Application Deadline: 12/25, 2025 [JST]
LOCATION: Japan
The Adachi UKIYOE Award has sought artists to become the next generation of ukiyo-e artists, producing designs that serve as the foundation for modern ukiyo-e. Award winners will have the opportunity to collaborate with contemporary carvers and printers to turn their designs into woodcut prints.
ELIGIBILITY:
Application Fee: Free
There are no restrictions on genre, background, age, or nationality, but submissions are limited to individual applicants only. (Group or workshop submissions are not allowed.)
Please visit the online application form, where you can fill in all the necessary information. You will be able to upload images of your work (please check the available file types) one by one, submitting between 5 and 10 works. Please provide the required details for each work along with the corresponding image.
The online application form is provided via Google Forms. However, if you prefer to use a platform other than Google Forms, please let us know by email (adachi@adachi-hanga.com).
Please note that the application must be submitted in English or Japanese for practical reasons, as winners will need to communicate directly with the director and artisans at the Adachi Institute of Woodcut Prints.
BENEFIT:
Prize:
1st Prize: 300,000 yen + your picture will be made as a woodcut print by contemporary artisans and a complete print will be given to you
2nd Prize: 150,000 yen + your picture will be made as a woodcut print by contemporary artisans and a complete print will be given to you
3rd Prize: 50,000 yen
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