Creative City Yokohama-20th Anniversary-Let's go to Yokohama, which is exciting with art!

Minatono Art 2021 Motomachi Shopping Street, Photo: Togenta

An art workshop that can be enjoyed by children and adults, planned by "Minatono Art", which has provided a place for people who live in art, such as artists and galleries, in the town of Yokohama. In the same venue, there is also an exhibition of large art works, and you can appreciate them, move your hands, and create your own art works. Spend time immerse yourself in art in a creative space full of creativity.

▶Date: Saturday, July 6, 2024, Sunday, July 7, 2024
▶Time: From 10:00 to 17:00
▶Venue: Yokohama City Hall Atrium (6-50-10 Honmachi, Naka-ku)
▶Application: Not required
▶Participation fee: Requirements (depending on the workshop.) For more information, please refer to the following website.

BankART Under35 2024

A solo exhibition series introducing artists under the age of 35. This time, we will hold a solo exhibition of 6 artists by open call for participants. Through the exhibition, one or more works will be sold, the press will be criticized, and the next exhibition will be selected as the next exhibition (work), and the exhibition will be aimed at the next step of the artists.
▶Date: The first period from Friday, June 28, 2024 to Sunday, July 21
　　　 The second period from Friday, August 2, 2024 to Sunday, August 25
　　　 3rd Friday, August 30, 2024 to September 23 (Mon / holiday)
　　　 ※Closed during the exhibition period. For details, please refer to the following URL.
▶Time: From 11:00 to 19:00
▶Venue: BankART KAIKO (5-57-2 Kitanakadori, Naka-ku, KITANAKA BRICK & WHITE 1F)
▶Details: https://www.bankart1929.com/u35/ (external site)

I heard Michihiro Shimabukuro music

Under the title "I heard music", we will hold an exhibition composed of works related to sound and music. Until now, Shimabukuro has collaborated with composers Makoto Nomura and Takehisa Kosugi, musicians Kashin, Moreno Verozo, Art Linzei, and Brazilian barrenist He Pentista. Approximately 10 pieces, including "Cuban Samba", which was unveiled for the first time in Japan, and works that have never been announced in the Kanto area, will meet in the underground space of BankART Station.

▶Date: From Thursday, July 4, 2024 to September 23 (Monday, National Holiday)
　※Closed during the exhibition period. For details, please refer to the following URL.
▶Time: 11:00 to 19:00 (11:00 to 22:00 only from July 4 to 6)
▶Venue: BankART Station (1F B1F, Shintakashima Station, Minato Mirai Line, Minatomirai 5-1, Nishi-ku)
▶Details: https://bankart1929.com/shimabuku/ (external site)

Kazuma Horie "Niina Terrace", Photo: Tomamine

At Zounohana Terrace, we will introduce Kazuma Horie in the 12th exhibition series (ZOU-NO-HANA GALLERY SERIES), which aims to create opportunities to meet artists' expressions on a daily basis. Horie is a writer who creates works by disassembling and reassembling the act of drawing. I arrange objects in the space as if I put paint on a canvas and make it a single painting work. We will try to create dialogues and actions with visitors by intervening objects. During the exhibition period, Horie's writers will also gather and hold a Marche and workshop, wrapping the elephant's nose terrace with Horie's world view.
▶Date: From Tuesday, July 2, 2024 to Sunday, July 21, 2024
▶Time: From 10:00 to 18:00
▶Venue: Elephant's nose terrace (1-1 Kaigan-dori, Naka-ku)
▶Admission free
▶Details: https://zounohana.com/events/post-7115/ (external site)

Snack zonohana

At Zonohana Terrace, the opening hours will be extended on Friday, July 5 and Saturday, July 6, and special night opening will be held at the same time as Tokyo Gendai. There is also a time when artist Kazuma Horie, who is holding an exhibition during the period, will stay, and it will be a place for interaction with visitors. In addition, on Saturday, July 6th, "Snack Sonohana" will be held at the same time to enjoy the elephant nose cafe with a special menu and DJ time. Please enjoy the interaction between artists and visitors.
▶Date: Friday, July 5, 2024, Saturday, 6th
▶Time: From 10:00 to 22:00
▶Venue: Elephant's nose terrace (1-1 Kaigan-dori, Naka-ku)　
▶Admission free (actual cost of eating and drinking)
▶Details: http://www.zounohana.com (external site)

2023 Soil, acrylic resin, charcoal, pencil, valve pattern, 9 wooden panels 325 x 390 cm (variable) Yokohama-bijutsukan Kura (Yokohama Shinkin Bank's 100th anniversary donation: Osamu Sakamoto:

Yokohama-bijutsukan will hold a three-day special exhibition of contemporary artist Yusuke Asai's new work "To the Forest of eight million". This work was newly added to the Yokohama-bijutsukan Collection by commissioning Yusuke Asai to produce the work using donations sent to the Yokohama Cultural Fund in 2023 as a project to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the establishment of the Yokohama Shinkin Bank. Please take a look at this work, which mainly uses soil in Yokohama City as a painting material, and has created exchanges with many people and places.
▶Date: From Friday, July 5, 2024 to Sunday, July 7, 2024
▶Time: From 12:00 to 17:00
▶Venue: Yokohama-bijutsukan Gallery 5 (3-4-1 Minatomirai, Nishi-ku)
▶Viewing fee: Free of charge
※Please be careful: During the exhibition period, except for Gallery 5, the room will be closed, and only this work can be viewed.
Details: https://yokohama.art.museum/ (external site)

KOGANECHO NOW

　The Koganecho Area Management Center offers an artist-in-residence program for artists, craftsmen, designers, architects, and others in Japan and overseas who are active in various fields. More than 50 artists are always making stays using dozens of studios spread throughout the city.
　In this exhibition, we will introduce the works of 21 of the artists currently participating in the Koganecho Artist-in-Residence Program.
　Please take a look at "The Now of Koganecho"!

▶Date: From Friday, July 5, 2024 to Sunday, July 7, 2024
▶Time: From 14:00 to 18:00
▶Venue: Subway Studio Site-A Gallery, Yamamoto Apartment
▶Participating artist: Kim Goun, Daisuke Terashima, Mikio, Kentaro Taki, Runashawa Ota, Akizuki, Shisei Hashimura, Asami Kiuchi, Mihiten Uda, Yang Situation, Mamoru Hinuma, Terunuma Akiko, Miya Kaneko, Steve Frost, Biko Condo, Yuichi Sakai, Beni, Yoshikazu Sakai, Kone
▶Details: https://koganecho.net/event/20240705_0707_koganechonow (outside site)

Mika Kuraya (Director of Yokohama-bijutsukan)

Mika Kuraya, Director of Yokohama-bijutsukan, will talk about the highlights of the 8th Yokohama Triennale and the relationship between contemporary art and cities and people.
In recent years, attention has been paid to the positive effects of art appreciation and creative expressions on the mind and body, and Yokohama City University's Minds1020Lab, which is conducting research on the effects of contemporary art on human minds, will be invited to have a cross talk.
※This event is a project of the International Exhibition Subcommittee on Contemporary Art, Creative City Network Japan (CCNJ).

▶Date and time: Thursday, May 23, 2024 From 13:30 to 15:20
▶Participation fee: Free of charge
▶Application: Not required

ACY 15th Anniversary Forum Photo: Ryusuke Ohno

At the start of the Creative City School, which will be held by Yokohama City University in 2024, we will look back on the development of creative city policies in Japan so far and the 20 years of Yokohama City's creative city policies celebrating its 20th anniversary this year. In addition, we will discuss the possibilities of creative city policies in the future.
※This event will be held face-to-face (atrium on the 1st floor of Yokohama City Hall) and online.

▶Date and time: From 14:00 to 17:00 on Friday, May 24, 2024
▶Participation fee: Free of charge
▶Application: Required
Please apply from the application form (outside site).

OPEN!15 Out of Kannai OPEN!15 "Business Person and Creator Power Brunch" Photo: Eiichi Koizumi

Yokohama City will present research and research on the results of the 20-year creative city policy jointly conducted by Yokohama City University, Yokohama National University, and Kanagawa University, and conduct cross talks between the three universities and guests based on that. In addition, we share the 20-year reach and current situation of Creative City Yokohama, and think and draw the appearance of "One Yokohama Citizen's Day" 20 years later, when creativity is being utilized in various everyday situations. Perform a workshop to draw.

▶Date and time: Friday, May 24, 2024 from 18:00 to 20:00
▶Participation fee: Free of charge
▶Application: Workshop only required (application is not required for auditing only)
Please apply from the application form (outside site).

Michika Isozaki Meeting Dome 2004-2024

A large air dome (Yokohama Meeting Dome) with a height of about 12 x 18m and a height of 5m appears in the city hall atrium. Participants will capture and paste their life-size silhouette to complete the dome. By all means, why don't you play with your avatar floating on a large dome that appears in the hall of the city hall?
※This project is a participatory art event held by BankART1929, Koganecho Area Management Center, and Zonohana Terrace in Yokohama City to commemorate the 20th anniversary of the creative city of Yokohama.

▶Date and time: From 10:30 to 19:00 on Saturday, May 25, 2024
▶Participation fee: Free of charge
▶Application: Not required

Image: Steep slope studio x Shun Sasa, "Drinking milk"

There will be an art workshop provided by the performing arts base in Mt. Noge, "Speed Slope Studio", and "studio oowa", which is engaged in collaborative projects between children with intellectual disabilities and artists and creating places to stay.
▶Schedule:
★Discerning lab
From 13:00 to 15:30 on Saturday, April 27, 2024
From 11:00 to 15:30 on Sunday, April 28, 2024
★Anyone over elementary school age can participate! Theater workshops that parents and children can participate.
※Participation will be limited to one day. Please bring your own lunch and drinks.
From 11:00 to 15:30 on Saturday, April 27, 2024 ※Presentation from 15:00
From 11:00 to 15:30 on Sunday, April 28, 2024 ※Presentation from 15:00
▶Venue: Atrium on the first floor of Yokohama City Hall
▶Detailed URL (outside site)

We will openly produce and exhibit the goddess "The statue of Heinwere" appearing in Indonesian mythology. The surface of the work is made of soil, and the fragmented female image lying on the back changes over time due to rain, sunlight and wind. There will also be a public production / talk event by artists and a workshop (outside site) where you can experience the production of works.
　
▶Schedule: From Saturday, April 13, 2024 to 19 (Mon./holiday)
▶Venue: Zonohana Park
▶Detailed URL (outside site)

Exhibition planning by members of the Port Journey Project (PORT JOURNEYS), an international exchange project with port towns around the world. It conveys the perspective of acting positively toward the future in response to environmental problems that are becoming increasingly serious on a global scale. At the venue, there will be a video and sound installation work "I WAS" and a group of works that express ideas for actions that can be done now to connect the earth to the future.
　
▶Schedule: From Friday, May 10, 2024 to Sunday, June 9, 2024
▶Venue: Elephant's nose terrace
▶Detailed URL (outside site)

During the Yokohama Triennale, artists, creators, and artists will gather in a corner of Yokohama Creative COOP, a shop area that is open for a limited time at BankART KAIKO to open a place for exchange on the theme of "creation", "city" and "Yokohama".
　
▶Schedule: Every Saturday from March 30, 2024 to Saturday, June 1, 2024
▶Venue: BankART KAIKO
▶Detailed URL (outside site)

Yukinori Yanagi "Ground Transposition, 1987/2016" Photo: Tatsuhiko Nakagawa

Based on BankART Station (5-1, Minatomirai, Nishi-ku, Shintakashima Station B1F), BankART Life7 operates in three districts around Kannai, Minatomirai, and Yokohama Port Said. We would like you to participate in the exhibition "tours around various maps". By changing the focus of architecture, public art, sea, people, etc., you can unravel the appearance of different cities. Please refer to the following URL for details on the tour schedule and venue.
　
▶Detailed URL (outside site)
※Click here for the BankART Life7 special website (outside site).

Construction under the elevated rock kaku

New exhibitions by Rintaro Hashiguchi, Risa Sato, and Jun Honma will begin on Sunday, March 31. Works that dynamically utilize the huge outdoor space "Rockkaku" under the overpass between Koganecho Station and Hinodecho Station on the Keikyu Line will be developed. Overseas artists' stay production will begin in April, and will be released sequentially. Some works change during the exhibition period.
　
▶Schedule: From Friday, March 15, 2024 to Sunday, June 9, 2024
▶Venue: Studios around the underpass studio between Hinodecho Station and Koganecho Station on the Keikyu Line and others
▶Detailed URL (outside site)

The 8th Yokohama Triennale Exhibition Landscape SIDE CORE "big letters, small things", 2024, acrylic paint, poster photography: Ryusuke Ohno

An international exhibition of contemporary art once every three years. Artists from various countries and regions will carry out a variety of exhibitions and programs under the theme of "Wild grass: I live here now."
　
▶Schedule: From Friday, March 15, 2024 to Sunday, June 9, 2024
▶Venue: Yokohama-bijutsukan, former Dai-ichi Bank Yokohama Branch, BankART KAIKO, Queen's Square Yokohama, Motomachi-Chukagai Station
▶Detailed URL (outside site)

A world-class international art fair featuring galleries from Japan and abroad, celebrating its second year in 2024. Gallerys from all over the world gather not only in Japan but also around the world, including buying and selling contemporary art, talk programs and events.
　　
▶Schedule: From Friday, July 5, 2024 to Sunday, July 7, 2024　※VIP preview will be held on Thursday, 4th
▶Venue: Pacifico-yokohama C.D Hall
▶Detailed URL (outside site)