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Open calls, residencies, grants and jobs for artists in Japan, from local institutions and international programmes. Sorted by the nearest deadline and updated every weekday.

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• HUION Illustration Contest 2026MediBang Co., Ltd. (ART street) · Award · Japan · Deadline 24 Dec 2026
• 18th Adachi UKIYOE Award Open CallAdachi Institute of Woodcut Prints · Award · Japan · Deadline 25 Dec 2026
• BrainBrunn ART AWARD 2027BrainBrunnGALLERY · Award · Japan · Deadline 25 Dec 2026
• Kaneno Love Story Illustration ContestSounai Chamber of Commerce · Award · Japan · Deadline 25 Dec 2026
• Oita Prefecture Consumer Power Promotion Character Design ContestOita Prefecture · Award · Japan · Deadline 25 Dec 2026
• 2027 Annual Hisai ART RISE Residency Program for ArtistsTsu Hisai Ars Plaza (Designated Manager: Keimix Public Business Co., Ltd.) · Residency · Japan · Deadline 28 Dec 2026
• JIA Illustration Award 2026Japan Illustrators Association · Award · Japan · Deadline 31 Dec 2026
• Desserts Soul ONLINE STORE Christmas Illustration Contestデザ魂運営事務局（運営会社：株式会社エスピーアイティ） · Award · Japan · Deadline 31 Dec 2026
• Illustration Contest for a Future with Elderly CareGeneral Incorporated Association Kyoto City Senior Welfare Facility Association · Award · Japan · Deadline 31 Dec 2026
• The 7th SDGs "Leaving No One Behind" Essay/Illustration/AI Contest野毛坂グローカル · Award · Japan · Deadline 31 Dec 2026
• PARADISE AIR – RePAIR ProgramPARADISE AIR · Residency · Japan · Deadline 31 Dec 2026
• 35th Kawanishi City Exhibition川西市 · Award · Japan · Deadline 3 Jan 2027
• 『映画ドラえもん のび太の蒸気時間車』公開記念！キミが考えた 時間にまつわるひみつ道具を大募集！映画ドラえもん 絵のコンクール実行委員会 · Award · Japan · Deadline 6 Jan 2027
• Printmaking New Year's Card CompetitionTakayama Citizen's Charter Promotion Association · Award · Japan · Deadline 6 Jan 2027
• OITA DIGITAL CONTENTS AWARD 2026大分県デジタルコンテンツ産業振興協議会 · Award · Japan · Deadline 8 Jan 2027
• Holbein Large Postcard Contest 2027Holbein Art Materials Co., Ltd. · Award · Japan · Deadline 8 Jan 2027
• Second Japan Art Continuation Exhibition (Keikan Exhibition)Japan Art Continuation Exhibition Executive Committee · Award · Japan · Deadline 11 Jan 2027
• 19th Generation Nyakoshikibu Character ContestInterlink Co., Ltd. · Award · Japan · Deadline 11 Jan 2027
• HASEKO <住まいのアイデア>こども絵画コンテストHaseko Group · Award · Japan · Deadline 12 Jan 2027
• Masao Inoue Etegami CompetitionMasao Inoue Association, co-organized by Tobe Town Board of Education · Award · Japan · Deadline 12 Jan 2027
• Silent Manga Audition 2026 — A Kind HeartCOAMIX Inc. · Award · Japan · Deadline 15 Jan 2027
• Cello (full-time) – Hyogo Performing Arts Center OrchestraHyogo Performing Arts Center Orchestra · Job · Japan · Deadline 17 Jan 2027
• Performance Job: Violin (Full-Time)Hyogo Performing Arts Center Orchestra · Job · Japan · Deadline 17 Jan 2027
• Performance Job: Timpani & Percussion (Full-time)Hyogo Performing Arts Center Orchestra · Job · Japan · Deadline 17 Jan 2027
• Mita City Art ExhibitionMita City General Arts Center Management Company JTB Communication Design Group · Award · Japan · Deadline 17 Jan 2027
• Double Bass - Qualified Core MemberHyogo Performing Arts Center Orchestra · Job · Japan · Deadline 17 Jan 2027
• French Horn (Full-time) - Hyogo Performing Arts Center OrchestraHyogo Performing Arts Center Orchestra · Job · Japan · Deadline 17 Jan 2027
• Call for Picture Letters: "Listening to the Scenery of Ireland" Concert株式会社ベストライフ 宗次ホール (Best Life Co., Ltd. Munetsugu Hall) · Open call · Japan · Deadline 17 Jan 2027
• Clay Doll Painting ContestGeneral Incorporated Foundation Shinshu Nakano Furusato Corporation · Award · Japan · Deadline 17 Jan 2027
• Viola (full-time)Hyogo Performing Arts Center Orchestra · Job · Japan · Deadline 17 Jan 2027

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