NACT YOUTH PROJECT 2022: SHINBI-JUKU! Launching a new learning space together with the youth who will inherit the future.
Abridged video of "SHINBI-JUKU!” in 2022 (in Japanese only)
About application for participation in 2022
NACT Academy 2022:SHINBI-JUKU! is a workshop for and by youth between the ages of 13 and 18 to study artistic expression. Over a half year period, the National Art Center, Tokyo wants to work together with youth to create a space for them to rediscover what’s in their life while expanding their view of the world and learning about the fun of artistic expression.
Artist Shitamichi Motoyuki will serve as an academy director. Through the distribution of “weird” distance education kits, artist studio visits, online and offline meetings, behind-the-scenes tours of the museum, and more, this program will help participants find the seeds of creativity buried within themselves and the everyday. At the culmination of the program, participants are scheduled to present their growth through their activities in the academy in forms such as an exhibition or publication.
If you’re not yet sure what kind of career you’re suited for but have even once felt like you wanted to become someone who makes art and creates, the National Art Center, Tokyo encourages you to take a look at the online briefing session. Work together with artists and other youths your age to create a special space where you can be a you who is different from the you who you are on social media or in school.
(in Japanese only)
| Organizer: | The National Art Center, Tokyo |
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| Artist: | Shitamichi Motoyuki |
| Note: | Guest artists (TBA after program start) will also occasionally serve as academy instructors. |
| Period: | June-December, 2022 (around 10 sessions in total) |
| Locations: | The National Art Center, Tokyo; online meetings, guest artist studios, others |
| Eligibility/max participants: | Youths aged 13-18/around 10 participants (in the event of more applicants than spaces, participants will be chosen via lottery) |
| Fee: | Free (prior application required) |
Program details
- Online sessions: One to two times per month, participants will do “something” with an artist over Zoom.
- Behind-the-scenes museum tours: Around two times in total, participants will tour museum behind-the-scenes areas and exhibition setups.
- Studio visits: Around three times in total, students will visit various artists and professionals.
- “weird” distance education: Around once a month, participants will be sent “something” from the museum or an artist.
- Exhibition project: In the last month, participants will create an actual publication or exhibition at the National Art Center, Tokyo.
- Museum activities and studio visits are scheduled to be held on Saturdays, Sundays, and during summer vacation.
- Zoom meetings are scheduled to be held on weekday evenings at times that are easy for participants to join in.
Please be aware that although every measure will be taken to prevent the spread of COVID-19, program details and schedule are subject to change depending on infection conditions.
Artist profile
Shitamichi Motoyuki
Born in Okayama Prefecture in 1978. Loved to draw since he was little. When he was in the second year of elementary school, he found a shell mound on a cliff in his area, sparking in him the dream to become an archeologist. In junior high school, he was passionately involved in the basketball club and, in high school, the band club. In university, he studied painting and contemporary art. Today, he continues to engage in artistic expression and creation using photography, video, and the written word while traveling and taking an interest in the past which lies dormant in landscapes. His works include survey photographs of the ruins of WWII forts throughout Japan, images of torii shrine gates left across the countries of Asia, and works created from investigations of the tsunami stones of Okinawa’s Sakishima Islands. He also engages in publishing using his own publishing label and has held numerous exhibitions in Japan and around the world.
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Inquiries
- Tel: (+81) 47-316-2772 (Hello Dial)
- E-mail: edu@nact.jp
