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CAF Award 2026 — Student Art Award
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CAF Award 2026 — Student Art Award

Contemporary Art Foundation

June 30, 2026Tokyo, Japan (Daikanyama Hillside Forum exhibition)

Japan's largest student art award — free entry and domestic shipping, document + work jury, group show at Daikanyama Hillside Forum (late Nov 2026), with ¥1M grand prize and solo-exhibition opportunity.

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Japan's largest student art award — free entry and domestic shipping, document + work jury, group show at Daikanyama Hillside Forum (late Nov 2026), with ¥1M grand prize and solo-exhibition opportunity.

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Students at Japanese high schools, universities, grad schools or vocational schools; Japanese nationals at overseas schools; or students as of March 2026. Collectives OK if all members qualify. One work per applicant; any theme/format/size. Jury: Enrico Isamu Ōyama, Nozomu Ogawa, Masako Tanaka.

Dates & details

Deadline
June 30, 2026, 6:00 p.m.
Programme dates
Group exhibition late November 2026
Costs to the artist
Free entry; shipping to Tokyo covered (domestic)
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Grand Prize ¥1,000,000 + solo show; Excellence ¥500,000; 3 Jury Prizes ¥300,000 each
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Free

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