The following lectures will be conducted online with guest lecturers for each session and facilitators/advisors for the course as a whole, Tomonori Ogawa and Tomoko Wakabayashi.
Real-time lectures will feature Q&A sessions in which we will take questions and comments from participants.

*This is an online course using Zoom Webinars
*Accessibility: Japanese sign language interpreting, UD Talk speech-to-text support.
*An archived video link will be sent to participants for review purposes at a later date.
*Includes breaks.

■ Developing an evaluation axis for conveying the significance of activities: Learning the mindset and methodology of evaluation with the use of logic models
Date/Time: Thursday, October 12, 2023, 18:30 – 21:00
Lecturer: Yuriko Minamoto
– Thinking about evaluation for extracting “social value”
– Finding ways to strengthen your organization/activities by having an evaluation axis

■ Dialogue with practitioners: Art and expression created by a community. Learning from these experiments/practices
Date/Time: Wednesday, November 15, 2023, 18:30 – 21:00
Lecturer: Nozomu Ogawa
– Perspectives and understanding based on past activities and practices: As seen from examples in Tokyo/other parts of Asia/Europe
– Relaying the value of culture and art
– Learning examples and ideas applicable to individual activities

■ Arts and culture and society: An overview of the value and position of arts and culture in society
Date/Time: Wednesday, January 10, 2024, 18:30 – 21:00
Lecture: Masanori Aoyagi
– Why is creative activity necessary for society?
– Taking an overview of the environment surrounding creative activities and objectively reassessing the value of activities
– Taking an overview of social values based on the intrinsic value of arts and culture

Please make a reservation via Peatix. (Account registration required in advance)
*Information is guided only in Japanese.

Application form

• Thursday, October 12, 2023, 18:30 – 21:00
  Developing an evaluation axis for conveying the significance of activities: Learning the mindset and methodology of evaluation with the use of logic models
  https://cb2023-openlec1.peatix.com
  *Accepting applications
  Available period for viewing each archived lecture: Friday, March 29, 2024, untill 17:00
• Wednesday, November 15, 2023, 18:30 – 21:00
  Dialogue with practitioners: Art and expression created by a community. Learning from these experiments/practices
  *Scheduled to start accepting applications in mid-October
• Wednesday, January 10, 2024, 18:30 – 21:00
  Arts and culture and society: An overview of the value and position of arts and culture in society
  *Scheduled to start accepting applications in mid-December

Participation fee
Free

*Please note that personal information supplied at the time of application will be used by Arts Council Tokyo and the Arts Academy management office only for the purpose of running this lecture course, and the sending out of information about the course, in accordance with the privacy policy of Tokyo Metropolitan Foundation for History and Culture.
*Any questions, etc. entered in the advance question field on the application form will be used vis a vis lecture content. Please note we may not be able to reply to all questions during the lectures. Please also make use of the Q&A session in the second half of the lectures.
In addition, please note that questions, etc. may be used as reference for future programs/projects (for example in the creation of teaching material, etc.).

*Program details are subject to change.

【Faciliteter and adviser】

Tomonori Ogawa

　Photo by Yuri Yasuda ©Ko Na design
Tomoko Wakabayashi

【Lectures】

Yuriko Minamoto

Nozomu Ogawa

　Photo by Itaru Hirama
Masanori Aoyagi

In October 2023, Tokyo Metropolitan Government and Arts Council Tokyo (Tokyo Metropolitan Foundation for History and Culture) will conduct a full-scale launch of Tokyo Arts and Culture Consultation and Support Center (provisional title), which supports and empowers artists and cultural practitioners in their sustainable activities and from their onward. Collaborating with external specialists such as lawyers and licensed tax accountants, the center will provide comprehensive support to artists and practitioners in the field of arts and culture through three functions: (1) offering a consultation service (2) providing useful information and (3) offering learning initiatives.
*Lectures will be run by Tokyo Arts and Culture Consultation and Support Center

【Program contents/ interactive seminar application】
Consultation and Support Division, Initiatives and Grants Department
Arts Council Tokyo, Tokyo Metropolitan Foundation for History and Culture
TEL：03-6256-9237 (Weekday 10:00-18:00)
E-mail：artsacademy@artscouncil-tokyo.jp

【Application briefing and Open lectures application】

Open Network for Performing Arts Management (ON-PAM)
TEL: 080-8395-6124 (Weekday 10:00-18:00)
E-mail：act-artsacademy@onpam.net
URL：www.onpam.net