Open-Call Exhibition: Depicting Nakagawa Town - Unforgettable Landscapes

About this event

The open-call exhibition "Depicting Nakagawa Town: Unforgettable Landscapes," organized by the Nakagawa-machi Bato Hiroshige Museum of Art, invites and exhibits works themed on Nakagawa Town through an open call for submissions, aiming to create a museum open to the local community. Through this exhibition, it aims to provide an opportunity for applicants and visitors to rediscover the charm of the town. Visitors can enjoy landscapes of Nakagawa Town depicted through various methods of expression, such as paintings and photographs. During the exhibition period, admission is free, making it easy to visit. Furthermore, this exhibition is held in a memorable year marking the 20th anniversary of the merger of Nakagawa Town and the 25th anniversary of the opening of the Nakagawa-machi Bato Hiroshige Museum of Art, drawing attention as an event that also marks the museum's reopening after renovation. Judges include Chiaki Saito (Kanuma Municipal Kawakami Sumio Museum of Art), Jun Itoi (photographer/artist), Kei Arai (Japanese-style painter, Professor at Tokyo University of the Arts), and Masakatsu Ohno (Director of the Nakagawa-machi Bato Hiroshige Museum of Art). The work submission period is Sunday, November 1; Monday, November 2; and Tuesday (National Holiday), November 3, 2026 (Reiwa 8).

Venue

Nakagawa-machi Bato Hiroshige Museum of Art

116-9 Bato, Nakagawa-machi, Nasu-gun, Tochigi 324-0613