Wall Art Festival 2014 Briefing Session
On May 13 (Tue) from 18:30 – 20:30, the briefing session for the Wall Art Festival 2014 was held.
The Wall Art Festival is a festival that began with the desire to do something for the education of children in India and to convey to the villagers what art can do and how much fun school can be. In the farming villages of India, school education is still limited, for there is little regard for educating children and many children are unable to attend school because their parents are away working in different provinces. With the aim of spreading education, artists from both Japan and India use as canvasses the classroom walls of schools in such small villages to paint modern art and traditional Indian wall paintings. The art festival has been held every year since 2010 at schools in India.
Using slides and videos, the briefing session at Tsukuba University reported on the 5th Festival held in 2014. Ichiro Endo, the futuristic artist and Akira Kamo, the painter, were invited as guest artists, as were Okazu-san (Kazunori Hamao), the India-coordinator of the project, and Akiko Ohkuni, the representative. The 4 of them were invited as guests. They spoke about why they are working on the educational support in India and about the effect art has on the support effort. The session was very enlightening and helpful for future guidance.
Before the briefing session, for about 1 hour from 16:30, there was a “Future Dragon Big Sky Kite” performance by Ichiro Endo. At the multi-purpose grounds of the Institute of Health and Physical Education, a chain of kites with dreams of Indian children drawn on was flown up in the Tsukuba sky!
Ichiro Endo’s “Mirai e Go (Go for Future)” was also on exhibit in the inner garden of the School of Art & Design building, setting the mood for the briefing session.
The next project will be the EARTH ART PROJECT on Aug. 10 and 11, 2015 at a school in Ladakh region where children of nomads go to school (5000m above sea level). The planning is already ongoing and participating artists have been decided. They are looking for 12 art volunteers who will be helping the artists with their works and holding workshops with the children while working on organizing the exhibition. Those who are interested please check out the website below. (Ono)
EARTH ART PROJECT Website
http://earth-art.info/volunteer-2014/
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Wall Art Festival http://wafes.net/
Wall Art Festival Blog http://blog.livedoor.jp/wall_art/
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Facebook page: Wall Art Festival https://www.facebook.com/pages/Wall-Art-Festival/369068276466528?fref=ts
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India x Art x Wall Art Festival 2014 Briefing Session in Tsukuba — Support through art and what has come out of the efforts.
An exhibition and briefing session of Wall Art Festival will be held again this year. The Wall Art Festival is a global educational support effort through art that began from the simple idea of wishing to convey to the children of India what art can do and how much fun school can be. Using the walls of a school in a small village in India as canvasses, artists from both Japan and India paint artworks of modern motifs and hold a festival. But it is not just about that. Why is it not monetary support or giving away goods, but support through art? Why are they able to hold such an enthusiastic festival? What are on the minds of the organizers, artists, volunteer staff that make them so passionate? The staff members in India and participating artists will relate their stories about how they overcame a number of obstacles, the objective and path of the project, and how the festival went on the day. Anyone with even a slight interest is welcome, so please come. (Ono)
India x Art x Wall Art Festival 2014 Briefing Session in Tsukuba — Support through art and the things that have come out of the efforts.
●Exhibition Date & Time: Apr. 30 (Wed) to May 13 (Tue), 2014, 9:00-18:00
Venue: 6A Entrance Gallery
●Briefing Session Date & Time: May 13 (Tue), 2014, Doors open at 18:00, Session from 18:30-20:30
Venue: 6A208
▼Free of charge
▼Guests: Akiko Ohkuni (Organizer), Okazu (Local Coordinator), Ichiro Endo (Artist), Akira Kamo (Artist)
Observation of Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station from the Ocean.
On Apr. 8, members of the CR inspected the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station from the ocean. We set sail from Hisanohama port in Iwaki-city, Fukushima prefecture on a fishing boat for about an hour and went as far as within 1 km from the nuclear power station. Contrary to our expectations, the dosimeter, which we took with us, read 0.07μSv/h, a low number, at a point where we were closest to the nuclear station. Juxtaposed to a steep cliff, the Daiichi Nuclear Power Station tells of the enormity of the damage by the tsunami. The observation tour was made possible by the cooperation of the captain of the boat Choeimaru, Mr. Hirokazu Ishii, who also appeared in the movie, “Iwaki Note (FUKUSHIMA VOICE)”. (Iida)
Tokyo Designers Week 2013: Upload of Team Introduction Images, Order of presentation announced.
The Aizu team
and Food Culture (Hojo) team created introduction videos for the Tokyo Designers Week 2013. The videos have been uploaded on You Tube. Please take a look.
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The Aizu team
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Food Culture (Hojo) team
On Nov. 3 (Sunday), 9:00-12:30, the presentation order of the exhibiting schools was announced, and the University of Tsukuba, Creative Reconstruction Project will go on 28th among the 30 schools. The venue is in the TDW dome. Please come to this event, too. (Hashimoto)
Tokyo Designers Week 2013, School Exhibition
The Aizu team and Food Culture (Hojo) team will show their works at the Tokyo Designers Week 2013, School Exhibition, which will begin on the 26th of this month. As an exploration to seek, through art and design, new lifestyles and values after the earthquake, a “Yagura tower” and “Kamado cooking stove” will be shown by the respective teams. Please come and visit us. (Iida)
Tokyo Designers Week 2013
Period: Oct. 26 (Saturday) – Nov. 4 (Monday, holiday), for 10 days.
Time: 11:00–21:00 (Final day till 20:00)
Venue: In front of Meiji Jingu Gaien, 2-3 Kasumigaoka-cho, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo 160-0013
Number of visitors: 120,000 (Expected)
Ticket: 2,500 yen (On the day)
* On Nov. 3, Sunday, students from each team will give a presentation in the dome at the TDW. The presentation time is from 9:00 till 12:30, but the exact time of the Tsukuba University teams’ turn is undetermined.
東京デザイナーズウィーク2013 学校作品展 (Link to Tokyo Designers Week 2013, School Exhibition)
“Wall Art Festival”
The exhibition, “India x Art x School, Wall Art Festival”, has started. Everyone is invited. Please come and see the exhibition. (Akagi)
Date & Time: Oct. 7, Monday ~ Oct. 15, Tuesday, 9:00~18:00
Venue: 6A Entrance Gallery
Panel Discussion: “Art inspired by communication and its possibilities”
Date & Time: Oct. 15, Tuesday, 18:30~20:30
Venue: Tsukuba University, 6A208
Contents: A panel discussion will be held, inviting as guests the organizers and participating artists of the Wall Art Project. After the event, a social gathering will be held at another venue.
*Everyone is invited to participate.
Summer Vacation Day Camp 2013 exhibition
The first day of Weekend Art School in Tsukuba. Feel, see and become Leonardo da Vinci!? was to learn drawing. Surrounded by a great number of motifs and people, during 2 exciting hours the students drew a still life on 38 by 54 centimeters drawing paper. These drawings are exhibited until August 29th (Thurs.) in the University of Tsukuba 30th Anniversary Hall. The children that could draw together with more than 100 students of Tsukuba city were quite nervous but made drawings reflecting creativity and freedom. Prizes went to Minato Ogawa, Naozumi Kobayashi, Takao Endo, Toki Kotabe and Hikari Suwa. If you have time, please come and visit the exhibition. (Ono)
Summer Vacation Day Camp 2013 exhibition
Wednesday, August 21st to Thursday, August 29th, 9:00am〜5:00pm (finishing at 2:00pm on the final day)
Location: University of Tsukuba 30th Anniversary Hall / International conference room
Weekend Art School in Tsukuba
On July 27 (Saturday) and 28 (Sunday) we held Weekend Art School in Tsukuba. Feel, see and become Leonardo da Vinci!? This weekend art school aimed at the elementary school students living in Fukushima took place in the University of Tsukuba and the Tsukuba Space Center. 15 teams of parents and children participated. During those two days, 6 workshops were organised around the theme of Leonardo Da Vinci, and the children as well as their parents and the professors, all have shared very rich and fun moments.
Leonardo da Vinci is famous for the wonderful paintings and drawings he made, but at times, he was also mathematician, mechanician, or scientist. Tsukuba is the location of the University of Tsukuba where one can learn art, and it is also the place of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) and many other research structures. This is the environment in which the children who participated in the workshops had a chance to have an insight into art and science, and became for a weekend the genius Leonardo Da Vinci. They went back to Fukushima transformed into Leonardi Da Vinci.
(Ono)
CR in action!
An interval exhibition between the Vision Formulation exercises and off-campus Challenge assignments has begun.
With the beginning of summer, the 7 teams have started to work on their projects in the various locations. The exhibition will show students interviews, and diaries of workshops and events, and visitors will be able to see the work in process of the various teams.
We will be waiting for your attendance.
“ CR in action ! ”
From June 25th
Location: Bldg 6A, Entrance Gallery
Call for participants !! Weekend Art School in Tsukuba
Weekend Art School in Tsukuba. Feel, see and become Leonardo da Vinci !?! is calling for participants. We are looking for junior high school students living in Fukushima prefecture to participate.
About 500 years ago, there was an artist called Leonardo da Vinci. He is famous for the wonderful paintings and drawings he made, but at times, he was also mathematician, mechanic, and scientist. While getting to know more about the contemporary art and the space science art taught at the University of Tsukuba, let’s imitate Leonardo and become a genius in science!! It is an art school over two days aimed at junior high school students living in Fukushima prefecture. Please come to Tsukuba and have fun.
For more details, please refer to the brochure. (Ono)
