CONCEPT

As the next step for Tokyo Geidai ARTFES, which began online to provide young artists who lost opportunities due to the pandemic with a platform to showcase their work, we will relocate the event to New York City, USA. Our goal is to support connections between Geidai students, graduates, and alumni with the global art world and expand their opportunities for activity. We will collaborate with Mizuho Bank's New York branch and other local institutions to host "Tokyo Geidai ARTFES in NY".

Theme

Japanese Arts and Culture: Where History and the Contemporary Connect to the Future

Awards and prize money

• One work from each award category will receive an additional prize, which includes travel to New York for the artist.
• The award-winning works without the additional prize will be exhibited using panel displays or monitor projections of the image or video data submitted at the time of application.

* Regarding Travel to New York

• If the winning work is a performance, music, or similar piece, and the items necessary for the performance can be transported during the trip, the performance may be held locally.
• If the winning work is a painting, sculpture, or similar piece, regarding exhibition in New York, arrangements will be discussed and decided upon through consultation between the winner and the Secretariat. This includes feasibility based on the work's size and the burden of transportation costs associated with shipping the physical work.
• For works in other formats, or if live performance or physical exhibition in New York is difficult, the work will be displayed using panel displays or monitor projections of the image or video data submitted at the time of application.
• The exhibition period in New York may be subject to change based on local circumstances.

* Regarding the New York Exhibition

• The exhibition venue is tentatively planned to be either the Mizuho Bank New York Branch or an annex of the New Museum, where our university has a presence. However, other spaces may be used.
• In addition to the Art Festival award-winning works, the exhibition venue will also display/present works by Tokyo University of the Arts alumni traveling to New York through programs such as the Agency for Cultural Affairs' Creator Dispatch Program, as well as works by local Tokyo University of the Arts alumni.
• The exhibition venue will invite guests including Mizuho Bank NY Branch clients and individuals interested in art and Japanese culture, providing opportunities for interaction with participating artists.
• The timing of the NY exhibition may be subject to change based on local conditions and other factors.

Jury

• The President's Award will be selected by the President after reviewing the entries.
• The Mizuho Award will be selected by the President, taking into consideration the opinions of Mizuho employees.
• Entries eligible for supplementary prizes will be selected through consultation between the President and Mizuho.
• All judging will be conducted based solely on the content submitted via the web form and the submitted materials.

Online viewing period

• From March 2026
• Following the exhibition, the winning works and footage from the NY exhibition will be archived for continued viewing.

Host & sponsorship

Organizer: Tokyo University of the Arts

For more than 130 years since its foundation, Tokyo University of the Arts has been the center of art education and research in Japan, and has produced many outstanding artists, educators, and researchers.

Currently, Tokyo University of the Arts has two faculties, the Faculty of Fine Arts and the Faculty of Music, and four graduate schools, the Graduate School of Fine Arts, the Graduate School of Music, the Graduate School of Film and New Media, and the Graduate School of Global arts.

Supported by: Mizuho Financial Group, Inc.