Outline
Organizer
The Executive Committee of the Ishikawa International Urushi Exhibition
[Composed of:]
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
Application
Period：From August 12, 2025 until March 3, 2026
Categories
There are two categories：Design and Art
Design Category: The work should propose an Urushi-based product suitable for commercial release based on feasible production and distribution plans.
Art Category: The work should prioritize artistic expression using Urushi.
Prizes
| Prizes | Prize Money |
| Grand Prize | ¥1,000,000 (awarded to 1 work) |
| Gold Prize | ¥200,000 (awarded to 2 works) |
| Silver Prize | ¥100,000 (awarded to 2 works) |
| Honorable Mention | ¥30,000 (awarded to 2 works) |
| Jurors’ Special Prize | Award plaque (awarded to 7 works) |
Note:
- Grand prize will be awarded to one work from both categories together.
- As a general rule, one gold prize, one silver prize, and one honorable mention will be awarded for each category.
- Jurors’ special prize will be awarded to seven works from both categories together.
- Income tax will be deducted from the prize money.
Jurors
Preliminary Assessment (based on digital images)
- OHNISHI Nagatoshi
- Urushi artist, professor emeritus at Tokyo National University of Fine Arts and Music
- YAMAMURA Shinichi
- Design consultant
- MITARAI Teruko
- Representative director of t.gallery and T-POT Inc.
- YAMAMURA Shinya
- Urushi artist, president of Kanazawa College of Art
- SHIHO Masahito
- Creative director of Design Center Ishikawa
Final Assessment (based on actual works)
- OHNISHI Nagatoshi
- Urushi artist, professor emeritus at Tokyo National University of Fine Arts and Music
- KAWAKAMI Motomi
- Representative of Kawakami Design Room Ltd.
- YAMAMURA Shinichi
- Design consultant
- MITARAI Teruko
- Representative director of t.gallery and T-POT Inc.
- TANAKA Nobuyuki
- Artist, Emeritus professor at Kanazawa College of Art
- YAMAMURA Shinya
- Urushi artist, President at Kanazawa College of Art
- SHIHO Masahito
- Creative director of Design Center Ishikawa
Exhibition
All the works submitted to the final assessment will be exhibited in The Ishikawa International Urushi Exhibition 2026:
The Ishikawa International Urushi Exhibition 2026
Period: From October 28(wed) to November 9(mon), 2026
Venue: Shiinoki Cultural Complex, Ishikawa Prefecture(1-1-2 Hirosaka, Kanazawa, Ishikawa)
Exhibition Catalog
An exhibition catalog will be published, containing pictures of all the works submitted to the final assessment.
Contact
Secretariat Office of the Executive Committee
The Ishikawa International Urushi Exhibition
c/o Design Center Ishikawa
2-20 Kuratsuki, Kanazawa, Ishikawa 920-8203 JAPAN
FAX：+81-76-267-5242
E-mail：info@design-ishikawa.jp
URL：https://design-ishikawa.jp/