Yamanote Co., Ltd. is a member of the “Yamanote Line Museum” sponsored by East Japan Railway Company Tokyo Kando Line.
Planning and management of “Illustration Contest”
*Amanite Co., Ltd.*
Press release: September 5, 2024
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Yamanote Co., Ltd. is a member of the “Yamanote Line Museum” sponsored by East Japan Railway Company Tokyo Kando Line.
Planning and management of “Illustration Contest”
*Winning works will be displayed at each station on the Yamanote Line. Entries for the digital art/illustration contest will begin on September 5, 2024*
* Amanite Co., Ltd. (Representative Director: Shuya Kitao,
Headquarters: Shibuya-ku, Tokyo) is a subsidiary of East Japan Railway Company (Representative Director: Yoichi Kiyoshi, Headquarters: Shibuya-ku, Tokyo), which operates the Tokyo Kando Line.
A contest organized by , which solicits digital art and illustrations from the general public and displays the winning works at each station on the Yamanote Line, with the aim of proposing an opportunity to connect art with customers’ daily lives and supporting the activities of creators. “Yamanote
I will be in charge of planning and managing the Line Museum Illustration Contest. *
* ■Thoughts on planning and management*
Our company’s “Yamanote Line becomes a circle of art” provides an opportunity to casually enjoy art at the usual stations on the Tokyo Kando Line. Connecting, connecting museum concept “Yamanote” Line
We are participating in “Museum” and curating a number of creators. Exhibitions on the Yamanote Line create new opportunities for creators by providing them with new awareness and points of contact with fans. With the aim of creating more opportunities for creators and fans to interact, and supporting further opportunities for creators to flourish, we have decided to create a new platform called Yamanote Line.
I will be involved in the planning and management of the Museum Illustration Contest.
One of the attractions of this contest is the opportunity to have your work seen by a distinguished panel of judges who are active on the front lines. We will carefully review each work together with the judges.
View the special page * ■Overview*
The Tokyo Kando Line is “The Yamanote Line is a circle of art. As part of our “Connecting, Connecting Museum Concept,” we have established “Yamanote,” which allows you to easily enjoy art at your usual stations, mainly at stations on the Yamanote Line.
Line Museum”.
“Yamanote Line Museum
The “Illustration Contest” solicits digital art and illustrations from the general public with the theme of “a slightly future view of Tokyo,” which is cherished by the Tokyo Kanko Line.Winning works will be displayed at each station on the Yamanote Line to attract customers. We offer opportunities to connect people’s daily lives with art, and support the creation of opportunities for creators to flourish.
In addition, the award-winning works will be available as reproduction art and goods on the EC site “JRE MALL”.
We will be selling them at the Tokyo Kando Line Shop, creating a place where you can easily purchase art and support your favorite artists.
* ■Theme*
“A little glimpse of the future of Tokyo” ~Station, city, people, connections~
* ■Judge*
* Kazutoshi Oshimoto Professor/Painter, Faculty of Fine Arts, Tokyo University of the Arts*
I think there are moments when a picture suddenly catches your eye in a noisy station and moves your heart. Paintings have the power to make us feel happy and to work hard.
This will be a great opportunity for your work to be seen by many people, and you will be able to face the artist’s thoughts through the pictures.
I am looking forward to touching many pictures and being moved by them. Born in Chiba Prefecture in 1970. Graduated from the Department of Design, Faculty of Fine Arts, Tokyo University of the Arts in 1995, and completed the master’s program at the same graduate school in 1997. 2000
After graduating from the doctoral program at the same university in 2013, he worked as an assistant, assistant professor, and part-time lecturer at the same university, and as an associate professor at Yokohama Art University, before becoming an associate professor at the Tokyo University of the Arts’ Department of Design in 2013 and a professor in 2024.
He has received numerous awards and held solo and group exhibitions as an educational instructor in design and art and as a Japanese painter. Instagram: @oshimoto_kazutoshi
* Posuka Demizu Manga artist/illustrator*
The “Yamanote Line” is familiar to daily life.
This is my first time being involved in a project related to the Yamanote Line, and I am very excited. We look forward to seeing your powerful works.
I’m drawing a picture. His representative works include the
illustrations for “The Promised Neverland.”
X: @DemizuPosuka
* Seiji Matsumoto Artist/Illustrator*
The Yamanote Line is one of the busiest lines in the world.
I think the opportunity to have your work seen by so many people is extremely valuable. I myself began my career in earnest with exhibitions inside stations.
We hope that this contest will serve as an opportunity for future artists to pursue their career. And I’m looking forward to seeing many people’s free art.
Born in Osaka in 1986.
After working in Tokyo and New York, he currently works from an atelier at the foot of a mountain in Nagano Prefecture.
He expresses his worldview in various fields, transcending the boundaries of art, illustration, and graphic design.
Presenting works from cities such as Tokyo, New York, Milan, Los Angeles, and Seoul.
He is also involved in various domestic and international projects such as New Balance, NIKE, UNIQLO, and The New York Times.
Instagram: @seijimatsumoto_arts
* ■Application qualifications*
Age, gender, occupation, nationality, and group participation are not considered.
*If you are applying as a group, please apply using the name of the representative.
*The language used is limited to Japanese except for the name. *Only those who live in Japan and can speak Japanese are eligible. *If you are under 18 years old, please apply with the consent of your guardian.
* ■Entries*
・Entries must be new, unpublished original works.
・We are looking for digital art/illustrations.
・Up to one work may be submitted (resubmission is possible within the work submission period)
*Works can only be submitted by those who pass the entry screening. *●Work size/format*
・AI/Derivative creation Plagiarized illustrations will not be accepted ・Resolution: 350~400dpi
・Color mode: RGB
・Save data format: PSD recommended [AI/EPS/PNG (no transparency) is also possible]
・Write “Creator name_title” in the file name.
Example: Yamanote_SAKUHIN.psd
* ■Participation fee*
free
* ■Schedule*
Entry period: Thursday, September 5, 2024 – Monday, September 30, 2024 Announcement of entry screening results: Around mid-October 2024 *Only successful applicants will be contacted by email.
Work production and submission period: From mid-October 2024 to Friday, November 29, 2024
Final screening results announced: Around early February 2025 *Announcement will be made on the official website of this contest, press releases, SNS, etc.
Work exhibition period: From mid-February 2025 to early August 2025
* ■Awards/Prizes*
・Grand Prize (1 work): Prize money of 300,000 yen
・Excellence Award (1 work): Prize money of 100,000 yen
・Selected works (2 works): Prize money of 50,000 yen
・Jury Award (3 works): Same as the award
・Winners (42 works): Poster exhibition for approximately 6 months at each Yamanote Line station, reproduction art and goods sales at JRE MALL
(Including the above 7 works)
* ■Inquiry*
Yamanote Line Museum Illustration Contest Management Office
aew.info@amanate.co.jp
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* ■About JR East Tokyo Kando Line*
〇The Yamanote Line is a unique line in the world that runs on the ground in the heart of the city, and connects people and towns with diverse historical and cultural characteristics.
〇 Starting from the Yamanote Line, we will draw out the diverse characteristics of the areas along the line, and create a unique and heart-rich city where you can have fascinating encounters and moving experiences through the connections between stations, stations and towns, people and towns, and people. We are creating the urban living space “Tokyo Kando Line”.
〇As part of this effort, the “Tokyo Kando Line” is engaged in an art initiative, providing opportunities to casually enjoy art at regular stations. with various curators
With the theme of “everyday life connected to art,” we are developing a gallery that exhibits art in areas such as ekinaka facilities and provides opportunities for casual encounters with art.
Official website: https://www.jreast.co.jp/tokyomovinground/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tokyomovinground/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/tokyo.moving.round.jp/
Hashtag: #Tokyo Kando Line #TokyoMovingRound
* ■About Amanite Co., Ltd.*
[Illustration direction/design]
Our vision is to provide something irreplaceable to a variety of people and companies, and to attract everyone.
, we provide illustration and design direction. We transport someone’s imagination to all the “places” that exist in this world, including real life, SNS, and virtual spaces, and bring out the charm and value of art and illustrations to the fullest. We curate the most suitable creators from among our collaborating illustrators and designers according to the client’s requests and PR plans, and support them in maximizing their appeal.
[Event planning/management/consulting]
Using our event know-how from managing art galleries and helping with numerous PRs, we provide a variety of events and PR support in response to the requests of client companies. We are able to provide total branding by leveraging our strengths in creativity centered around art and creators, as well as our know-how in event hosting. In promotions, we provide one-stop support from planning to the hurdles of selecting locations and creating buzz through PR, to actual operations. In addition to regular event planning, we also provide a wide range of support, including event planning using our strengths in art and illustration, planning, casting creators, and space creation.
[Art gallery management]
We operate Amane Entertainment World, a gallery that aims to serve as a link between art and culture, and as a place for solo exhibitions and exchanges between creators active in various stages. As a hybrid gallery of digital and physical art displayed on high-definition digital signage, we exhibit and sell digital NFT art, real works, and goods.
HP: https://amanate.co.jp/
instagram: https://www.instagram.com/amanate.official/
X: https://twitter.com/amane__WORLD
Contact: aew.info@amanate.co.jp