Event term：January 20 (Saturday), 2024 – February 25 (Sunday), 2024 ※The main venue, the Ogimi Village Former Shioya Elementary School, is closed on Tuesdays and Wednesdays.
Venue：Oogimi Village Former Shioya Elementary School (Oogimi Utility Center) / Oogimi Village Observation Deck (Mutabaru) / Yanbaru Sake Brewery / Okuma Private Beach & Resort / Hentona Shopping Street / Oriental Hotel Okinawa Resort & Spa / Kanucha Resort / Statue of Agu in front of Nago City Hall / Hotel Anteroom Nahat / Hoshino Resorts BEB5 Okinawa Seragaki
Organizer：Yanbaru Art Festival Executive Committee Co-sponsored：Oogimi Village Sponsors：Okinawa Prefecture, (associates) Okinawa Convention & Visitors Bureau Northern Municipal Association, Kunigami Village, Higashi Village, Motobu Town, Nago City, Nakijin Village
exhibition
06/30/2023
The commemorative of the World Aquatics Championships – Fukuoka 2023 Waters in Asian Art 🏊
1 July – 3 September 2023 Venue: Fukuoka Asian Art Museum Asia Gallery (7F) Open 9:30- 18:00 (*Until 20:00 on Fridays and Saturdays) Last Admission is 30 minutes before closing. Closed on 7/5[wed], 7/12[wed], 8/30[wed] only Organized by Fukuoka Asian Art Museum / The Nishinippon Shimbun Special Assisted by BOAT RACE Fukuoka Funded by The Yoshino Gypsum Art Foundation / The Fukuoka Cultural Foundation / Special Cooperated by Ministry of Culture Taiwan / Indigenous Peoples Cultural Development Center / Asian Cultural Council, Taiawan Foundation South 33 Branch. Cooperated by Fukuoka City Foundation for Arts and Cultural Promotion
[Concept] The people in Asia, living in a vast land with many mighty rivers and on islands floating in the ocean, have subsisted off the bounties of the sea and rivers. At the same time, they have been also exposed to natural threats. In commemoration of the World Aquatics Championships 2023 Fukuoka, this exhibition introduces about 13 works inspired by the myth of water, depicting the natural ecosystem, reflecting various social issues on water, and expressing each artist’s memory of water. As for a recreation area for the public, a fish-shaped bench will be installed at the open lawn, Boat Race Fukuoka. From Asian myth to contemporary social issues, the exhibition provides opportunities for people to be familiarized with Asian art and culture by exploring works with the theme of “Water.”
[Artists] Mulyana [Indonesia], Afu (Afzal Shaafiu Hasan)[Maldives], Jun Nguyen-Hatsushiba [Vietnum], Kim Youngjin [South Korea], Eleng Luluan [Taiwan], Hisa Miwo [Kyoto/Fukuoka], Kim Sajik [Kyoto], Yamauchi Terue [Fukuoka]
[Opening event] 〈Gallery talk by the artists〉 The artists will give explanations in front of their works. Participating artists: Mulyana, Eleng Luluan, Hisa Miwo, Kim Sajik, Yamauchi Terue Date and time:| 1 July, 13:00-. Meeting place｜Asia Gallery reception (7th floor) *Reservations not required, exhibition ticket required.
