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Entry Deadline: Friday, December 25, 2026

The first- and second-prize winners will have the unique opportunity to create new original works in collaboration with professional carvers and printers at the Adachi Institute of Woodcut Prints. Their designs will be carved and printed by hand using traditional Japanese woodcut printing techniques, allowing the artists to experience the collaborative process through which ukiyo-e has traditionally been created. In addition to receiving their respective awards, the winners will see their original designs transformed into woodcut prints by highly skilled artisans, becoming part of the continuing legacy of contemporary ukiyo-e developed through the Adachi UKIYOE Award.

The Adachi UKIYOE Award invites artists to create create new ukiyo-e for today. The winner will collaborate with traditional Japanese woodblock artisans to produce an original work using traditional woodcut techniques.