Echigo-Tsumari Australian Artist-in-Residence Program 2012

25 January 2012

Two Australian artists and one curator for the Echigo-Tsumari Artist-in-Residence Program 2012 (organised by the Echigo-Tsumari Art Triennale Executive Committee, supported by the Agency for Cultural Affairs), have been chosen through an open call. The residency will welcome Melbourne-based artists Jeremy Bakker and Ross Coulter, and curator Angela Pye. Visiting Japan in midwinter from Australia in midsummer, they will stay at the snowy village for a month and work together to create snow art. The residency starts from 30 January to 1 March. Their work will be presented at the "Snow Art Project" in Tokamachi city, Niigata Prefecture on 25 and 26 February.

Charity Concert for the Australia House Reconstruction Project

23 January 2012

A charity concert for the Australia House Reconstruction Project will be held by the International Culture Appreciation and Interchange Society. Inc. in Tokyo on Friday, 30 March 2012.

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Echigo Tsumari Artist-in-Residence Program 2012

Entries have now closed.

Thank you for your interest in this program and your submissions applying for the residency position. Entries have now closed.

Echigo-Tsumari Artist-in-Residence Program 2012

Deadline for entries: 18 December 2011

Applications are called for two Australian artists and one curator / researcher / coordinator for the "Echigo-Tsumari Artist-in-Residence Program 2012" (organised by the Echigo-Tsumari Art Triennale Executive Committee), which will be held in Tokamachi City, Niigata Prefecture, Japan between 30 January and 1 March 2012. The artists will create artworks using snow to be presented as part of the Snow Art Project 2012 to be held on 25 and 26 February 2012.

More information about the program guidelines and the application form are below.

Application Guidelines (PDF)
Application Form (DOC)

This program is supported by the Agency for Cultural Affairs, Government of Japan, in Fiscal Year 2011.

The information on the Australia-related activities to take place at Echigo-Tsumari will be kept updated on "What's On - newsletter" at the Australian Embassy Culture Centre website.

To receive information, please subscribe to the "What's On" monthly newsletter on Australian cultural events in Japan.

Australian Architect Selected to Design New Australia House

28 October 2011

Australian Embassy Tokyo website - News Centre

1st prize winner: Andrew Burns Architect (PDF 6.12MB)

Artist-in-Residence 2011 - Opening reception for Kim Anderson's exhibition "Skin"

7 August 2011

An official opening for Kim Anderson's solo exhibition was held at Matsudai Noubutai Gallery on 7 August after being postponed for a week due to the heavy rain that hit the Niigata region. Many people attended the reception, including Tokamachi City Mayor Yoshifumi Sekiguchi, General Director of Echigo-Tusmari Art Triennale Fram Kitagawa, people from Kotani Village where the artist stayed, as well as staff members from Noubutai, Kohebi-tai and Joetsu Japan-Australia Society. People interested in the open call for the Australia House Reconstruction Project who participated in the site inspection on that day joined the reception as well. The reception was a great success.

Kim's one-month Artist-in-Residence program in Eghigo-Tsumari would not have been completed successfully without the close collaboration of the local people. The party had a very warm atmosphere, with everyone having a lot to talk about regarding her stay in the community.

The exhibition finishes on Wednesday, 31 August. Please refer to the website for more details:
http://culture.australia.or.jp/en/events/view/377/

Media

30 July 2011

Australia House, Open call for Architecture Design Proposals was featured in the Australian Financial Review.

Read the newspaper article

Media

21 July 2011

Australia House, Open call for Architecture Design Proposals was featured in the Japan Times.

Read the newspaper article

Lecture by Mr Fram Kitagawa

19 July 2011

In May 2011 Mr Fram Kitagawa, Director-General, Echigo-Tsumari Art Triennale and Setouchi International Art Festival, gave a talk at the Art Gallery of New South Wales about the Echigo-Tsumari Art Triennale and Setouchi International Art Festival and how site specific artworks can build communities and change artists and audiences. (10:17)

http://www.youtube.com/user/ArtGalleryNSW#p/a/u/1/xn3myHkFAPw

'Australia House' - Open Call for Design Proposals Announced

5 July 2011

The Echigo-Tsumari Art Triennale Executive Committee announced the Open Call for Design Proposals for a new Australia House at their press conference launching the 2012 Echigo-Tsumari Art Triennale (ETAT) on 24 June 2011, in the presence of the Australian Ambassador to Japan.

As previously announced on this website, Australia House - which was established in 2009 - collapsed in the wake of the earthquake which hit the northern part of Nagano prefecture on 12 March 2011.

This Open Call for Design Proposals is aimed at selecting an appropriate architect or team of architects for the design of the new Australia House as one of the upcoming ETAT's main art projects in 2012.

The new Australia House will serve as a space for Australian artists to live, work and exhibit their artworks and as a base for cultural exchange and joint projects between Australian and Japan. In addition, the new Australia House will be a symbol of recovery from the earthquake and, therefore, it should be designed to reflect the best practice in disaster-prevention measures and consideration for the environment.

For further information of the Open Call, please refer to the ECHIGO-TSUMARI ART FIELD website.

Please refer to the press release from the Australian Embassy Tokyo regarding the Open call.
Australia House Design Competition Announced

Artist-in-Residence Program for 2011

16 June 2011

Ms Kim Anderson from Ballarat, Victoria, has been chosen as the Australian artist to participate in the Artist-in-Residence Program 2011 starting from July 2011.

Although the original Australia House collapsed in an aftershock on 12 March, this year the residency and the exhibition will proceed in another venue at Echigo-Tsumari.

Ms Anderson will participate in the residency from 7 July to 7 August, collaborating with the local community to create artworks. These will then be shown in an exhibition to be held from 1 - 31 August.

Artist's Biography

Artist's Diary

Australia House 2011

12 April 2011

To our great regret, Australia House in Urada, Tokamachi was severely damaged in an aftershock in the following day of the 11 March earthquake whose seismic centre was in the northern parts of Nagano prefecture. However, we believe it is important that the project proceeds in order to further strengthen the ties between Australia and Japan and the possibilities of this year's Artist-in-Residence program to continue at a different venue in the Echigo-Tsumari region are being explored by the organisers.

The information on the 2011 Artist-in-Residency program and other activities to take place at the Australia House will be kept updated on this website. To receive information, please subscribe to the "What's On" is a monthly newsletter on Australian cultural events in Japan.

The Australian Embassy Tokyo also issues "Japanese Art Scene Monitor",a bi-monthly newsletter on the Japanese contemporary art scene, which is intended to provide Australians with information that will allow them to interact with and participate in the Japanese art scene including opportunities for Australian artists.

Registration is easy from the Australian Embassy Tokyo's website.

Australia House - Artist-in-Residence Program 2011

Entries have now closed.

Thank you for your interest in this program and your submissions applying for the residency position. Entries have now closed.

Australia House: Artist-in-Residence Program 2011

Deadline for entries: 10 March 2011

Submissions are called for an Australian Artist for the "Australia House - Artist-in-Residence Program 2011", which will be held in Urada in Tokamachi City, Niigata Prefecture, Japan between 7 July and 31 August 2011. Australia House was established as part of the 2009 Echigo-Tsumari Art Triennale, providing a base to showcase Australian artwork in Japan. It also serves as a venue for exchange between Australians and the people of the Echigo-Tsumari region.

More information about the program guidelines and the application form as below.

Application Guidelines (PDF)
Application Form (PDF)