Toyama International Glass Exhibition 2027 — ¥3,000,000 Grand Prize in a Free Open Triennial for Glass Art, Deadline 11 November 2026 (Japan)
A free international open-submission triennial of contemporary glass art run by a municipal glass museum.
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Grand Prize ¥3,000,000 (1 work), Gold ¥1,000,000 (1), Silver ¥300,000 (2), Jury Prize ¥100,000 (6), total ¥5,200,000 before tax. Fifty works are selected for the exhibition at the museum (10 July – 11 October 2027) and printed in the catalogue; Grand and Gold prize works are donated to the museum. Overseas artists pay shipping and insurance to a Japanese airport; the committee pays customs clearance and transport within Japan. Jury: curators from Corning Museum of Glass, NEUES GLAS, Canberra Glassworks and Japan.
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Open to all, regardless of nationality or age, individually or as a group, up to two works each. Works must be primarily glass, no restriction on genre or function, created since 2024 and not submitted to other competitions; AI-generated works may not be submitted unmodified. Maximum 240 cm in total width, depth and height (installations under 9 m² and 3.3 m high), under 100 kg; video works up to five minutes in which glass plays the major role.
Dates & details
- Deadline
- Entries 1 July – 11 November 2026, received by 11:59 pm JST; first judging 20 January 2027; works shipped by 26 March 2027; second judging April 2027; results mid May 2027; exhibition 10 July – 11 October 2027
- Programme dates
- Exhibition 10 July – 11 October 2027
- Results
- First judging 20 January 2027; prizes mid May 2027
- Costs to the artist
- Shipping and insurance of the work to Japan
- Language
- English or Japanese