2025 Grand Prix winner, "For Whom Do Flowers Bloom" by Risako Yahagi, on display at the miratap Osaka showroom
Exhibition
Exhibition of winners' works
The miratap Osaka showroom will be hosting an exhibition until July 31st, featuring Grand Prix winner Risako Yahagi's work, as well as past works by the miratap President's Special Award winners and other award winners.
Exhibition period: June 6th (Fri) - July 31st (Thu), 2025 10:00-17:00
Venue: miratap Osaka Showroom
(Housing Design Center Osaka (HDC Osaka), 5F, Grand Front Osaka North Building, 3-1 Ofukacho, Kita-ku, Osaka City, Osaka Prefecture, 530-0011)
Organizer: miratap Co., Ltd.
Operation cooperation: ARTLOGUE Inc.
Award Winners
Introducing the winners
Grand Prix
YAHAGI Risako "For Whom Do Flowers Bloom"
miratap President's Special Award
NODA Akiko "Water Shadow"
Finalists Selected
HAGINO Masaki "Le bocal de poisson soluble -The Golden Fish Bowl with Soluble Fish-"
SHIIBASHI Ryota "Sky Composition - Osaka 2025"
NAGANO Hisato "Resting Sofa"
About
About the miratap Art Award
Miratap Co., Ltd. develops and sells kitchen and other residential equipment and construction materials with the philosophy of "Making life fun and beautiful." The company also supports up-and-coming artists active in the field of contemporary art.
"miratap Art Award / Art in The House 2025" is calling for public submissions of exhibition plans that propose a better life style, "life with art."
We welcome plans for not only paintings and photographs, but also wall installations. The winning works will be exhibited in the Miratap Osaka showroom, located right next to Osaka Station. We look forward to seeing exhibition plans that evoke a better life style.
The selection committee includes people active in various fields, including art and business. The Grand Prize winner will receive a cash prize, an exhibition of their work at the Miratap Osaka showroom, and a prize of an article introducing their work in the art media "ARTLOGUE."
Schedule
schedule
Deadline for submission of work plans : April 1, 2025, 23:59
Late March 2025: Judging committee, Grand Prize winner and finalists selected
Results will be announced by April 7, 2025
Mid-April 2025: Interview and discussion of specific exhibition plans
-- Production period --
June 5, 2025 - Display in showrooms
Works removed at the end of July 2025
Outline
overview
miratap Art Award / Art in The House 2025
Organizer: miratap Co., Ltd.
Operation cooperation: ARTLOGUE Inc.
Exhibition Venue: miratap Osaka Showroom (Housing Design Center Osaka (HDC Osaka), 5F, Grand Front Osaka North Building, 3-1 Ofukacho, Kita-ku, Osaka City, Osaka Prefecture, 530-0011)
Exhibited works: 1 plan (3D or 2D works that fit into a 2.5m cube)
*The finalists' works will be exhibited in the Osaka showroom.
Exhibition period: June 5th to the end of July 2025 (planned)
Application deadline: Tuesday, April 1, 2025, 23:59 *Applications cannot be brought in or sent by mail.
Judges
Judges
Yamane Taro (President and CEO of miratap Co., Ltd.)
Suzuki Daisuke (CEO of ARTLOGUE Inc. / General Producer of the Osaka Kansai International Art Festival)
Kishimoto Mitsuhiro (Curator of the Osaka Kansai International Art Festival 2025)
Nakano Yasuo (Chairman of the Kyoto Nijo International Cultural Arts Exchange Association)
Degawa Tetsuro (Honorary Director of the Museum of Oriental Ceramics, Osaka)
Award
About the Awards
1. Grand Prize: 1 person
- Prize money of 1 million yen (including planning and production costs, materials, setup and removal costs, and travel expenses)
- You will be asked to exhibit your work based on your submitted plan in the showroom.
- Artist talks and workshops may be held.
- Please create and donate a small piece of work (resized or reconstructed) related to the exhibit
2. miratap President's Special Award
- Prize money: 150,000 yen
- Past works will be displayed in the showroom.
3. Several finalists selected
- Prize money: 50,000 yen
- Past works will be exhibited in the showroom.
4. Common benefits
- Those who wish can purchase their exhibited works via QR code.
- Article introducing the winners will be published in "ARTLOGUE"
Application Guideline
Application details
Eligibility
For "miratap Art Award / Art in The House 2025", we are calling for submissions of plans for artworks to be displayed in the entrance window of the Miratap Osaka showroom.
The venue, the Miratap Osaka showroom, is a stylish space that enhances the enjoyment of building a home.
Recruitment Details
- Plan for artwork to be displayed on a temporary wall in the miratap Osaka showroom
Any material or technique is acceptable.
- Limited to unpublished works (however, new exhibition plans that include older works are acceptable)
- Works that emit unpleasant odors, excessive noise, or light are prohibited.
Exhibition Space
- Space within the miratap Osaka showroom (2.5mx 2.5mx 2.5m) *Load capacity of 60kg when displaying flat works
- Showroom exhibits and furniture close to the walls cannot be moved.
- It cannot be hung from anything other than a wall.
- For video works, monitors are allowed (projectors are not allowed) *Applicants must prepare their own playback devices, etc.
Qualification
Artists working in the field of contemporary art
*No restrictions on nationality, background, gender, age, etc.
*Those who have no difficulty communicating in Japanese
*Students are also welcome
* Those who do not need to be residents of Japan, but who can come to the venue for the set-up and award ceremony (Thursday, June 5th)
Number of applied plans
One piece per person (group)
*Submit in Japanese
Letter of recommendation
A letter of recommendation from a recommender is required for application. *Please submit in Japanese.
[Recommender requirements] Meet any of the following requirements
- Curators, arts and culture facility staff
- Art manager, art coordinator, art producer
- Gallerist
- Critic, art journalist, art writer
- University professors (related to culture and arts)
- Artists (those with experience holding solo exhibitions at museums or similar venues)
- Collector (Purchase record of artworks worth more than 500,000 yen per year)
- Others with notable achievements in the art industry
Judging Criteria
- Customers who visit miratap showrooms can imagine that "living with art" will lead to a better lifestyle.
- Works that embody Miratap's design concept of "minimalism" and can blend in with the surroundings of simple and sophisticated products (works do not have to be simple)
- It is feasible
About the Application
Application deadline: April 1, 2025 (Tuesday) 23:59
*No hand-delivery or mailing allowed
Please fill out the application form below and submit it. When applying, you will need to submit documents including letters of recommendation.
Please use a service such as Google Drive or Gigafile to submit your documents, and enter the issuing URL in the application form.
Please note that we cannot accept applications sent by mail or in person.
Documents to be submitted
- Specified recommendation letter (specified format)
- Profile (any format): A4 size, single-sided, 1 sheet
- Portfolio (any format): A4 size, 3 pages or less (includes photos or images showing past works and exhibition scenes)
- Exhibition plan (prescribed format): A4 size, 2 pages or less (single-sided)
- Title and concept of the work
-Specific plans such as exhibition method, materials, size, production schedule, etc.
- Please express the finished image as clearly as possible using drawings, photographs, graphic images, etc.
Please download the recommendation letter and exhibition plan (prescribed format) here.
Letter of recommendation and exhibition plan format
※No other documents are required other than those listed above.
*Submitted documents will not be returned.
*The production and exhibition methods of the works may be adjusted in consultation with the organizers.
Selection Results
The Grand Prize winner and other award winners, including finalists, will be notified in early April 2025. The Grand Prize winner will then be selected through an interview process. The winners will also be announced on miratap Inc. and ARTLOGUE's Facebook, X, E-mail newsletters, etc.
Please note that we cannot answer inquiries regarding the screening results or screening criteria.
miratap Co., Ltd.
Make your life fun and beautiful.
Contact
inquiry
[Inquiries regarding this award]
Email: info@artlogue.org
(To: Miratap Art Award/Art in the House 2025)