Tokyo Artpoint Project Words and Books Exhibition

Tokyo Artpoint Project has carried out art projects across metropolitan Tokyo. From 2009 to the present time, the initiative has involved a total of 47 organizations and 38 art projects. This exhibition features the 200 or so books generated in the course of this project, representing the trajectory of ten years of thought and experience.

Date: Saturday, March 2 – Monday, March 18, 2019 10:00 – 18:00
(until 20:30 on the final day)
Venue: ROOM 302, Arts Council Tokyo
*Admission free

Distribution of project publications

The venue will feature a corner featuring books related to art projects, Tokyo Artpoint Project, Tokyo Art Research Lab and Art Support Tohoku-Tokyo (a Tokyo Metropolitan Government initiative using the medium of arts and culture to support disaster-afflicted areas.) We’ll be giving out some of the books so please come along.
*Please note the number of books given out is limited.

Tokyo Artpoint Project today: 5 dialogs with NPOs

“Cross talk” is an interactive discussion event in which program officers* who oversee the art projects, and representatives from NPOs participating in Tokyo Artpoint Project take a theme and discuss the challenges and possibilities that arose in the course of developing the projects.
*An art management professional who connects local administration with art projects on the ground.

Venue: ROOM 302, Arts Council Tokyo
Capacity: 30 per session / Admission free (advance application required)

Thursday, March 7 19:00 – 21:00 “Encountering Tokyo places and stories”
Tokyo Stay × Project YATO: Examining 500 Years of Common
Speakers: Natsuki Ishigami (president, Places and Narratives (NPO), Koryo Saito (Toukoukai (Social welfare corporation))
Moderator: Tae Yoshihara (program officer, Tokyo Artpoint Project)

Saturday, March 9 19:00 – 21:00 “Learning from the community, creating with the community”
Topping East × Fantasia! Fantasia!: A community where lifestyles are made real
Speakers: Noriko Mogi, Masayasu Hanai, Tomoka Murase (Topping East (NPO)), Chie Okada (BLOOMING EAST Coordinator),Akira Aoki (Happy Hunch (General Incorporated Association))
Moderator: Emiko Okano (Program Officer, Tokyo Artpoint Project)

Monday, March 11 19:00 – 21:00 “Creating and developing connections”
Art Access Adachi: Downtown Senju – Connecting through Sound Art × HAPPY TURN/Kozushima
Speakers: Takeshi Yoshida, Satoko Nagao (OTOMACHI PROJECT (NPO)), Kei Nakamura, Tomoyo Iijima ( Kozushima Moriagetai (NPO))
Moderator: Yuri Sakamoto, Rika Uechi (Program Officers, Tokyo Artpoint Project)

Friday, March 15 19:00 – 21:00 “Making inroads into social change through art”
Koganei Artfull Action! × Betweens Passport Initiative
Speakers: Miho Miyashita (NPO Artfull Action), Shuko Ebihara (kuriya (General Incorporated Association))
Moderator: Risei Sato (Program Officer,Tokyo Artpoint Project)

Saturday, March 16 14:00 – 16:00 “Types of projects assembled and created”
TERATOTERA × Artist Collective Fuchu
Speakers: Nozomu Ogawa (Ongoing (General Incorporated Association)), Teraccollective members, Shibatsuji Perrin Utako, Ayumi Miyagawa, Yukiko Ashizawa (Artist Collective Fuchu (NPO))
Moderator: Kota Muraoka (Program Officer, Tokyo Artpoint Project)

Cultivating a cultural ecosystem ten years in the making: what mechanisms will support art projects going forward?

Tokyo Artpoint Project has explored art project development over the last ten years. Based on changes in the environment for art projects during that time, we discuss the mechanisms for supporting activities going forward.

Date: Monday, March 18 19:00 – 20:30
Venue: 1F Lounge, 3331 Arts Chiyoda
Capacity: 30 / Admission free (advance reservation required)

Guests: Shinya Satoh (Architect/Professor, Department of Architecture,College of Science and Technology, Nihon University), Torao Osawa (Researcher, Art and Cultural Projects, NLI Research Institute), Yayoi Yoshizawa (Sociologist/Professor, Faculty of Arts & Letters, Kyoritsu Women’s University)
Moderator: Tsukasa Mori (Director, Tokyo Artpoint Project)

FY2019 Briefing session on Tokyo Artpoint Project’s new co-organizer recruitment

We’re currently looking for organizations* to co-organize new art projects in partnership with Tokyo Artpoint Project. We will hold a briefing and Q&A session for those considering applying, providing information on projects and recruitment.
*Application limited to non-profit organizations, general incorporated associations and social welfare corporations.

Date: Monday, March 4 19:00 – 20:30
Venue: ROOM 302, Arts Council Tokyo
Capacity: 30 / Admission free (advance reservation required, first-come-first-served basis)

Art Project consultation service in Open Room

If you want to implement an art project in future or if you’re having trouble with your project, you can make use of our consultation service with Tokyo Artpoint Project program officers.

Date: Saturday, March 9, Sunday March 10 13:00 – 18:00
Venue: ROOM 302, Arts Council Tokyo
Sixty minutes per session / Admission free (no reservation required)
*Due to crowding, visitors may have to wait for the consultation service.

Send an email with the subject line “Cross talk” or “Discussion” to the e-mail address below, including your preferred date for attendance, your name/affiliation (name of organization etc.), and contact details (telephone number/e-mail address).

E-mail：info-ap@artscouncil-tokyo.jp
*Your personal information will be handled as strictly confidential, and used only to send you information about this event.

Project Coordination Division,
Arts Council Tokyo, Tokyo Metropolitan Foundation for History and Culture
TEL: 03-6256-8435(Weekday 10:00-18:00)
E-mail: info-ap@artscouncil-tokyo.jp