About 2020 Art Studio Itsukaichi Residence Program Cancellation
Due to the impact of the COVID-19 infection, the 2020 Art Studio Itukaichi Residence Program will be canceled.
We apologize for the inconvenience, and thank you for your understanding.
Artist In Residence Program
The purpose of this program is to discover young artists / printmakers who are active throughout the world and offer them a growing experience and an opportunity to create artwork in a communal atmosphere with other artists from different backgrounds.
The program aims to further the friendship and understanding of art and different cultures between the artists and local communities through artworks and exchanges.
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【Reference】Wanted the invitation artist in the 2019 fiscal year（The applicatrion was closed）
Invitation Program Outline for the Fiscal Year of 2019
◇Sponsorship and Operation
This program is sponsored by the Akiruno City Education Board （ACEB） and operated by the Art Studio Itsukaichi Operation Committee （ASIOC）.
◇Invited Artists
One foreign artist and two Japanese artists will be invited each year.
◇Period of Invitation
The invitation period of the program is from September 1,2019 to November 30, 2019 for a total of three months.
◇Terms and Conditions
1.Foreign Artist
*Hold nationality of a foreign country which has diplomatic relations with Japan and be under the age of 40 in principle.
*The ability for daily conversation in English and a good health condition.
*Cooperation with the other invited artists in the course of collective life and artistic activities.
2.Japanese Artist
*Hold a Japanese nationarity and be under the age of 40 in principle.
*The ability for daily conversation in English and a good health condition.
*Cooperation with the other invited artists in the course of collective life and artistic activities.
◇Support and Air fare and Living expenditure
The invited artists will be supported in the following expenditure.
（1） Paid total \\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\ 255,000 for three months living expenditure.
（2） Paid air fare for foreign artist at the maximum \\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\ 120,000. This will be refunded after the artist's arrival.
◇Application Procedure
（1）Artists who meet the above conditions may apply to the program by sending
attached application form, CD-ROM or DVD-ROM of ten works in the form of JPEG, reference about the works to ACEB by 12 June,2019.
（2）Letter of recommendation should be completed by a recommender, or by
referable authorities, on the back of the form.
◇Selection and Notification
Selection of the artists will be done by ASIOC. The notification along with other necessary documents and forms will be sent by 1 July,2019.
◇Member of ASIOC
Ryoji IKEDA（Professor Emeritus of Musashino Art University）
Kyoji TAKIZAWA（Curator of Machida City Museum of Graphic Arts）
Junri IKUSHIMA（Professor of Tokyo Zokei University）
Shigeyuki KIMURA（Artist）
Ayomi YOSHIDA（Artist）
Masami UCHIKURA （Member of community of Tokura-seibu zichikai ）
Tetsuya NAKAJIMA（Member of community of Tokura-tobu
zichikai ）
◇Contribution of Art works
Invited artists will be asked to contribute two art works created during the residency as part of the ACEB collections. Works will be selected by ASIOC at the end of the program. All rights of collected works will be reserved to ACEB.
◇ Important Notes
ASIOC will take out accident insurance for
invited artists. Any uncovered accidents or sickness are responsible for Invited artists.
Artist In Residence Program Application Form
About Art Studio Itsukaichi
List of print making machines
（Residence_application_form_2019.pdf サイズ：371.73KB）