Tobichi Museum 2025 Exhibition Theme: “Twilight in the Vacant House Exhibition” （Japanese: 空き家の彼は誰時 / Akiya no kataware-doki）
Features
StudiosAvailable
AccommodationsAvailable
Presentation(exhibition, performance, and open studio)Available
Grants and subsidies for travel expensesAvailable
Grants and other financial supports/ Support by coordinators and art professionalsAvailable
Art genresVisual arts/ Fine arts , Performing arts , Craft / Applied arts , Film / Video , Others
RegionsHokuriku / Shinetsu
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| Application period | Aug. 20, 2025 (Wed.) - Sep. 14, 2025 (Sun.) |
| Description | Program – The Tobichi Art Museum 2025 “Twilight in the Vacant House Exhibition” Purpose of Tobichi Museum Aiming for “a future where art is naturally part of everyday life,” this project utilizes vacant houses to create connections between art and daily life. We also hope to encounter new artworks through various communications between local people and artists, and between the artists participating in this project. This is our 5th year to hold the program and 4th time to give an open call. We invited 2 artists from France last year. The invited artists will be one of the Juries for this year’s program. We will also provide some materials that have been found at vacant old houses and shops. You are the one who will create art with those “Treasures from useless places”. By selecting residence artists with an open call, we expect some good chemistry by coincidence and would like to bring a variety of things and movements of the heart to the local community, through communicating with other artists, staff and local people. We hope that local residents will gain various “insights” from each other through this AIR project. Looking forward to seeing you in Tatsuno Town! Websitehttps://tobichi.jp/information/open-call-tobichi-museum-2025-exhibition-theme-twilight-in-the-vacant-house-exhibition-%ef%bc%88japanese-%e7%a9%ba%e3%81%8d%e5%ae%b6%e3%81%ae%e5%bd%bc%e3%81%af%e8%aa%b0%e6%99%82-akiya/ Instagram https://www.instagram.com/tobichi_art/ |
| Residency location | Tatsuno Town, Kamiina Gun, Nagano Prefecture |
| Residency period | A) A.I.R. Competition / B) A.I.R. Part-time Job Residency Possible: From October 1st to December 28th. Exhibition period: November 1st to December 28th Core period: November 15th to 24th *Please make sure that you can stay in the town during the core period. C️) A.I.R. Intern Application: Accepting at anytime Residency Possible: From October 1st to December 28th. *Please make sure that you can stay in the town during the core period. （November 15th to 24th） |
| Qualification | - Artists who are currently active (regardless of genre). - Regardless, age or nationality . - Must be able to handle all aspects of production and living on their own. - Must understand the purpose of the Tobichi Art Museum program. |
| Pay by artists / Support for artists | A) A.I.R. Competition Period : 3 weeks – 2 months Capacity : 2 people Role : Artist Reward fees : 1st Prize : ¥200,000 / 2nd Prize : ¥100,000 Traveling fees : 100,000JPY (Maximum) Accommodation : Provided Meals : None B) A.I.R. Part-time Job Period : 3 weeks – 2 months Capacity : 2 people Role : Artist Reward fees : None Traveling fees : 100,000JPY *1 round trip Accommodation : Provided Meals : None 【C】A.I.R. Intern Period : 1 month ~ Capacity : 2 people Role : Assistant Reward fees : None Traveling fees : None Accommodation : Provided Meals : Provided |
| Selection process | Please contact us using the form below. The portfolio should be A4, up to 3 pages. Final decisions will be made after a jury meeting held on September 25th, 26th. https://forms.gle/GmHKzf9H4QzYs3c2A Juries ; Alexandre-Takuya Kato – Visual Artist (2024 First Award Winner) Célia CASSAÏ – Visual Artist (2024 Special Jury Award Winner) Mosuku Wakanu – Playwright Jiro Kogi – EU Japan Fest / Japan Committee Deputy Secretary General Shu Kawashima – Curator at Tatsuno Museum of Art |
| Contact | MARU to Edit,inc. 1705-1, Tatsuno, Tatsuno Town, Kamiina Gun, Nagano Prefecture 399-0421 JAPAN revision@maruto.or.jp https://www.facebook.com/tobichiart https://www.instagram.com/tobichi_art/ |