Nikon Salon Juna21

Members of the Selection Committee

Hiromi Tsuchida Hiroshi Oshima Toshiharu Ito Keizo Kitajima Mariko Takeuchi

How to apply for Nikon Salon Juna21

1. For those who wish to apply
Please fill out the entry form for Nikon Salon Juna21. Then send your application and your photographs to the Office of Nikon Salon.
About your photographs
Submit photographs (approximately 30 or more) that fit the following requirements
  • Prints: Larger than 8" x 10" or A4 size, Smaller than 16" x 20" or A3+ size (Submissions placed in book styles will not be accepted.)
  • Slides and digital data will not be accepted.
  • We accept photographs of any kind. All camera brands, as well as digital images, are welcome.
2. Where to apply
Entries should be mailed or personally delivered to the Offices of Nikon Salon or to the Ginza, Shinjuku or Osaka Nikon Salon.
3. Qualified age
Must be 35 years old or younger at the time of entry.
4. Results of your entry
Entries will be evaluated and judged by the Selection Committee of Nikon Salon.
5. Deadline for entry
The last day of the following months: February, April, June, August, October, and December.
  • *You are not allowed to re-apply until one year after your first exhibition at Nikon Salon.
6. Selection
Selections are made in the month following the deadline. After selection, the Office of Nikon Salon will notify you of its decisions via mail.

For entry/contact

Nikon Corporation
Office of Nikon Salon
Granpark Tower 34F, 4-1, Shibaura 3-Chome, Minato-ku, Tokyo 108-0023
Tel: 03-3769-7953
Fax: 03-3769-7887
E-mail:nikon.salon@nikon.co.jp
* Please address your applications to "Office of Nikon Salon."

Additional gallery information

  • 1.Gallery usage is free.
  • 2.Gallery space is available at Shinjuku Nikon Salon (Section A) or Nikon Salon bis shinjuku(Section B), and Osaka Nikon Salon or Nikon Salon bis Osaka (for traveling exhibitions).
  • 3.Gallery space will be available for two artists simultaneously. The exhibits will be hold last for one week: from Tuesday to Monday. The Osaka gallery will be available for two artists simultaneously. Exhibits there will be hold last from Thursday to Wednesday.
  • 4.Hours will be from 10:30 am to 6:30 pm, closing at 3:00 pm on the final day of exhibition(Shinjuku and Osaka).
  • 5.Transferring the gallery rights to a third party is prohibited.
  • 6.Charging visitors is also prohibited. Exhibitors cannot sell books or other goods without explicit permission from the gallery.
  • 7.Exhibitors cannot change the layout of the gallery space, including the partitions. He or she cannot carry or display anything but photographs without explicit permission from the gallery.
  • 8.Exhibitors must compensate for any loss or damage of gallery facilities or equipment for which they are entrusted.
  • 9.If the Office of Nikon Salon decides that an exhibition has violated any of the rules described in the application form, the exhibitor must remove and withdraw the exhibition immediately, even if it is during the exhibition period.
  • 10.While in the gallery, we ask exhibitors to refrain from the display or promotion of information from any related companies.
  • 11.We ask exhibitors to provide their own staff volunteers during exhibition hours. These people will be responsible for the security of the works, facilities and equipment, as well as answering questions and providing any information regarding the exhibit. The exhibitor should provide volunteers for the entire exhibition period.
  • 12.Nikon Salon will not repair or compensate for any loss or damage to the exhibited works during the exhibition period.
  • 13.Due to an agreement with the Photo Gallery Connection, we ask exhibitors to decline from receiving flowers.
  • All galleries use fluorescent light (Color rendering: Natural daylight color fluorescent lamp). Spotlights (halogen lights) can be provided.

For your exhibition

Exhibitor must provide the following:

  • Prints, mats and framing work
  • Delivery of photographs to the gallery.

Nikon will provide the following:

  • A set portion of production costs for invitation cards.
  • Production costs for greeting, profile and caption panels.
  • Frame rental
  • Invitation card postage fees (Excludes personal invitations)
  • Press release
  • Exhibition space
  • Staff to hang the exhibitor's work in the gallery provided.
  • ¥50,000 for printing materials
  • An extra \30,000 for transport costs to/from Osaka, etc.

Download application form