The application deadline is approaching on Wednesday, October 15th.
The application deadline is approaching on Wednesday, October 15.
https://www.geijutsu.tsukuba.ac.jp/~awa/
Application information is here.
Application Guide
https://www.geijutsu.tsukuba.ac.jp/~awa/Pages/guide.html
A list of doctoral dissertations related to arts education and arts support is available.
We have published a list of doctoral theses in the fields of art education and art environment support.
A statue of Zeus (some say it is a statue of Poseidon) stands in front of the second floor entrance to Building 6B, College of Art and Design.
Don't you think the ivy leaves growing on the exterior walls of the building resemble a thunderbolt strike, the bolt that the statue of Zeus is thought to have held in its right hand?
This is a bronze statue (BC) of what is believed to be Zeus or Poseidon in the National Archaeological Museum of Athens.460This is a replica of the 1950s model.
The room where the statue is located is used by students in the art support field for their research.6BRight next to the building entrance6B205It's a room.
National Archaeological Museum of Athens (Collection explanation page)
For details on how this statue was installed at the University of Tsukuba, please see the following:"Tsukucom" 41Issue (Autumn 2018 issue)tel. +26 XNUMX.
At the entrance to Building 6B (2nd floor), a powerful statue of Zeus greets visitors—though some believe it may actually represent Poseidon.
Look closely: don't the vines climbing the outer wall resemble a thunderbolt—the divine weapon Zeus is believed to have held in his raised right hand?
This statue is a replica of the famous bronze sculpture dated to around 460 BC, thought to depict either Zeus or Poseidon, and now housed in the National Archaeological Museum in Athens.
Just beyond the statue, Room 6B205 is used by students in the Art Environment Support area for research and study.
National Archaeological Museum of Athens (Collection page)
https://www.namuseum.gr/en/collection/klasiki-periodos-2/
For the story behind how this statue came to be placed at the University of Tsukuba, see TsukuComm Vol. 41 (Autumn 2018), p.26:
https://www.tsukuba.ac.jp/about/tsukucomm/pdf/vol41.pdf
The High School Student Art Writer Award is an essay contest that develops the ability to think and communicate about art in one's own words.
2024: English Essay Contest
2025: Japanese Essay Contest
2025 assignment: Write your thoughts about art in Japanese of no more than 2000 characters.
Recruitment theme
Creative experience / Art exploration / Art support
Application deadline: Wednesday, September 2025, 10
Results announcement February 2026 on the web (planned)
Award (Certificate, art supplies provided by partner companies, commemorative gifts from the university)
3 Grand Prize Winners / 17 Excellence Prize Winners / 30 Selected Prize Winners / School Prize Winners
The Art Writer Award for High School Students is an essay contest on art.
It allows students to develop the ability to convey their ideas and think about art in their own words.
2024: Contest of essays in English
2025: Contest of essays in Japanese
2025: Write an essay about your view on art in Japanese within 2000 characters.
Topic Themes
Creative Experience / Work Research / Artistic Support
Application Deadline: Wednesday, October 15, 2025
Announcement of Results: March 2026 (online)
Awards: Grand Prize – 3 entries / Award for Excellence – 17 entries / Winning Entries – 30 entries / School Award
The winners will receive certificates, art materials provided by the sponsor, and some university gifts.
Tsukuba University Art and Design 50th Anniversary Project
Exhibition Information
Exhibition title:
"Expanding research into arts support"
Studies in Art Environment Support: Practices in Education and Society
Session:
April 2025, 4 (Monday) - May 7, 5 (Thursday) 29:9-00:17
Closed: Saturdays, Sundays, and public holidays
For inquiries, please contact the University Hall Office (TEL: 029-853-7959)
Access: Kanto Railway Bus: Tsukuba University Central bound or Tsukuba University Circulator Bus "University Hall 
Get off
Venue:
Tsukuba University Art Space (inside the University Hall)
If you come by car, please use the visitor parking lot.
Overview:
This exhibition will focus on graduates and those who have completed their studies in the field of arts support, and will introduce the research and practices they have undertaken through panel displays and materials.
Please take a look at the diverse approaches being implemented in the fields of education and society.
Tsukuba University Art and Design 50th Anniversary Project
Organized by: University of Tsukuba Art Support Lab
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