Call for project proposals for OPEN SITE 9 by Tokyo Arts and Space (TOKAS)
TOKAS (Tokya Arts and Space) has supported artists throughout their careers through open call exhibitions, exhibitions of contemporary artists, and international fellowships. Now TOKAS is accepting project proposals for OPEN SITE 9, which will take place at TOKAS Hongo from November 2024 to February 2025.
We are looking for projects that explore new forms of expression or art/culture that reflect society's current state.
Tokyo Arts and Space is an arts center dedicated to the creation and promotion of contemporary artistic expression from Tokyo and supports a wide spectrum of artistic activities including crossover and experimental projects. Established in 2001 as Tokyo Wonder Site (TWS), an initiative for the support and nurturing of young artists, it was renamed Tokyo Arts and Space in 2017.
Tokyo Arts and Space (TOKAS) is now calling for project proposals for OPEN SITE 9, which will be held at TOKAS Hongo from November, 2024 to February, 2025 and looking for creative projects which explore new expression/art/culture reflecting the contemporaneous sociality.
[Application Deadline]
2024/3/30 (Sat) *JST
[Application Overview] Proposal must fulfill all conditions below.
(1) Projects that can be realized using a space such as: Exhibitions, Installations, Research presentations, Performing arts, Films and Audio-visual works, Lectures, Symposiums or Workshops and any other projects which are related to above or combined projects.
(2) Projects which explore new expression/art/culture reflecting the contemporaneous sociality.
(3) Projects which are well structured and have unique originalities.
[Format of presentation]
A. Exhibition (Exhibition period: about a month / Admission: Free of charge)
B. Performance (Execution period: 6 days/ Ticket price must be set)
C. dot (Execution period: 6 days / Admission: Free of charge)
[Support by TOKAS]
Please refer the application outline for the details.
(1) Providing a space at TOKAS Hongo for projects for free of charge.
(2) Providing a subsidy for productions of works and projects as follows.
A. Exhibition: 400,000 JPY
B. Performance: 200,000 JPY
C. dot: 100,000 JPY
(3) Installation support for the Exhibition projects/ Stage operation support of 200,000 JPY for the Performance projects.
(4) Transportation cost will be provided: Max 200,000 JPY for the Exhibition and Performance projects, max 20,000 JPY for the dot projects.
(5) The ticket revenue of each project will be given as artist fee. *Performance projects only.
(6) Publication of exhibition catalog *Exhibition projects only.
(7) TOKAS Residency as accommodation for those who live in places far from Tokyo. *Exhibition and Performance projects.
(8) Assisting a part of PR and management of the project.
[Venue]
Tokyo Arts and Space Hongo
2-4-16 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo
[Execution Period]
Part 1: 2024/11/23 (Sat) – 2024/12/22 (Sun)
Part 2: 2025/1/11 (Sat) – 2025/2/9 (Sun)
*Closed on Mondays (except national holiday)
[Jury Members]
KISHIMOTO Kako (Director, BUoY)
KOBAYASHI Haruo (Director, blanClass)
HATANAKA Minoru (Chief curator, NTT InterCommunication Center [ICC])
KONDO Yuki (Program Director, Tokyo Arts and Space)
[Application Fee]
Free
For more information, please visit:
https://willap.jp/t?r=AAAJGAhUayNQBi.gLrAOLSgtKcqKxJTUiCdCpQ
Art Week of Tokyo - Citywide initiative showcases Tokyo’s leading art spaces
Art Week Tokyo is inaugurating an expanded edition this November in collaboration with Art Basel. Organized by Japan Contemporary Art Platform with the Tokyo Metropolitan Government and Art Week Tokyo Mobile Project Organizing Committee, with support from Japan’s Agency for Cultural Affairs, Art Week Tokyo is scheduled for November 3–6, 2022, with VIP events starting on November 1.
After holding a successful soft-launch edition that welcomed more than 20,000 visitors across 50 participating spaces in 2021, Art Week Tokyo is inaugurating an expanded edition this November in collaboration with Art Basel. Organized by Japan Contemporary Art Platform with the Tokyo Metropolitan Government and Art Week Tokyo Mobile Project Organizing Committee, with support from Japan’s Agency for Cultural Affairs, Art Week Tokyo is scheduled for November 3–6, 2022, with VIP events starting on November 1.
This year’s edition of Art Week Tokyo will feature an expanded line-up of participants and events, offering four days of coordinated programming across 52 of Tokyo’s leading museums, galleries, and alternative spaces. In addition, Art Week Tokyo will feature a wider range of VIP events and programs as well as a new, free mobile app with custom maps and real-time updates. All participating venues will once again be connected via a complimentary bus service. As Tokyo’s most ambitious citywide initiative for contemporary art to date, Art Week Tokyo will make one of the world’s most exciting and dynamic art scenes more accessible than ever before.
Atsuko Ninagawa, Cofounder and Director of Art Week Tokyo and Owner and Director of Take Ninagawa, said:
“Art Week Tokyo is a celebration of the diversity, resilience, and conviviality of Tokyo’s art scene. The enthusiastic response from participating venues and the tremendous support we have received from the Tokyo Metropolitan Government and Agency for Cultural Affairs reflects a commitment across all levels of the art community to come together to grow our art ecosystem and enhance its accessibility to broad audiences for contemporary art. The organizational expertise of the Art Basel team has been invaluable in helping us produce an event that will make Tokyo one of the leading destinations for contemporary art in Asia and beyond.”
Photo by Katsuhiro Saiki
About Atsuko Ninagawa
Atsuko Ninagawa is the owner and director of the gallery Take Ninagawa, Tokyo, and the co-founder and director of Art Week Tokyo. Established in 2008, Take Ninagawa is dedicated to promoting emerging and historically significant Japanese artists in a cross-generational, international framework, and to organizing projects with international artists that respond to the Japanese context. Atsuko Ninagawa is on the selection committee of Art Basel Hong Kong and is one of the collaborators behind South South, a new platform for art from the Global South that launched in February 2021.
Adeline Ooi, Director Asia of Art Basel, said:
“We are delighted to renew our collaboration with Art Week Tokyo for this citywide celebration of Tokyo’s thriving arts and cultural scene. Extending our support of this initiative is a natural next step aligned with our deep appreciation for Tokyo’s art and gallery community, and our long-term commitment to strengthening the flourishing art ecosystems across Asia."
A website with full details about participating venues and programs will launch in September 2022.
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