Hanshin Electric Railway Co., Ltd.
Kobe Rokko Meets Art 2024 beyond children’s program held! ~Creating opportunities for children, who will be responsible for the future, to come into contact with art~
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Rokkosan Kanko Co., Ltd. (Headquarters: Nada-ku, Kobe City, President: Kimihiko Teranishi) will hold a contemporary art festival “Kobe “Rokko Meets Art 2024 Beyond” will be held.
One of the initiatives this art festival will focus on in 2024 is “creating opportunities for children to interact with art,” and we have decided to implement the following children’s programs. 1. Children from Kobe City Rokkosan Elementary School participate in exhibitions and projects
2. Exhibition of participatory works that children can enjoy 3. Holding workshops for children
*Please refer to “Kobe Rokko Meets Art 2024 Beyond Event Overview” for a detailed overview of this exhibition.
[Image 1: https://prtimes.jp/i/5180/2971/resize/d5180-2971-9ccf4affabca17ab254d-15.jpg&s3=5180-2971-1593a5bc307b5035dd5fca2add365127-600×443.jpg] 1. Children from Kobe City Rokkosan Elementary School participate in exhibitions and projects
Children from Kobe City Rokkosan Elementary School will be asked to participate in the creation and planning of works, and will be a part of creating the art festival together.
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(1) Kyota Takahashi (*1) Production of “Hikari no Mi”
[Image 2: https://prtimes.jp/i/5180/2971/resize/d5180-2971-fc7a2acaa4efd3ab1f8b-1.jpg&s3=5180-2971-ebdb98d3fc2d2f105bf3109f9edf2af9-600×170.jpg] Artist Kyota Takahashi (*1) will hold a workshop to make “Hikari no Mi” with 1st, 2nd, and 3rd grade students at Kobe City Rokkosan Elementary School. Draw a smile on the fruit bag while thinking of your loved one’s smile, put a small LED light in it and attach it to the tree. The fruit bags will be sold as “Hikari no Mi” during the “Hikari no Mori – Night Art Walk”*1 event (Saturday, September 21, 2024 – Sunday, November 24, 2024, on Saturdays, Sundays, and holidays). in SIKI Garden》*2.
*1 This is an event where you can see limited edition works at night and some of the works on display during the day illuminated at the ROKKO Mori Oto Museum and Rokko Alpine Botanical Garden.
*2 Approximately 4,000 students from elementary schools, junior high schools, and children’s centers in Kobe City, including Kobe City Rokkosan Elementary School, will participate.
Artist: Kyota Takahashi (*1)
[Image 3: https://prtimes.jp/i/5180/2971/resize/d5180-2971-a5a479eb26dcfe8ca1d7-2.jpg&s3=5180-2971-1a475601f2d9556b6904c659286b4751-200×201.jpg] He engages in a wide range of activities both domestically and internationally, including public projections using light and video, installations, and performance performances. Lighting projects for buildings such as the Kyoto City Kyocera Museum of Art, Tokyo Station 100th Anniversary Light-up, and Towada City Museum of Contemporary Art create dynamic and figurative works of light. He has also worked on many large-scale participatory art projects such as “Dream Seeds”, “Hikari no Mi”, and “Hikari Flower Garden” created with many people.
(2) Production of original stamp rally
[Image 4: https://prtimes.jp/i/5180/2971/resize/d5180-2971-7930d3c01f1639bb9bef-3.jpg&s3=5180-2971-eea79dfbad33bd68255cc66af912f84a-600×175.jpg] This is a project to create an original stamp rally in cooperation with the 4th, 5th, and 6th graders of Kobe City Rokkosan Elementary School.
A workshop will be held at the same elementary school, and stamps will be designed with the theme of “Mt. Rokko” from the rich perspective of children who spend their school days on Mt. Rokko. The stamps you created will be placed on all exhibited works during the exhibition. 2. Exhibition of participatory works that children can enjoy -1- “Welcome Mountain Hut Museum ~The life of a mountaineer~” Kazuya Taoka x Omult.Venzer
[Image 5: https://prtimes.jp/i/5180/2971/resize/d5180-2971-1b48a491b9a432d91930-4.jpg&s3=5180-2971-d44e434d056fd879e45b60f5126bc056-225×205.jpg] Taoka transforms everyday life and mountain experiences into works of art, and Omult.Venzer aims to “extend play” in his productions. We will present an experiential installation set in the mountains and based on the theme of an imaginary mountaineer’s museum. It is a place where “adult play” and “children’s learning” intersect through exhibits that you can see, touch, and move, as well as workshops held for children during the exhibition period.
[Date and time] August 24th (Sat) – November 24th (Sun) 10:00 – 16:30 [Venue] Rokkosan Community Welfare Center (Trail Area Venue) [Price] Free
Artist: Kazuya Taoka
Born in Kagawa Prefecture in 1983, graduated from the Department of Fine Arts, Faculty of Art, Osaka University of Arts in 2005. Recent workshops include “Let’s Make Rokko Meets Turco” (Rokko Meets Art Art Walk 2023 Beyond), “Museum Road View” (Museum Road, Hyogo Prefectural Museum of Art/Hyogo, 2022), “Ibaraki Future Shopping Street” (Ibaraki City Hall/ Osaka, 2022), “Calling Mountain” (Kuju Mountains/Oita, 2019) sponsored by the mountain climbing app YAMAP, etc. Also appeared on the talk show on Museum Road (Tadanori Yokoo Museum of Contemporary Art/Hyogo, 2023)
Artist: Omult.Venzer
A sculptural artist whose philosophy is “an extension of play.” Based on the belief that “making things is a fundamental form of play that enriches life,” he creates works that humorously express a perspective on everyday life.
[Table 5: https://prtimes.jp/data/corp/5180/table/2971_2_72c10e0c4a90f938e1e31d44ac23751b.jpg] -2- “ROKKO’s DO” and “BE SUN GARDEN”
Makicoms
[Image 6: https://prtimes.jp/i/5180/2971/resize/d5180-2971-62f4e4aa96ff59b91e3a-5.jpg&s3=5180-2971-f28900f366a50fab886e6fd4b4db20da-280×212.jpg] We will develop works that involve people who come during the art festival and ask them to “DO” (participate in the work). Viewers will receive a participation kit at the reception of the former Rokko Sky Villa, where the exhibition will take place, and will use the kit to modify the exhibited works. How will it change over the course of 3 months with the help of so many people from children to adults? [Date and time] August 24th (Sat) – November 24th (Sun) 10:00 – 16:50 [Venue] Old Rokko Sky Villa (Church of the Wind area)
[Fee] Free (*separate viewing passport required)
Artist: Makicoms
Formed in 2013. A creative unit consisting of Makiko Masuda, who is good at three-dimensional work, and Maki Kawasaki, who is good at two-dimensional work, mainly focusing on “children, play, and making.” “Makicoms” comes from the name of both parties, and it’s a great way to get adults, children, and people around you involved in interesting things! It also means. I get ideas from everyday everyday things and come up with something huge, long, fun, interesting, or ridiculous, and then turn them into participatory modeling workshops or works of art. Each is a mother of two children.
[Table 6: https://prtimes.jp/data/corp/5180/table/2971_3_f2f2972c548407f976ddee91a82bd93b.jpg] 3.Holding workshops for children
As part of the children’s program, we are planning to hold the following workshops.
The location and dates of each workshop are subject to change. Once confirmed, details will be announced on the Kobe Rokko Meets Art 2024 Beyond official website event page (https://rokkomeetsart.jp/) and official SNS.
*To participate in the following events, you will need a Kobe Rokko Meets Art 2024 Beyond viewing passport that is valid on the day of the event.
◆Misa Funai/Let’s look into the forest through a hole in the mountain
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[Date and time] Saturday, October 5th (1) 10:30-12:30 (2) 14:00-16:00 [Venue] ROKKO Mori Sound Museum
[Target] From 4 years old to adult
[Capacity] 8 people each time
[Price] Free
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We will hold workshops on calligraphy, including a hands-on experience with ink suri, which is no longer taught at school. We will suggest various ways to enjoy calligraphy, such as making calligraphy three-dimensional, using materials other than ink, and replacing brushes with plants.
[Date and time] September 8th (Sunday), October 13th (Sunday), November 10th (Sunday) 11:00-16:00 (tentative)
[Venue] Old Grand Hotel Skyvilla (Kaze no Kyoukyō area)
[Target] From 5 years old to adult
[Capacity] Acceptance available at any time. Ends as soon as materials run out. [Price] Free
[Image 9: https://prtimes.jp/i/5180/2971/resize/d5180-2971-6f38b371cfa449a0457b-8.jpg&s3=5180-2971-d12677357c10e368cb3778a482d6b849-155×250.jpg] ◆Yuki Kasada/Let’s gently touch on tradition, history, and classics Enjoy and experience Noh, a traditional performing art that has continued in Japan for a long time, from various angles. After listening to the general explanation, you can watch the dance and experience singing, playing the small drum, and performing the movements.
[Date and time] Sunday, September 15th 13:30-14:10
[Venue] Shinike in the trail area
[Target] Adults from 5 years old
[Capacity] Reception at any time
[Price] Free
[Image 10: https://prtimes.jp/i/5180/2971/resize/d5180-2971-15a0ca78f4e828d2b550-9.jpg&s3=5180-2971-9c9aaee6d9adf84e6118d46f0fea7a4f-150×245.jpg] ◆Hisami Wakabayashi/Let’s take a blueprint
Together with photographer Hisami Wakabayashi, we will create classic photographs (blueprints) used in the 1843 botanical encyclopedia “Photographs of British Algae,” which is said to have been the first to include a photograph by Anna Atkins.
By placing the pieces on paper with consideration for light and shadow, and exposing them to sunlight, we reproduce the blueprints of the time. (Artistic Photogram(R))
[Date and time] September 23rd (Monday/holiday) Time to be determined [Venue] TBA
[Target] From 5 years old to adult
[Capacity] Acceptance available at any time. Ends as soon as materials run out. [Price] Free
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Create your own original photo collage by collecting your favorite parts from magazines and flyers and pasting them on paper.
[Date and time] September 21st (Saturday), October 26th (Saturday), November 17th (Sunday) Time to be determined
[Venue] Old Grand Hotel Skyvilla (Kaze no Kyoukyō area)
[Target] From 5 years old to adult
[Capacity] Acceptance available at any time. Ends as soon as materials run out. [Price] Free
◆MIZPAM/Let’s draw a big picture
[Image 12: https://prtimes.jp/i/5180/2971/resize/d5180-2971-bbce900d3f8da71b2d5a-11.jpg&s3=5180-2971-8f5c0c24fb498e89827f35eceef93fbd-205×200.jpg] This is a workshop where the instructor draws pictures on a large canvas together with the children under the blue sky. The completed works will be displayed at the venue.
[Date and time] September 29th (Sunday), November 3rd (Sunday) Time to be determined
[Venue] Church of the Wind area
[Target] From 5 years old to adult
[Capacity] Reception at any time
[Price] Free
◆Junjiro Hayashi
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*Details of the workshop content will be announced at a later date. [Date and time] October 20th (Sunday) Time to be determined
[Venue] Former Grand Hotel Skyvilla (Kaze no Kyoukai area) (tentative) [Target] From 5 years old to adult
[Capacity] To be determined
[Price] Free
*Program Director: Miyuki Goto (workshops for children except “Misa Funai/Let’s look into the forest through a hole in the mountain”) 《Kobe Rokko Meets Art 2024 Beyond Event Overview》
[Period] August 24th (Sat) – November 24th (Sun), 2024
【venue】
ROKKO Morinoto Museum, Rokko Alpine Botanical Garden, Trail Area, Church of the Wind Area, Rokko Garden Terrace Area, Rokko Cable (Rokko Cable Shimo Station, Sanjo Station, Observation Deck), Rokko Arima Ropeway Rokko Sancho Station, Hyogo Prefectural Rokkosan Visitor Center (Monument stand), Rokkosan Silence Resort (former Rokkosan Hotel)
*ROKKO Mori no Oto Museum, Rokko Alpine Botanical Garden, trail area (some venues), and Kaze no Church area are paid venues.
Related event [Hikari no Mori ~Night Art Walk~]
[Period] Nights on Saturdays, Sundays, and holidays from Saturday, September 21, 2024 to Sunday, November 24, 2024
[Venue] ROKKO Morinoto Museum, Rokko Alpine Botanical Garden [Price] Adults = junior high school students and above, children = 4 years old to elementary school students, 3 years old and under free
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[Sponsor] Rokkosan Kanko Co., Ltd., Hanshin Electric Railway Co., Ltd. [Special grants/sponsors] Kobe City, Hankyu Hanshin Holdings Co., Ltd. [General Director] Kiyotaka Takamizawa
■Four pillars of initiatives in 2024
Kobe Rokko Meets Art 2024 beyond will continue to focus on the following initiatives from last year.
Enrichment of exhibiting artists
[Image 15: https://prtimes.jp/i/5180/2971/resize/d5180-2971-b1ea17ce49dd67e6c7f2-14.jpg&s3=5180-2971-810a9e448dbbd046bfbf5a3150141781-185×435.jpg] More than 60 artists are scheduled to participate, including the largest number of invited and open calls ever. Introducing the works of artists from Japan and abroad who are active from a wide range of perspectives. In addition, we will improve the conditions for accepting public works and invite and exhibit even more outstanding works.
Enhancing the base area that will become a symbol of the art festival In 2023, we will further expand the newly established outdoor art zone at the ROKKO Mori no Oto Museum, providing ample opportunities to appreciate art works throughout the year, even outside of the exhibition period.
Enhancement of trail area
We will further expand the trail area where artworks will be exhibited along walking paths in the mountains, and discover new charms of Mt. Rokko while enjoying art appreciation.
Creating opportunities for children to interact with art
Through workshops and other activities, we will increase opportunities for children to come into contact with contemporary art in nature, and foster the next generation of cultural and artistic leaders and supporters.
(*1) High ladder.
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