TRAiART

APPLICATION
Be the first to be the future.

Application period

2020.12.15 -
2021.04.15

Deadline
Extended

2021.04.15

Info.

About Miyawaka International
Triennale "TRAiART"

The Miyawaka International Triennale "TRAiART" is an international contemporary art exhibition which is a collaboration between Trial Holdings ,Inc., Miyawaka-City and Center for Designed Futures of Kyushu University, Kyushu University Faculty of Design. As part of the event, international art competition intended for students will be held.

Miyawaka-City which is surrounded by beautiful nature and has developed mainly in the automobile industry. For the post-corona era, it will develop the commercial facilities which utilized an abandoned school to invigorate local communities.

Our theme is “Musubu (connect)”. When everything is transforming newly, how do we connect life-style, culture, community and business? This is a call for art work which shows the charm of the Miyawaka-City and vision of the coming age.

We will be selecting a winning entries through two stages of assessment and examination　Winners will be selected by in last examination, all winning piece will be displayed in the Fashion village (Kasamatsu Elementary School former site) and the Centre of Retail-AI Device development (Miyata Nishi Junior High School former site). We will also confer the following prizes for superior entries.

Award

  • Grand Prize 2,000,000 JPY（1 entry from all department）
  • First Prize
    1,000,000 JPY
    （3 entry from all department)
  • Second Prize
    500,000 JPY
    （5 entry from all department)
  • Third Prize
    200,000 JPY
    （10 entry from all department)

Juror

Chief judge Toshifumi
Saito

Kyushu University Faculty of Design
Associate professor

Judges Hiroyuki
Matsuguma

Kyushu University Faculty of Design
Associate professor

Judges Hitoshi
Kuriyama

Kyushu University Faculty of Design
Assistant professor

Judges Masahiro
Kiyosumi

Center for Designed Futures of Kyushu University
Director

Judges Tetsunobu
Ariyoshi

Mayor of Miyawaka City

Judges Hisao
Nagata

Trial Holdings,Inc.
Chairman and Executive Director

Judges HIroyuki
Yano

Trial Holdings,Inc.
Fukuoka Office of the Executive
Secretariat
General Manager

Judges Yoshihisa
Oura

DENTSU INC.
4th CRP Division
Creative Director

Message from Chief Judge

While dealing with various competitions and art projects, we’ve met so many talent people and interacted together up to this day. We hope that The Miyawaka International Triennale “TRAiART” makes new interactions and leads the next era by the power of art in Miyawaka-City.

This first Triennale is held in collaboration with Miyawaka-City and Center for Designed Futures of Kyushu University, Kyushu University Faculty of Design. And Trial Holdings ,Inc., is also involved with and collaborating with this art project. We call for art work entries which express the idea of “Musubu (connect),” the power of the new era and raise the charm of the Miyawaka district. The winning piece will be displayed in the facilities of Next-generation CX which utilized the sites of a historical elementary and junior high school with the work of young artists from around Kyushu.

As things diversify and change advances rapidly, art will be an important part to change connections (Musubu) between the community, culture, company, administration with multidirectional viewpoints in next generation CX facilities in Miyawaka which are built to cross the border of the future.
We are looking forward to meeting young talented people who will bring new possibilities to art and foster the area and lead to the creation of a next era.

Location

宮若市の写真
Miyawaka-
City

Background

Miyawaka-City is located midway between Fukuoka-City and Kitakyushu-City.

In Miyawaka-City, many car-related companies built their factories and came to represent the Kitakyushu industrial area. However, it is suffering from out-migration of the younger generation and this resulted in depopulation which is becoming a problem in recent years.

Potential for Region and Art

“We would like to make Miyawaka-City a vibrant city once again.” Miyawaka International Triennale “TRAiART” began with that exclamation from local people.

The closed-down school which local children went to will be reborn as commercial and research facilities, and art work which young talent produces will be displayed. Art work encourages people to gather and produce new vigor.

Access

  • From the Fukuoka City
    -about 50 minutes by car from Fukuoka Airport
    -about 100 minutes by bus and train from Hakata Station　
  • From the Kitakyushu City
    -about 40 minutes by car from Kitakyushu
    -about 100 minutes by bus and train from Kokura Station

Site

笠松小学校跡の写真
Kasamatsu
Elementary
School former site

The Kasamatsu Elementary School trace is utilized as a creative art laboratory "fashion village" bringing the novel business model that utilized the latest technology in the field of manufacturing, the sale waiting on customers in the apparel home fashion. The Kasamatsu Elementary School former site is utilized as a creative art laboratory "fashion village" and brings the daring business model utilizing the latest technology in the field of manufacturing, reception and sales in the apparel home fashion. Toward the base for the transmission of information of fashion art where designer and influencers gather, it will provide high-speed connections such as 5G and WiFi6, also provide a new shopping experience.

Department

Three‐dimensional shape

Place

Fashion Village（Kasamatsu Elementary School former site）

Three-dimensional Department work rule

If you produce a three-dimensional work, please observe the following rules:

  • There is no limits for materials and methods. But it is prohibited to use materials if there is a risk of ignition or falling.
  • The size of the work must be less than 45 cm in width X 45 cm in depth X 90 cm in height
  • Weight of the work must be less than 50 kg
  • The group works are accepted. These works must be in a mass and count as one art work. The whole group work of size, weight limit must be fulfilled as mentioned above.
  • It is acceptable to use the digital gadgets such as a PC or the tablet terminal by work production.
  • When you create work using the digital gadgets, do consider that it will be displayed without picture displays, produce work which can be displayed as a real object.
  • Please attach a photograph of the real physical work as part of your application. A CG or a render of the artwork is not acceptable.(However, It is acceptable in Two-dimensional department.)
  • The work will be set up in inside of the facilities.
  • A battery or an AC power supply is not usable for the display of the work. When you produce a work, please take this into account.

The work rule will vary by venue.

宮田西中学校跡の写真
Miyata Nishi
Junior High School
former site

Miyata Nishi Junior High School former site will be utilized as "retail AI device development center" (going to be completed in June, 2021) where various AI devices like smart shopping carts and AI cameras are developed by advanced AI engineers.

As a school building, it has a refined design, the works of the young artists from Kyushu will be displayed in the entrance and the gymnasium.

Department

Two‐dimensional shape

Exhibition Place

Centre of Retail-AI Device development
(Miyata Nishi Junior High School former site）

Two-dimensional Department work rule

If you produce a two‐dimensional shape work, please observe the following rules:

  • Ensure the work is limited to a flat plane. This includes painting, graphic, illustration, a canvas, the paper and photograph.
  • Must be able to hang the piece on a wall for display. The size of the work is within B2 size (515 X 728 mm). The frame is allowed to be beyond these size restrictions, but the work must be within the limits. The shape of the work is free if it is within the limitations.
  • No weight limit.
  • Group works are accepted. Those works must be in a mass and count as one art work. The size limit must be followed as mentioned above.
  • It is accepted to use the digital gadgets such as a PC or the tablet terminal to produce the work When you create work using the digital gadget, do consider that it will be displayed without electronic displays, produce work which can be printed for display.
  • Please attach a photograph of the artwork or a print of it for the application.
  • The work will be set up in inside of the facilities.
  • A battery or an AC power supply is not usable for the display of the work. When you produce a work, please take this into account

The work rule will vary by venue.

Entrance requirements list

Qualification

  • Applicant must be a student belonging to domestic or foreign institution of higher education (University, Graduate school, Junior college, Higher vocational school, technical school, Polytechnic University, etc.) or equivalent of the educational institution. Applicant either an individual or a group.Applicant must be a student as of March, 2021 or as of April, 2021.
  • High-school students are not qualified
  • Under 20 years old applicants need to submission a Parental consent form filled in by guardian.

Parental consent form filled in by guardian

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Word

About work

Create works expressing any of the following element.

  • A cross-border future
  • Connection power of the new age
  • Creating attractiveness of Miyawaka
  • Smart City

Schedule

  • Application period December 15, 2020 ～ April 15, 2021
  • Examination period From April, 2021 to May
  • Announcement of results May, 2021 (agenda)
  • Displayed work period From June, 2021 to May 2024 (agenda)

* Schedule and contents may be changed due to spread of COVID-19 infection.

Application method

Download an application from the following links, and please apply by E-Mail or post.

*It must be written in Japanese or English.

Application form

PDF
Word

Documents required for application

(1) Application form（essential）
file name: TRAiART_application form_en.pdf or TRAiART_application form_en.docx）

(2) Parental consent form
(Under 20 years old student must submit it, 20 years or older no submission required)
file name: TRAiART_written consent_en.pdf or TRAiART_written consent_en.docx

*If the applicant (an individual or unit) is/are under 20 years old as of March 1, 2021, they must submit the Parental consent form.

*Filling in the form on PC or by hand are both accepted.

*Please consider size of words and Image resolution because your work will be examined by output manuscript of “A4 full size color”.

*Examination will be executed using contents of the submitted application form.

About the application via E-Mail

Please apply with the following details

  • The title of the email must be “TRAiART work application”
  • Fill in "representative full name" "title of work" in the text and if you have any questions please write them down.
  • Attach “application form" which you filled in with requirement (file extension must be .docx or .pdf)
  • The data of the attached file must be less than 10MB in total

*Application who are under 20 years old must attach the "Parental consent form" (file extension must be .docx or .pdf)

About the application via post

Please apply with the following details

  • Put required documents for application in the envelope (larger than 240×332mm), and send it to the Miyawaka International Triennale executive committee.
  • Application is free, but postage must be paid by the applicant.
  • Put the "application documents" printed on A4 paper and filled in the necessary information in a clear folder without creases and put it in the envelope.
  • Please specify “TRAiART application documents enclosed" on the surface of the envelope.

*Applicants who are under 20 years old must send "Parental consent form”.

Application & Inquiry

Miyawaka International Triennale executive committee secretariat
  • Charge: Kawashima / Tateno
  • Address: 402 Bizan Building 3-12-22 Yakuin Chuo-Ward Fukuoka-City Fukuoka prefecture Postal code: 810-0022
  • Email:info@miyawaka-traiart.jp

Application rules

At the time of submitting the work, the applicant agrees to the work rules, qualifications of application, application rules, precautions, and other announcements from the sponsor. If you violate or disagree with these details, your prize or award may be cancelled.

  • Works created as assignments for classes and lectures at school cannot be submitted, and only extracurricular activities and self-produced works can be submitted.
  • Works that have been submitted or won in other contests can also be submitted. However, it is limited to works produced after March 2018.
  • The submitted works can be screened, broadcast, reproduced, printed, exhibited, used on websites, etc., free of charge by the organizer for the purpose of announcing the results of this competition, PR, public relations, production of works, recruitment of works from the next time onward, etc. The cost of producing and applying for the work will be borne by the creator or applicant.
  • Application fee is free.
  • The organizer will be responsible for all costs related to the exhibition, such as transportation fees, insurance fees, and lighting equipment.
  • As a general rule, application forms (data and documents) will not be returned and will be kept at the executive committee secretariat until May 2024.
  • It is acceptable to apply with multiple works, but be able to win only one work.
  • If you win the prize, you need to agree to your work to be exhibited at the venue for three years from June 2021 to the end of May 2024.

Cautionary note

  • When the submitted work is selected or awarded, we will inform the applicant individually.
  • If there are defects in an application, it may not to be accepted.
  • After the application period ends, you may not be able to change the information of applicants and works.
  • After work was submitted, the title, department, number of entries for group works, applicant name, and other information may be changed with the consent of the applicant due to reasons such as screening and exhibition.
  • If there is an offer to use the submitted work from the sponsorship, co-sponsorship or related organizations of this competition, we may introduce the organization with the consent of the applicant.
  • Applicants should remain able to contact the organizer using the email address and phone number entered on the application form during the period from the submission of the work to the completion of the exhibition. If you change your e-mail address or phone number, please be sure to contact the Miyawaka International Triennale Executive Committee by e-mail.

Privacy Policy

Personal information provided by applicants will be managed by the Miyawaka International Triennale Executive Committee. This information will be used only within the scope of the purpose, such as acceptance of applications and inquiries, notification of examination results, delivery of works, and other matters deemed necessary for the business of this competition. If personal information is used beyond the scope of the purpose of use, we will notify the applicant in advance and confirm your intention.
As a general rule, we will not use personal information or provide it to a third party for any other purpose without the consent of the applicant, except in accordance with the provisions of laws and regulations.

Copyright Policy

  • The applicant must own the copyright of the work. If you have a collaborator, be sure to get permission.
  • Please be sure to obtain the permission of the copyright holder before applying for the art, images, photographs, music, etc., of others used in the work. If a third party claims infringement of rights, compensation for damages, etc., the applicant will handle it at his / her own risk, and the organizer will not take any responsibility.
  • Please refer rule of copyright in Copyright Information Center.

*If infringement of the copyright of the work becomes clear, the prize or award may be cancelled.