Printmaking Workshop

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A workshop entitled “Let’s Print with our Family!!” was held at The Museum of Modern Art, Ibaraki, on Saturday April 27.
Participants were asked to think of a symbol to represent their family, and they printed it onto T-shirts using silkscreen printing. We rarely have such an opportunity to cooperate with our family to create an object, and the participants all appeared to enjoy themselves very much.
At the end of the workshop, the families put on their matching T-shirts and took photos to remember the experience. We hope this can be a great conversation starter for families to discuss with each other. (Akagi)



Ingo Gunther Exhibition “RE-Nature”

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The exhibition from Ingo Gunther, “RE-Nature,” is currently underway, and displays works related to Mr. Gunther’s project to turn the concrete block walls on Japan’s coastlines into manmade islands. He is strongly committed to bringing back a more natural appearance and proposes ideas such as turning Tetrapods green, as well as displaying works from deep sea photography in Japan’s oceans. We can also witness the way he aims to lead this problem to a solution from an artist’s viewpoint. We hope everyone will come and see the exhibition. (Hashimoto)
Venue: University of Tsukuba, Bldg. 6A, Room 208
Date & time: April 19 (Fri) 16:45-18:00 *Anyone is welcome to attend. The lecture will be conducted with the help of an interpreter.
Venue: University of Tsukuba, Bldg. 6A, Entrance Gallery
Date & time: April 19 (Fri) to May 2 (Thurs), 10:00-17:00






Exhibition of Activities: “The Earthquake and Art”

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This project has been underway since April 2013, and is s a project for the University of Tsukuba art department to support recovery for the areas affected by the Great East Japan Earthquake, and the people there. An exhibition summarizing the past year’s activities of the University of Tsukuba’s Creative Reconstruction Project, called “The Earthquake and Art,” will be held at The Museum of Modern Art, Ibaraki.

The Earthquake and Art: University of Tsukuba Creative Reconstruction Project Activities Exhibition
Venue: The Museum of Modern Art, Ibaraki Duration: March 27 to May 19, 2013

Website of The Museum of Modern Art, Ibaraki:
http://www.modernart.museum.ibk.ed.jp/exhibition/art/index.html

In an affiliated project, a workshop entitled “Let’s Print with our Family!!” will be held as described below. Anyone wishing to participate must apply in advance.
Date & Time: April 27, 2013 (Sat), from 10am
Venue: The Museum of Modern Art, Ibaraki, Basement Classroom (participation is free; please bring an item of clothing to print on)
Participants: 10 elementary students, with a parent or guardian each

*People hoping to participate should send a return postcard to the museum with the words “I want to participate in “Let’s Print with our Family!!” as well as the following information on the message side: (1) address (2) names and ages of participants (3) telephone number. On the return side, please print (1) your address and (2) the name of the representative. Participants will be chosen by lottery from all the postcards received.

Postcards must arrive at the Museum of Modern Art, Ibaraki by Friday April 12.

Workshop information site

http://www.modernart.museum.ibk.ed.jp/event/lecture2/index.html#lecture_04



Meeting with people associated with Fukushima

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We were lucky to receive visits from four people to the University of Tsukuba to speak about the activities they have been conducting to support Fukushima Prefecture through art. They were Megumi Kobayashi from the Fukushima Museum, artist Hikari Fujishiro, Shinya Suwa from the Fukushima Prefecture Cultural Promotion Department, and Yasunao Kawanobe from the Fukushima Museum. They also gave us advice about CR project activities for the future. It was an extremely valuable experience and we appreciated hearing from them. (Kataoka)

Japanese Lacquer Art Festival

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We apologize for the late announcement. Project members Pr. Takuro Osaka and Pr. Katsuto Miyahara will participate in the Japanese Lacquer Art Festival taking place in both Aizawa-Wakamatsu and Kitakata.

Japanese Lacquer Art Festival website:

October 6, 2012 (Saturday) through November 23, 2012 (Friday)

* The works of Pr. Osaka and Pr. Miyahara will be exhibited in the Niju-Magura event space

REPORT: Symposium on Disaster Prevention and Recovery of Japan

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The CR Project and the activities it engenders were presented during the Symposium on Disaster Prevention and Recovery of Japan: Contribution of Knowledge, Creation of Living Spaces Safe and Secured — Rokko Symposium on Disaster Recovery (Kamisu Hiraizumi Community Center; October 14, 2012). The forum was widely attended by roughly 100 citizens and researchers. When guests inquired about the workshop and showed interest in our support of the program we realized how high the concern of individuals outside the university was.
Moreover, prior to that day, we had a chance to introduce the project’s education ideas and plans during seminars, and as with the symposium, attendees expressed curiosity regarding the methods we incorporated to foster the classes and their outputs.
Another conference is scheduled for November 25, 2012 (Sunday) in Kenpoku during which Pr. Osaka will take the rostrum. We hope to see you there. [Yamamoto]
Related website:

related homepage
http://www.tsukuba.ac.jp/topics/20121015145938.html

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WEBSITE INAUGURATION

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Launch of the CR project’s webpage

We are proud to present the website for the Creative Reconstruction Project! This page will serve as a platform for announcements and reports related to the program. For reference, this project will be commonly called the « CR Project », as an abbreviation of « Creative Reconstruction Project ». (Kataoka)