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.

For this competition marking the 24th annual event, we received submissions of 617 works from 16 countries and regions, and a total of 53 works were selected to receive awards, in addition to the Asia Digital Art Award. There were four works from Kyushu University which received awards, including Category Grand Award.

The award-winning works were announced on the official Asia Digital Art Award FUKUOKA website, and an exhibition of the award-winning works was held at the Fukuoka Art Museum (1-6 Ohori Koen, Chuo-ku, Fukuoka City) from Tuesday, March 4 to Sunday, March 9, 2025, and the award ceremony was held on Saturday, March 8, 2024. For details, please visit the official ADAA website: https://adaa.jp/en/

Coinciding with the award announcement, the ADAA Creators’ Talk “Maywa Denki Company Briefing” was held in co-organization with the Narrative Design Course of the Faculty of Design, Graduate School of Design, Kyushu University. Welcoming Maywa Denki President Nobumichi Tosa, the talk featured a live performance and discussion of his works, which share a strong affinity with the digital art on display in the exhibition.

Faculty of Design, Kyushu University will continue to make various efforts to further revitalize the media art field.

2024 Asia Digital Art Award FUKUOKA: Exhibition of Award-Winning Works

●Exhibition Period: Tuesday, March 4 – Sunday, March 9, 2025
●Hours: 9:30 AM – 5:30 PM (9:30 AM – 4:30 PM on March 9, the final day) *Admission until 30 minutes before closing
●Venue: Fukuoka Art Museum, Galleries A–F 2nd Floor (1-6 Ohori Koen, Chuo-ku, Fukuoka City)
●Admission: Free
●Organizers: 2024 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.]

ADAA Creators’ Talk: “Maywa Denki Company Briefing” — Event Overview

ADAA Creators’ Talk: “Maywa Denki Company Briefing” — Event Overview
Date: Friday, March 7, 2025, 3:00 – 4:30 PM (Reception from 2:30 PM)
Venue: Fukuoka Art Museum, Museum Hall 1st Floor (1-6 Ohori Koen, Chuo-ku, Fukuoka City, 810-0051)
Participation Fee: Free
Speakers:
Nobumichi Tosa (President, Maywa Denki)
Hiroyuki Matsuguma (Associate Professor, Faculty of Design, Graduate School of Design, Kyushu University)
Organizers: Narrative Design Course, Faculty of Design, Graduate School of Design, Kyushu University; 2024 Asia Digital Art Award Exhibition Executive Committee
Cooperation: Unson Foundation

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