Jan.10.2007

“New Cosmos of Photography” Exhibition Tour 2007 in Sendai, Fukuoka, Osaka and Nagoya

The award-winning works of New Cosmos of Photography 2006 (the 29th competition) are to be exhibited at four venues in Sendai, Fukuoka, Osaka, and Nagoya, respectively, starting on February 23, 2007.

The works icluded in the touring exhibition are the Grand Prize winning work and five Excellence Award-winning works ( six contestants) chosen from a total of 1,505 entries to New Cosmos of Photography 2006 ( 29th competition), and new works of the Grand Prize winner of New Cosmos of Photography 2005 ( 28th competition). This touring exhibition brings together featured exhibits from the highly reputed “New Cosmos of Photography 2006 Tokyo Exhibition” held at Tokyo Metropolitan Museum of Photography from November through December 2006.

Conversations with artists including exhibitors will be held at each venue to provide local people with an opportunity to exchange opinions on the artists’ concepts, intentions, and photographic expressions.

[Exhibitors]

[Grand Prize winner of New Cosmos of Photography 2006] Kozue Takagi

[Excellence Award winner of NewCosmos of Photography 2006] Mika Kitamura + Yuki Watanabe, Asako Shimizu, Palla, Yoshinori Henguchi and Izumi Yamada

[Grand Prize Winner of New Cosmos of Photography 2005] Akiko Ozawa

[Event Overview]

(1) “New Cosmos of Photography; Sendai Exhibition 2007”

Date	: Friday, February 23 – Tuesday, March 6, 2007 (Open throughout the exhibition period)
Time	: 10:00 – 19:00
Venue	: Sendai Mediatheque 6Fa 2-1, Kasuga-cho, Aoba-ku, Sendai, Miyagi Prefecture, 980-0821
Tel	: 022-713-3171
Access	: (By public transportation) Subway : 5 minutes on foot from Kotodai Koen station Bus : Take a bus bound for Kotsukyoku Daigaku Byoin via Jozen-ji St., and get out at Mediatheque-mae stop On foot : 20 minutes from Sendai station (By car) Tohoku Expressway: 10 minutes from Sendai Miyagi IC
Admission	: Free
Sponsor	: Canon Inc.
Co-sponsor	: Sendai Mediatheque (Sendai Human and Community Foundation)

(2) “New Cosmos of Photography; Fukuoka Exhibition 2007”

Date	: Thursday, April 5 – Tuesday, April 17, 2007
Time	: 10:00 – 20:00 (until 17:00 the last day)
Closed	: Wednesday, April 11
Venue	: Fukuoka Asian Art Museum Koryu Gallery 8F Riverain Center Bldg. 3-1 Shimo-kawabatamachi, Hakata-ku, Fukuoka, Fukuoka Prefecture, 812-0027
Tel	: 092-263-1100
Access	: (By public transportation) Subway : Close to exit 6 at Nakasu-kawabata station Bus : Near Kawabatamachi Hakataza-mae stop (By car) Fukuoka Urban Expressway : Approximately 5 minutes from Gofukumachi Ramp Approximately 7 minutes from Chiyo Ramp
Admission	: Free
Sponsor	: Canon Inc.

(3) “New Cosmos of Photography; Osaka Exhibition 2007”

Date	: Friday, April 20 – Sunday, May 6, 2007 (Open throughout the exhibition period)
Time	: 10:00 – 19:00
Venue	: OAP Artcourt 1F, 1-8-5 Tenmabashi, Kita-ku, Osaka, 530-0042
Tel	: 06-6354-5444
Access	: (By public transportation) JR loop line : 8 minutes on foot from the west exit of Sakuranomiya station JR Tozai line : 10 minutes on foot from Osaka Tenmangu station Subway : 10 minutes on foot from Minami Morimachi station
Admission	: Free
Sponsor	: Canon Inc.
Cooperation at venue	: Yagi Art Management

(4) “New Cosmos of Photography; Nagoya Exhibition 2007”

Date	: Tuesday, May 29 – Sunday, June 10, 2007
Time	: 10:00 – 19:00 (15:00 – 19:00 the first day, 10:00 – 17:00 the last day)
Closed	: Monday, June 4
Venue	: Higashi Gallery, Denki Bunka Kaikan 5F 2-2-5 Sakae, Naka-ku, Nagoya, 460-0008
Tel	: 052-204-1133
Access	: (By public transportation) Subways : Higashiyama line and Tsurumai line 2 minutes on foot from exit 4 of Fushimi station Bus : Take a “Sakae 758” bus at Nagoya station 1 minute on foot from Hirokoji Fushimi Higashi stop (By car) 30 meters south of Hirokoji Nagashima-cho signal
Admission	: Free
Sponsor	: Canon Inc.