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 beginning of August 10, 2022 until March 3, 2023
Categories
There are two categories：Design or Art
Design Category: The work should be a proposal of a commercial product which could be released based on production and distribution plans.
Art Category: Expression should be the primary objective of the work.
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 | ¥50,000 (awarded to 4 works) |
| Jurors’ Special Prize | ¥30,000 (awarded to 7 works) |
Note:
- The grand prize will be presented to 1 work from the both categories together.
- As a general rule, 1 gold prize, 1 silver prize, and 2 honorable mentions will be selected from each category.
- The jurors’ special prizes will be presented to 7 works from the both categories together.
- Income tax will be deducted from the prize money.
Jurors
Preliminary Assessment (based on digital images)
- 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)
- Nagatoshi OHNISH
- Urushi artist, professor emeritus at Tokyo National University of Fine Arts and Music
- Motomi KAWAKAMI
- 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
Exhibition
All the works submitted to the final assessment will be exhibited in The Ishikawa International Urushi Exhibition 2023:
The Ishikawa International Urushi Exhibition 2023
Period: From November 9th (thu) to 21st (tue) 2023
Venue: Shiinoki Cultural Complex, Ishikawa Prefecture(1-1-2 Hirosaka, Kanazawa, Ishikawa)
The Ishikawa International Urushi Exhibition 2023 in Wajima (touring exhibition)
Duration: First half December 2nd(sat) to 26th(tue) 2023
Second half January 1st(mon) to 21th(sun) 2026
Venue: Ishikawa Wajima Urushi Art Museum(11 Shijugari Mitomori machi, Wajima, Ishikawa)
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：076-267-5242
E-mail：info@design-ishikawa.jp
URL：https://design-ishikawa.jp/