Idemitsu Art Award 2024 Application Guidelines

This is an open-entry art award aimed at young artists up to the age of 40 who will lead the next generation. We look forward to receiving original, energetic works.
You can download the application guidelines (pdf) here. Please see the application guidelines for details.
Qualification requirements
Anyone who can process, send, and return the application in Japan (regardless of nationality) and is under 40 years old as of March 31, 2024.
Solicited works
A two-dimensional work that can be hung by wire. 3D works, video works, and collaborative works are not accepted. New works created after 2022 that have not been selected for other public exhibitions, etc.*
*Excluding graduation exhibitions, group exhibitions, etc.
For details, please check the work regulations stated in the application guidelines. Works that violate the application regulations will not be subject to judging or accepted for submission.
[Artwork size, weight, etc.]
Size of work = within 162.0cm x 162.0cm (S100 size) / thickness and weight of work = up to 15cm, 30kg.
*To protect the artwork, please be sure to frame it in a temporary frame (higher than the screen, no more than 8cm wide).
(Items without a provisional frame will not be accepted for listing, so please make sure to attach one.)
[Number of items to be exhibited/exhibition fee]
Up to 3 items per person can be exhibited
Over 26 years old | Under 25 years old | |
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1point | 7,000 yen | free |
2 points | 11,000 yen | 7,000 yen |
3 points | 14,000 yen | 11,000 yen |
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Under 25 years old: Those born after April 1, 1998
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All exhibitors will receive one catalog and two tickets.
award
Grand Prize: 1 item, 3 million yen
Jury Prize: 4 entries, 300,000 yen each
Special Student Award: 1-2 items, 100,000 yen each
Selected entries: 40 to 50
Audience Award: 1 point
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Prizes include withholding tax.
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Prize details, points, and prize amounts are subject to change.
Application method
Please apply according to 1 to 3 below.
1. How to enter
Entry period: June 4th (Tue) - July 31st (Wed)
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Starting this year, entries will not be accepted by post; only entries can be made online.
Enter the required information and upload an image of your student ID or proof of age to complete your entry.
2. Payment of entry fees
Payment period: July 1st (Monday) to August 9th (Friday)
After submitting your entry, please make your payment using the designated payment slip enclosed in the "Application Package" sent to you by the Secretariat.
We cannot accept changes to the number of entries submitted after the entry deadline or refunds after payment has been made.
3. Preparation of the work
Please be sure to fill in the necessary information on the "Entry Form" and "Work Label" enclosed in the "Application Set" and submit them together with your work when you deliver it.
All artworks require temporary framing.
Please check the application guidelines for details on the delivery period.
Regarding loading and unloading
When applying, be sure to check the "Application Guidelines" and select your method of loading and unloading.
■ Loading/unloading area
〒134-0086 3-6-4 Rinkaicho, Edogawa-ku, Tokyo Hulic Kasai Rinkai Building 507
TEL: 03-6457-0961 (Heart and Art Tokyo Office)
■ How to load and unload
Please select the loading/unloading method from A, B, or C.
If you select A as the loading method, you can choose A or B as the unloading method.
If you select B or C as the loading method, only the corresponding B or C will be available as the unloading method.
■ Delivery
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Direct delivery (delivered by the exhibitor or their agent)
Delivery period: Saturday, August 31, 2024 and Sunday, September 1, 2024, 10:00-16:00 (strict timekeeping)
*If you are bringing in your items in person, please be sure to take the packaging materials with you after bringing them in. -
Delivery and transportation (delivery entrusted to a transport company arranged by the exhibitor)
Delivery period: Thursday, August 29th and Friday, August 30th, 2024
*If the item is delivered by mail, the removal method will be B, return by cash on delivery. -
ハート・アンド・アートに往復輸送依頼
[集荷]→[搬入・搬出]→[返却]の一括委託が可能です(沖縄、離島を除く)。エントリーでCを選択された方は、ハート・アンド・アートへお申し込みを行ってください。
料金等の詳細についてはハート・アンド・アートにお問い合わせいただくか、以下のWebサイトをご覧ください。
www.h-and-a.co.jp/iaa24/
■ Carrying out
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Direct removal (by the exhibitor or their agent)
[Period for removal of non-selected works]
Saturday, October 12th and Sunday, October 13th, 2024 10:00-16:00 (punctual)
[Period for removing award-winning and selected works]
Wednesday, January 8, 2025 10:00-16:00 (punctual) -
着払い返送
ハート・アンド・アート東京営業所より、梱包発送いたします。
料金は、作品サイズや点数、必要な梱包状況により異なりますので、ハート・アンド・アートまでお問い合わせいただくか、以下のWebサイトをご覧ください。
www.h-and-a.co.jp/iaa24/
直接搬出日以降、3週間程度の期間で順次、返送いたします。日時の指定はできません。 -
Request round-trip transportation from Heart and Art
After the direct removal date, the items will be returned to you in sequence over a period of approximately three weeks.
judge
■ Judges (titles omitted):
Itaru Oura (Chief Curator, Museum of Modern Art, Saitama)
Sachiko Shoji (Curator, The National Museum of Art, Osaka)
Mizuki Takezaki (Curator at the Marugame Genichiro-Inokuma Museum of Contemporary Art)
Ryohei Kan (Artist / Lecturer at the Faculty of Arts, Hiroshima City University)
Inquiries regarding Idemitsu Art Award
Idemitsu Art Award Office (inside Asahi Culture Center)
〒163-0210 2-6-1 Nishi-Shinjuku, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, Shinjuku Sumitomo Building 10th floor
TEL: 03-6258-0524
Weekdays 12:00-17:00 (excluding Saturdays, Sundays and public holidays)
(However, we are closed during Golden Week, August 13th (Tue) to August 16th (Fri), and the New Year holidays. We may be absent due to business reasons.)