Open-Call Exhibition

2025 Kogei World Competition in Kanazawa

Prize Winners

Grand Prize

Kawaguchi Junpei

Second Prize

Ou Li-Ting

Special Recognition Award

Kim Joonyong, Niimi Elm, Oda Iori

Next Generation Award

Ishii Yuma, Moriyasu Otohito

Homo Faber Award
(Michelangelo Foundation)

Mochizuki Mitsuru

Selected Artists

Abe Satoka, Aoki Manami, Choi Jaehoon, Thierry Damant, Fujino Seiichiro, Fujita Nagomi, Fujiwara Ayaha, Fujiyoshi Mari, Guan-Ming Peng, Hirano Maika, Hisatomi Muan, Huang Shih Chang, Iwai Mika, Iwamoto Ikuko, Sukanjana Kanjanabat, Kato Moe, Kato Yoshiyasu, Katsuragawa Miho, Kawada Ayuri, Kawanishi Shigeto, Kawano Taro, Kim Dohyeon, Kim Junsu, Kono Kanae, Kuno Ayako, Kusama Tetsuo, Lee Jaiik, Lee Taehoon, Lim Jaehyeon, Lin Yan-Guang, Miyamoto Takaki, Mukai Naoko, Nakai Namika, Nakashima Yurie, Nojo Rei, Notsu Kanon, Omura Shunji, Otsuka Tomotsugu, Otsuki Yosuke, Ou Sansan, Park Sungyeol, Pyun Yaerin, Qiu Jiawen, Miles Van Rensselaer, Jennifer Robertson, Sago Michiko, Sakai Tomoya, Sakamoto Daichi, Sakiyama Takayuki, Sakuta Michiko, Sasaki Gakuto, Sasaki Masahiro, Sato Hiromi, Shih Yu-Ting, Shikanji Ai, Tada Kiyone, Taga Nao, Takahashi Seika, Tate Masaaki, Terasawa Kie, Uemae Isao, Wakabayashi Kazue, Wakamatsu Misako, Watari Shogo, Yamamoto Noriko, Yoshimura Takako

1.Grand Prize:
Kawaguchi Junpei
Sabito Rattan Ajiro-Ami Kuro Basket “Branch Road”
Photo: Mizuno Naoki

2.Second Prize:
Ou Li-Ting
Float XI
Photo: Haochiang Chien

3.Special Recognition Award:
Oda Iori
Wear—Forest—

4.Special Recognition Award:
Niimi Elm
Traces of Time
Photo: Ikeda Hiraku

5.Next Generation Award:
Ishii Yuma
Nautical Map

6.Special Recognition Award:
Kim Joonyong
Edge of Darkness 

7.Next Generation Award:
Moriyasu Otohito
Atmospheric

8.Homo Faber Award:
Mochizuki Mitsuru
Symbolized Shape

Judges

Monika Bincsik

Monika Bincsik(United States)

Diane and Arthur Abbey Curator for Japanese Decorative Arts, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York

Cho Hyeyoung

Cho Hyeyoung(South Korea)

Chairperson, Korea Association of Art and Design

Photo: C2 Artechnolozy Dongup Kwak, Leica.

Lin Mun-lee

Lin Mun-lee(Taiwan)

Emerita Professor, National Taipei University of Education; Founder and Chairperson, MoNTUE Operating Committee; Former Director, National Palace Museum

Karasawa Masahiro

Karasawa Masahiro(Japan)

Director, National Crafts Museum

Aoyagi Masanori

Aoyagi Masanori(Japan)

Director, Ishikawa Prefectural Museum of Art; Chair of the Board of Directors, Tama Art University; Former Commissioner for Cultural Affairs

Yamamura Shinya

Yamamura Shinya(Japan)

President, Kanazawa College of Art

Nakagawa Mamoru

Nakagawa Mamoru(Japan)

Metalsmith; Living National Treasure (Metalworking)

Toshio Ohi Chozaemon XI

Toshio Ohi Chozaemon XI(Japan)

Japan Art Academy member; Artist

©Ohi Museum

Special Exhibition

Loewe Foundation Craft Prize 2025

Artists

Aoki Kunimasa, Nifemi Marcus-Bello, Studio Sumakshi Singh

Details

Forum

11th World Craft City Conference in Kanazawa

Special event consisting of the open-call exhibition award ceremony and an accompanying talk event by the exhibition judges.

Date
Saturday, November 8, from 1:30 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. (Doors open at 1:00 p.m.)
Venue
21st Century Museum of Contemporary Art, Kanazawa, Theater 21
Capacity
100 seats (Free admission. Booking required.)

13:30−13:50

Award Ceremony

14:00−15:20

Talk Session [Part 1]

Subject The Present and Future of Kogei

Speakers (TBD) Monika Bincsik, Cho Hyeyoung, Lin Mun-lee, Karasawa Masahiro, Aoyagi Masanori, Yamamura Shinya, Nakagawa Mamoru, Toshio Ohi Chozaemon XI, Kawaguchi Junpei (Grand Prize Winner), Ou Li-Ting (Second Prize Winner)

15:30−17:00

Panel Discussion [Part 2]

Subject The Power of Crafts in Reconstruction

Speakers (TBD) Nakano Nobuko (Neuroscientist), Komori Kunie (Lacquer Artist/Director, Ishikawa Prefectural Wajima Institute of Urushi Arts), Toshio Ohi Chozaemon XI (Artist/Chair, Kanazawa Craft Council), Karasawa Masahiro (Director, National Crafts Museum), Shibata Yukiko (NHK Foundation Anchor)