“Supporting Contemporary Japanese Art – Future and Legacy” International Symposium

The National Art Center, Tokyo

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2017 marks the 50th anniversary of the Japanese Government Overseas Study Program for Artists. The Agency for Cultural Affairs of Japan will convene a two-day symposium for research into future cultural diplomacy in support of artists, with a focus on visual arts. Japanese and international artists, curators and researchers will come together to share information on the situation surrounding young artists and art archives. This event aims to cultivate and evaluate the work of artists, and to discuss and verify prospects for supporting emerging artists.

[Event Details]
Day 1: Support Systems for Emerging Artists in Europe
Event Dates: January 13 (Fri) 13:00-18:00
Venue: The National Art Center
Speakers: Aiko Miyanaga (artist), Youki Hirakawa (artist), Ryoko Sekiguchi (writer, artist), Jonathan Watkins (Director, Ikon Gallery, Birmingham, UK), Markus Wernhard (Director, Goethe-Institut Villa Kamogawa, Kyoto), Pascal Beausse (Head of the photographic collections, Centre national des arts plastiques, Paris)
Chair: Yoshiyuki Oshita (Principal Consultant, Center for Arts Policy & Management, Mitsubishi UFJ Research and Consulting Co., Ltd.)

Day 2: Contemporary / Art / Archives: Deposit, Output, Activation
Event Dates: January 14 (Sat) 13:00-18:00
Venue: Keio University Mita Campus South School Building Hall(5F)
Speakers: Farah Wardani (Assistant Director, Resource Centre, National Gallery of Singapore), Jo Melvin (Director, Estate of Barry Flanagan, Reader in Archives and Special Collections at Chelsea College of Arts, University of the Arts London)
Case Studies (tentative): Mono-ha (Tama Art University + Museum of Modern Art, Saitama), Gutai (Osaka City Museum of Modern Art, Planning Office), VIC and Documentation of Art in 1970s Japan (Keio University Art Center), Sagacho Exhibit Space, Sogetsu Art Center (Sogetsu Foundation & Keio University Art Center), Architecture (National Archives of Modern Architecture)
Chair: Yohko Watanabe (Professor and Curator, Keio University Art Center)

*Events in Japanese & English (simultaneous interpretation provided)
Admission: Free (Advance reservation required)
Capacity: 200

Organized by: Agency for Cultural Affairs, Government of Japan
Supported by: The National Art Center, Tokyo, Keio University Art Center, Goethe Institut, Ambassade de France au Japon / Institut français du Japon - Tokyo

Schedule	Jan 13 (Fri) 2017-Jan 14 (Sat) 2017  Opening Hours Information Hours 10:00-18:00 Closes at 20:00 on Fridays and Saturdays. Closed Tuesday Open on a public holiday Tuesday but closed on the following day. Closed during the New Year holidays.
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Website	http://zaiken50.jp/en/
Venue	The National Art Center, Tokyo http://www.nact.jp/english/
Location	7-22-2 Roppongi, Minato-ku, Tokyo 106-8558 Open with a Map App
Access	Direct walk from exit 6 at Nogizaka Station on the Chiyoda line, 4 minute walk from exit 7 at Roppongi Station on the Hibiya or Toei Oedo line.
Phone	03-5777-8600
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