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Entry Period

Aug 18 [Mon] - Nov 2 [Sun] 2025

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    HERALBONY Art Prize

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    The HERALBONY Art Prize is an international art award established in 2024 to provide a platform for artists with disabilities from around the world, regardless of their professional status, age, or nationality, to showcase their creative power and support the blossoming of their careers.

    To date, we have received over 4,500 submissions from 72 countries and regions, gathering an even more diverse range of artistic expressions from around the world. These submitted works are redefining conventional notions of "disability and art," offering new perspectives and values to society.
    The prize includes a Grand Prize and Jury Prizes selected by experts such as curators and gallery directors, as well as Corporate Prizes selected by sponsor companies that align with HERALBONY's vision of reshaping the image of "disability and art." The exhibition of the prize-winning works will present unique creations expressed through diverse materials, techniques, and styles, delivering the power of expression to a wide audience.

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    The HERALBONY Art Prize is an international art award established in 2024
    to provide a platform for artists with disabilities from around the world,
    regardless of their professional status, age, or nationality,
    to showcase their creative power and support the blossoming of their careers.

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    2025

    CORPORATE PRIZE

    East Japan Railway Company Prize

    The Connecting Landscapes

    • Year:

      2025

    • Size:

      300×360mm

    • Material/Technique:

      Colored pencil on sandpaper

    A life-long creator, Rinako Ikuta has been drawing pictures and sewing doll dresses ever since she was a child. At the age of nine, she traveled across Eurasia with her family, an experience that has had a strong influence on her creative activities. In 2015, Ikuta was introduced to the clinical art technique of drawing with colored pencil onto a piece of sandpaper. Attracted by the rough feel and unique texture, she has come to use the method in her art since then, creating bright and intuitive hues guided by musical rhythms and her intensifying emotions. The awarded piece, “Connected Landscapes”, comprises ten pieces of 6 x 18cm painted sandpaper, and is influenced by images of her friends or by music.

    JURY’S COMMENT

    East Japan Railway Company

    Each of the ten pictures drawn on sandpaper in Rinako Ikuta’s splendid “The Connecting Landscapes” reveals a distinctive image, while still creating an overall sense of harmony when viewed together. The piece corresponds with our commitment to connect people, regions, generations, industries, and information, aiming to support enriched lives for all. Furthermore, in an internal employee vote conducted prior to the final selection, this piece resonated most strongly with our group’s members. For this reason, we are honored to present the work with the East Japan Railway Company Prize. We hope that many people will feel this excitement and see the future possibilities stemming from this sense of unity.

    ARTIST PROFILE

    Rinako Ikuta

    • Nationality:

      Japan

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