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Open Studio (August)

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Gate Studio is the activity hub for the project “Fantasia! Fantasia!: A community where lifestyles are made real” (“Fan Fan”). We are holding an Open Studio event so that as many people as possible can enjoy Fan Fan’s activities.

Visitors will be able to see the publications and project-related books that Fan Fan has produced to date, as well as archival materials for cultural projects that have been held in Sumida-ku.Please enjoy Fan Fan’s unique Open Studio browsing through a book, chatting with the people there, or on occasion making things with your hands.

Open Studio in August

Open days
August 3,5,6,13,19,20,21,22,28,31, 2023
11:00~17:00 (Except August5,6 13:00~17:00)

Venue
Gate Studio (5-23-3 Higashimukojima, Sumida-ku, Tokyo)

Admission
Free admission, no reservation required
*For some programs a fee will be charged, and priority given to those with reservations
*Programs are subject to change

Program: Study room of a curator aiming to be a social worker

Curator and Fan Fan director Akira Aoki is currently at university studying for a social welfare qualification.
n addition to working on day-to-day matters related to his university course, Aoki will be presenting Fan Fan research exploring the connections between community welfare and art, in the form of a “study room.”
Everyone is welcome to stop by and enjoy getting their head down for some study, or sharing a leisurely exchange of opinion on welfare and art.

Date/time:August 3,31, 2023 11:00~17:00

Free admission, no reservation required

Program|Social event “Sanaburi” with Project Team “Nozarashi”

The three-person project team “Nozarashi” comprising artist Haruya Nakajima, architect Kengo Sato, and curator Akira Aoki will host social event “Sanaburi” for thinking about the formation of exchange hubs for various cultural forms such as art, architecture, literature, music, welfare, and agriculture.

Date/time:Saturday, August 5, 2023 13:00~17:00
Capacity:15
Free admission, no reservation required

Program|“Time to have a go”: Try your hand at human rights literacy-related exercises with Neko no yarikata

Each person’s desire to “give it a try” will take a step forward if someone says, “Let’s give it a try. The “Time to have a go” encourages such a feeling.
For this first session, we will invite “Neko no Yarikata,” a circle of three people specializing in different fields who bring their own problems to the meeting.


Profile of group “having a go”|Neko no yarikata
Nekonoyarikata is an informal group formed in early summer 2021 to exchange and discuss problems. It comprises curator and Fan Fan director Akira Aoki; Makoto Gotoh, who assists arts and culture organizations in matters of accounting and administration; and Kazue Nakata who is involved in editorial department management for media companies and public relations for organizations. Nekonoyarikata all started with the three getting together to share the slew of problems that were causing them headaches, such as frequent onsite issues and communication with team members, at a time when each had become a leader in their respective(small) organizations. Functioning something like a mutual aid society, and engaging in something like club activities, this relaxed and informal group shares concerns, consults each other/others, studies, goes on trips, holds consultations, etc.


Date/time:Sunday, August 6, 2023 13:00~17:00
Participation fee:Free
Capacity:10(first-come-first-served basis priority, given to those with advance reservations)

How to participate: please use the application form here.

Program|Experience RISO !- Basic printing session

This is an accessible program offering both those who have tried printed with a Risograph (aka RISO) and those who haven’t the chance to print things using this digital printing system. You can create text and pictures, cut and paste magazines and flyers, scan your own items, and much more.
Enjoy textured printing unique to the Risograph!

Date/time: Sunday, August 13, 2023 11:00~17:00
Participation fee:500yen(cash payment on the day)One side A4, 1 type 2 color print
Capacity:N/A *If the event is crowded you may have to wait
No reservation required, admission at any time

Other
•You can create one print type and take home three printed sheets. Please note we will keep one copy at Fantasia! Fantasia! Office.
•You can choose from several types of paper available at the event.
•You can choose two out of five colors of ink (black, red, blue, green, yellow)
•You may also bring in material (paper documents). No provision for digital data.
•We would appreciate it if you could give us newspapers, magazines, flyers etc. that are no longer needed which we can use as material.

Program|Summer Vacation Project 1: Message card making with a Risograph

A workshop for making original message card using a Risograph (RISO Duplicator digital printing system). Create and print your own original message card in simple procedures anyone can manage such as creating text and pictures, cutting and pasting paper and tape, stamping, etc.

Date/time:Saturday, August 19, 2023 10:00~12:00
Target audience:Aged 6 and over
Participation fee:General 1,000 yen/High school students and below 500 yen (cash payment on the day)
Capacity:8(first-come-first-served basis priority, given to those with advance reservations)

How to participate: please use the application form here.
Other
•You can choose paper type and size from those available at the event.
•You can choose two out of five colors of ink (black, red, blue, green, yellow)
•You can print around 30 message cards (around 10 sheets of A4 paper)
*The number of prints may vary depending on the design and size of the business card.

Program|Summer Vacation Project 2 : Turning summer memories into a booklet

What are you enjoying this summer? No doubt you have lots of different memories of summer – the swimming pool, shaved ice, camping…. In this project we’ll express those memories in drawings and writing and turn them into a booklet of each participants’ summer memories. When you look back later, it’s sure to remind you of a wonderful summer.

Date/time:Saturday, August 19, 2023 14:00~17:00
Target audience:Aged 6 and over. Anyone aged 6 or under must be accompanied by a parent/guardian over the age of 18
Participation fee:500yen(cash payment on the day)
Capacity:10(first-come-first-served basis priority, given to those with advance reservations)

How to participate: please use the application form here.

Other
•You can take home the booklet you make.
•We will supply the necessary materials.

Program|Summer Vacation Project 3: Awesome personalized T-shirt making

Has the design of your T-shirt ever led to a conversation with someone? In this project we’ll make an original T-shirt featuring pictures and words representing your favorite foods, words, or something you’ve been thinking about recently. Make a T-shirt brimming with the things that give you a buzz!

Date/time:Sunday, August 20, 2023 11:00~13:00/15:00~17:00
Target:Anyone aged 12 or under must be accompanied by a parent/guardian over the age of 18
Participation fee:General 2,000 yen(cash payment on the day)
Capacity:6 per session((first-come-first-served basis priority, given to those with advance reservations)
How to participate: please use the application form here.。

Other
We will supply the basic T-shirts (Sizes S/M/L/XL)

Program|Summer Vacation Project 4: Collage poster making with a Risograph

Create collages using a combination of materials of your choice, such as flyers, photographs, wool yarn, tape, etc. Turn them into your own original poster print by putting two layers of collage through a Risograph.

Date/time:Monday, August 21, 2023 10:00~12:00/13:00~15:00

The 13:00-15:00 session has been cancelled due to various reasons.
We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause to those who were planning to attend.
The Risograph workshop is scheduled to be held after September, so please join us at the next opportunity!

Target audience:Anyone aged 12 or under must be accompanied by a parent/guardian over the age of 18
Participation fee:General 1,000 yen/High school students and below 500 yen (cash payment on the day) One side A3, 1 type 2 color print
Capacity:8 per session (first-come-first-served basis priority, given to those with advance reservations)
How to participate: please use the application form here.

Other
•You can create one print type and take home three printed sheets. Please note we will keep one copy at Fantasia! Fantasia! Office.
•You can choose two out of five colors of ink (black, red, blue, green, yellow)
•We will supply the materials but please bring along any photographs etc. you wish to use in your collages.

Program|Summer Vacation Project 5: “Let’s go for it!” Original stamp-making

Why not make your own original stamp which you can stamp onto a calendar to mark the day you achieve a goal, or on the corner of a memo you give to someone? We’ll make stamps by engraving a rubber plate with handpicked words and pictures that encourage the participants themselves and others to “go for it”!

Date/time:Tuesday, August 22, 2023 10:00~12:00/13:00~15:00
Target audience:Over aged 8, aged 12 or under must be accompanied by a parent/guardian over the age of 18
Participation fee:General 1,500 yen/ Aged 12 and below 500 yen (cash payment on the day)
Capacity:10 per session(first-come-first-served basis priority, given to those with advance reservations)
How to participate: please use the application form here.

Contact

Fantasia! Fantasia! Office
E-mail: info.fantasiafantasia@gmail.com

Venues

Gate Studio (5-23-3 Higashimukojima, Sumida-ku, Tokyo)

Credit

Organized by
Tokyo Metropolitan Government, Arts Council Tokyo (Tokyo Metropolitan Foundation for History and Culture), Gate (General Incorporated Association)