Japan
Organizer Information This programme is jointly organized by Artist-in-Residence Vietnam Network (AiRViNe) and *** in Residence Kyoto. AiRViNe was established as the first platform connecting artists, creatives, and cultural enthusiasts with residency opportunities in Vietnam and worldwide, with a mission encompassing cultural mobility, cross-cultural exchange, and artistic growth through research, workshops, seminars, and pilot artist-in-residence […]
Organizer Information The Japan Mint is an Independent Administrative Institution of the Japanese government responsible for producing and circulating the coins of Japan, headquartered in Osaka with branches in Saitama and Hiroshima. It was established in Osaka by the Meiji government in 1871 to modernize the coinage system, holding its inaugural ceremony on April 4th […]
Organizer Information Tokyo Biennale is organized by the General Non-Profit Incorporated Organization Tokyo Biennale, led by Masato Nakamura, an artist who founded the art collective Command N in 1997 and established the public-oriented cultural facility Arts Chiyoda 3331 in 2010, managing it until 2023. Nakamura has served as overall director of the Tokyo Biennale in […]
Organizer Information KOKUYO Co., Ltd. is a Japanese manufacturer headquartered in Osaka, led by Representative Corporate Officer and President Hidekuni Kuroda. The company is best known internationally for stationery, office furniture, and workplace and lifestyle products. According to the source material, KOKUYO DESIGN AWARD was founded more than 24 years ago as an international product […]
Organizer Information Myoju 明珠—meaning “shining pearl”—is an independent artist residency and contemporary cultural initiative rooted in the quiet richness of the Shiga Prefecture, Japan. In addition to the residency program, the host operates a local jewelry brand utilizing sustainable freshwater pearls sourced directly from Lake Biwa, alongside a small gallery café that functions as a […]
Organizer Information This initiative is a small-scale, independently run art award jointly organized by ASP (Artist Support Project) located in Yogyakarta, Indonesia, and Project Space hazi located in Aichi, Japan. Both entities are independent art spaces that have grown directly out of individual creative practices and continue to sustain their activities through small, flexible, grassroots […]
Overview Myoju (明珠)—meaning “shining pearl”—is an artist residency and cultural space rooted in the quiet richness and history of Lake Biwa in Omihachiman, Shiga, Japan. Located 35 minutes from Kyoto in a historic merchant town that hosts the Biwako Biennale, the initiative operates alongside a jewelry brand utilizing local freshwater pearls and a small gallery […]
Overview The Kyoto Retreat is an independent residency program founded by Japan-based curator and entrepreneur Dexter Wimberly. Held annually in November (November 1–30, 2026), the four-week retreat offers artists, curators, and writers from across the globe an immersive environment in Kyoto, Japan. The residency utilizes the rich cultural landscape of Kyoto (its UNESCO World Heritage […]
Organizer Information The Nakanojo Biennale is a long-running international contemporary art festival held every two years in Nakanojo Town, located in Gunma Prefecture. The program is deeply embedded in a rural Japanese mountain environment characterized by satoyama landscapes, historic hot spring villages (onsen), Ramsar-designated wetlands, and traditional cultural practices such as sericulture and local folk […]