The Asia Digital Art Award Fukuoka (ADAA) is a media art competition organized primarily by Kyushu University, Fukuoka Prefecture, and Fukuoka City, which started in 2001 as a space for discovering and cultivating creators possessing the high-level skills and sensitivity digital content creation demands from Northern Kyushu.

This year, entries were received from 22 countries and regions totaling 893 works. Following a rigorous judging process, 54 works were selected for awards, along with 7 works selected for the AIAA Award. The exhibition of award-winning works was held at the Fukuoka Art Museum over five days, attracting 1,112 visitors.

This year marks the 22nd year of the Asia Digital Art Award FUKOKA and as a space for high-quality expression of media technology from Fukuoka to the world, it has grown into one of the world’s most competitive media arts competitions. The concept of this exhibition is rich expression of art with an Asian touch using the most advanced and cutting-edge media technology. Besides anticipating new forms of expression making use of artistic sensibilities based on logical thinking, the event also aims to create mutual networks of creators through media art.

Organizers: 2022 Asia Digital Art Award Exhibition Executive Committee
[Kyushu University, Fukuoka Prefecture, Fukuoka City, Kitakyushu City, Nishinippon Shimbun Co., Ltd., LOVE FM International Broadcasting Co., Ltd.]

Supporters: Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications / Agency for Cultural Affairs / Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry / CG-ARTS (Computer Graphic Arts Society) / Digital Content Association of Japan / Japan Graphic Designers Association / Kyushu Economic Federation / Fukuoka City Foundation for Arts and Cultural Promotion / Visual Industry Promotion Organization / NHK Fukuoka Broadcasting Station / Wacom

Sponsors: Kakihara Science and Technology Research Foundation / Sony Music Entertainment Inc. / Level-5 Inc. / Cygames Saga Debug Center & Cygames Saga Studio / Mol.t HAKATA EAST TERRACE / Neuromagic Inc. / General Asahi Co., Ltd. / SCSK Corporation / Geo Technical Research Co., Ltd. / Midori Printing Co., Ltd. / Dai Nippon Printing Co., Ltd. / Nikken Sekkei Ltd.

Cooperation: Asia Digital Art and Design Association / Center for Designed Futures of Kyushu University

In early September, entry guidelines (flyers and email notices) were distributed to approximately 250 universities, vocational schools, and nearby high schools across Japan with media art-related departments, and announcements were made via the official website and social media.
As a result, a total of 893 works were submitted from 22 countries and regions (784 domestic submissions and 109 international submissions).

特別企画　AIアートアワード

From the General and Student / Still Images Category, additional entries of artworks created using image-generating AI were accepted from Wednesday, September 14, 2022. This award was judged and presented separately from the standard Asia Digital Art Award, and was not eligible for prize money or ministerial awards.
Award: AIAA Award (limited number of recipients)
Judges: 2022 ADAA Judges; Yoichiro Miyake (Special Judge)

Yoichiro Miyake — Profile
Board member, Digital Games Research Association Japan[UC1.1]. Majored in mathematics at Kyoto University; holds an M.S. in Physics from Osaka University and a Ph.D. in Engineering from the University of Tokyo (Graduate School of Engineering). Specially Appointed Professor, Graduate School of Artificial Intelligence and Science, Rikkyo University; Visiting Professor, Kyushu University; Visiting Researcher and Research Fellow, University of Tokyo. Chair, IGDA Japan Game AI Special Interest Group; Board Member, Digital Games Research Association Japan; Vice Chair, Editorial Committee, Japanese Society for Artificial Intelligence; Steering Committee Member, Game Informatics Research Group, Information Processing Society of Japan.
Publications include: Philosophy for Artificial Intelligence; How to Build Artificial Intelligence; Introduction to Game AI Technology; Dissecting Strategy Game AI; co-authored Introduction to Game Informatics (CEDEC AWARDS 2018 Writing Award), among others. Received the 2020 JSAI Best Paper Award for “General System and Implementation of Artificial Intelligence in Large-Scale Digital Games — Based on the Example of FINAL FANTASY XV.”

Exhibition of Award-Winning Works

The award-winning works were exhibited for the first time in the Special Exhibition Room at the Fukuoka Art Museum, the same venue that hosts major temporary exhibitions. As another first, a dedicated display space was created for the Asia Digital Art Award grand prize-winning work, with a specially commissioned installation expressing the world of the work across both virtual and real dimensions. AI works were also exhibited simultaneously at a metaverse venue and at the museum, creating a space where visitors could experience the pieces in both virtual and physical form. The number of works submitted by award recipients was higher than in previous years*, making this an especially rewarding exhibition in terms of the volume of works on display.
*Compared over the past five years; the 2019/2020 joint exhibition count has been divided between the two respective years.

Exhibition Period: Wednesday, March 8 – Sunday, March 12, 2023, 9:30 AM – 5:30 PM *Admission until 30 minutes before closing
Venue: Fukuoka Art Museum, Special Exhibition Room 2nd Floor, Museum Hall 1st Floor Admission: Free
Attendance: 1,112 visitors
Works on display: Special Exhibition Room — 41 works; Museum Hall — 15 works; Total — 56 works

[Contact]
Asia Digital Art Award Exhibition Executive Committee Office (at the Kyushu University Faculty of Design)
adaa(a)design.kyushu-u.ac.jp