Application
Nationalities: 84 Countries/Regions
Number of Applications: 2,174(Abroad: 1,735 / Japan: 439)
Selected Artists: 324(Abroad: 246 / Japan: 78)
Prize Winners: 20(Abroad: 12 / Japan: 8)
| Countries / Regions | Number of Applicants | Selected Artists | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japan | 439 | 78 | |
| India | 190 | 9 | |
| Poland | 174 | 12 | |
| Mexico | 148 | 11 | |
| Thailand | 71 | 13 | |
| Serbia | 65 | 4 | |
| France | 57 | 3 | |
| Italy | 55 | 7 | |
| Ukraine | 53 | 8 | |
| Brazil | 52 | 2 | |
| United Kingdom | 50 | 3 | |
| Russian Federation | 49 | 6 | |
| Argentina | 47 | 2 | |
| Turkey | 46 | 4 | |
| USA | 44 | 8 | |
| Taiwan | 44 | 7 | |
| Spain | 42 | 7 | |
| Indonesia | 35 | 2 | |
| Canada | 28 | 9 | |
| Bulgaria | 27 | 10 | |
| Croatia | 24 | 3 | |
| Romania | 24 | 5 | |
| Countries / Regions | Number of Applicants | Selected Artists | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Australia | 23 | 5 | |
| China | 22 | 5 | |
| Hungary | 23 | 5 | |
| Lithuania | 16 | 4 | |
| Germany | 15 | 4 | |
| Venezuela | 15 | 4 | |
| Iran | 14 | 4 | |
| Netherlands | 13 | 3 | |
| Egypt | 13 | 0 | |
| Greece | 13 | 2 | |
| Korea | 13 | 5 | |
| Belarus | 12 | 4 | |
| Finland | 12 | 2 | |
| Portugal | 12 | 1 | |
| Macedonia | 11 | 1 | |
| Belgium | 10 | 1 | |
| Chile | 10 | 0 | |
| Slovakia | 10 | 3 | |
| Slovenia | 10 | 2 | |
| Czech Republic | 9 | 2 | |
| Israel | 9 | 1 | |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 8 | 1 | |
| Countries / Regions | Number of Applicants | Selected Artists | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 8 | 2 | |
| Malaysia | 8 | 3 | |
| Colombia | 7 | 2 | |
| Estonia | 7 | 2 | |
| Latvia | 7 | 3 | |
| Bangladesh | 6 | 2 | |
| Sweden | 6 | 1 | |
| Austria | 5 | 2 | |
| Moldova | 5 | 2 | |
| Peru | 5 | 2 | |
| Switzerland | 5 | 1 | |
| New Zealand | 4 | 2 | |
| Costa Rica | 3 | 1 | |
| Hong Kong | 3 | 2 | |
| Kosovo | 3 | 1 | |
| Montenegro | 3 | 1 | |
| Norway | 3 | 1 | |
| Albania | 2 | 1 | |
| Cuba | 2 | 2 | |
| Ecuador | 2 | 1 | |
| Nepal | 2 | 1 | |
| Pakistan | 2 | 1 | |
| Countries / Regions | Number of Applicants | Selected Artists | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Viet Nam | 2 | 1 | |
| Algeria | 1 | 1 | |
| Armenia | 1 | 1 | |
| Bahrain | 1 | 0 | |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1 | |
| Denmark | 1 | 1 | |
| Dominica | 1 | 1 | |
| Guyana | 1 | 1 | |
| Iceland | 1 | 1 | |
| Jordan | 1 | 0 | |
| Mongolia | 1 | 1 | |
| Morocco | 1 | 1 | |
| Namibia | 1 | 1 | |
| Panama | 1 | 1 | |
| Puerto Rico | 1 | 1 | |
| El Salvador | 1 | 1 | |
| Singapore | 1 | 1 | |
| Uruguay | 1 | 1 | |
| Total | 2174 | 324 | |
Entry period
(Mon.) January 5, 2015ー (Sat.) February 28, 2015
[Competition Rules]
- Entries must be prints produced in or after 2013.
- Entry is limited to 1 work per artist.
- Entries must be signed and numbered (edition number) by the artist.
- Entrants can use any type or technique of printmaking, but the organizer will not accept prints merely output from computer printer.
- Print size (including the surrounding paper) must not exeed 20.0×25.0cm.
- The organizer may reject entries that are likely to soil or damage the facilities or that are difficult to handle.
- Entries become the property of the Tama Art University Museum.
- The jury will screen images of the entries sent to the triennial site through the website.
- The entrants who pass the 1st screening must send the original physical prints. The jury will then select the award-winning works from the original prints.
Screening
| Dates | 1st: | (Wed.) March 18, 2015 |
| 2nd: | (Sat.) May 16, 2015 | |
| Jury | 1st: | Yuji KOBAYASHI (painter) Kuniko SATAKE (print artist) Hiroko FURUYA (print artist) Kunio MOTOE (art critic) Tatsumasa WATANABE (print artist) |
| 2nd: | Seishi OZAKU (print artist) Keisei KOBAYASHI (artist) Akira TATEHATA (art critic) Fumiaki FUKITA (print artist) Toshiaki MINEMURA (art critic) Kunio MOTOE (art critic) | |
| Prizes | 1.Grand-prix (1): 300,000yen 2.Semi Grand-prix (2): 100,000yen 3.Jury Award (6): 70,000yen 4.Museum Award (11*): 30,000yen *Following the juryʼs decision, there was a change in the number of winners from 10 to 11. | |
