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About
About the Art Festival
"Study: Osaka Kansai International Art Festival 2025"
Held from April 11th to October 13th, 2025
Study: Osaka Kansai International Art Festival is an art festival that studies the relationship between art, people, and society. With the theme of "social impact," the festival aims to revitalize the economy and visualize social issues through culture and the arts. With an eye on the Osaka-Kansai Expo, we have conducted three tests in Osaka since 2022.
It will finally be held at the same time as the Osaka-Kansai Expo in 2025. The venues will be located in symbolic locations in Osaka and Kansai, including the Osaka-Kansai Expo site (Yumeshima), the Osaka Culturarium Tempozan designed by ANDO Tadao, the Osaka Prefectural International Conference Center (Nakanoshima) designed by KUROKAWA Kisho, and the Nishinari-Senba area.
With participation from 158 countries and an expected total of 28.2 million visitors, the event will be an opportunity to promote culture and arts originating in Kansai to the world, and through art projects in collaboration with institutions in Germany, South Korea, the EU, and other countries, it will create a space for new dialogue and discovery on a global scale.
Overview
Event Outline
| Title： | Study: Osaka Kansai International Art Festival 2025 |
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| Event period： |
Friday, April 11, 2025 - Monday, October 13, 2025 *Dates vary depending on the venue. *The full opening (including the Expo site) will be on Sunday, April 13, 2025. *Please note that tickets for this art festival will not grant admission to the Osaka, Kansai Expo. |
| Venue： | Osaka-Kansai Expo site Osaka Culturarium,Tempozan (formerly Suntory Museum) Osaka International Convention Center (Grand Cube Osaka) Semba Excel Building Kioku Shugei-Kan “Tansu” Guesthouse, Cafe and Garden Kamagasaki University of the Arts Sanno Harmonica Nagaya Osaka Kita Area National Museum of Ethnology Matsubara City Other |
| Organizer： | Osaka Kansai International Art Festival Executive Committee (within ARTLOGUE Inc.) |
| Partner City： | Matsubara City |
| Cooperation and Support (Overseas)： | Embassy of Belgium in Japan  Consulate-General of Italy in Osaka  Korean Cultural Center  British Council U.S. Consulate General Osaka-Kobe Australian Consulate-General in Osaka Embassy of Switzerland in Japan  Ambassade de France au Japon / Institut français du Japon  Consulate General of Germany in Japan* (*Support for Reshaped Reality (TBD) exhibition only)  Embassy of Mexico in Japan  Embassy of the Republic of Serbia in Japan Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in Osaka Delegation of the European Union to Japan EXPO 2025 OSAKA, KANSAI, Nordic Circle  EXPO 2025 OSAKA, KANSAI, Netherlands Pavilion EXPO 2025 OSAKA, KANSAI, Pavilion Monaco  Other |
| Cooperation and Support (Domestic)： | Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan The Kansai Consular Corps Union of Kansai Governments Kansai Association of Corporate Executives Kansai Economic Federation (Kankeiren) The Osaka Chamber of Commerce and Industry Osaka Convention & Tourism Bureau Konohana Ward Office, Osaka City Nishinari Ward Office, Osaka City Minato Ward Office, Osaka City Japan Association for the 2025 World Exposition KANSAI・OSAKA 21st CENTURY ASSOCIATION Mayoral Alliance for EXPO2025 OSAKA,KANSAI,JAPAN Osaka Restaurant Management Association Tatsuno Co., Ltd. JR-WEST Group LY Corporation IRIS Data Lab Corporation Katsuoji Canon Inc. Osaka University, Institute for Open and Transdisciplinary Research Initiatives (OTRI) , Research Division for Future Society that Values Life with a focus on "New Disaster Prevention" (New-POD) INOCHI FORUM RIHN, Research Institute for Humanity and Nature Other |
*Information as of February 2025.
Organization
Planning Structure
Osaka Kansai International Arts Festival Executive Committee:
| [Chairman] | YAMAGIWA Juichi (Director of the Research Institute for Humanity and Nature) |
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| [Vice Chairman] | TORII Shingo (Representative Director and Vice Chairman, Suntory Holdings Limited) |
| [Chairman] | SUZUKI Daisuke (CEO of ARTLOGUE Inc.) |
| [Permanent Director] | OGAWA Michiko (Counsellor, Panasonic Holdings Co., Ltd.) TATSUNO Mitsuhiko (President and CEO, Tatsuno Co., Ltd.) TANAKA Kunihiro (President and CEO, Sakura Internet Inc.) DOUME Takuo (Professor and Presidential Advisor, Osaka University) NAKAI Kanji (President and CEO, Chibo Co., Ltd.) |
| [Collaboration Project] | Semba Art Site Project |
General Producer:
| SUZUKI Daisuke (CEO of ARTLOGUE Inc.) |
*Information as of December 2024.
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