Outline
Organizer
The Executive Committee of the Ishikawa International Urushi Exhibition
includes representatives from: Ishikawa Prefecture, Kanazawa City, Wajima City, Kaga City, The Kanazawa Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Wajima Urushi Ware Cooperative Society, Yamanaka Lacquerware Cooperative Society, Kanazawa Urushi Ware Cooperative Society, and Design Center Ishikawa
Co-Organizers
The Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry, The Japan Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Japan External Trade Organization (JETRO), Japan Institute of Design Promotion, The Association for the Promotion of Traditional Craft Industries, Japan Paint Manufacturers Association, Japan Urushi Association, Japan Urushi Ware Federation of Cooperatives, Japan Craft Design Association, World Urushi Culture Council, Nippon Urushi Network, Hokuriku Industrial Advancement Center, Ishikawa Prefectural Federation of Chamber of Commerce and Industry, The Wajima Chamber of Commerce and Industry, The Kaga Chamber of Commerce and Industry, The Yamanaka Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Ishikawa Craft Design Association, Japan Broadcasting Corp.(NHK)Kanazawa, The Hokkoku Shimbun
Cosponsors
ASAHI SOSETSU CO., LTD.
TAKAKUWA ART PRINTING CO., LTD.
TAMADA CORPORATION
NAKASHIMA CO., LTD.
NAKADA CO., LTD.
NIPPON EXPRESS CO., LTD. KANAZAWA BRANCH
NOSAKU CO., LTD.
VAL DESIGN GROUP CO., LTD.
Application
Period: from the beginning of August 23, 2019 until March 3, 2020
Requirements for Application: works must be lacquered with Urushi Number of applications received: 215 from 11 nations and regions (145 of which are from Japan)
Categories
Choose either the Design or the Art Category.
Design Category: Where the work is a commercial product that can be produced and distributed systematically
Art Category: Where expression is the primary objective of the work
Prizes
| Prize Money | |
| Grand Prize | ¥1,000,000 (awarded to 1 work） |
| Gold Prize | ¥200,000 (awarded to 2 works ※１) |
| Silver Prize | ¥100,000 (awarded to 2 works ※１) |
| Honorable Mention | ¥50,000 (awarded to 4 works ※２) |
| Jurors’ Special Prize | ¥30,000 (awarded to 7 works) |
※１ From each category, 1 prize winner was selected.
※２ From each category, 2 prize winners were selected.
Preliminary Assessment (based on digital images)
Date: April, 2020
Number of works selected: 80 works from 8 nations and regions (64 of which are from Japan)
Assessment Panel
- Nagatoshi OHNISH
- Urushi Artist, Professor Emeritus at Tokyo National University of Fine Arts and Music
- Shinichi YAMAMURA
- Design Consultant, President of Cobo Design Co., Ltd.
- Teruko MITARAI
- Representative Director of T-POT Inc.
- Shinya YAMAMURA
- Urushi Artist, Professor at Kanazawa College of Art
- Masahito SHIHO
- Project Director of Design Center Ishikawa
Final Assessment (based on actual works)
Date: June 25, 2020
78 works from 7 nations and regions (64 of which are from Japan) were assessed.
Assessment Panel
- Nagatoshi OHNISH
- Urushi Artist, Professor Emeritus at Tokyo National University of Fine Arts and Music
- Motomi KAWAKAMI
- Chairman of the Japan Institute of Design Promotion (JDP), Representative of Kawakami Design Room Ltd.
- Shinichi YAMAMURA
- Design Consultant, President of Cobo Design Co., Ltd.
- Setsuko YAMADA
- Design Coordinator, Representative of TWIN Inc.
- Nobuyuki TANAKA
- Urushi Artist, Professor at Kanazawa College of Art
- Shinya YAMAMURA
- Urushi Artist, Professor at Kanazawa College of Art
- Masahito SHIHO
- Project Director of Design Center Ishikawa
Special Symposium
Comments on the Final Assessment and Prize winners
Date: June 26, 2020
Venue: Convention Hall New Building, Ishikawa Industrial Center
Exhibitions
The Ishikawa International Urushi Exhibition 2020
Period : From October 28 to November 9, 2020 (13 days)
Venue : Shiinoki Cultural Complex, Ishikawa Prefecture
(79 awarded / selected works will be exhibited)
Visiting Exhibition
The Ishikawa International Urushi Exhibition 2020 in Wajima
Period : First Half: November 21 to December 16, 2020
Second Half: December 19, 2020 to January 17, 2021 (56 days)
Venue : Ishikawa Wajima Urushi Art Museum
(75 awarded / selected works will be exhibited)
Special Exhibition
Period : From October 16 to December 7, 2020 (53 days)
Venue : Ishikawa Prefectural Museum of Traditional Arts and Crafts
(Urushi art works from the Design Center Ishikawa Collection as well as new urushi products from Ishikawa prefecture will be exhibited.)
Exhibition Catalog
An exhibition catalog will be published, containing pictures of all the works submitted to the final assessment.