This will be the 14th exhibition of works submitted for this contemporary painting competi­tion. As a "gateway to success for new and emerging artists regardless of age or affiliation", the exhibition will feature works selected from submissions nationwide. An Audience Award will also be presented based on votes submitted by exhibition visitors. This time, we will also concurrently hold a special exhibition featuring new and recent works by artists who won grand prix and excellence awards at the previous exhibition. Enjoy works that capture the sensibilities of our times through a variety of techniques and motifs.

The Sompo Museum of Art opened in Shinjuku in July 1976. To celebrate our 50th anniversary, we will hold an exhibition themed on Shinjuku.
A discussion on the history of modern Japanese art would not be complete without mention of Shinjuku of Tokyo. Up-and-coming artists began to gather in Shinjuku in the late Meiji period, and the artists who lived there in turn attracted even more artists to the area.
This influx of artists turned Shinjuku into a major center of modern art. This exhibition represents the first attempt by an art museum in Shinjuku to trace the trajectory of artists associated with the neighborhood, featuring works created over the course of roughly half a century by artists like Nakamura Tsune, Saeki Yuzo, Matsumoto Shunsuke, and Miyawaki Aiko.