Events

JAAM Project: Japan Australia Art Musings

9 August 2010 - 31 August 2010

Six young art students from the University of Newcastle in Australia and Tama Art University in Japan are living and working together in the Australia House. The artworks that will result from this project are sure to provide a fascinating insight into both the similarities and the differences between the participants and their respective cultures.

Australia House

The Australia House in Echigo-Tsumari region is a base for cultural exchange between Australia and Japan and provides opportunities for collaboration between Australian and Japanese artists and communties.

Artists

The University of Newcastle: Fiona Lee, Nerida Ackland, Mandy Francis
Tama Art University: Saeko Shimojo, Keiichi Chigasaki, Hitomi Fukui

JAAM Project: Japan Australia Art Musings

Open Studio, Exhibition and Public Presentation
Date	9 August 2010 - 31 August 2010 Open Studio: Sat 14 August - Fri 20 August, 12:00 - 17:00 Exhibition: Mon 23 August - Tue 31 August, 10:00 - 17:00 Public Presentation: Sat 28 August, 14:00 - 16:00 Public presentation lecturers: Junichi Shioda (Aomori Museum of Art) Osamu Fukunaga (The National Art Center, Tokyo) Anne Graham (The University of Newcastle) Hiroji Noda (Tama Art University)
Venue	Australia House Urada 6682 Tokamachi Niigata, 942-1342 Website: http://echigo.australia.or.jp/directions.php
Admission	Free
Enquiries	Echigo Tsumari Information Centre Phone: 025-595-6688　(10:00 - 17:00) Fax: 025-595-6181

Workshop
Date	27 August 2010 "CHANGE THE WORLD - Language and Imagination" Collaborators: Yoshiaki Kaihatsu, Natsuko Kitamura, Miranda Lawry
	13:30 -
Venue	Urada Kokusetsu Kanri Centre Urada 2797 Tokamachi, Niigata (in front of Urada Primary School) Website: http://echigo.australia.or.jp/directions.php
Admission	Free
Enquiries	Echigo Tsumari Information Centre Phone: 025-595-6688 (10:00-17:00) Fax: 025-595-6181