I. Application Deadline

Works must arrive by 11:59 p.m. (JST) on Wednesday, April 16, 2025.

II. Application Procedure and Details

We ask applicants to read the details below before submitting entries.

• Please register by filling in the application form available on the website with all necessary information. Requisites include profile information for the applicant(s) along with commentary and information on the submission.
• Please send a photograph (portrait from chest up) of the applicant(s).
• Please send multiple images of the work to be submitted: One photograph for catalogue publication should be taken from the front and give a sense of the work as a whole; one photograph should be taken from behind; one photograph each taken from the left and right sides; one close-up photograph; and any other photographs you wish to present. In addition, for works that are worn on the body, please provide a photograph showing the work being worn. For each photograph, please indicate from which angle it was taken. In addition to photographs of the submitted work, please provide photographs of up to three other representative works completed in recent years.
  Specifications for the photographs: JPEG format and a maximum file size of 10 MB (350 dpi) for each image.
• In addition to serving as reference during the preliminary screening, photographs of submitted works are published in the catalogue.

Applying Online

• Please create an account using the Registration Form.

• After logging into your account, please enter information about the applicant(s) and the submitted work. This information may be revised up to Wednesday, April 16, 2025.

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Application by Mail

• Please download the application form from the Application Information page at the competition website and enter all required information. Should you be unable to download the form, please contact the secretariat. You will be provided with an application form and guidelines.

• Please save the photographs of the applicant(s), photographs of the work, and photographs of representative recent works on a CD. Please send the application form and CD to the below address leaving enough time for it to arrive by Wednesday, April 16, 2025.

  Secretariat

  Kogei World Competition in Kanazawa

  4-48 Minato, Kanazawa City

  Ishikawa Prefecture, Japan 920-0211

  Application Form (PDF)

  Application Form (Excel)

III. Application Fee

• The application fee for persons residing in Japan is 7,000 JPY.
• The fee is waived for international applicants.
• When submitting your work, please pay the fee by Wednesday, April 16, 2025 into the bank account below by bank transfer.

The bank transfer fee is to be paid by the applicant. Once the application fee has been paid by bank transfer, it will not be refunded by any circumstances. If the fee is transferred after the deadline, the application cannot be accepted.

IV. Application Fee Payment

Please pay to the following account:

I. Preliminary Screening Based on Submitted Photographs

In the middle of May 2025, the judges will undertake preliminary screening using the photographs and materials submitted.

II. Notice of Results and Permission to Exhibit Works

• The results of the preliminary screening will be made public on our website.
• Works that have passed the preliminary screening will proceed to the final round of judging and will be placed on display in the exhibition.
• Applicants (or groups) whose work has been selected in the preliminary screening will be contacted by email about the results, exhibition guidelines, and an Exhibition Consent Form. Applicants who are willing to have their works displayed in the exhibition are asked to return their completed Exhibition Consent Form to the competition secretariat by the deadline given in the exhibition guidelines.

I. Judging Based on Direct Examination of Works

On Sunday, July 27, 2025, the judges will undertake the final judging by examining the works themselves. In the final judging, the award-winning works are selected. Works that do not receive awards will be accepted for installation in the Triennale of Kogei exhibition hall.

II. Shipment of Works (works that pass the preliminary screening)

III. The Publicizing of Results and Notifications

The results of the final round of judging will be made public on our website. Only award recipients will receive notification by email.

IV. Critique and Commentary Event

On the day of the final round of evaluation, the judges will present their critique and commentary on the works. The time, venue, and other details of this event will be made public on our website as soon as they have been decided.

I. Exhibition

All works submitted for the final judging will be exhibited at the 6th Triennale of Kogei in Kanazawa, with the exception of works that do not meet exhibition rules and guidelines, etc.

II. The Exhibition Catalogue

An exhibition catalogue of the works submitted for final judging will be published. A complimentary copy will be provided to all applicants (one per group).

III. Management of Works

• During the period between the receipt and return of the works submitted, the works will be insured by the Executive Committee, and sent for evaluation and display. The unpacking, exhibition, etc., of the works will be handled with the utmost care by specialists designated by the Executive Committee. However, the committee assumes no responsibility for reparation payments in the event of a natural disaster or other such circumstances beyond our control.
• Please be sure to set a monetary value for the work to be sent. This information is required when determining the amount for which a work is to be insured.

• Any intellectual property connected to a work submitted shall belong to the applicant. However, the stipulations below apply with regard to the use of said intellectual property:

  1. The intellectual property for exhibited works may be used by the Executive Committee and other local bodies, etc., in the case of any displays or promotional activities connected to the exhibition.
  2. Photographs of the works submitted by the applicant may be used for publications and other promotional materials such as printing in the exhibition catalogue, postcards, posters, and flyers. They may also be used on the Triennale of Kogei website and social media.
  3. The period during which the intellectual property for displayed works may be used is not limited.
  4. If a party seeks to use photographs of the works displayed in the exhibition for some commercial purpose, the relevant negotiations will be handled by said party and the applicant submitting the photographs.
  5. The Executive Committee is authorized to take new photographs of works receiving awards and/or selected for exhibition and to use any such images produced.
  6. Sketching or photography of the works in the exhibition, with the exception of news coverage or documentation by the Executive Committee, shall be, as a general rule, prohibited.
• Works shall not be returned to the applicant before the conclusion of the exhibition for any reason.

IV. Return of Works (Within Japan)

• Works will be returned following the exhibition using a transport company to be hired by the Executive Committee. Works will be packaged for shipment with the utmost care by specialists in packaging artworks to be appointed by the Executive Committee. While unlikely, should any damage incurred during shipment be discovered upon the work’s unpacking, please directly contact the transport company within 14 days of its arrival. The Executive Committee cannot confirm damage, and as such it will be unable to respond to any claims.
• Shipping and insurance fees for works being returned within Japan shall be paid by the submitting applicant. The cost of packaging works for their return shipment will be borne by the Executive Committee. After the exhibition, an estimate of shipping fees will be sent to the applicant at the e-mail address provided in the application form. On a subsequent date, an invoice will be sent and the payment should be made as specified. Once receipt of payment has been confirmed, the shipping process will begin. Should there be no confirmation of payment, the work will be stored for a reasonable duration and then discarded.

V. Return of Works (Internationally)

• For applicants residing abroad, the Executive Committee will pay the cost of shipping the work as far as an international airport in the applicant’s country of residence.
• Any expenses incurred in clearing customs when the work enters the recipient’s country, as well as in domestic shipment to the applicant, shall be borne by the applicant.
• Please note in advance that in the event a work cannot be returned because the applicant refuses to cover expenses related to clearing customs and/or transporting the work from the international airport to the applicant’s address, the work will be discarded.
• In the case of an applicant residing abroad providing an address within Japan for its return shipment, the shipping costs and cost of insurance during transport is to be paid by the applicant upon delivery. Please note in advance that the Executive Committee may send an invoice to the applicant for import duty taxes or the cost of domestic shipping incurred when the work was submitted to the Competition.
• Should the applicant refuse return of the work, it will be disposed of by the Executive Committee. Please acknowledge this condition when filling out the Exhibition Consent Form.
• Works will be returned around 2.5 months following the exhibition’s conclusion.