Call for Entries: The 2nd Red Envelope Illustration Design Award — 2027 Year of the Goat

The 2nd Red Envelope Illustration Design Award — 2027 Year of the Goat (第二屆 2027 羊年紅包袋插畫設計比賽), organized by DE Global Art Agency (蝶映藝術文化有限公司), opened on 9 September 2026 and is now accepting entries. Red envelopes are the most widespread and familiar way to send Lunar New Year blessings, and this edition invites creators to reimagine their visual language around the Year of the Goat. The top three works in each division will be published on FamiPort at more than 4,000 FamilyMart stores across Taiwan for the public to print and use — a chance for your design to become a New Year blessing for millions of families. Sixteen schools took part in the first edition, the 2026 “Good Fortune on Horseback” Red Envelope Illustration Competition (2026 馬上好運：紅包袋插畫大賽), and its winning designs went on FamiPort before Lunar New Year’s Eve for the public to print. This edition follows the same model and gives supervising teachers and schools more formal recognition.

Key Information

• Theme: Year of the Goat (2027, the Dingwei year) New Year red envelope illustration. Approach it from any angle (the zodiac goat, auspicious symbolism, festive memories, contemporary life) in any style or medium.

• Eligibility: Open to all nationalities and backgrounds; enter as an individual or as a pair. There is no limit on the number of works per entrant or pair. Student entrants should give their supervising teacher and school so that both can be credited in the winners’ announcement and press release.

• Divisions: Children (under 14), Youth (14–18) and Adult (18+), based on actual age on 31 December 2026.

• Entry fee (per work): Children NT$800 / Youth NT$1,000 / Adult NT$1,200. Each work is charged separately. The print fee for the entry template is paid separately at the FamiPort kiosk.

• Deadline: Entries must be postmarked by 31 December 2026. Late entries will not be accepted.

• Requirements: Works must be original and previously unpublished, and must not have won an award in any other competition. AI-generated images may not be used as the main image.

• Copyright: Copyright remains with the creator. By entering, you agree that if your work places in the top three of its division, the organizer may digitize it and publish it on FamiPort free of charge for the listing period, and that the organizer may use entries to promote this and future editions of the competition (press releases, social media, publications and exhibitions) without payment. Print fees paid by the public go to FamilyMart, and creators receive no royalties from them. Physical works are not returned.

How to Enter

1. Get the template: Search “蝶映藝術 FamiPort 人氣館” online and open the DE Global Art Agency ALEA Featured Gallery (蝶映藝術 ALEA 人氣館) on FamilyMart FamiPort cloud printing. Find “羊年紅包袋參賽樣式” (Year of the Goat entry template) to get the print code, then print the official A4 red envelope template at any FamilyMart FamiPort kiosk, paying the print fee there. Entrants outside Taiwan can request the template file by email (see “International entrants” below).

2. Create your design: Draw directly on the official template in any medium (hand drawing, watercolor, gouache, collage, printmaking or mixed media). For digital work, scan the template, complete your design on a computer and print it out. Fold the finished piece into a red envelope along the fold lines, keeping the template’s fold lines and structure fully intact so that winning designs can be digitized.

3. Pay and register online: Pay the entry fee for your division (see “Pay the Entry Fee” below), then complete the online registration form on the registration page, entering the last 5 digits of your payment or your transaction number. Entrants under 18 must have a parent or guardian complete the form.

4. Mail your work: Send the folded red envelope together with the printed entry form, postmarked by 31 December 2026, to: DE Global Art Agency, 4F, No. 40, Changchun Rd., Zhongshan Dist., Taipei City 104, Taiwan. On the back of your work, write your name, the title of the work and your phone number in pencil (students should also add their school and supervising teacher). Pack it carefully so it does not get creased; the organizer is not responsible for damage or loss in the post.

※ Registration is complete only when you have done both of the following: paid the entry fee online, and printed the entry template at a FamilyMart FamiPort kiosk and paid the print fee. Entry fees are non-refundable unless the organizer cancels the competition.

Pay the Entry Fee

• Entrants in Taiwan — ECPay: Pay by credit card or at a convenience store. On the registration page, use the payment button or scan the QR code for your division. The amount paid must match your division; a payment made under the wrong division does not count as a completed registration.

• Overseas entrants (e.g., Hong Kong) — PayPal: Send the entry fee for your division to Cartellino888ntu@gmail.com, and include your name and division in the payment note. The NT$ amount is converted at the exchange rate on the day of payment, and any transaction fees are paid by the entrant.

• After paying: Complete the online registration form with the last 5 digits of your payment or your transaction number. After submitting it, print the entry form (PDF) and mail it together with your work.

• International entrants: Email us to request the template file, then print it yourself and create your work on it. International shipping costs and customs duties are paid by the entrant.

Key Dates

• 9 September 2026: Call for entries opens; FamiPort template available

• 31 December 2026: Entry deadline (postmark date)

• 4–8 January 2027: Judging

• 12 January 2027: Winners announced with press release

• 18 January – 18 March 2027: Top three works in each division available on FamilyMart FamiPort, covering Lunar New Year’s Eve, the Spring Festival and the Lantern Festival

Awards (Each Division)

• 1st, 2nd & 3rd Prize (one each): an official bilingual (Chinese–English) certificate, publication on FamilyMart FamiPort for two months, and a feature in the official press release.

• Special Merit & Honorable Mention (several): an official bilingual certificate and a listing in the press release.

• Supervising teachers and schools: Supervising teachers of student winners receive an official letter of appreciation from the organizer, and are named in the press release together with the students’ schools.

※ The organizer reserves the right to adjust the number of awards in each category, or to withhold any award, depending on the standard of entries.

Why Enter?

More than a competition, this is a public stage where your work is seen, used and remembered. Taking part in county/city and national competitions across Taiwan is one of the most concrete ways to build a record of your creative growth. Every entry means working to a real theme and deadline and having your work reviewed by a professional jury, and your award and participation records can become part of your learning portfolio, CV and future applications.

• For students: Gain real competition experience and strengthen your learning portfolio and application materials. Winners receive an official bilingual certificate for their portfolio and application files, and their names and schools are listed in the official press release. Whether competition results count toward school admission depends on each school’s own rules.

• For creators: Add an award to your CV and raise your profile. The top three works in each division are published on FamiPort at more than 4,000 FamilyMart stores across Taiwan for two months, where the public can print and use them. Winners also gain exposure through our press release, official website and social media. Copyright always stays with you.

• For supervising teachers: When your students win, you receive an official letter of appreciation from the organizer, usable as evidence of teaching achievement and for promotion review, and your name is listed alongside your students in the official press release.

• For schools, educational institutions and art studios: When your students win, your school, institution or studio is named in the official press release, showcasing your teaching results and raising your profile for student recruitment.

Contact

• Email: deglobalartagencyalea@gmail.com (please put “羊年紅包比賽”, meaning “Year of the Goat Red Envelope Competition”, in the subject line)

• Mailing address: DE Global Art Agency, 4F, No. 40, Changchun Rd., Zhongshan Dist., Taipei City 104, Taiwan (in Chinese: 104 台北市中山區長春路 40 號 4 樓　蝶映藝術文化有限公司 收)

For full details, the payment buttons, the online registration form and the downloadable entry form (PDF), visit the competition registration page. Teachers, schools and art studios are warmly invited to encourage their students to enter together and send New Year blessings to homes across Taiwan, one red envelope at a time.

DE Global Art Agency