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Roppongi Art Night is a celebration of art presented in the streets around the Roppongi area of Tokyo. The festival spans the whole of the Roppongi district, centered on cultural institutions including art museums, large-scale building complexes and shopping streets. Highlighting the social possibilities of art, the festival features a range of events, from art exhibitions to music, performances and talks.

The Roppongi Art Night Executive Committee will hold an open call for projects, seeking proposals for the festival to be held in spring 2020.

This is an opportunity to plan and present a project at Roppongi Art Night 2020. The Roppongi Art Night Executive Committee is seeking proposals featuring truly unique works of art or exhibits that will light up the streets of Roppongi with the power of art.

The Roppongi Art Night Executive Committee is open to receiving proposals from anyone, including curators, planners, artists, and performers. We welcome proposals that will transform a corner of Roppongi on this one special night of the year.

We look forward to receiving your application.

Applications Overview

Content of Proposed Projects

There are no conditions on type of project (for example, installation, video, music, performance, etc.). Applicants are free to plan their project in any way they choose to be presented on the streets of Roppongi during Roppongi Art Night 2020.

Projects ineligible for inclusion:
  • • Projects that have missionary purpose religious or political advocacy
  • • Projects that have a purpose of the provision of contributions to a particular charity
  • • Projects that have a purpose to sale exhibits or products
  • • Projects that have a purpose to advertise a specific group or corporation, etc.
  • • Projects with eating and drinking

The programs will fundamentally be free of charge. However, any participation or admission fees collected from visitors shall revert to the Roppongi Art Night Executive Committee.

Eligible Applicants

Individuals or groups who are able to exhibit or present their projects during the Roppongi Art Night 2020 development period. There are no conditions related to applicant age or career history.

When applying, applicants are required to confirm and submit the Statement of Consent.

Application Conditions

Applications are accepted for projects that fit into the following conditions of production costs, project type, and venue. Please select the applicable category for your proposal.

① Production Costs (including costs for installing and anything related to artwork)
  • ▪ Max. 500,000 yen
  • ▪ Max. 1,000,000 yen
  • ▪ Max. 1,500,000 yen
  • * All are inclusive of taxes.
  • * Includes all costs of transporting, exhibiting, removing and performance of the work.
  • * Roppongi Art Night Executive Committee holds the ownership rights of newly commissioned artworks whose production cost is covered by this project.
  • * After completion of the screening and selection process, production costs will be discussed individually with applicants to a final budget set.
② Type of Project
  • ▪ Installation (artwork exhibition)
  • ▪ Video
  • ▪ Music
  • ▪ Performance
  • ▪ Others
③ Venue of Exhibition or Presentation of Project
  • ▪ Outdoor (recommended)
  • ▪ Indoor
  • * Please include any requests regarding the venue where the project will be exhibited or presented.
  • * Proposals for Roppongi Crossing (clock tower) is particularly welcomed.

Number of Projects/Programs to be Selected

Up to 10 programs (TBD)

Selection Criteria

Criteria includes the originality of the project, how it combines art with the city of Tokyo, the feasibility of the artwork, and the project’s ability to include the participation of local residents.

The content of the proposal must be relevant to the mission of Roppongi Art Night.
<Mission statement>
Roppongi Art Night is a one-night celebration of art staged in the district of Roppongi. A diverse range of works including not only artworks but also design, music, video and performance pieces are dotted around the Roppongi neighborhood with its high concentration of retail stores and cultural institutions, creating an extraordinary experience, while proposing a lifestyle that celebrates the enjoyment of art in everyday living. Bringing art and street together as one will also enhance the image of Roppongi as a cultural hub, and offer a trailblazing example of neighborhood initiative within the vast metropolis of Tokyo. Roppongi Art Night will continue to develop as the capital’s premier art festival

Jury

Committee members of the Roppongi Art Night Executive Committee.

Handling of Artworks

Property rights for artworks produced with funds provided by the Roppongi Art Night shall revert to the organizer.

Duties of the Planner (Applicant)

  1. Determining and coordinating with individuals associated with the works to be exhibited (artists, producers, performers, contractors/operators, etc.)
  2. Cooperating in public relations activities organized by the Roppongi Art Night Executive Committee
  3. Creating a plan for installing, managing, implementing and controlling the project at the venue before and on the day of the event
  4. Attending meetings and events as requested by RANEC, such as planning and production meetings
  5. Submitting an implementation report and a revenue/expenditure report
  6. Submitting substantiating documents
  7. Tasks required for the project other than those listed above

Duties of the Roppongi Art Night Executive Committee

  1. Providing for free of charge a venue for implementation of a program
  2. Publishing information in materials produced by the Executive Committee
  3. Bearing production costs (with an upper limit on the amount and restrictions on the use of funds)

Deadline for Applications

Applications must be received no later than Sunday, December 15, 2019. This date applies to both required application form and mailing by post.

Schedule

Sunday, December 15, 2019
Deadline for applications
Applications shortlisted and notification of interviews sent
Monday, January 20 -
Friday, January 24, 2020
Interviews
Early-February
Final selections made
From February to May
Project details finalized (including set-up schedule, operational plan, etc.)
Saturday, May 30 - Sunday, May 31
Sunday, May 31 – Monday, June 1
Deinstallation

Application Documents

Applications can be submitted by application form or physical mail.
Except for the application form, there is no format for a planning proposal document. There for applicants are welcome to submit video or music sources by way of adding URLs to thein documents on by sending DVDs, and so on. Three-dimensional items will not be accepted.
Please be aware that submitted materials will not be returned.

Address for Inquiries/Applications

Roppongi Art Night Executive Committee (c/o Mori Art Museum)
Roppongi Hills Mori Tower
6-10-1 Roppongi, Minato-ku, Tokyo 106-6150
opencall(a)roppongiartnight.com (replace “(a)” with @)
* Except for the year-end and New Year holidays and the other holidays

Handling of Personal Information
Personal information acquired via applications to participate in Roppongi Art Night will not be used for any purpose other than management of the event by the Roppongi Art Night Executive Committee.