Art projects bring together a variety of people to develop and foster cultural activities and projects within the everyday life of the community. Art projects restructure relationships between local people, connecting diverse spheres of life together.
In order to make the most of the characteristics of art projects, it is essential to create
“Kakawarishiro” is a coined word used in discussion on regional revitalization which broadly refers to a “social margin” – a situation or place in need of aid – that people attach themselves to in order to feel they are doing something with social value.
“Kakawarishiro” refers to a “social margin” allowing people to get involved in an activity or place. It means the space or leeway for people interested in a project or activity to get involved in their own way. Providing a variety of ways to get involved creates a platform for people of different generations and backgrounds to mix, creating a feeling of belonging for those involved. So how can we create the necessary “kakawarishiro” to make people feel ownership over a project and carry on with their activities? This Artpoint Meeting features guests from Mito and Kyoto to discuss two examples of how to create the necessary environments.
15:00-15:20 Opening “A framework to support the creation of community ties: Tokyo Artpoint Project and Minato City Cultural and Artistic Activities Support Project”
Speaker: Toshiki Miyazaki (Head of Arts and Culture, Kissport Zaidan), Risei Sato (Program Officer, Arts Council Tokyo)
15:20-16:00 Talk session 1 “Being a place to belong, and developing from there – The High School Students’ Weeks initiative”
Speaker: Yoshihiro Nakagawa (Educational Program Coordinator, Contemporary Art Gallery, Art Tower Mito)
Interviewer: Mami Tanaka (Vice Chairperson & Secretary General, NPO ST Spot Yokohama (a certified NPO)/researcher for Minato Support Program for Arts and Culture Activities)
Photo: Emi Nakata
■High School Students’ Weeks
High School Students’ Weeks began in 1993 as a program enabling high schoolers to visit exhibitions in Art Tower Mito’s Contemporary Art Gallery free of charge. In 2004 a no-charge cafe was established inside the Gallery. Run with the help of young people, the cafe hosts a variety of programs related to the exhibitions. Nowadays open to people of all ages, the cafe provides the young generation with the opportunity to encounter diverse people and values such as artists, gallery visitors, and volunteers through workshops on permanent/special exhibitions; reading and sewing; and the chance to participate in citizen-led extracurricular/club activities.
16:00-16:10 Break
16:10-16:50 Talk session 2 “Creating a place where people of various backgrounds can meet and work together – the Bazaar Cafe initiative”
Speaker: Asumi Hazama, Chie Matsuura (Bazaar Cafe)
Interviewer: Nikian Kawamitsu (Program Officer, Arts Council Tokyo)
■Bazaar Cafe
The Bazaar Cafe began in 1998 as a joint project between the United Church of Christ in Japan – Kyoto District, artists, citizen activists, university faculty members, missionaries, pastors, and others. The original aim of the project was to create a place for people from “different worlds” – people of different sexual orientation, age, nationality, etc. – to “coexist” in society. The project strives to provide a place for people to work through the running of the cafe and a gardening program, to engage in social issues and provide information on them, to be a networking place for groups and organizations, and to be a welcoming place for visitors.
16:50-17:30 Discussion
Moderator: Risei Sato
17:30-17:40 Closing
17:40-18:00 Social event
*Program is subject to change.
Free *Japanese sign language interpreting and speech-to-text app UD Talk available
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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
Saturday, December 14, 2024, 15:00-18:00（doors open 14:30）
Libra Hall, Minato City Gender Equality Center Libra
1F Minato Park Shibaura, Shibaura 1-16-1, Minato-ku, Tokyo
https://www.minatolibra.jp/access/
