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ABOUT - KG＋とは

“KG＋” is a public art festival that first started in 2013 with the aim of discovering and supporting upcoming photographers and curators with 2025 being the 13th anniversary of this festival. We strive to present the state-of-the-art skills of upcoming photographers widely enlisted here in Kyoto to around the globe.
In cooperation with “KYOTOGRAPHIE Kyoto International Photography Festival”, we give upcoming photographers and curators participating in KG＋ opportunities to talk and collaborate with world-renowned curators and gallerists from Japan and around the world.
“KG＋ SELECT” is another exhibition, where 10 artists out of the participants of “KG＋” are selected to exhibit their work by judges working at an international degree. KG＋SELECT Award 2025 Winner is held between the selected 10 artists, with the winner given the invitation to exhibit their work in the official KYOTOGRAPHIE program next year in 2026.

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KG＋ SELECT 2026

KG＋からKYOTOGRAPHIEへ、
可能性と飛躍のアワード
Supported by Sigma

Venue：Kurochiku Makura Building

KG＋SELECTはKG＋のアワード部門として2019年に始まった公募型のコンペティションです。世界中から集まったエントリーの中から、審査員の選考により選ばれた10名のアーティストが、条件を揃えた会場を与えられ、製作費の支援を受け、1ヶ月にわたり展覧会を開催します。国際的に活躍する審査員が実際の展覧会を審査し、グランプリを選出します。グランプリに選出されたアーティストは、奨励金を受け、翌年のKYOTOGRAPHIEにて展覧会を開催します。さまざまな媒体やメディアからも注目されるKG＋SELECTは、KYOTOGRAPHIEのステップアップを経て、さらなる飛躍を可能にする展示型アワードです。

Jury
Andréa Holzherr
Thyago Nogueira
Lucille Reyboz
Yusuke Nakanishi
審査員の紹介

KG＋ SPECIAL 2026

KG＋協賛企業主催による展覧会

These exhibitions are organized or co-sponsored by sponsors or partners. Curating and corporate support help participating artists mount high-quality exhibits that connect artworks, viewers, and society, while also providing messages about sponsor company initiatives.

KG＋ 2025

春の京都で多彩な表現と出会う

今年は100以上の展覧会が京都市内各所で開催されます。京都市内に点在する黄色い旗が目印となり、地域・来場者・作品を繋げ、新たな発見や交流を創出します。ギャラリーに限らず、カフェや寺社仏閣、屋外など様々な会場を舞台に展開されています。

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KG＋ SELECT AWARD 2026

KG＋からKYOTOGRAPHIEへ
可能性と飛躍のアワード

KG＋SELECT is an open-call competition launched in 2019 as the award section of KG＋. From entries submitted from around the world, ten artists are selected by the jury and given exhibition spaces under equal conditions, along with production support, to present exhibitions over the course of one month. Internationally active jurors then review the exhibitions in person and select the Award winner. The artist chosen for the KG＋SELECT Award receives a grant and is given the opportunity to present an exhibition at the following year’s KYOTOGRAPHIE. Attracting attention from a wide range of publications and media outlets, KG＋SELECT is an exhibition-based award that provides artists with the opportunity to make a further leap forward through this step toward KYOTOGRAPHIE.

The winner of the KG＋SELECT Award 2026 was Sridhar Balasubramaniyam. He will present an exhibition as one of the main programmes of KYOTOGRAPHIE 2027.

スリダー・バラシュブラマニヤム

Sridhar Balasubramaniyam

Manarsuzhal (The voyage of sand)

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