5th International Mokuhanga Conference 2024

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The Fifth International Mokuhanga Conference – Echizen
Echizen City, Fukui Prefecture, Japan
Imadate Art Center and Echizen Washi Village
April 4 to 6, 2024

Neilton Clarke, Roslyn Kean and Susan Rushforth have all had their work accepted for the exhibition which accompanies this conference, and all three are planning to travel to Japan to attend the conference.

Inheritance & Innovation: Mokuhanga Artists Explore Japanese Paper

The Fifth International Mokuhanga Conference will be held in Echizen City, home of the Okamoto-Otaki shrine dedicated to the goddess of papermaking. The province of Echizen is renowned for its production of Japanese washi and other traditional crafts.

This conference will focus on Japanese traditional papermaking and the innovative use of handmade washi by contemporary mokuhanga artists. Artists and papermakers will come together for demonstrations and workshops by expert craftspeople, along with an open portfolio session and a product showcase. Workshops will include papermaking, paper sizing, and test printing on Echizen paper.

This will be an excellent opportunity to appreciate the wide variety of Japanese papers and to learn about the history of papermaking in Japan. International mokuhanga artists will be invited to submit work for a juried exhibition of small works. The conference will be followed by an optional bus tour to Nara, with visits to traditional sumi ink workshops and museums.

Details will be posted on 2024.mokuhanga.org as they become available.

International Mokuhanga Conference Call for Entries

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CALL FOR ENTRIES

木版画と和紙　ー継承と革新
Inheritance & Innovation: Mokuhanga & Washi
2024 Juried International Mokuhanga Exhibition
Echizen City, Japan

Exhibition Dates: April 4 to 8, 2024 

Inheritance & Innovation: Mokuhanga Artists Explore Japanese Paper
As one of its central events, the Fifth International Mokuhanga Conference is pleased to announce a call for entries for an exhibition of mokuhanga prints which will take place from April 4 to 8, 2024, at Imadate Art Hall, Echizen City, Fukui Prefecture, Japan.

The conference will focus on Japanese traditional papermaking and the innovative use of washi by contemporary mokuhanga artists. The exhibition will highlight new approaches to this historic art within the wider world of hand papermaking and contemporary art. 

Application timeline

  • APPLICATION DEADLINE Extended: September 30, 2023 (closes at 11:59 PM Mountain Time)
  • RESULTS: November 1, 2023
  • RECEIPT OF SELECTED WORKS TO JAPAN: by January 20, 2024

Judges
Nicholas Cladis, an interdisciplinary artist and papermaker in Iowa City, IA
Keiko Hara, Artist, Founder and Co-Director of Mokuhanga Project Space, Walla Walla, WA
Allison Tolman, The Tolman Collection Tokyo/New York
Annu Vertanen, Artist/ Professor, Academy of Fine Arts / Finland

Application Requirements

Application guidelines

This exhibition is open to artists worldwide. We invite applicants to submit up to three prints created within the last three years. All works must be water-based woodblock (mokuhanga) printed on Japanese paper (washi). Mixed media works are eligible but must have water-based woodcut as a major component of the work. Prints can be on machine made or handmade washi. Applicants should include the name of the washi in their application.

NUMBER OF ENTRIES:
1 – 3 works per artist, from which 1 work may be selected.
 
CONDITION:Mokuhanga prints on Japanese washi, created in the last three years
MAXIMUM PAPER SIZES:Maximum size is Masaban: 55 x 44 centimeters (21 x 17 inches)
SCREENING:By jpeg. Max size 2 MB.
 
ENTRY FEE:US $35 via PayPal or credit card. The fee is nonrefundable.*
 
SHIPPING & RETURN OF PRINTS:ACCEPTED ARTWORKS:  Ship by Tube or Flat (no mat or frame)

ARTWORK RETURN OPTIONS: :

1) Pick up work at the Conference

2) For return shipping the fee is JP¥2000 ($15.00), payable to IMA through Paypal upon receiving acceptance letter.

3) Option to donate your print to the International Mokuhanga Association, supporting IMA’s mission and programs through their fundraising efforts.
 

A list of artists selected for the Juried Exhibition 2024 in Japan will be posted on the IMA website: http://2024.mokuhanga.org.
* This is an opportunity to participate in a highly regarded international exhibition that will be attended by many serious professionals. The fee will be used to cover the costs of jurying online, professional installation, and documentation that will be available on the conference website

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International Mokuhanga Conference 2017

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The juried international exhibition Beauty of Mokuhanga: Discipline & Sensibilityis being held at the Univeristy of Hawaii at Manoa (UHM) from 21 Aug – 1 Oct, as part of the 3rd International Mokuhanga Conference 2017 (IMC2017 Hawaii). It features 107 woodblock prints and hand-printed books and includes the work of 11 Australian artists:
Neilton Clarke, John Crawford, Jolanta Ewart, Jacqueline F Gribbin, Roslyn Kean, Terry McKenna, Deborah Metz, Susan Rushforth, Margaret White, Lana Wilding,
Trish Yates.

Congratulations to members Neilton Clarke, Roslyn Kean, Susan Rushforth.