Life Design Art Competition No. 2 «Memories of a Place to Belong» — ¥500,000 Grand Prize and Purchase of 30 Works, Free Entry, Ages Under 40, Deadline 29 November 2026 (Japan)

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Grand Prize ¥500,000 (1); Tokyu Land, Tokyu E-Life Design and Charm Care Prizes ¥200,000 each; Jury Special Prize ¥150,000; about 25 selected works ¥100,000 each. Prize money is paid as a purchase of the work for the organisers' collection. Selected works are shown at a special exhibition at Yokohama Civic Art Gallery Azamino on 24–28 March 2027 and then permanently in senior residences. The organiser pays insurance and return shipping of rejected works; packing is the artist's cost.

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Artists under 40 who aspire to be artists and are currently active, who can handle procedures and shipping within Japan and can name a Japanese bank account for prize money. A wall-hung work made by the applicant in the last two years, any technique (painting, Japanese painting, prints, textile, ceramics, iron, stone, glass, lacquer, wood, reliefs, photography, calligraphy, collaborative works allowed): 400–1200 mm each side, up to 200 mm deep, up to 30 kg, no power or sound; up to 3 works per person. Theme: «Memories of a place to belong».

Dates & details

Deadline

Entry sheet open 13 October – 29 November 2026 (24:00 JST); physical works delivered 15 January 2027; results late January 2027; exhibition 24–28 March 2027

Programme dates

Exhibition 24–28 March 2027; award ceremony 5 March 2027

Results

First round mid-December 2026; final late January 2027

Costs to the artist

Packing for shipping the work

Language

Japanese