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 communities. Rather than operating as large-scale institutional grant programs, ASP and Project Space hazi function as platforms for exchanges between artists, local communities, and distinct geographical places. The award is supported by Kuroyama Syacyu, Inc.
Title & Description
R.E. Award 2026 and r.e. award 2026.
Submissions are officially open for these residency and exhibition-based art awards designed to support diverse artistic practices and independent creators. The 2026 cycle centers on the theme "Three-Point Perspective." Applicants are invited to position themselves and their practice within a metaphorical three-point perspective, utilizing their current location as one observation point alongside ASP and hazi as the other two nodes. By reconsidering borders—both conceptual and physical—the award functions as a catalyst for new artistic expressions extending beyond personal and geographical boundaries.
THE TWO AWARD TRACKS
The program divides its support structure into two tiers based on the nature of the project and the applicant's established practice history:
1. R.E. Award 2026 (Established Practice Track)
Designed to provide opportunities for individual artists and collectives with an established practice to deepen their engagement with new contexts.
- Cohort Scale: Approximately 2 artists/collectives will be selected.
- Financial Support: Funding of up to ¥100,000.
- Residency Duration: A residency opportunity of approximately one month.
2. r.e. award 2026 (Experimental Track)
Designed to encourage more experimental, boundary-pushing projects.
- Cohort Scale: Approximately 3 artists/collectives will be selected (specifically, one artist/collective will be selected by each of the three individual selectors).
- Financial Support: Funding of up to ¥30,000.
- Residency Duration: A residency opportunity ranging from a minimum of 10 days to approximately one month.
Categories
All Discipline (Visual Arts, Performing Arts ,New Media, etc.)
Eligibility
- Community Orientation: Applicants must be entirely open to actively engaging in communication with local communities during the residency.
- Applicant Profiles: Open to an individual artist or a collective engaged in artistic practice. There are no restrictions on age or nationality.
- Experience Threshold (R.E. Award 2026 Only): Applicants must have approximately five years or more of artistic experience as an individual or as members of a collective. Note: This experience requirement does not apply to applicants for the r.e. award 2026.
Fees
- Application Fee: None (Completely free to submit applications).
Application Requirements
Applications must be submitted in English or Japanese through the online Google Forms portal. All text layers and visual materials must be consolidated into a clean layout. The following files are required:
- Reasons for Applying: A clear text statement explaining your motivation for joining the residency.
- Activities and Work Plan: Detailed plans for your work during the residency term. If you have sketches, diagrams, or other images for your activities/work plan, they must be attached within the PDF file data.
- Past Activities and Works Documentation: A compiled professional portfolio documenting past activities and works attached directly as PDF data (any format is acceptable).
- Portfolio File Limits: The combined PDF data must be no more than 50MB in file size and no more than 6 A4-size pages in length.
- Moving-Image Assets: If you are submitting video or other moving images, you must attach the active screening link directly to the designated form field.
How to Apply?
Prepare your 6-page portfolio PDF, compile your work plan details, access the official online form node, populate the text fields, attach your document data, and submit.
Key Dates
- Application Submission Deadline: Friday, July 24, 2026, at 24:00 JST (Japan Standard Time).
- Selection Period: Early to mid-August 2026.
- Notification of Results: Late August 2026 (Delivered to all participants via email).
- Kick-off Talk Event: Mid-September 2026 (Featuring the selected artists).
- Active Residency Performance Window: October 2026 – August 2027 (Final support amounts, individual residency periods, and presentation details will be decided through discussion with each selected artist).
Location
Indonesia, Yogyakarta (Artist Support Project - ASP) and Japan, Aichi (Project Space hazi).
Additional Details
The evaluation process is overseen by a dedicated selection committee composed of Minako Itai (Artist and Chairperson of the Motomachi Apartment Residents’ Association), Kentaro Yokouchi (Representative of ASP), and Kohki Ohno (Representative of hazi), alongside additional hazi staff members. Personal information submitted by applicants will be used exclusively for the purpose of managing this award and sharing information about subsequent exhibitions or events. The final number of selected artists and the maximum financial support figures remain subject to change depending on the results of the selection process.