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2027 Kyla Artist Prize Open Call: International Entries Now Open, Final Round in Tokyo
Updated: Oct 11
DE Global Art Agency (Taiwan) announces the open call for the 2027 Kyla Artist Prize, the fifth edition of the prize founded in 2023. It is open to artists of every nationality in three categories: Painting, Design and Performance. Selected Painting and Design works go on to a final round judged on the original works at Bunkyo Civic Center in central Tokyo, where they are shown to the public from 14 to 18 April 2027.
Key facts
First-round entry deadline: Sunday 14 February 2027
Exhibition: 14–18 April 2027, Bunkyo Civic Center, 1F, Exhibition Room 2, Tokyo (free admission)
Opening and award ceremony: Saturday 17 April 2027, 13:30–15:30
Categories: Painting · Design · Performance
Age groups: Youth 12–18 · Adult 19+ (age as of 14 April 2027)
Places for international entries: 8 works
Jury: first round by the organiser's selection committee; final round by an international jury, on site
How selection works
The first round is judged online, from images of the work or, for Performance, from a video. Each entry is scored out of 100, and entries scoring 70 or above are selected. Painting and Design finalists then send their work to Tokyo for the final round; some design disciplines are shown as a printed panel or a projection prepared by the organiser in Japan. Performance and floral design are judged online only: there is no final-round fee and nothing to ship.
Schedule
Sun 14 Feb 2027: first-round entry deadline
Fri 26 Feb 2027: first-round results
Fri 12 Mar 2027: final-round fee payment deadline
Mon 5 – Fri 9 Apr 2027: works arrive at the designated address in Japan
Thu 15 Apr 2027: final-round judging
Sat 17 Apr 2027: opening and award ceremony
Fees (per work)
First round: Youth €35 · Adult €100
Final round (Painting and Design only): €410, covering installation, exhibition, judging and the Certificate of Merit
Prizes
Prix d'Excellence: one winner, chosen from the gold medallists of all categories
Gold, Silver and Bronze: one of each in every category and age group
Mention of Excellence: several winners in each category
Award of Merit: all final-round participants and all selected Performance and floral design entrants
Medallists also receive additional benefits: representation at an art fair for Painting and Design winners, a podcast interview, short promotional videos, a Chinese-language press release and a joint press release in Japan.
The venue
Bunkyo Civic Center is the building that houses Bunkyo City Hall, in Tokyo's academic and literary district. It is directly connected to Korakuen and Kasuga stations and stands next to Tokyo Dome. Showing here puts the selected works before residents using city services, city staff, concert audiences and visitors to the building's observation lounge.
Hear from past editions
Interviews with past winners and jurors, a Japanese collector's view of a winning work, and press coverage from France and Taiwan are collected on the 2027 Kyla Artist Prize page.
Apply
Enter online with images of the work or a video link, one form per work: 2027 Kyla Artist Prize entry form. Questions: deglobalartagencyalea@gmail.com
