes a fair judgment difficult to expect

② Where there is a reason under paragraph ① or where the Judge determines that fair judging is difficult, the Judge may recuse himself or herself (回避) from judging the relevant work with the permission of the Chairperson of Judges.

③ An entrant may apply in writing for the challenge (忌避) of a Judge who has a reason under paragraph ① before judging begins, and the Chairperson of Judges shall decide on the application.

The qualifications of Recruitment Committee Members of the Society are as follows, with the highest consideration given to understanding of the Society's exhibitions and proactive participation in promotional activities.

1. A Full Member of the Society with at least one year of activity and active participation in the Society's activities

2. A person with three years or more of experience in promotion, marketing, or planning work in the field of art or the arts

3. A person recognized as clearly willing to contribute to the development of the Society, upon recommendation by at least one Invited Artist of the Society

4. An artist who has submitted works to three or more competitions or exhibitions organized by the Society

The Chairperson shall determine the number of persons based on the number of judgments, one month before the Korea Oriental Calligraphy Grand Exhibition is held. The Chairperson shall recommend twice the required number, the appointment shall be decided by a resolution of the Board of Directors, and an appointment certificate shall be granted.

① The remuneration of members is divided into allowances and travel expenses, and performance incentives according to the nature of their activities. These members are appointed on a non-employment basis, and the remuneration shall be set in accordance with the Society's financial situation and internal regulations.

② Remuneration of Judges shall be paid according to the following items.

③ Remuneration of Steering Committee Members shall be paid according to the following items.

④ Incentives for Recruitment Committee Members are paid by tier according to recruitment results, as shown in the following table, and are paid in addition to basic activity allowances such as attendance at Recruitment Committee meetings. When the number of recruits reaches 30, the first through thirtieth are calculated at KRW 10,000 per person, and from the 31st onward the unit rate of the corresponding tier is added.

⑤ Where Steering Committee Members, Judges, and Recruitment Committee Members hold concurrent positions, their allowances shall, as a principle, be added together and paid for each item where the activity dates and the nature of the roles differ. However, where a Judge also serves concurrently as a Recruitment Committee Member, if a work submitted by an entrant recruited by that Judge is among the works subject to judging in the relevant competition, that Judge shall be excluded from recruitment incentive payments or must necessarily be recused from judging that work.

The entry works for the Korea Oriental Calligraphy Grand Exhibition shall be national-exhibition sheet (70×200cm), full sheet (70×136cm), and half sheet (35×136cm). The competition divisions consist of the following five divisions, and divisions may be added upon a resolution of the Board of Directors where necessary.

① Hangul (Hangul in regular script, mixed regular script, Hangul in semi-cursive, mixed semi-cursive, Hangul in cursive, woodblock-print type, Min-style, etc.)

② Hanmun (Chinese characters) (oracle bone, bronze inscription, seal script, clerical script, regular script, semi-cursive script, cursive script)

③ Contemporary Calligraphy and Calligraphic Lettering (including contemporary Korean painting)

④ Seal carving and wood carving (including wood engraving and stone engraving)

⑤ Literati painting, Oriental painting, colored painting, ink-wash painting, and folk painting

① Works shall be selected by reference to the old model calligraphy (法帖), with the superiority of works determined with emphasis on the composition of each script, margins, harmony, and the tone of ink.

② Judging shall assess the completeness of stroke, structure, layout, and harmony, comparing the various elements in the following table.

③ Judging plan and preparation

a. Before judging begins, the Chairperson of Judges shall prepare the [Attachment 1] Judging Plan, which specifies the following.

1. Judging schedule and procedures

2. Composition of Judges by division

3. Detailed application of evaluation criteria

4. Method of displaying and reviewing works

b. The submitted works shall be assigned judging numbers, and the artists' information shall be sealed to guarantee anonymity.

c. The Chairperson of Judges shall provide advance training on the evaluation criteria before judging.

④ Judging procedure and evaluation method

a. Each Judge shall use the [Attachment 2] Judging Sheet. The points for each item are as follows.

1. Stroke (點劃): 25 points (evaluation elements: squareness and roundness, curvature and straightness, weight, concealment and revelation, form and quality, etc.)

2. Structure (結構): 25 points (evaluation elements: size, density, void and substance, orientation, correspondence, etc.)

3. Layout (章法): 25 points (evaluation elements: shading, firmness and softness, tempo, margin, composition, etc.)

4. Harmony (調和): 25 points (evaluation elements: spirit, elegance and vulgarity, beauty and ugliness, adaptation, innovation, etc.)

b. Evaluation is scored in units of 5 points, and the basis for each item's evaluation is briefly recorded.

c. Each Judge's total score is calculated, and the final score is the average excluding the highest and lowest scores.

⑤ Preparation of judging comments

a. After judging is completed, each Judge shall prepare the [Attachment 3] Judging Comment Form.

1. Judging commentary for the Hangul division

2. Judging commentary for the Hanmun division

3. Judging commentary for the Contemporary Calligraphy and Calligraphic Lettering division

4. Judging commentary for the Seal and Wood Carving division

5. Judging commentary for the Literati painting, Oriental painting, colored painting, ink-wash painting, and folk painting division

6. Overall judging commentary and improvement suggestions

b. The [Attachment 3] Judging Comment Form shall include the overall level of the submitted works, characteristic trends, and features of outstanding works.

⑥ Comprehensive evaluation and tabulation of results

a. The Chairperson of Judges shall collect the [Attachment 4] Comprehensive Judging Results Table and organize the following.

1. Each Judge's evaluation score for each work

2. Calculation of the final average score

3. Determination of rankings and grades

b. Grade determination criteria

1. 90 points or above: candidate for Grand Prize and Top Prize

2. 85 points or above: candidate for Excellence Prize

3. 80 points or above: candidate for Special Selection

4. 75 points or above: candidate for Selected

c. Handling of ties

1. Priority is given to the work with the higher Harmony (調和) score

2. Priority is given to the work with the higher Layout (章法) score

3. Decision through consultation among the Judges

d. Selection of the Grand Prize: where two or more works have obtained 90 points or above, the final Grand Prize is determined by a vote of all Judges.

⑦ Confirmation of judging results

a. The Chairperson of Judges shall report the comprehensive judging results to the Chairperson.

b. The Board of Directors shall review the judging results and give final approval.

c. The confirmed results shall be individually notified to the winners and posted on the Society's website.

d. Judges shall prepare a "Key-point Feedback" of approximately 50 characters for each work awarded Special Selection or above (Main Prizes, Special Prizes, Special Selection), and the Society shall provide a system through which artists can check their own judging score sheets and feedback online.

① Works selected under the judging results of Article 6 shall be awarded as follows.

② The winning grades under the judging results of Article 6 are divided into Main Prizes (本賞), Special Prizes (特別賞), Special Selection (特選), and Selected (入選).

③ The details, number of awardees, and prize money for each winning grade are as follows.

a. Main Prizes (selected with artistic excellence as the highest criterion)

• Grand Prize: 1 person, certificate and prize money of KRW 2,000,000

• Top Prize: 1 person, certificate and prize money of KRW 1,000,000

• Excellence Prize: 2 persons, certificate and prize money of KRW 300,000

b. Special Prizes (encouraging balanced research in calligraphy and submissions across multiple scripts)

• Five-Script Prize (오체상): 3 persons, certificate and prize money of KRW 200,000

• Three-Script Prize (삼체상): 4 persons, certificate and prize money of KRW 150,000

c. Other Winning Grades

• Special Selection: 30 persons (adjustable), certificate

• Selected: 50 persons (adjustable), certificate

④ The Special Prizes under paragraph ③ are established to reflect the Society's operating policy of encouraging artists' multifaceted efforts and research across various scripts.

⑤ The number of awardees under paragraph ③ (including Special Selection and Selected) may be adjusted by a resolution of the Board of Directors, taking into account the total number of works submitted in the year and the overall level of the works.

⑥ Apart from paragraph ③, where the Society's finances allow or special sponsorship is secured, additional special prizes (e.g., a sponsor's prize or the Chairperson's prize) may be newly established and awarded upon a resolution of the Board of Directors.

⑦ Taxes and public charges imposed on prize money shall, as a principle, be borne by the awardee.

⑧ Detailed procedures for the awards ceremony and payment of prize money shall be separately determined and announced by the Chairperson.

The term of Steering Committee Members and Judges runs from the date of appointment until the end date of the Korea Oriental Calligraphy Grand Exhibition of the relevant year. However, re-examination of objections received under the Regulations on the Handling of Objections shall continue until its processing is complete.

① The Board of Directors shall disclose the major agenda items to be submitted to the General Assembly to all members (including Associate Members) through the Society's website and online channels no later than seven days before the meeting.

② The Society shall provide online comment or electronic survey functions so that all members, regardless of grade, may express their opinions on the agenda items.

③ The Board of Directors shall be obligated to report to the General Assembly the principal opinions of members collected through the functions under paragraph ②.