Deadline 13 April 2022

Status: applications are open.

Prizes: up to 10000 JPY in prizes.

Country: Japan

Who may enter
The competition is open to anyone.

Short description
The competition is organized by the Executive Committee of the Triennale of KOGEI in Kanazawa, Japan.

“ The Kogei World Competition in Kanazawa is an international competition that showcases new innovations in craft (kogei). The competition calls for entries that utilize craft techniques to create expressive works of art characterized by outstanding concepts or ideas.

Works should consist of craft materials such as ceramics, metal, textiles, lacquer, dolls, wood, bamboo, glass, leather, enamel, paper, or some combination thereof.

Both three-dimensional and flat works will be accepted.

Only one work per artist(s) can be submitted.

1. Grand Prize SUGANO Yukiko, deep river, 2018, photo: OKAMURA Kichiro
2. Merit Award AOKI Chie, BODY19-1 A body in Solitude, 2019, photo: IKEDA Hiraku
3. Encouragement Award HATAISHI Shuji, Rin, 2018, photo: ISHIMARU Hiroshi

Entry fees
The competition is free to enter.

Prizes
• Grand Prize: 1,000,000 JPY (1 winner)
• Second Prize: 500,000 JPY (1 winner)
• Special Recognition Award: 200,000 JPY (3 winners)
• Next Generation Award: 100,000 JPY (2 winners)

Competition website
For further information visit the official competition website.

The LOEWE FOUNDATION has opened the call for entries to the fifth edition of the LOEWE FOUNDATION Craft Prize, an international award celebrating excellence in craftsmanship.

The LOEWE FOUNDATION seeks to recognise uniquely talented artisans whose artistic vision, technical skill and determination to innovate will set new standards for the future of craft. The winning works will be featured in an exhibition and accompanying catalogue in Seoul in Spring 2022.

Applications are accepted from 20 July 2021 to 25 October 2021.

Status: closed.

Result announcement: June 30 in Seoul

Craft exhibition: Seoul Museum of Craft Art opening on July 1

see also: Art contest in Hong Kong

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How to participate

Read the Rules of Entry and make sure you comply with all requirements. All participants must be professional artisans 18 years or older. Entries may be made by an individual or collective (as a ‘group submission’). All nationalities are welcome.

Make sure the work: 
demonstrates artistic intent in addition to technical proficiency 
is an original piece, handmade or partly handmade 
is recently created (in the last five years), and one-of-a-kind, and has not won any prizes previously 
is innovative, in the sense that it updates tradition 
falls within an area of the applied arts, such as ceramics, bookbinding, enamelwork, jewellery, lacquer, metal, furniture, leather, textiles, glass, paper, wood, etc.

Complete the online registration in English 
You need 2 to 5 photographs of the work (or series) and optionally a video.
Write a brief conceptual statement about the work.
Submit your application by 25 October 2021.

About the Craft Prize

The LOEWE FOUNDATION Craft Prize seeks to acknowledge and support international artisans of any age (over 18) or gender who demonstrate an exceptional ability to create objects of superior aesthetic value. By identifying work that reinterprets existing knowledge to make it relevant today while reflecting its maker’s personal language and distinct hand, the LOEWE FOUNDATION aims to highlight the continuing contribution of craft to the culture of our time.

All entries should

– fall within an area of applied arts, such as ceramics, bookbinding, enamelwork, jewellery, lacquer, metal, furniture, leather, textiles, glass, paper, wood, etc.
– be an original work, handmade or partly handmade
– have been created in the last five years
– be one-of a-kind
– have won no prizes previously
– demonstrate artistic intent.

The Prize for the winning entry is 50,000 euros. The winning work selected by the Jury, as well as the works of the finalists selected by the Experts Panel will be included in an exhibition and accompanying catalogue “LOEWE FOUNDATION Craft Prize 2022”, on view in Seoul.

LOEWE FOUNDATION

The LOEWE FOUNDATION was established as a private cultural Foundation in 1988 by Enrique Loewe Lynch, a fourth-generation member of LOEWE’s founding family. Today, under the direction of his daughter Sheila Loewe, the Foundation continues to promote creativity, support educational programmes and safeguard heritage in the fields of poetry, dance, photography, art and craft. The Foundation was awarded the Gold Medal for Merit in the Fine Arts, the highest honour granted by the Spanish Government, in 2002.

One of the primary purposes for which the LOEWE FOUNDATION was established was to support design and craftsmanship.

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