Contemporary Art Gallery

RELATED EVENTS

1. Artist Talk

Guy Ben-Ner Participating artist Guy Ben-Ner will talk about his own works on his first museum presentation in Japan.
Date: Oct. 25, 2008 (Sat)
Time: 2:30 to 3:30 p.m.
Fee: Included in the exhibition admission (Numbered tickets will be issued for the first 100 persons at the gallery entrance starting at 1:30 p.m. on Oct. 25).

2. Genki Mito Creation Art and Culture Rejuvenation Project Family Art Program

Separate workshops will be conducted by three exhibiting artists. We are also calling for on-site facilitators to act as intermediaries between the artists and workshop participants.
1) Shinji Ohmaki
"Where Have the Flowers Gone? Secret Flower Gardens”
Participants will search for various shapes and forms related to Mito and the exhibition, making molds and models from them, and finally adding their own creations to Ohmaki’s sprawling floor piece in the gallery.
Dates and times:
- November 29, 10:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
- November 30, 10:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.
Venue: Conference Hall and Contemporary Art Gallery, ATM
Target: Visitors who can participate on both days (parents and children, etc.)

2)Yoshinari Nishio "Family Uniforms"
Participants (family members, friends, companions, etc) will create “uniforms” for themselves through group discussions, and then cut, paste, and sew together pieces from a collection of old clothes.
Date and time: December 7, 1:00 to 5:00 p.m.
Venue: Mito City Gender Equal & Culture Center BEYOND
Target: Groups of family members or friends of 2 to 4 persons

3) KOSUGE1-16 "Game"
Participants will take part in a tournament consisting of bicycle races and huge table soccer games taken from the exhibited works. Communication and interaction between participants will be promoted through this fun activity.
Date and time: December 14, 1:30 to 4:30p.m.
Venue: Contemporary Art Gallery, ATM
Target: Teams of family members or friends consisting of 4 to 6 persons each (elementary school pupils and older)

3. Pre-school Program

A model-making and art appreciation workshop targeted at nursery school pupils and kindergarteners. This year’s workshop will focus on appreciating the works and hands-on experience with art from “Happiness in Everyday Life.”
Dates: Nov. 26, 27, Dec. 3, 4, 10, 11, 2008, and Jan. 14, 15, 2009
*Our apologies – applications are closed for this event.

4. Satoshi Kamiya "Folding Big Paper Elephants!"

Origami artist Satoshi Kamiya will fold a big elephant using a 3-meter square sheet of paper.
Date: Jan. 10, 2009
Time: 1:30 to 3:30 p.m.(approximately 2 hours)
Venue: Entrance Hall, Art Tower Mito

5. Gallery Tours

1) Curator Talk
Dates and times:
- November 15, 2008 (Sat), 2:00 to 3:00 p.m. (Tsukasa Mori)
- January 17, 2009 (Sat), 2:00 to 3:00 p.m. (Yuu Takehisa)

2) Weekend Gallery Talk
CAC (Contemporary Art Center) gallery guides will guide you through the exhibition.
Dates: Every weekend between Nov. 8, 2008 and Jan. 18, 2009, except for Jan. 3-4, 2009
Time: 2:30 to 3:10 p.m. (approximately 40 minutes)

3) Gallery Tour for Parents with Preschool Children
Staff members will give a tour of the exhibition with special attention paid to visitors with small children. This tour has been created especially with preschool children and their parents in mind.
Dates and times:
- Nov. 21, 9:30 a.m. and 11:00 a.m.
- Nov. 28, 9:30 a.m. and 11:00 a.m.

6. Katsuhiko Hibino "Asatte Asagao Shukakusai #4"

Date: Nov. 16, 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.
Venue: Upstairs of corridor, ATM
(Meet the artist above the ATM corridor)