International Poster Triennial in Toyama 2027 - IPT2027
International Poster Triennial in Toyama 2027 - IPT2027 is now open for entries!
Competition Details
Brief Overview
The International Poster Triennial in Toyama 2027 invites creatives worldwide to explore contemporary poster design through an open-theme category and the theme FACE, with a dedicated digital category for young designers and students.
Competition Details
The 15th International Poster Triennial in Toyama (IPT2027), organized by the Toyama Prefectural Museum of Art and Design in Japan, brings together posters from across the world to examine contemporary visual communication.
Established in 1985 and held every three years, the Triennial connects designers with an international museum audience; its 2024 edition received 4,557 posters from 78 countries and regions.
Category A welcomes printed posters on any subject, including commissioned or self-initiated work, while Category B invites self-produced printed posters on FACE; the U30+Student Category explores the same theme through digital submissions.
A Japanese jury selects the exhibition works before an international jury determines the award recipients, with the exhibition provisionally scheduled for 18 December 2027 - 5 March 2028 at the museum.
Entries are accepted from 14 January to 12 March 2027, at 6:00 p.m. JST, and registration details will appear on the official website when submissions open.
Submission requirements
Categories A/B: Register online, then mail printed posters with the required labels and entry form so they arrive during the submission period. Posters must be original, created on or after 1 February 2024, and measure between 36.4 x 51.5 cm and 120 x 180 cm. Category A allows three entries, each potentially a set of up to three posters; Category B allows two individual posters.
U30+Student: Submit up to two individual posters online as high-quality CMYK JPEG files, 200-300 dpi, at 103 x 72.8 cm.
Category B and U30+Student posters must include FACE and IPT2027. Applicants must choose between these two categories, but may also enter different works in Category A. Printed entries are not returned; postage and related expenses are paid by entrants.
Eligibility
Open worldwide. Categories A/B have no age restrictions; U30+Student is for applicants born in 1996 or later, or currently enrolled students of any age.
Benefits
Categories A/B: Grand Prix: JPY 1,000,000; two Gold Prizes: JPY 500,000 each; three Silver Prizes: JPY 300,000 each; eight Bronze Prizes: JPY 100,000 each.
U30+Student: Gold: JPY 200,000; three Silver Prizes: JPY 50,000 each; up to ten Bronze certificates.
Selected posters will be exhibited at the museum. Selected A/B entrants are asked to donate their posters to its permanent collection; winning U30+Student works will be printed for the collection.
Entry fees
The competition is free to enter.
