68th CWAJ Print Show (2025)
Artwork Submission
The 68th CWAJ Print Show, to be held in October 2025, will begin accepting entries on March 1.
Starting this year, we have moved to a new method of receiving submissions, via an online artist portal. We invite submissions from artists working with print; please see the Artwork Submission Guidelines (below) for eligibility criteria. We look forward to receiving many outstanding prints for this juried exhibition and sale.
Since 1956, the College Women’s Association of Japan (CWAJ) has hosted the annual CWAJ Print Show, showcasing and selling exceptional contemporary Japanese prints. Through this ongoing effort, CWAJ has played a pivotal role in introducing the art of printmaking to a global audience. In addition, the proceeds from these sales have been directed toward funding scholarships and grants, benefiting over 900 international students, visually impaired students, and print artists. We are deeply grateful for the continued support of the art community in advancing our mission.
• Artwork Submission Procedures (Download File)
Saturday, March 1, 2025 – Monday, March 31, 2025 (by 5 pm)
Dates: October 15 (Wed) – October 19 (Sun), 2025
Venue: Hillside Forum (Daikanyama)
Hillside Terrace F Building, 18-8 Sarugaku-cho, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo http://hillsideterrace.com/
Online Gallery: The works will also be available for sale in Japan and abroad through the CWAJ Print Show Online Gallery (https://cwaj-gallery.jp/) later in October. The exact dates will be announced later.
Applicants, or their applicant representative, must reside in Japan. As an exception, applicants who have been selected to exhibit in a past CWAJ Print Show are eligible to apply without a contact address in Japan, however, you will be required to prepay for overseas shipping, in the event you require your print to be returned to an overseas address.
All two-dimensional prints with editions are eligible. All print techniques and mediums are welcome.
- A.P., E.A., and mono-prints are ineligible.
- The artist’s signature, the name of the print, the edition number, and the year the print was produced need to be written on the print (on the front or back).
- The submitted print must be a creation of the applicant.
Prints that have been produced in collaboration with another artist are ineligible. - Prints that have been produced within the last three years are preferred.
- The print’s paper size should not exceed the maximum allowable size of 90cm x 100cm.
- The print must be available for sale.
- Only one print per applicant can be submitted.
- Prints that do not meet the above requirements will be considered ineligible.
Selection will be based on a two-stage process, with a first screening of
digital images followed by a second screening of actual works.
All selected artists will be featured in the CWAJ catalogue and will receive an invitation to the opening reception.
All selected works will be exhibited and sold at the 68th CWAJ Print Show and its online gallery.
The recipient of the Print Show Committee Award will be invited to exhibit in the 69th CWAJ Print Show in 2026..
- KURACHI Hisashi (Professor, Aichi University of the Arts)
- Dr. KUWAHARA Noriko (Art Historian)
- MACHIMURA Haruka (Curator, Machida City Museum of Graphic Arts)
- MIZUSAWA Tsutomu (Art Historian, Art Critic)
- Representative of CWAJ
A non-refundable submission fee of 3,000 yen is required. You can pay the submission fee by credit card or bank transfer during the application period of March 1st – 31st, and prior to submitting your artwork. The applicant name should appear as the payer’s name.
- For credit card payments, please use the following link: https://square.link/u/q3GXmkqE
- For bank transfer, please remit to:
Mitsui Sumitomo Bank Meguro Branch
Account Number: 7198489
Account Name: Ippan Shadan Hojin CWAJKURACHI Hisashi (Professor, Aichi University of the Arts)
*The submission fee is non-refundable.
*Submission fees go to CWAJ’s Scholarship and Education Programs.
Please refer to the Artwork Submission Procedures. Click here.
We accept entries from overseas, if you meet the criteria in the Submission Eligibility section above. We will return the unselected artwork to your nominated address in Japan. An exception is made for past participants in the CWAJ Print Show who require their print to be returned to them at an overseas location, but on principle, return shipping within Japan is preferred.
The shipping fees either to local or overseas addresses shall be paid by the applicant, and must be prepaid in the case of overseas shipping.
CONTACT
Email: click here
Address: 68th CWAJ Print Show Committee
2-24-13-601 Kami-Osaki, Shinagawa-ku
Tokyo 141-0021
All net proceeds from the CWAJ Print Show go to CWAJ Scholarship and Education Programs.
