【Tokyo Midtown Management Co., Ltd.】 “TOKYO MIDTOWN AWARD 2024 EXHIBITION” This year, we will start as a FINALIST EXHIBITION before the results are announced! Image
URL: Tokyo Midtown Management Co., Ltd. Press release: September 27, 2024 “TOKYO MIDTOWN AWARD 2024 EXHIBITION” This year will start as FINALIST EXHIBITION before the results are announced! Tokyo Midtown (Akasaka, Minato-ku/Business Representative: Mitsui Fudosan Co., Ltd.) is part of our efforts to become a “town that creates and brings together ‘JAPAN VALUE’ (new Japanese values, sensibilities, and talent), and continues to communicate them to the world.” “TOKYO MIDTOWN AWARD 2024” is being held for the 17th time this year. With the aim of discovering and supporting the next generation of designers and artists, and creating future
collaborations, we are soliciting works in two categories: a design competition and an art competition. A total of 15 works (9 designs, 6 art) were selected from a total of 1,767 entries. The 15 works selected as finalists will be exhibited at Plaza B1 Metro Avenue in Tokyo Midtown from October 10th (Thursday) to November 10th (Sunday). This year, the “TOKYO MIDTOWN AWARD 2024 FINALIST EXHIBITION” will begin on September 27th (Friday) prior to the announcement of the results on October 10th (Thursday).
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URL: https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/27065/294/27065-294-333e6854fe229721d806ee53e43fbb83-3000×2000.jpg ▲TOKYO MIDTOWN AWARD 2024 Trophy TOKYO MIDTOWN AWARD produces original trophies every year. The 2024 trophy was designed by design
competition judge Tomoe Shinohara. “Tokyo Midtown Audience Award” will be held again this year/
https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/27065/294/27065-294-e711b683f697e54ce5cab73b6b6f0862-3900×2600.jpg ▲Last year’s Audience Award From October 10th (Thursday) to November 10th (Sunday), a general popularity vote will be held among visitors, and the “Tokyo Midtown Audience Award” will be determined from among the exhibited works. *Voting results will be announced on the TOKYO MIDTOWN AWARD official website in late November TOKYO MIDTOWN AWARD 2024 EXHIBITION Overview [Period] From October 10th (Thursday) to November 10th (Sunday) *A finalist exhibition will begin from September 27th (Friday) to October 9th (Wednesday) prior to the announcement of the results. In addition, the award results will be announced live on Official X from 16:00 on October 10th (Thursday). [Location] Plaza B1 Metro Avenue [Exhibited works] Design: 9 points / Art: 6 points [WEB SITE] https://www.tokyo-midtown.com/jp/award/ About TOKYO MIDTOWN AWARD
https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/27065/294/27065-294-d9222a2dbbd09c95df3bed0d13cbedd5-652×792.jpg Tokyo Midtown is based on the concept of “a town that creates and brings together “JAPAN VALUE (new Japanese values, sensibilities, and talent), and continues to transmit it to the world”, and is committed to discovering and supporting the next generation of designers and artists, and creating new ideas for the future. A competition that has been held in two categories, design and art, since 2008 for the purpose of collaboration. The design competition has been running for 16 years, and out of a total of 23,996 applicants, 139 groups and 241 people have applied. (A total of 145 groups and 261 people), and the art competition produced 87 groups and 92 winners and winners. Only works We aim to evolve into an award that focuses not only on the people who can create ideas and works, but also on the people who can create ideas and works. That’s what I’m aiming for. In addition, “TOKYO MIDTOWN AWARD 2024” has been certified as “This is MECENAT 2024” as an activity to create a rich society through the promotion of arts and culture. We have been certified every year since 2014, and in 2016 we won the Tokyo Nakatsumachi Arts Award at the Mecenat Awards sponsored by the same council.
https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/27065/294/27065-294-d9d5b28a26d7a5c933902a8e366d55a4-1205×657.jpg “This is MECENAT” is a certification sponsored by the Corporate Support of the Arts Council, a public interest incorporated
association, that aims to demonstrate the social significance of mécenat activities (activities that create a prosperous society through the promotion of arts and culture) undertaken by companies and other organizations across the country. It’s a system. Activities that have received this certification are given the “Mecenat Mark” as a symbol of their activities, and in 2014, they have been involved in activities that include pure artistic and cultural support, as well as initiatives aimed at solving social issues such as the environment, welfare, and regional revitalization. Since its launch, more than 1,500 activities have been registered. About support after winning the TOKYO MIDTOWN AWARD Tokyo Midtown strives to continuously support the growth of award winners and winners and create opportunities for collaboration. In design competitions, we support the realization of winning works and are appointed as designers for seasonal events in Tokyo Midtown. In the art competition, we are strengthening the creation of opportunities for participation by commissioning works from Tokyo Midtown and holding workshops. For a limited period of one year from February 2024, we will be holding the artist studio “Sono Aida #TOKYO MIDTOWN AWARD” in collaboration with “Sono Aida”, which utilizes the gaps in the city as spatial media, as a new growth support program for artists. I am. In addition, award-winning artists were introduced to a decoration project that will create excitement and excitement in the area by creating temporary fences for new construction under the “(tentative name) Nihonbashi Honmachi 1-3 Project” promoted by Mitsui Fudosan Co., Ltd. as the business owner. .
https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/27065/294/27065-294-21fb01c0de0826566fec0084133cec4d-3198×756.jpg ▲Left: MIDTOWN SUMMER 2024 “MIDTOWN SUMMER WORKSHOP”, Center: “Sono Aida #TOKYO MIDTOWN AWARD” Nihonbashi Muromachi 162 building exterior, Right: “Sono Aida #TOKYO MIDTOWN AWARD” 5th period participating artist Mr. Watari Yamagami (left) ), Bunpei Kado (right) and his works About Mitsui Fudosan Group’s sustainability The Mitsui Fudosan Group is committed to creating social value and creating economic value based on the & mark philosophy of “creating new value through symbiosis, coexistence, and co-creation, and continuing to take on challenges to achieve this goal.” We believe that creating social value leads to the creation of economic value, and that we can use that economic value to create even greater social value. In addition, when formulating the new Group Management Philosophy in April 2024, the “GROUP MATERIALITY (priority issues)” were set as “1. Contribution to industrial competitiveness,” “2. Coexistence with the environment,” and “3. We have identified six areas: “Health and Vitality,” “4. Safety and Security,” “5. Diversity and Inclusion,” and “6. Compliance and Governance.” We will address these material issues through our core business and contribute to sustainability.
[Reference] ・“Group long-term management policy formulation” https://www.mitsuifudosan.co.jp/corporate/innovation2030/ ・”Groove materiality” https://www.mitsuifudosan.co.jp/esg_csr/approach/materiality/