7 July 2026
Daiwa Scholarships alumnus and artist Carl Randall has a new Japan-themed painting on show at the Hampstead Art Society Summer Exhibition until 11 July at Gallery 8 in Mayfair, central London. His oil painting The Kokeshi Maker is one of 90 artworks chosen from 3,252 worldwide submissions. The show also includes paintings by Winifred Nicholson
Read on26 June 2026
The Daiwa Anglo-Japanese Foundation (www.dajf.org.uk) has published details of its Small Grants and Awards awarded to support a total of 31 UK-Japan projects in its latest funding round: March 2026. A Daiwa Foundation Small Grant will support the travel of 11 explorer scouts and 2 leaders from the 83rd Fife Scout Group to attend the
Read on28 April 2026
A new Japan painting by Daiwa Scholarship alumnus and artist Carl Randall has been selected for this year’s Royal Society of Portrait Painters Exhibition, 7 to 19 May. ‘Graveyard Getsuho’ will be included in the show at the Mall Galleries in central London. The painting will then also be shown at The Contemporary British Portrait
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Daiwa Scholarship alumnus and artist Carl Randall was commissioned by The Creative Restaurant Group to make a series of paintings for Kioku by Endo – a high-end Japanese restaurant in Whitehall London, located on the top floor of the luxury hotel Raffles at The OWO (in between Downing Street and Trafalgar Square). “Michelin-starred chef Endo
Read on19 March 2026
We are delighted to be supporting aspects ot the lecture series connected to “Beneath the Great Wave: Hokusai and Hiroshige” showing at the Whitworth Art Gallery in Manchester until 15 November 2026. You can find a list of the talks here: https://www.whitworth.manchester.ac.uk/whats-on/exhibitions/beneaththegreatwave/events-programme/ Exhibition details can be found via this link: https://www.whitworth.manchester.ac.uk/whats-on/exhibitions/beneaththegreatwave/
Read on19 June 2025
The Daiwa Anglo-Japanese Foundation (www.dajf.org.uk) has published details of its Small Grants and Awards awarded to support a total of 32 UK-Japan projects in its latest funding round: March 2025. A Daiwa Foundation Small Grant will support the travel of 35 pupils and 4 teaching staff from Gosforth Academy, Newcastle, to a Tokyo school, where
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Daiwa Scholarships alumnus and artist Carl Randall Artist is taking part in two exhibitions this summer: His painting ‘Take Me Anywhere But Here’ has been selected for The Royal Academy of Arts Summer Exhibition 2025, 17 June to 17 August. This will be his fifth year, exhibiting at the Summer Exhibition: ‘Boy & Girl at
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Private View 27th June 2025 | 19:00 – 21:00 Open: 27th June – 6th July 2025 Hours: 12:00 – 19:00 (Closed: Monday / Tuesday / Wednesday) Fe_Ca_Sn brings together three Tokyo-based artists – Daiwa Scholarships alumna, Kathleen Reilly, Sae Honda and Azu Kimura. The artists are connected by shared values of poetics, material exploration, and
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Our Cosmic Dust “is a heartfelt and imaginative tale that explores how we find guidance in others and solace in the cosmos – all seen through the wide-eyed perspective of a child. Making its English-language debut, this three-time award-winning production blends intricate puppetry, hand-drawn illustrations, and inventive video design to craft a visually stunning and
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Who Is Molly Leigh is a brand new opera between Stoke-on-Trent arts organisation, B.Arts and former Daiwa Scholars, musician Francesca Le Lohé and writer Gareth Mattey. This project is an interactive musical about the local legend of accused Burslem witch Molly Leigh. The opera explores the story of Molly Leigh from the perspective of women
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Due to popular demand, we are pleased to announce that our current exhibition, Faultlines by Tomoko Yoneda, has been extended: 27 March 2025 – 18 July 2025 (Extended) Monday–Friday, 9:30 am–5:00 pm (except public holidays) Admission free Curator: Melanie Pocock, Artistic Director (Exhibitions), Ikon Gallery This exhibition has been made possible with the generous
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