CONCEPT
Tokyo Geidai ARTFES 2024 will be held online in partnership with A7 (ARTs7) universities to provide a platform for artist development and artwork presentation, as well to create new value and roles for art across diverse arenas while considering how art relates with society.
* What is A7 (ARTs7)?
Tokyo University of the Arts initiated "A7" on the occasion of G7 in Hiroshima.
A joint statement was issued by the seven art universities who are full partners in Shared Campus, the cooperative platform for international educational and research, along with the online student art festival held that same fall on the theme of world peace.
https://www.geidai.ac.jp/news/20230519124993.htmlWorks nominated by the participating A7 universities (about 3 works) and the President's Award winners will be presented in the metaverse platform in keeping with the aims of A7.
Theme
"bring, connect, expand"
Who brings/connects/expands what to whom, and how?
What happens, on purpose and by accident, through bringing,
connecting and expanding?
How does art relate with society? What kinds of value and roles can
art create within society?
Tokyo Geidai ARTFES 2024 aims to create opportunities to think and act together in response to these questions.
Awards and prize money
| Award name | Number of works | Prize |
|---|---|---|
| Tokyo University of the Arts President's Award | 3 works total | 300 000 JPY per work |
| Mizuho Award | 4 works total | 150 000 JPY per work |
| Excellence Award | about 15 works total | 100 000 JPY per work |
| Honorable Mention Award | about 20 works total | 50 000 JPY per work |
- The award details and number of prizes are subject to change.
- The Mizuho Award-winning works might be used in collaboration with Mizuho, such as display on monitors in Mizuho Bank branches.
Jury
- The works will be judged by a jury panel consisting of the President, Trustees, Department Heads, faculty members and others.
- The Mizuho Award will be decided by Tokyo Geidai with input from Mizuho employees.
- All judging will be conducted based on the entry details and submitted materials.
- The jury results regarding website dissemination will be e-mailed to all applicants in late October.
- Award winning entries will be announced in December.
Online viewing period
- From around November 2024 to May 2025 (tentative)
Host & sponsorship
Organizer: Tokyo University of the Arts
For more than 130 years since its foundation, Tokyo University of the Arts has been the center of art education and research in Japan, and has produced many outstanding artists, educators, and researchers.
Currently, Tokyo University of the Arts has two faculties, the Faculty of Fine Arts and the Faculty of Music, and four graduate schools, the Graduate School of Fine Arts, the Graduate School of Music, the Graduate School of Film and New Media, and the Graduate School of Global arts.