Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Taro Okamoto Award

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The result was RESULT: Keep (non-admin closure). Notability demonstrated here- thanks for your contributions. Boleyn (talk) 09:38, 23 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Taro Okamoto Award

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tagged for notability for over 5 years; couldn't establish notability. Boleyn (talk)

Note: This debate has been included in the list of Japan-related deletion discussions. • Gene93k (talk) 13:15, 14 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of Visual arts-related deletion discussions. • Gene93k (talk) 13:15, 14 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Keep. The article is not well-written and actually confusing. It seems that this is an annual exhibition held at the Taro Okamoto Museum of Art, for which works are submitted in a general call. Getting selected for the exhibition is itself an honor and awards are given to the best works. The top prize is the Taro Award, but there are other awards as well. The article currently does not explain how the award works and it is unclear if the names listed here are only recipients of the Taro Award, or whether some won other awards. Putting those problems aside, it seems there is sufficient notability to warrant a page if one considers the exhibition and the awards together. There are quite a number of significant sources that talk about the exhibition and award: [1], [2], [3], [4], etc. Since the exhibition/award has seemed to mostly function as encouragement for young artists, art colleges often announce if their students won an award: [5], [6], etc. Editions of major papers like the Yomiuri Shinbun have also reported on local boys winning an award: [7]. Finally, I found quite a few artists making the point of including the award in their abbreviated profiles, such as here, which can attest to how important it is viewed. Personally, I think the article should be rewritten or even re-titled to focus on the exhibition, with the various awards mentioned in a sub-section. Michitaro (talk) 02:04, 15 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Keep - It appears to be prestigious in Japan, which itself should be a claim to notability. Plus, it has received coverage in reliable sources. Narutolovehinata5 ^tccsdnew 12:32, 17 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion so a clearer consensus may be reached.

Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, MBisanz ^talk 00:15, 21 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]

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