• Purport

Aichi Triennale 2010 is to create an open platform for artists and curators who seek to challenge the idea of arts. Some artists and curators may take a lead of the art world at top speed, while others may critically look to their past, the cultures around them, or where they stand. We challenge to set up a stage where diverse cultures and historic elements can encounter one another by searching for the connections from multifaceted viewpoints.

• Contents of Application

We seek applications for a competition of inspiring projects of contemporary art exhibition by artists and curators (solo exhibitions will be accepted with or without recommendations from others). Twelve winners will be selected to hold their exhibitions in vacant buildings, stores and outward walls at Choja-machi area (around 2-chome, Nishiki, Naka-ku, Nagoya City). The submitted project must be unannounced and original.

• Exhibitions dates and venues

• Exhibitions dates
  • Schedule A: Sat., August 21 – Sun., September 12, 2010 [23 days]
  • Schedule B: Wed., September 15 – Sun., October 3, 2010 [19 days]
  • Schedule C: Wed., October 6 – Sun., October 31, 2010 [26 days]
  However, if the project is applicable for venue 4, the period of exhibition may vary and can be decided by Aichi Triennale Office.
• Venues
  1. A south west room in Choja-machi Seni Oroshi Building 2F（Detailed information）
  2. A retail store of Fushimi Underground Shopping Street（Detailed information）
  3. Interior Wall of ARTISAN Building 1F（Detailed information）
  4. Venues in Choja-machi area
  Applicants can pick and propose specific site as their venue, for example, outer walls, a part of stores (restaurants), parking, poster billboards (glass show cases), etc. However, due to the circumstances there would be limitations for exhibiting art work. For example, the signs of stores and gates of "Choja-machi Senigai" must not be used for exhibition.
  For details, visit http://aichitriennale.jp/chojamachi/img/chojamachi_map.pdf.
  * Please note that the map is for the event of “Choja-machi project 2009” which was held last year. It is not a guide map for ongoing events or coming events during Aichi Triennale 2010.

• Notice
  • Preliminary survey, inquiry and negotiation to the site or to the owner of the site is prohibited. Please be aware that there is a chance of losing the rights to be juried when these acts are found.
  • Visiting tours of the sites are available at the explanatory meetings (see the below for meeting schedule). Besides these two visiting tours, personal visit of the sites is not permitted. Participation in explanatory meetings does not affect any admission decisions.
  • The sites are located in the business, there shall be limitations on weight, volume of sound and carpentry.

• Requirements

No restrictions on age or nationality (group exhibitions accepted)

• Selection Process

• Juries

  Taro Igarashi (Architecture critic, Professor of graduate school of Tohoku University)

  Yayoi Kojima (Independent curator, Writer)

  Shunkichi Baba (Director of Nagoya Boston Museum of Fine Arts)

  Satuki Yamamoto (Art critic)

  Tokuzo Toyoshima (Deputy Chairman of Toyoshima & Co.,Ltd)

  Yukihiko Niwa（CEO of Niwako Co.,Ltd)

• Selection Process
  
  • Applicants must go through the first selection stage (screening by written proposals) and then the second selection stage (presentation and hearing).
  • Applications can be in English.
  • Candidates who passed the 1st stage selection will be contacted by the office. Those applicants who could not pass will not be announced.
  • - For the second stage, the applicant (if the applicant is a group, the group leader or individual corresponding to leader) must give the presentation. However, applicants who live overseas may send an agent to attend on their behalf.
    * Selection is scheduled in April, 2010.
  • If juries find that the applicants are not eligible at the final selection, there shall be less than 12 winners.
  • There is a chance of cancelling selection when arrangement with relevant authorities was not negotiable.
  • Applications will be comprehensively evaluated as to the following points and others.
    1. The project reflects a new movement or a novel viewpoint.
    2. The project is regarded as feasible in view of income and expenditure plan etc.
    3. The project is regarded as feasible for exhibition in Choja-machi area.

• Support

• Subsidy from the Aichi Triennale Organizing Committee

  Actual amount of the following expenses will be granted by the committee, within reasonable range, if the submitted income and expenditure plan is reviewed and accepted. The amount should not exceed 1,000,000 yen per project (but the applicant may be separately granted other subsidies or assistance).

  • Expenses for art pieces, such as creation costs (including material and component costs, research costs) and transportation fees
  • Expenses for preparation of exhibition including transportation, installing for exhibition, deinstallation, and shipping
  • Traveling and accommodation fees (excluding traveling and accommodation fees for second selection)

• Payment

  Subsidies will be remitted to the designated bank account after the close of the exhibition. However, if the applicant requires advance payment, the committee may pay up to the half the subsidy amount in advance, after consultation.

• Expenses paid by the Aichi Triennale Office

  The following expenses will be paid by the Aichi Triennale Office:

  • Venue fee and attached facilities fee
  • Expenses concerning basic lighting at the exhibition area

• Public relations activities

  The Aichi Triennale Office will carry out public relations activities for "Exhibitions by competition winners."

• Application

• Applications accepted between:

  March. 1 (Mon) and March. 31 (Wed), 2010

• Required documents

  The following data should be submitted in an A4 paper files. Forms 1 to 3 can be downloaded from this website.（Downloads）
  * Prepare a pocket file with fixed pockets, not a ring file folder.

  1. Application form (Form 1)
  2. Proposal (Form 2)

     * An applicant (or an applicant group) can propose only one project.

  3. Income and expenditure plan (Form 3)
  4. Portfolio (photos of past works, past activity records etc.)

     * If your work includes video images, you must prepare a DVD of your work, edited to 5 minutes or less; clearly write your name on it and securely enclose it with the file.

• Submission

  Send the required data to us by mail, or personally bring them to our office after making an appointment.
  In the case of personally delivering the required data on the last day of application acceptance, applicants must bring those data to the place stated below by 5:30 in the afternoon. Applicants sending data by mail should post them so that they should be received on or before the last day of application acceptance.

• Address

  Competition Section, the Aichi Triennale Office

  

  Address:
    6 Fl., Aichi Arts Center,
    1-13-2, Higashisakura Higashi-ku, Nagoya
    461-0005, Japan

• Other
  • Any expenses incurred in preparing proposals and applications must be paid by the　applicant.
  • Submitted documents and other data will not be returned.

• Explanatory meeting

Two explanatory meetings for the competition will be held at the dates and places listed below.

• Date and time

  1st Explanatory Meeting: 2:00 p.m., March 6 (Sat), 2010
  2nd Explanatory Meeting: 2:00 p.m., March 20(Sat), 2010
  * Register for explanatory meeting two days prior to respective date by e-mail or fax. Please include your name and phone number, and clearly state that you are going to "attend the explanatory meetings for competition."

• Place

  Choja-machi Seni Oroshi Building (Choja-machi street, 4-26, 2-chome, Nishiki, Naka-ku, Nagoya City)

• Schedule

• Application

  March. 1 (Mon) to March. 31 (Wed), 2010

• Explanatory Meeting

  1st Explanatory Meeting : from 2:00 p.m., March 6 (Sat), 2010
  2nd Ex planatory Meeting: from 2:00 p.m., March 20(Sat), 2010

• Selection, Announcement

  April, 2010

• Production

  May to August or September 2010

• Period of Exhibition
  • Schedule A: Sat., August 21 – Sun., September 12, 2010 [23 days]
  • Schedule B: Wed., September 15 – Sun., October 3, 2010 [19 days]
  • Schedule C: Wed., October 6 – Sun., October 31, 2010 [26 days]

• Contact

Attention: Competition Section, the Aichi Triennale Office

Address:
  6 Fl., Aichi Arts Center,
  1-13-2, Higashisakura Higashi-ku, Nagoya
  461-0005, Japan
Phone: +81(52)971-6113
Facsimile: +81(52)971-6115
E-mail: geijutsusai@pref.aichi.lg.jp
Official website: http://www.aichitriennale.jp/en/

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