The application deadline is approaching on Wednesday, October 23th.
The application deadline is approaching on Wednesday, September 23.
https://www.geijutsu.tsukuba.ac.jp/~awa/
Application information is here.
Application Guide
https://www.geijutsu.tsukuba.ac.jp/~awa/Pages/guide.html
From August 18th (Tue) to August 30th (Sun), 2026, the "Summer Vacation Art Marche 2026 Exhibition" was held at the Tsukuba Museum of Art in Ibaraki Prefecture. (Number of visitors)2,616Name)
This exhibition showcased 293 works created by children and works by instructors at the "Summer Vacation Art Marche 2026," held on July 18th (Sat) and 19th (Sun).
An awards ceremony was held during the event, and certificates were presented to all the award recipients.
The "Summer Vacation Art Marche" is held as part of a social contribution activity that connects the university with the local community, while also providing local children with an opportunity to become familiar with art.
Social Contribution Project: "Formation of a Creative Co-educational Community through University-Community Collaboration - Through the Implementation of the Summer Art Marche 2026 -"(Arts Department, Naoko Yoshida)
Thank you to everyone who participated, everyone who attended, and all our sponsoring companies for your support this year.
Photo 1: Scene from the awards ceremony (with the award-winning children, Mayor Igarashi, and the instructors) Photo 2: Scene from the exhibition hall
Collection of outstanding works from the English category of the 11th High School Art Writer Awardsis published.
You can read the full texts of the two works that won the Grand Prize, as well as the seven works that received the Excellence Award.
Applications are currently being accepted for the English category of the 12th High School Art Writer Award.The application deadline is Wednesday, September 23rd.
https://www.geijutsu.tsukuba.ac.jp/~awa/
Selected English Essays from the 11th Art Writer Award for High School Students is now available.
The publication includes the full texts of the two Grand Prize-winning essays listed below, as well as seven essays that received Awards for Excellence.
The application deadline for the English Essay Category of the 12th Art Writer Award for High School Students, which is currently accepting submissions, is Wednesday, September 23.
https://www.geijutsu.tsukuba.ac.jp/~awa/
11th Grand Prize Winning Work
Grand Prize in the 11th contest
Naomi Gan, “Sparks” (School of the Arts, Singapore)
–Comments from the Selection Committee–
This piece is unique in addressing a challenge that young artists inevitably face—the doubt and struggle against pure creative desire—through the lens of poetic literary language while drawing inspiration from Van Gogh's life and works.
Lovelia Yuriko Zahida, “Art as an Escape and Solace” (MAU Amanatul Ummah – Islamic Senior High School Surabaya, Indonesia)
–Comments from the Selection Committee–
This excellent essay captures the ignition point of artistic expression from the perspectives of different life domains. By contrasting their experiences of transferring to a Japanese elementary school and later returning to school life in Indonesia, the author discovers the brilliance of “illustration” as a form of self-expression beyond linguistic boundaries and shares the experience of gaining the vitality to live.
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.
To everyone visiting our open campus today, please be sure to take a look at the arts support room, which is located where the statue of Zeus is pointing.
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 for more information.
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 first interim presentation for the Arts Support Program for the 2026 academic year was held on Tuesday, June 30, 2026, from 1:00 PM in the Arts Studies building.
The students' presentation topics are as follows:
2nd year master's course (interim report on master's thesis)
First-year Master's student (Research progress report)
Fourth-year undergraduate student (Interim report on graduation thesis)
The First Mid-Year Research Presentation Session for the Art Environment Support program was held on Tuesday, June 30, 2026, from 1:00 pm at the Institute of Art and Design Building, University of Tsukuba.
The presentation topics were as follows.
Master's Program, Second-Year Students (Master's Thesis Progress Reports)
Master's Program, First-Year Students (Research Progress Reports)
Fourth-Year Undergraduate Students (Undergraduate Thesis Progress Reports)
