Recruitment details

We are looking for art works and projects that utilize resources rooted in the region, such as Sado Island’s nature, history, culture, climate, and scenery (World Heritage Site: Sado Island Gold Mine, Globally Important Agricultural Heritage Site: Sado’s village-vicinity mountain Coexistence with Japanese Crested Ibises, Geopark and food, traditional performing arts and traditional architecture, Noh stage complex, etc.), and shed light on diverse values.


[RECRUITMENT DETAILS]
Artwork proposal
1. Installation Art: Artworks or display to be displayed during the festival
2. Performing Art:  Music, dance, or theater play to be performed during the festival
3. Free Genre: Not limited to art, but peans/projects that encompass various fields (i.e. cooking, fashion, design, handicraft, technology etc.
※ Applicants can submit up to 3 proposes

SITE FOR ARTWORK / PROJECT
Across entire Sado City (i.e. Ryotsu area, Ogi area, Aikawa area)
(i.e. Shopping streets, beach, rice fields, forests, lakes (Lake Kamo), houses, shrines, roads, etc.)
*The specific locations for installation and activities will be determined by the secretariat according to the proposed plan.

HOW TO APPLY
To apply, fill out the application form on the official website and
upload the submission data specified in the application guidelines.
https://x.gd/TSjcP

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DEADLINE
No later than April 30, 2025 (Wednesday) 23:59 Japan Standard Time (UTC+9)
*Hand delivery, email and post mail of the proposal will not be accepted.

MATERIALS TO SUBMIT

Please attach the following electronic data in one PDF file:
1.Artwork Proposal: Please include the following information:
・Proposal (title, image, concept, summary of the proposed project, size, materials, production method, schedule, budget）

2.Documents that will be useful for the plan, such as resume and examples of reference artwork
・Portfolio (includes past works / projects)

※ The image should help articulate your project. Please use a drawing, model, photo and/or diagram as seen appropriate.

※ Concept and summary of the proposed project should be clear and brief, either in Japanese
or English and within 400 characters or 200 words respectively)

[Application fee’s receipt of payment]
※Attach the completion of bank transfer page if paying via net banking
※Attach the notification of payment email if paying via credit card

[SELECTED PROJECTS / BUDGET]
Approximately 5-10 works of art will be selected (subject to change depending on the situation) Selected project will be financially supported up to JPY 500,000.
※ The actual amount of support will be decided based upon the proposed estimate.
※ The work production and installation costs include all costs required for production, such as transportation and accommodation costs.
※ The final handling of profitable works will be decided in consultation with the executive committee.
※ Some parts of the venue are designated as Special Zones of a World Heritage Site or as Sado-Yahiko-Yoneyama Quasi-National Park. Due to landscape conservation regulations and the Natural Parks Act, you may be asked to modify the proposed location or details of your artwork plan.

[APPLICATION FEE]
JPY1,100 1 proposal

[PAYMENT METHODS]
Please pay the application fee by either of the following methods:
*If you are paying from outside Japan, please use option (2).

 (1) Payment by bank transfer:
Bank name: Japan Post Bank, Branch No. 128Swift Code: JPPSJPJJIRS
Account number: Ordinary account 4120125
Account holder’s name: Sado Island Galaxy Art Festival Executive Committee, Chairman, Morito Yoshida
*Payment of the bank transfer service fee is the responsibility of the applicant.
*The name of the transferee should be the same as the applicant.

 

(2) Payment by credit card:
*Please visit the official website or pay via the link below and follow the instructions.
*The name of the credit card holder should be the same as the applicant.

*The name on the card and the applicant’s name must be the same.

[LOCATION SCOUTING TOUR]
There will be a tour to scout potential sites for artwork / projects. The location scouting tour is scheduled for around April 20, 2025.   *Reservation necessary to participate in the tour. Details will be announced on the official website in due course. *You may send a proposal without participating in the scouting tour. Participation in the tour has no effect on the selection process.

ABOUT VARIOUS PROJECT RIGHTS

Various rights (such as ownership and intellectual property rights) belong to the applicant. Organizer office will have the right to use any images of the project and text written in the proposal free of charge in publications, such as those to a catalogue, website, press coverage and other related media. 

Please download the application guidelines (PDF) below and read them carefully before applying.

*You must log in to your Google account to apply.
* Applications are concentrated just before the deadline and may take longer to accept, so please apply well in advance as you may not be able to make the deadline. * Applications will be accepted until 23:59 on the closing date.

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