Tokyo International Mini-Print Triennial

We are pleased to present the fifth Tokyo International Mini-Print Triennial, an event that began in 1995 to commemorate the 60th anniversary of the foundation of Tama Art University. This year’s Triennial celebrates the 80th anniversary of TAU, and for the first time entries were solicited from all over the world via the Internet, as well as by post. In total, the number of applications amounted to more than 2,000 from 84 countries and regions, and from these applications approximately 300 were selected for display at the University Museum, as was done for the event 10 years ago.

The world today is changing at a dizzying pace and the role of art in society is becoming ever more important. In response to this situation, the triennial has two distinctive merits. One is that the exhibition has collected a great many artworks, which represent the diverse characters of each country and region for the exhibition. This provides an opportunity to foster shared intercultural awareness and understanding while at the same time raising questions about global issues addressing our collective Read More