About
About ACK
Art Collaboration Kyoto (ACK) is an art fair held in Kyoto with collaboration at its core. One of the leading art fairs in Japan specializing in contemporary art, Art Collaboration Kyoto presents unique collaborations forged between Japanese and international galleries; government and private sectors; and fine arts and other cultural spheres in Kyoto. Hosted in the Kyoto International Conference Center, the fair consists of two sections: “Gallery Collaborations”, which pairs a local Japanese gallery with its international peer in a shared booth; and “Kyoto Meetings”, which features artists with distinct connections to Kyoto. Beyond the fair, special exhibitions and public programs are held in Kyoto City.
Organizer
Art Collaboration Kyoto Executive Committee
Kyoto Prefecture
Association for the Promotion of Contemporary Art in Japan
Contemporary Art Dealers Association Nippon
Culture Vision Japan Foundation Inc.
Kyoto Chamber of Commerce and Industry
Kyoto Convention and Visitors Bureau
Support
New Regional Economies and Living Environments Creation Grant 2025
Japan Cultural Expo 2.0 2025
Agency for Cultural Affairs, Government of Japan in the fiscal year of 2025
VISION
Executive Committee
Chairperson
- Shimazu Takako
- Director General, Department of Cultural and Livelihood, Kyoto Prefecture
Vice-Chairperson
- Shiraishi Masami
- President, SCAI The Bathhouse
Adviser, Contemporary Art Dealers Association Nippon
Vice-Chairperson
- Katoh Yoshio
- Director, Contemporary Art Planning Katoh Yoshio Office
Director, Association for the Promotion of Contemporary Art in Japan
Member
- Inoue Tomoharu
- Board Chairman, Culture Vision Japan Foundation Inc.
Member
- Hosokawa Mariko
- General Manager, Business Promotion Division, The Kyoto Chamber of Commerce and Industry
Auditor
- Akahoshi Shuhei
- Managing Director, Department of Conventions and Tourism, Kyoto Convention and Visitors Bureau
Fair Director
- Yamashita Yukako
Co-Directors
- Hattori Yoko
- Managing Director, Art Collaboration Kyoto
Culture Vision Japan Foundation Inc.
- Ohishi Masako
- Deputy Director General, Department of Cultural and Livelihood, Kyoto Prefecture
- Doi Miho
Selection Committee
- Axel Dibie
- Director, Galerie Crèvecoeur
- Inoue Yoshiaki
- Director, Yoshiaki Inoue Gallery
- Koyama Tomio
- Director, Tomio Koyama Gallery
- Mori Yuichi
- Director, Mori Yu Gallery
- Jeffrey Rosen
- Co-Founder, Misako & Rosen
- Shelly Wu
- Director, TKG+
- Yamamoto Yuko
- Director, Anomaly
Ambassadors
- Jam Acuzar
- Aso Kazuko
- Lena Baume
Nathalie Baume
- Edmund Cheng
- Lee Soyoung
- Jacques Verhaegen
- Johnson Yang & Sophie Wang
Executive Committee Office
Show Management
- Suzuki Hidenori
- Nomura Atsuko
- Ikeyama Kanako
Educational Program
- Mine Keiko
- Shimamura Yukie
- Miyake Atsuhiro
VIP & Local Relations
- Doi Miho
- Takamura Miwa
- Yamada Mariko
- Hirai Shiho
- Hamaoka Akiko
- Inamasu Chieko
- Team Advisor
Corporate Relations
- Tezen Wakako
- Kinoshita Yuka
- Sato Mari
- Yamada Mariko
- Hirai Shiho
Public Relations
- Arita Yasuko
- Nawa Yoshiko
- Kumano Yutaka
- Kamijo Keiko
- Tsuda Rasa
- Ichikawa Yasuko
- Team Advisor
General Management
- Hattori Yoko
- Tsuchiya Yuji
- Uchiyama Sachiko
- Avery Campbell
Culture and Arts Division, Department of Cultural and Livelihood, Kyoto Prefecture
- Matsumura Asuka
- Hashimoto Ato
- Hamaguchi Keisuke
- Matsui Yuna
- Okumura Ikue
Designers
- Kitahara Kazuki
- Graphic Design
UMMM
- Ono Yusuke
- WEB direction
Yco
- Shiotani Keigo
- Graphic Design
- Suo Takashi
- Spatial Design
SUO, Inc.
Advisors
- Imura Yuzo
- Director, Imura Art Gallery
- Yoshino Seiichi
- Art Collector and Founder, Guide
- Fukai Atsushi
- Advisor