\\ The Tobichi Art Museum 2024 “The Watershed Between Resources and Problems” Open Call Program //

2024.06.03

The Tobichi Art Museum is located in the center of Japan, Tatsuno Town, Nagano Prefecture, surrounded by beautiful Japan Alps. This is our 4th year to hold the program and 3rd time to give an open call. We invited 2 artists from Marseille, France and Daejeon, South Korea last year. The invited artists will be one of the Juries for this year’s program.

Our program, The Tobichi Art Museum, is aiming to make the future of art culture a part of our daily life. We use vacant old houses and shops along the street as galleries so that you can enjoy art cultures while walking, shopping, and chatting with neighbors or friends.

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!

Program – The Tobichi Art Museum 2024 “The Watershed Between Resources and Problems”

Application period – July 10th

Residency location – Tatsuno Town, Nagano Prefecture, JAPAN https://goo.gl/maps/gsRdEe32YGpVMLeW8

Residency period – Length of stay: 3 weeks to 3 months (from September until the November)

Art Creation Concept –

Creating upcycling art with provided materials which is found at vacant old houses and shops.

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.

Support for artists –

Reward fees;

the first prize – 250,000 JPY

the second prize – 100,000 JPY

Production fees;

the first prize – 150,000 JPY

the second prize – 50,000 JPY

Traveling fees – maximum 50,000 JPY

*Please note that fees would be changed due to overseas expenses.

Provide a place for exhibition that would be vacant old houses and ships. You would start the residency from setting up the place for exhibition. (you can select from some choices)
Provide an accommodation
Provide transportations such as a car or a bicycle.
Residence facilities

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 July 17th.

https://forms.gle/obweSNoRoS5qFD8r8