NichiBei Creative Artists

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KATA -Karate x Digital Technology

Street Dance Meets Japanese Contemporary

The Journey Itself Home

Artistic restaurant exploring sustainability

NichiBei Kids Public Art Project

空手× デジタルテクノロジー「KATA」

2022.10.19

イベントレポート (Coleman)

日米ダンス合作：
ストリートとコンテンポラリー

2022.04.26

Facebook更新 (McKinney)

旅はすみか - The Journey Itself Home

2022.04.11

Facebook更新 (markasearch)

サステナビリティを探究するアートレストラン

2022.04.06

Facebook更新 (Schlesinger)

日米キッズ・パブリック・アートプロジェクト

2022.07.22

イベントレポート(Volta)

Introduction

日米芸術家交換プログラムは、日米友好基金（The Japan-U.S. Friendship Commission）と全米芸術基金（The National Endowment for the Arts）の主催のもと、日本の文化庁と国際文化会館の協力を得て、1978年より実施されています。

以後41年間に渡り、毎年米国を拠点とするアーティストが選出され、日本で文化・芸術の研修が行われてきました。2020-21年のプログラムでは発足以来初の試みとして、日米のアーティストがチームを組んで作品をつくり、2021年のオリンピック・パラリンピック開催時期に合わせて東京で展示・上演します。アートを通して長きに渡る日米の友好関係を記念する特別企画です。

Projects

01

空手 × デジタルテクノロジー「KATA」

2021年9月5日

動画配信

02

日米ダンス合作：コンテンポラリーとストリート

TBA

TBA

03

旅はすみか The Journey Itself Home

2021年7月27日-8月8日

世田谷美術館

04

サステナブル・アートレストラン

2021年8月31日

動画配信

05

日米キッズ・パブリックアートプロジェクト

2021年9月5日

動画配信

News

2021.10.19: 展示のお知らせ：日米キッズ・パブリックアートプロジェクト
2021.09.09: プレスリリース：日米友好基金とパナソニック株式会社が「日米芸術家交換プログラム」におけるパートナーシップを発表
2021.08.24: オンラインプレゼンテーションのお知らせ
2021.07.20: 展覧会のお知らせ（7/27-8/8）：旅はすみか —Journey Itself Home

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The Nichi Bei Creative Artists program brought tog

The Nichi Bei Creative Artists program brought together five teams of Japanese and American artists, who collaborated on fascinating international projects across a wide range of creative disciplines. And despite the challenges of working together long-distance during the pandemic, the teams created groundbreaking works, and forged lasting friendships and partnerships. The artists' projects explored the bond between Japan and the U.S. through contemporary dance (bit.ly/NichiBei_DanceVideo); honored the ten-year anniversary of the Fukushima 311 disaster through poetry, community engagement, and sound (journeyitselfhome.com); examined sustainability through the lens of food and agriculture (bit.ly/SenseOfPlace_Video); channeled children’s energy and emotions into collaborative public art installations (www.benvolta.com/united-by-emotions); and combined live music, animated video, brain-scanning technology, and Japanese karate into a multi-media performance (kataproject.org). To see videos that document all five Nichi Bei Creative Artists projects, visit bit.ly/NichiBei_Videos. The Nichi Bei Creative Artists Program is funded by @japanusfriendship, @neaarts and @i_house_japan - 国際文化会館. Support is also provided by Arts Council Tokyo, the Asahi Shimbun Foundation, the United States-Japan Foundation, the Government of Japan’s Agency for Cultural Affairs (Bunkacho), Setagaya City, and Setagaya Art Museum. Learn more at nichibei-artists.org/en/.

Two sculptures created by Nichi Bei Creative Artis

Two sculptures created by Nichi Bei Creative Artists fellow Jesse Schlesinger (@jesse_____singer) are featured in a recent article in @archdigest. Schlesinger is a California-based sculptor and designer who uses natural, foraged, and locally-sourced materials in his works. The Architectural Digest article describes a newly redesigned San Francisco home and its many artistic details, including a minimalist geometric sculpture by Schlesinger that sits atop the living room mantle. The house also includes a cypress wood sculpture by Schlesinger that serves as a nightstand in the primary bedroom. To read the full story and see pictures of the renovated home and Schlesinger’s work, visit architecturaldigest.com/story/this-san-francisco-renovation-is-an-artistic-and-cozy-mash-up. For his Nichi Bei Creative Artists project, Schlesinger teamed up with Kyoto-based chef and restaurant owner Masayo Funakoshi to explore themes of sustainability through the lens of food and agriculture. To watch a short documentary of their work together, visit. bit.ly/SenseOfPlace_Video and learn more about Schlesinger’s practice via Studio Ahead at bit.ly/SA_Schlesinger. The Nichi Bei Creative Artists Program is funded by @japanusfriendship, @neaarts and @i_house_japan - 国際文化会館. Support is also provided by Arts Council Tokyo, the Asahi Shimbun Foundation, the United States-Japan Foundation, the Government of Japan’s Agency for Cultural Affairs (Bunkacho), Setagaya City, and Setagaya Art Museum. Learn more at nichibei-artists.org/en/.

Pictures and videos posted by Tokyo artist @natsuk

Pictures and videos posted by Tokyo artist @natsukaendo highlight the creative process behind Journey Itself Home, an innovative project that commemorates the Fukushima 311 disaster. For years, Endo worked with her husband, artist Hiroyuki Abe, and California-based creative team @marksearchoakland (Sue Mark and Bruce Douglas) to honor the tenth anniversary of the disaster through poetry, sound, and community engagement; the artist team combined recorded stories from Fukushima survivors into a sonic haiku, which they shared with the public via interactive sound monuments at locations around Tokyo. Endo’s posts include early brainstorming sketches (bit.ly/Endo_Sketch), a picture she drew in response to an online event about the project (bit.ly/Endo_ZoomPic), beautifully detailed renderings of the Journey Itself Home sound monuments, videos that share portions of survivor stories used in the project (bit.ly/Endo_Stories), and a short video that shows the sound monuments en route to Tokyo’s Akasaka Hikawa Shrine for public viewing (bit.ly/Endo_Transport). To see all of Endo’s posts, visit instagram.com/natsukaendo, and learn more about the project at journeyitselfhome.com. The Nichi Bei Creative Artists Program is funded by @japanusfriendship, @neaarts and @i_house_japan - 国際文化会館. Support is also provided by Arts Council Tokyo, the Asahi Shimbun Foundation, the United States-Japan Foundation, the Government of Japan’s Agency for Cultural Affairs (Bunkacho), Setagaya City, and Setagaya Art Museum. Learn more at nichibei-artists.org/en/.

Years before @benvolta became a Nichi Bei Creative

Years before @benvolta became a Nichi Bei Creative Artists fellow, one of his murals traveled the streets of Philadelphia as part of a unique mobile art initiative. Volta worked with local young people to create the colorful mural “Bloom” on the wall of a Philadelphia supermarket; the large-scale public painting is made up of hundreds of smaller drawings that each represent the idea of home. In October 2018, “Bloom” and seven other local murals were reproduced, mounted on flatbed trucks, and driven through the city for the public to enjoy as part of Philadelphia’s Mural Arts Month; design elements from “Bloom” were also used to decorate several @lyft ride-share cars, which offered discounted rides to local art museums as part of the celebration. Learn more via @muralarts (bit.ly/MA_Bloom and bit.ly/MA_7Murals), @metrophilly (bit.ly/MP_Volta), and @phillyvoice (bit.ly/PV_Volta). For his Nichi Bei Creative Artists project, Volta worked with Japanese educator Cho Kuwakado to create the collaborative public art project “United By Emotions.” Volta and Kuwakado taught Japanese and American students to channel their energy and feelings into original works of art that were then assembled into beautiful public installations. Artwork from the project is on display at Panasonic Center Tokyo as part of a special partnership between @panasonic_corporation and @japanusfriendship. For more about that partnership, visit bit.ly/UnitedByEmotions_Panasonic; watch a video that features the project at bit.ly/NichiBei_United. The Nichi Bei Creative Artists Program is funded by @japanusfriendship, @neaarts and @i_house_japan - 国際文化会館. Support is also provided by Arts Council Tokyo, the Asahi Shimbun Foundation, the United States-Japan Foundation, the Government of Japan’s Agency for Cultural Affairs (Bunkacho), Setagaya City, and Setagaya Art Museum. Learn more at nichibei-artists.org/en/.

Registration is now open for The Winter Intensive

Registration is now open for The Winter Intensive 2023, an innovative dance conference led by Nichi Bei Creative Artists fellow Cameron McKinney, and hosted by the @universityatbuffalo. McKinney is the founder and artistic director of New York’s @kizunadance company; from January 20-22, McKinney will hold classes and workshops that teach Kizuna’s unique mix of contemporary floorwork, capoeira, and street dance. Participants in the Intensive will learn some of Kizuna’s signature dance pieces, and will be the first dancers outside of the company to perform the works; at the end of the Intensive, students will share their progress in front of a live audience. To learn more, see footage of previous Intensives, and register for the Winter Intensive 2023, visit cameronmckinneydance.com/winterintensive2023. For his Nichi Bei Creative Artists project, McKinney collaborated with renowned Japanese choreographer Toru Shimazaki to create a contemporary dance work that channels the unique bond between Japan and the United States, and includes individual stories from Japanese and American dancers. Watch a video documenting their collaboration at bit.ly/NichiBei_DanceVideo. The Nichi Bei Creative Artists Program is funded by the @japanusfriendship, @neaarts and @i_house_japan - 国際文化会館. Support is also provided by Arts Council Tokyo, the Asahi Shimbun Foundation, the United States-Japan Foundation, the Government of Japan’s Agency for Cultural Affairs (Bunkacho), Setagaya City, and Setagaya Art Museum. Learn more at nichibei-artists.org/en/.

Earlier this fall, renowned chef and Nichi Bei Cre

Earlier this fall, renowned chef and Nichi Bei Creative Artists team member @masayofunakoshi hosted a unique “Silent Dinner and Music” event at her Kyoto restaurant Farmoon. During the meal, guests enjoyed a delicious raw food menu and live acoustic music, but did not engage in conversation, or use mobile phones or cameras. As a result of this quiet, shared experience, diners focused intensely on the food itself, and were able to deeply experience their dishes’ tastes and textures, Funakoshi described. Once the meal was complete, conversations resumed, and attendees discussed the rich sensory experience of sharing a silent dinner together. To learn more and see pictures from the event, visit bit.ly/SilentDinner_1, bit.ly/SilentDinner_2, and bit.ly/SilentDinner_3. For her Nichi Bei Creative Artists project, Funakoshi collaborated with California artist and woodworker @jesse_____singer to examine sustainability through the lens of food and agriculture. Watch a short documentary film of their work at bit.ly/SenseOfPlace_Video. The Nichi Bei Creative Artists Program is funded by @japanusfriendship, @neaarts and @i_house_japan - 国際文化会館. Support is also provided by Arts Council Tokyo, the Asahi Shimbun Foundation, the United States-Japan Foundation, the Government of Japan’s Agency for Cultural Affairs (Bunkacho), Setagaya City, and Setagaya Art Museum. Learn more at nichibei-artists.org/en/.

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