[Tokyo Metropolitan Foundation for History and Culture] Artpoint Meeting #15×Minato City Cultural Arts Network Conference “How to Expand Projects and Create “Involvement”” will be held!
Tokyo Metropolitan Foundation for History and Culture Press release: November 5, 2024 Artpoint Meeting #15×Minato City Cultural Arts Network Conference “How to Expand Projects and Create “Involvement”” will be held! Talk event to think about creating local spaces using High School Student Week (Mito) and Bazaar Cafe (Kyoto) as examples
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perspectives necessary for cultural projects and art projects in the city, will be held on Saturday, December 14th at the Minato City Gender Equality Center in collaboration with the Minato City Culture and Arts Network Conference. Held in I will. This time’s theme is “Involvement.” Engagement space is a space for people to get involved in an activity or place, and it is a margin for interested people to get involved in their own way. By having a diverse range of people to interact with, people of different generations and backgrounds mingle, and each person is able to find their own place in the space. So, how are “involvement” that have the potential to reweave the
relationships between people living in such regions and connect diverse areas of life being created and maintained? At Artpoint Meeting #15, We will invite practitioners of place creation from Mito and Kyoto, and while listening to their stories about their respective initiatives, we will think about the possibilities of “involvement”. Event overview [Date] December 14, 2024 (Saturday) 15:00-18:00 (Doors open 14:30) [Venue] Minato City Gender Equality Center Libra Hall (Minato Park Shibaura 1F, 1-16-1 Shibaura, Minato-ku, Tokyo) ・JR Tamachi Station East Exit (Shibaura Exit) Pedestrian Deck 5 minutes walk ・Toei Subway Asakusa Line/Mita Line “Mita Station” Exit A6 6 minutes walk [Capacity] 100 people (advance application required) [Participation fee] Free *Sign language interpretation and UD talk available [Details/Application] https://tarl.jp/forms/apm15-form/ *Please apply using the web form by the day before the event. *Applications will be closed once the capacity is reached. *Personal information received will be used only for the operation and notification of this project. *Event contents are subject to change. [Sponsor] Tokyo Metropolitan Government, Minato Ward, Tokyo
Metropolitan Foundation for History and Culture, Arts Council Tokyo, Minato Ward Sports Fureai Culture and Health Foundation (Kiss Port Foundation) Timetable 15:00～15:20 Opening “Mechanisms to support the creation of local relationships – Tokyo Art Point Plan and support for cultural and artistic activities in Minato City” Speakers: Toshi Miyazaki (Kiss Port Foundation Culture and Arts Director), Sato Li Qing (Arts Council Tokyo Program Officer) 15:20-16:00 Talk session 1 “Being a place to belong and what has spread from there – High School Student Week Initiatives” Speaker: Yoshihiro Nakagawa (Education Program Coordinator, Contemporary Art Center, Art Tower Mito) / Interviewer: Mami Tanaka (Vice Chairman and Executive Director, Certified NPO ST Spot Yokohama / Minato City Cultural and Artistic Activities Support Project Researcher) 16:00-16:10 Break 16:10-16:50 Talk session 2 “We are separated, but we create a place where we can be together – Bazaar Cafe’s efforts” Speaker: Asumi Hazama, Chie Matsuura (Bazaar Cafe) / Interviewer: Nikian Kawamitsu (Arts Council Tokyo Program Officer) 16:50-17:30 Discussion Moderator: Li Ao Sato 17:30-17:40 Closing 17:40-18:00 Exchange time Profile
https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/38211/727/38211-727-88c2189f04874147fc9889254c58cdae-2976×1984.jpg Photography: Emi Nakada High school student week “High School Student Week” began in 1993 as a free invitation project for high school students to participate in exhibitions. Starting in 2004, a free “cafe” will be set up in the gallery where various programs linked to the exhibition will be held, and young people will also participate in its management. Currently, the target audience is
multi-generational, providing opportunities for young people to meet diverse people and values, including artists, visitors, and
volunteers, through permanent and special workshops, reading, sewing, and participation in citizen-led extracurricular activities. I am doing it.
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URL: https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/38211/727/38211-727-ddb9e56ddb541f9663ed5a802e736a01-1125×750.jpg Bazaar Cafe It began in 1998 as a joint project between the Kyoto Diocese of the United Church of Christ in Japan and artists, citizen activists, university teachers, missionaries, pastors, and others. We aim to create a place where people who live in different realities, such as sexuality, age, nationality, etc., can “live together” in society. We strive to provide a place to work through cafe management and gardening, provide information on issues happening in society, provide a place for networking between active groups, and provide a place for visitors to feel at home.
https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/38211/727/38211-727-d765c3e1f8332dc182682bf5ba6f83d9-1124×1124.jpg Asumi Hazama (Bazaar Cafe) After graduating from university in 2015, I worked at Bazaar Cafe as an administrator for nine years. I have been working and playing around eating and local life. From 2024, in addition to being involved in the Bazaar Cafe as a volunteer, he is also active in the voluntary organization “Manasubito” with the aim of increasing the amount of extra “play” in society. Currently living in Noto and two locations, I am thinking about the possibility and dignity of recovery through “play” Ru. Co-authored “Bazaar Cafe: Creating a place to live together even though we are separated” (Gakugei Publishing, 2024).
https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/38211/727/38211-727-eed95a2bebd24f448506f8542642f968-1924×1924.jpg Chie Matsuura (Bazaar Cafe) Social worker (social worker/mental health worker). Became involved with Bazaar Cafe around 2004, and currently works as an office staff member. The Bazaar Cafe is a psychiatric clinic specializing in addictions and a Bazaar Cafe that mainly works with addicts, pursuing the value of “just being people” and not relying on the welfare system in the context of support. I am working because I believe that the possibilities are endless. In order to create some space for myself, I am fantasizing about escaping reality to India. Co-authored “Bazaar Cafe: Creating a place to live together even though we are separated” (Gakugei Publishing, 2024). Reference information About Tokyo Art Point Plan This is a project that works with NPOs* that play a role in local communities to create various “art points” to generate new values and creative activities for society. Reconsidering the obvious, discovering issues, and connecting different fields – Utilizing these characteristics of art, through experimental art projects, we aim to create a system that generates relationships and creative activities that help individuals live fulfilling lives. I’m working on it. From 2009 to the present (October 2024), we have implemented 45 projects with 56 organizations in collaboration with the Tokyo Metropolitan Government, Arts Council Tokyo, and NPOs. In order for the project to take root in the local community, we are also training human resources to take on the project and developing the infrastructure for its activities. In addition, we are implementing the Tokyo Metropolitan Government/Ward/Municipality Collaboration Project, in which we co-sponsor cultural projects with local governments. *In addition to NPO corporations, also includes non-profit organizations such as general incorporated associations and social welfare corporations
https://www.artscouncil-tokyo.jp/what-we-do/artpoint-concept/ About Artpoint Meeting This is a talk event planned by Arts Council Tokyo to unravel art projects that explore the lives of people and pose questions through art, using the city as its field. People interested in art projects come together to explore the relationship between society and art and create new words. About Minato Cultural Arts Network Conference The Kiss Port Foundation holds the Minato City Culture and Arts Network Conference as a place where a variety of actors involved in culture and the arts, such as cultural and artistic activity groups and cultural and artistic facilities, can participate and interact. About Arts Council Tokyo As a global city of arts and culture, Tokyo promotes the creation and dissemination of arts and culture and develops a variety of projects that enhance the appeal of Tokyo. We will work to develop the foundations for new artistic and cultural creation, develop programs that explore the uniqueness and diversity of Tokyo, develop human resources who support diverse artistic and cultural activities, and promote international artistic and cultural exchange. https://www.artscouncil-tokyo.jp/ja/ Press release (PDF) download [Inquiries regarding this project] Business Coordination Section, Business Coordination Division, Arts Council Tokyo, Tokyo Metropolitan Foundation for History and Culture TEL: 03-6256-8435 E-mail: tarl@artscouncil-tokyo.jp [Inquiries regarding this release and publication] Public Relations Section, Public Relations Division, Planning Department, Arts Council Tokyo, Tokyo Metropolitan Foundation for History and Culture TEL: 03-6256-8432 E-mail: press@artscouncil-tokyo.jp