The China Gold Coin Cup [2025 Chinese Zodiac Snake] Precious Metal Artwork Creative Design Competition has begun to collect.
Solicitation period: May 10 to June 20
How to participate: Participants need to package and send the artwork and electronic registration form of the design work to the designated mailbox.
Guiding unit: China National Folk Arts and Crafts Association
Organizer: Shenzhen China Gold Coin Distribution Center Co., Ltd
Organizer: Cultural and Creative Design Professional Committee of China National Folk Arts and Crafts Artists Association
Support/Co-organizers: Shenzhen National Treasure Mint Co., Ltd., Department of Visual Communication Design, Academy of Arts and Design, Tsinghua University
Background of the competition
With the increasing influence of traditional Chinese culture in the world, the zodiac, as an important symbol of Chinese folk culture, carries a profound historical and cultural heritage and rich artistic expression.
Shenzhen China Gold Coin Distribution Center Co., Ltd., together with the Cultural and Creative Design Professional Committee of the China National Folk Arts and Crafts Artists Association, jointly launched the "China Gold Coin Cup" 2025 Chinese Zodiac Year of the Snake Precious Metal Artwork Creative Design Competition, aiming to stimulate the innovative inspiration of the participants, dig deep into the spiritual connotation of the "snake" culture, combine traditional culture with modern aesthetics through innovative design, create precious metal cultural and creative products rich in the characteristics of the times and national spirit, and promote the prosperity and development of the precious metal art collection market. At the same time, inherit and carry forward the long-standing zodiac culture of the mainland.
Objectives of the competition
1. Combine the resources of colleges and universities to promote the innovation and development of Chinese zodiac culture in the field of precious metal artwork design.
2. Launched precious metal products with the theme of the Year of the Snake with rich cultural heritage and high aesthetic value, enriching the art collection market in mainland China and even the world.
3. Enhance the social influence and international popularity of China's gold coin brand, and promote the prosperity and development of cultural and creative industries.
Contest theme
Dig deep into the spiritual connotation of the "snake" culture, combine the Chinese currency culture with the aesthetics of the zodiac, and design a precious metal product artwork for the Year of the Snake, highlighting the creativity, and the composition ratio of the work is not limited. Among them, the graphics of the snake are mainly original, and the patterns or partial patterns in the precious metal commemorative coins of the Year of the Snake issued by the People's Bank of China over the years can also be used.
