There will be events and programs that will provide an opportunity for visitors to see at once a wide range of art, from contemporary art to traditional crafts, from established to budding artists, and for Kyoto to be livened up through art.
- *ACK has been postponed, but a few satellite programs will be held as scheduled.
- *The following information is as of January 22, 2021
Programs to be held as scheduled
ARTAOTA
- Dates:
- Friday, February 12 – Sunday, February 14, 2021
- Time:
- 11:00–19:00, until 16:00 on the lest day (admission accepted 30 mins before closing)
- Venue:
- Kujoyu (Minami-ku, Kyoto)
- Admission Fee:
- Free
- Organizer:
- Muz Art Produce
An art market for works by art students will take place at Kujoyu, a bathhouse. We hope this will be an opportunity for art experts to seek out new and upcoming talent.
CONNECT
- Dates:
- Saturday, January 23–Sunday, March 14, 2021 (Closed: February 16)
- Time:
- 10:30–20:00
- Venue:
- Fujii Daimaru (Shimogyo-ku, Kyoto)
- Admission Fee:
- Free
- Organizer:
- Artists' Fair Kyoto Executive Committee
As a special exhibition organized by Artists' Fair Kyoto, an installation by contemporary artist Kengo Kito will be exhibited on the 1st floor of Fujii Daimaru and adorn the city of Kyoto with colors this winter. At the special event site on the 2nd floor, works by artists Satoshi Takeda, Yuka Tojo, Jasmine Noda, who exhibited exhibiting in Artists' Fair Kyoto 2020 will be on display from January 23 to 31.
Rakuchu Kansei Art Exhibition Kyoto 2021
- Dates:
- Wednesday, February 10–Sunday, February 21, 2021
- Time:
- 9:00–16:30, until 15:00 on the last day (admission accepted 30 mins before closing)
- Venue:
- Mitera Sennyuji Temple (Higashiyama-ku, Kyoto)
- Admission Fee:
- Free (admission fee for each temple is required)
- Dates:
- Tuesday, February 23–Tuesday, March 2, 2021
- Time:
- 9:00–17:00, until 15:00 on the last day (admission accepted 30 mins before closing)
- Venue:
- Kodaiji Temple (Higashiyama-ku, Kyoto)
- Admission Fee:
- Free (admission fee for each temple is required)
- Organizer:
- Rakuchu Kansei Art Exhibition Executive Committee
Organized along the themes of “sensibility,” “tradition,” and “future,” the traditional beauty of Japan as a result of merging a space infused with historical architectural beauty and contemporary art and crafts will be transmitted from Kyoto. Works by fifteen artists including Kimiyo Mishima, Taimei Morino and Rokubey Kiyomizu will be on display.
- *In view of the current situation with the COVID-19 pandemic, this program will be held as a video exhibition through video distribution. For further details, please contact Rakuchu Kansei Art Exhibition Executive Office (TEL. 075-366-6982 MAIL. kansei@ts-esty.com).
Cancelled or postponed programs
Advanced Mission Towards a KYOTO KOGEI WORLD
- Dates:
- Thursday, February 11 – Sunday, February 14, 2021
- Time:
- 10:00–17:00, until 16:00 on the last day
- Venue:
- Main Office, Former Main Building of the Kyoto Prefectural Office (Kamigyo-ku, Kyoto)
- Admission Fee:
- Free
- Organizer:
- Kyoto Kogei Association
At Main Office, Former Main Building of the Kyoto Prefectural Office, cutting-edge works by current-day craft makers will be on display. Through this event, Kyoto Kogei (Craftwork of Kyoto) aims to develop into a global standard within the contemporary art market.
OBJECT
- Dates:
- Saturday, February 13 and Sunday, February 14, 2021
- Time:
- 11:00–19:00
- Venue:
- Kyoto Okazaki Tsutaya Books (Sakyo-ku, Kyoto)
- Admission Fee:
- Free
- Organizer:
- Object
An artist-organized fair event that brings together a wide variety of three-dimensional works. We aim to create an alternative art market for people to interact with artists in an airy, open space.
KYOTOGRAPHIE extra
- Dates:
- Friday, February 5–Tuesday, February 23, 2021 (Closed: Wednesday & Thursday)
- Time:
- 10:00–17:00
- Venue:
- Delta/Kyotographie Permanet Space (Kamigyo-ku)
- Admission Fee:
- Free
- Dates:
- Thursday, February 11–Sunday, February 14, 2021
- Time:
- 12:30–17:00, last admission at 16:30
- Venue:
- Itoyu Machiya (Shimogyo-ku)
- Admission Fee:
- ¥1,200 (Adult), ¥1,000 (Student)
- Organizer:
- Kyotographie General Incorporated Association
A solo exhibition by Yuna Yagi at Kyotographie's permanent space Delta that is newly opened and located in Demachi Masugata Shopping Street. In addition to that, exhibitions by Marjan Teeuwen and Atsushi Fukushima at five traditional Kyoto townhouses in Shinmachi Ayanokoji, in total three exhibitions that will be presented during the period.