379 Masterpieces Line Up at 2026 Kahoku Art Exhibition, Opening in Sendai from May 1
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The Kahoku Art Exhibition, one of the largest open-call art exhibitions in the Tohoku region, opened in Sendai, awarding top prize in Japanese painting to Saho Kanemoto's work.Summary
The 2026 (87th) Kahoku Art Exhibition, one of the largest open-call art exhibitions in the Tohoku region, opened in Sendai on May 1, featuring 379 works of sculpture, oil painting, and Japanese painting. The top prize in the Japanese painting category, the Kahoku Award, was awarded to "Koku Koku" by Saho Kanemoto from Izumi Ward, Sendai City. The artist explained that she used techniques such as matière in the background to express a pleasant sense of time flowing gently. High school visitors praised the exhibition for offering exposure to diverse techniques across generations. The exhibition runs until May 7 at Gallery Minori Mori, Tohoku Fukushi University, in Miyagino Ward, Sendai City.
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