Kobe City: 48th Kobe Citizens’ Art Exhibition: Winners and Honorable Mention Awarded

Press Release (March 22, 2023)
Cultural Exchange Division, Culture and Sports Bureau
The winning and selected works for the 48th Spring City Exhibition have been determined.
The 48th Kobe Citizens’ Art Exhibition will be held at Kobe Fashion Mart on Rokko Island until Sunday, March 26. The judges in each category have carefully selected 219 works of art by citizens, and we hope you will come and see them at the exhibition. Admission is free. (Image: The Mayor of Kobe Award in the Japanese Painting Division, “Cats Living in This City” by Sayo Hirano)

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1) Dates Saturday, March 18, 2023 – Sunday, March 26, 2023 10:00 – 17:45 (Admission until 17:30)
Note: Last day, March 26, until 15:00 (Admission until 14:45)
(2) Venue (free admission) Kobe Fashion Mart 1F Atrium Plaza (Koyo-cho, Higashinada-ku

(3) Categories: Japanese Painting, Western-style Painting, Sculpture, Crafts, Calligraphy, Photography, Design (7 categories)
(4) Sponsors: Kobe Laborers’ Welfare Council, Kobe Shimbun, Kobe Citizens’ Cultural Promotion Foundation, Kobe City
(5) Sponsors: Minato Bank Cultural Foundation, Kobe Arts Council (

2) Prizes and Honorable

Mention

Winners The winning works will be exhibited during the exhibition period. No award ceremony or critique session will be held.
(1) Types of Prizes
(1) Mayor of Kobe Award
(2) Minato Bank Cultural Foundation Award

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Kobe Arts Council Award

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Kobe Citizens Cultural Promotion Foundation Award

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Kobe Labors Welfare Council Award

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Kobe Shimbun Award

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Honorable Mention
(1 to 6: 1 in each category, 7: a few in each category)
(2) Number of Prizes and Honorable Mention Awards

(3) Names of prize winners and selected works
are posted on the Kobe Citizens’ Art Exhibition website (external link ).

3. Inquiries

(1) Kobe Citizen’s Art Exhibition Management Office (Kobe Shimbun Business In-house)
Tel: 078-351-6557 (Monday-Friday 9:30-17:30)
Fax: 078-362-7363 E-mail: info@art-kobe.net
(2) City General Call Center
Tel: 0570- 083-330 or 078-333-3330 (8:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m., year-round)

4. Others

The Kobe Fashion Museum, an art museum associated with Kobe located on Rokko Island, is currently holding the “Nitten” Kobe Exhibition until March 26. Visitors to the Kobe Citizens’ Art Exhibition will receive discount tickets for the Nitten exhibition. Please take this opportunity to visit the Nitten Kobe exhibition. ( Click here for the Nitten Kobe exhibition website )