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In the UK the Art Institutions are:
The Surrey Institute of Art & Design University College (originating
organisation)
Artists: Frances Geesin and Kaori Hosozawa
Chester College of Higher Education
Artists: Maxine Bristow and Kyoko Nitta
University of Huddersfield
Artists: Jeanette Appleton and Naoko Yoshimoto
In Japan the Art Institutions are:
Osaka Seikei University
Artists: Teruyoshi Yoshida and Claire Barber
Michiko Kawarabayashi and Ealish Wilson
Kawashima Textile School
Artists: Machiko Agano and Anniken Amundsen
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During the exhibition there will be an extensive education
programme including an international symposium, lectures, workshops,
residencies.
The education programme at the Sainsbury Centre
For Visual Art:
April 6th & 7th, 11am - 5pm
Workshops with Machiko Agano
April 20th, Sophie Roet: Textiles, Art and Fashion –
connecting thread between Japan and England. 6-8pm
May 4th, Anniken Amundsen: Artist’s Talk
6- 8pm
5th - 7th May, 11 am - 5pm
Workshops with Anniken Amundsen
The education programme In Halifax
July 5th
Artists in Dialogue: Jeanette Appleton (Project
artist) and Sue Lawty speak about their own work.
Bankfield Museum
July 6th
Creative Dialogues: Jeanette Appleton (Project
artist) and Sue Lawty work with artists and practitioners
Bankfield Museum
July 17th
Maxine Bristow (Project artist) talks about her
work.
Bankfield Museum
July 23rd
Creative Dialogues 2
Afternoon Seminar.
Two working partnerships within the Project talk about their working
relationship and collaboration.
Lesley Millar (Project Director) and Gerry Diebel (Project Designer)
Maxine Bristow and Kyoko Nitta (Project Partnership)
Bankfield Museum
July 24th
Kyoko Nitta (Project artist) talks about her work
Bankfield Museum
Operation Pocket
Kyoko Nitta (Project artist) runs Family Workshop
Piece Hall
July 25th
Kimono workshop
Kyoko Nitta (Project artist) explains and demonstrates the art of
Kimono wearing. Participants will be offered the opportunity to
wear Kimono in the traditional manner.
Bankfield Museum
July 26th and 27th
Traditional Japanese Stencilling workshop
Teruyoshi Yoshida (Project artist) gives 2 day workshop. (NB: attendance
is required on both days)
Piece Hall
21st August
Michiko Kawarabayashi (Project artist) will give
a talk about her work and run a workshop (details tbc).
Bankfield Museum
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, TIMES AND BOOKING PLEASE CONTACT:
Mohsen Shah on 01422 393250 email: mohsenshah@calderdale.gov.uk
Further details of education programme throughout the tour will
be announced here
Symposium: Cultural Difference
and the Creative Process
‘The majority of Japanese artists rarely articulate their
concept of their works. On the other hand, in the West most of the
practitioners, including Anniken, speak about their concepts. I
actually want to think about the tendency of talking and not talking
about it.’ (Machiko Agano, through the surface Web Journal,
May 2003).
‘Cultural Difference and the Creative Process’ looked
at the specific experiences of through the surface participants
and also widened the debate to encompass other creative disciplines
and ideas surrounding creativity and cultural diversity from a global
perspective.
These aims were realised through the presentation of formal papers
and by informal discussion sessions led by experts in the fields
of museum studies, film making and graphics. Speakers included world
famous textile innovator Junichi Arai and felt maker Jeanette Appleton,
both of whom are through the surface participants; Professor Joost
Smiers, author of ‘Arts under pressure: promoting cultural
diversity in an age of globalization’; and Yuniya Kawamura
from the Fashion Institute of Technology New York, author of 'The
Japanese Revolution in Paris Fashion'.
The Symposium was chaired by Martina Margetts, Senior Lecturer
in Critical and Historical Studies at the Royal College of Art and
author of numerous books on the crafts, most recently ‘Michael
Rowe’ (with Richard Hill).
The Symposium proved extremely popular in
advance with all seats sold and a waiting list. We were given much
to think about, this cross-discipline approach brings new oxygen
into our discussions and I feel we have only just begun. However,
I imagine for all of us present, the moments we will never forget
from this day came from Junichi Arai during his joint presentation
with Tim Parry Williams, as he encouraged Tim to spread his wings
and fly.
Papers
“JAPANESENESS”
IN JAPANESE CINEMA FROM THE WAR PERIOD TO THE PRESENT
FUMIAKI ITAKURA
JOY AND PAIN
OF INTERCULTURALISM
Joost Smiers
The Japanese
Revolution in Paris Fashion
Yuniwa Kawamura
SYMPOSIUM
PRESENTATION GIVEN IN TURN
BY JEANETTE APPLETON AND NAOKO YOSHIMOTO
CULTURAL
DIFFERENCE AND THE MUSEUM
Veronica Sekules
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Artists in Schools in Farnham
Waverley
Borough Council have been working with the project from the earliest
stages and together we put in place an artist in residence scheme
in two schools in the area: All Hallows School and Heath End School.
The artists were selected in June 2003 and the residencies took
place in the Autumn term 2003.
- These residencies mirrored the core project through collaboration
between two artists in each school across culture and practice.
- The artists created work together and with the pupils.
- Documentation from these residencies, including work journal
entries from the artists can be found below.
- There was an exhibition of the work created by the artists
and the pupils from the participating schools which coincided
with the showing of the core exhibition in the South East. This
exhibition took place at Farnham Maltings
The Education programme is underpinned by a special Teachers Pack
written by a Chief Examiner in Art and Design. This pack is available
from venues and from The Surrey Institute of Art and Design (attention
Lesley Millar) price £5 + £1.20 p&p
The artist partnership residencies at All Hallows
and Heath End schools in Farnham began in the middle of September
for five weeks.
Charlotte Squire, Laura Haworth, Maria Theresa Fernandes, Ben Hall
and Graham Mollart at Heath End School
At All Hallows School the partnership of Charlotte Squire and Ben
Hall investigated ideas around ‘labelling’ with the
pupils and in their own work. The techniques used include hooking,
printing and sewing.
At Heath End School the partnership of Maria Theresa Fernandes
and Laura Haworth worked with the differences between urban and
rural environments.
All four of these artists kept a work Journal documenting the project
Links
Chester College of Higher Education
www.chester.ac.uk
University of Huddersfield
www.hud.ac.uk
Kawashima Textile School
www.biwa.ne.jp/~kts/
Fabrica
www.fabrica.org.uk
Waverley Council
www.waverley.gov.uk
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