2027 OPEN CALL

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Application details

Artist Open Call

Application details in English will be available in late May. Thank you for your patience.

Access

Access to Nakanojo Station from Tokyo Station

  • Car: About 2.5 hours by highway
  • Train: About 3 hours by local train
  • Train: About 2 hours from *Ueno Station by express train
  • Bus: About 3 hours from Tokyo Station or **Shinjuku Bus Terminal (BASTA)

*Ueno Station is one stop from Tokyo Station
**Shinjuku Bus Terminal is 15 minutes by train from Tokyo Station

Access to Tokyo Station from the Airport

  • Haneda airport to Tokyo Station - 30 minutes by train
  • Narita airport to Tokyo Station - 1.5 hours by bus or train

Nakanojo Biennale 2027
Artist Open Call

Nakanojo Biennale 2027 Overview
  • Locations: At Nakanojo Town, Gunma Prefecture, Japan
  • Open Days of the Art Festival: Saturday, September 18 - Sunday, October 24, 2027
    *Open every day for 37 days
  • What's on: Nakanojo Biennale started in 2007 and this art festival marks it’s 11th year. Everywhere in town, including nearby onsen towns and abandoned wooden school buildings, will host exhibitions of drawings, sculptures, photographs and installations from more than 100 artists. There will be opening and closing events, music and performances as well as workshops and a market.
  • Organiser: Nakanojo Town / Nakanojo Biennale Executive Committee / Nakanojo Biennale Steering Committee