漆の国際公募展である本展は、1989年（平成元年）の開催以来、今回が第11回展となります。
デザイン部門、アート部門の2部門制で作品公募を行い、世界11の国と地域から176点に及ぶ作品応募がありました。そのうち、審査を通過した80点の質の高い作品が世界7の国と地域から展示会に向けて寄せられてきました。
本展の開催を通じて、漆の新しい提案や様々な可能性など、漆の新しい未来像をご紹介します。

We would like to congratulate all those involved on the commencement of the Ishikawa International Urushi Exhibition 2017. This is the exhibition’s eleventh event since it originally started in 1989 as an international Urushi ware competition that accepted entries from all over the world.
This year, we invited applications from the public in two categories; the Design Category and the Art Category. As a result, 176 works were submitted to the exhibition with participants from 11 nations and regions throughout the world, among which 81 works from 8 nations and regions were selected at the Preliminary Assessment based on digital images and then 80 works were sent to Kanazawa for the exhibition.
This exhibition provides an opportunity to explore new trends, novel proposals and various possibilities of Urushi ware.