2022.11.21
TERRADA ART AWARD 2023 Entries Open on November 21st
Messages from the 11 jury members and supplementary prize announcements
Warehouse TERRADA opened its entries from November 21st (Mon), 2022, for TERRADA ART AWARD 2023, recognizing talented creators of contemporary art. Messages from the jury to the artists who will enter the award and additional prizes for the finalists were announced.
TERRADA ART AWARD is a contemporary art award designed to discover emerging artists. On November 21st (Mon), 2022, we opened entries and announced messages from the jury to the artists.
We are also pleased to announce that in addition to 3 million yen as its prize money to accommodate the production of the actual artworks, each finalist will be awarded several additional prizes; “Ruinart Blanc de Blancs” by an award sponsor MHD Moët Hennessy Diageo K.K., 100 thousand yen worth of art supply at PIGMENT TOKYO, which offers superior quality art materials and support artists creativity, and two-year complimentary use of our art storage service equipped with optimal temperature, humidity and security for artworks.
We want to foster a society in which artists can thrive. Through TERRADA ART AWARD, we fully support the careers of our finalists—artists with the potential to drive the arts forward into the future—as they venture out into the world, break conventions, and discover their raison d’être.
[Message from the final jury]
(In alphabetical order)
Yukie Kamiya (Art Critic, Independent Curator)
Experiencing the unexpected, being cut off from the vastly interconnected wider world we had always known, has allowed us to reconsider our previous values. It is also time to reconsider and question realities that have gone overlooked in the past, such as racial and gender inequalities. This award presents a great opportunity to support new talent, and I look forward both to viewing the burgeoning potential in each work and to seeing how each of you endeavor to break new ground socially through your artistic expression.
Takahiro Kaneshima (Art Producer & Visiting Professor of Kyoto University of the Arts)
Continuing from TERRADA ART AWARD 2021, I have agreed to serve on the final jury for TERRADA ART AWARD 2023 once again. I look forward to seeing a line-up of even more fantastic works than last time. The works submitted are assessed from various perspectives by a panel of highly individual jury members, and the particular nature of TERRADA ART AWARD makes this system so unique. This is a great opportunity to view your work objectively, and I would urge everyone to give it a go and take the plunge.
Daito Manabe (Founder of Rhizomatiks, artist, interaction designer, programmer, and DJ)
I have accepted the jury this time, and I look forward to receiving submissions of works that do not fit the conventional framework, are challenging to categorize, and think outside the box. I hope to see a wide variety of entries, so I encourage everyone to apply. Thank you.
Yuki Terase (Art Intelligence Global Founding Partner)
When TERRADA ART AWARD started again last year, the award received entries from many artists despite the unprecedented circumstances at the time. TERRADA ART AWARD, including both the content of the Finalist Exhibition and the finalists abilities, has rapidly evolved to become one of the leading art awards in Japan. How this award will continue to evolve going forward depends on you and us. I am looking forward to working on this to help to push the award to become a platform to spread your wings onto a global stage. We are waiting for artworks, expressions and concepts that you can only create.
Meruro Washida (Director of the Towada Art Center)
Before being an artist, what I want to see as a person is artworks that are affected by the gravity of life-works that I may not be able to understand, but that can convince me that they simply couldn’t be anything other than that.
[Message from the Primary Selection Jury]
(In alphabetical order)
Ryo Ikeshiro (Artist, musician, researcher, Assistant Professor, School of Creative Media, City University of Hong Kong)
I feel as though we are living in unprecedented times. There seems to be no end to the crises we face, among which are climate change, the COVID-19 pandemic, the threat of war or further military conflicts. However, it is precisely times such as these that make us question the purpose of art and what it can achieve. As an artist, it’s important to make the most of your own voice, regardless of whether or not you are responding directly to the times.
I look forward to seeing everyone’s portfolios bursting with individuality.
Eriko Kimura (Senior Curator of Yokohama Museum of Art)
What I find exciting about my work as a curator is when I hear from artists about their concept for an as-yet-unseen piece of work and the thoughts behind it, and then imagine how the work will take form and substance in space; and I think the same is also true for those who create the works. TERRADA ART AWARD is an invaluable event that provides plenty of space and provisions for production costs. I hope many artists will be working out their plans for challenging pieces of work to enter competition for the award.
Shinji Ohmaki (Artist)
I look forward to meeting artists who use their own awareness of issues that stem from things they face in their own lives, rather than simply creating superficial forms of expression, and continue to create works of art for ten or twenty years to come.
Ryutaro Takahashi (Psychiatrist, Art Collector)
During the previous TERRADA ART AWARD, I couldn’t tear my eyes away from the powerful works of the younger generation. Nevertheless, people’s appetite is inexhaustible for the new, urging you to present works that are ever-more fresh and never-seen-before. In the wake of this era’s whims and appetites, I look forward to seeing works that strongly assert their claim to merit winning.
Yuu Takehisa (Curator, Artistic Director of Contemporary Art Center, Art Tower Mito)
The display of works in the exhibition space is the final unveiling of this award, but the creators are concerned with and addressing not only the visitors who come to the gallery, but also those who may not necessarily visit. I look forward to encountering such unique forms of expression.
Reiko Tsubaki (Curator, the Mori Art Museum)
Art is an expression method that has existed since ancient times, allowing for an extensive range of expressive forms. It is also a medium that has recorded numerous natural disasters, pandemics, and wars. At the same time, in contemporary art, artists are asked why they want to make a certain thing or express something at this moment. I think there are numerous contexts to this, but personal reasons and motivations are important. I look forward to the exciting works and forms of expression that can only be made by “you,” as someone who is living in these times.
[Overview]
Name: TERRADA ART AWARD 2023
Entry period: November 21st (Mon), 2022 – January 31st (Tue), 2023 at 6:00 PM (Japan Standard Time)
Terms and Conditions of Entry:
Anyone who meets all the following criteria is eligible to enter the award
A. Any nationality, but the applicant must be able to communicate in Japanese
B. Individuals or groups, but only one entry per person or group
C. Anyone aged 18–44 at the time entries open (applicable to the representative in the case of a group)
D. Anyone can participate in the Finalist Exhibition (including set-up and take-down) and the award ceremony, which is scheduled to take place between December 2023 and January 2024.
E. Anyone who has not previously been selected as a finalist in TERRADA ART AWARD
Qualifying Activity: Contemporary Art (including all forms of media such as two-dimensional works like paintings; photography; three-dimensional works (objects); textiles; videos; digital media art; physical expression such as performances, etc.; and sound art or music, etc.)
Entry Method: Online (https://www.terradaartaward.com/en/guide)
Prize: 3 million yen awarded to each of five finalists
* Includes fees paid to display the works of finalists at the Finalist Exhibition, as well as fees for creating and displaying new works
Supplementary Prize: Ruinart Blanc de Blancs, PIGMENT TOKYO products worth 100,000 yen, and free use of Warehouse TERRADA’s art storage services for 2 years
URL: https://www.terradaartaward.com/en
Held by: Warehouse TERRADA
Sponsor: Japan Airlines, MHD Moët Hennessy Diageo K.K.
Operation Support: Fujiwara Haneda LLC
[TERRADA ART AWARD 2023 Finalist Exhibition Overview]
Five groups of finalists will utilize the prize money and create a new work, based on their exhibition plans which would be reviewed by the jury at the final-round screening. The venue will be one of our event spaces which was renovated from a warehouse. (Free admission)
Short summary video of Previous award (TERRADA ART AWARD 2021):
https://www.terradaartaward.com/2021/finalist.html
[Inquiry for TERRADA ART Award]
Warehouse TERRADA, TERRADA ART AWARD Office
E-MAIL: award@terrada.co.jp