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Applications are now being accepted for the 2026 High School Art Writer Award.

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High School Student Art Writer Awardis an essay contest that fosters the ability to think and communicate about art in one's own words.
2026: English Essay Contest
2027: Japanese Essay Contest

English Essay Category
Write your thoughts about art in English (up to 1000 words)

Recruitment theme
Japanese Art / Art Workshop / Art & Life 2026

Application deadline: Wednesday, September 2026, 9
Results announcement February 2027 on the web (planned)

Award (Certificate, art supplies provided by partner companies, commemorative gifts from the university)
Grand Prize: 1-3 entries / Excellence Award: 5-10 entries / Honorable Mention: 10-20 entries
(This may vary depending on the number of applications.)

High School Art Writer Award Official Website: https://www.geijutsu.tsukuba.ac.jp/~awa/

Organizer　University of Tsukuba School of Arts
Sponsorship　International Art Education Association InSEA
In cooperation with Unnan City Tourism Association 　Turner Color Co., Ltd.
Planning　University of Tsukuba Art Support Laboratory

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.
2026: Contest of essays in English
2027: Contest of essays in Japanese

English Essay Category
Write your thoughts on art in English in no more than 1,000 words.

Topic Themes
Japanese Art / Creative Experience / Art and Life 2026

Application Deadline: Wednesday, September 23, 2026
Announcement of Results: March 2027 (on the official website)

Awards: (Number of awards may change according to the volume of submissions.)
Grand Prize – 1 to 3 entries / Award for Excellence – 5 to 10 entries / Winning Entries – 10 to 20 entries
Winners will receive certificates, art materials from our sponsor, and commemorative gifts from the university.

Official Website https://www.geijutsu.tsukuba.ac.jp/~awa/

Hosted by School of Art and Design, University of Tsukuba
Endorsed by International Society for Education Through Art – InSEA
Cooperated by Turner Color Inc.
Directed by Art Environment Support, the University of Tsukuba

High School Art Writer Award Final Award Winners

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The High School Art Writer Award Selection Committee has completed the selection process for the 11th High School Art Writer Award in the Japanese Essay category and has determined the winners of the Grand Prize, Excellence Award, Honorable Mention, and School Award.
The committee selected the winners of the Grand Prize, the Award for Excellence, the Winning Entries, and the School Award for the 11th Art Writer Award for High School Students, Essays in Japanese.

大 賞
Kumamoto Prefectural Second High School, Hikida Honoka, Oil Painting "Transience" – Eternal Beauty Residing in the Moment of Disappearance –
Aichi Prefectural Tenpaku High School, Momoko Obayashi: "I feel the 'blank space'"
Mai Shinoda, Nishogakusha University Kashiwa High School: The Meaning of Painting a "Self-Portrait"

17 entries received the Excellence Award, 30 entries received the Honorable Mention, and 5 schools received the School Award.

[Selection Results for the 11th High School Art Writer Award, Japanese Essay Division]]
[Award Winners in the 11th Art Writer Award for High School Students, Essays in Japanese]

The Student Selection Committee for the High School Art Writer Award, composed of Tsukuba University students, has selected the following work from among the excellent entries to receive the "Tsukuba University Student Award."
The Students Selection Committee of the Art Writer Award for High School Students selected the University of Tsukuba Students' Award

Tsukuba University Student Award
Kagoshima Prefectural Shoyo High School, Karen Mizogami: The Light of Creation

The application deadline for the Art Writer Award for High School Students is approaching on Wednesday, October 15th.

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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

The Art Writer Award for High School Students: the collection of excellent essays from the previous contest is now available　

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In the High School Student Art Writer Award,Collection of Excellent WorksHas been released.
The Grand Prize and Excellence Prize winning works can be viewed in PDF format.

The Art Writer Award for High School Students:the collection of award-winning essays from the previous contest is now available.
You can view the Grand Prize and Excellence Award entries in PDF format.

10th Collection of Excellent Works from High School Student Art Writers (PDF)
Award-winning essays from the 10th Art Writer Award for High School Students (PDF)

 

View all past award-winning works
View all past collections of award-winning essays