February 2012 Issue 121
Australian Embassy, Tokyo (Public Diplomacy)
This month, Australians are actively taking in part in artist-in-residencies programs in Japan. Two Melbourne artists are currently conducting a residency in Tokamachi city, Niigata prefecture and another artist from Darwin will participate in the Mokuhanga Innovation Laboratory Artist-in-Residence in Yamanashi. We hope you will have the chance to meet with these artists and enjoy their artwork during their stay in Japan.
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Australia at ART FAIR TOKYO 2012Tokyo / 30 March-1 April 2012Two Melbourne galleries, Tristian Koenig and Utopian Slumps, will be participating for the first time in the 7th version of ART FAIR TOKYO. More |
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Masterworks of Ukiyo-e in an Australian Collection: Seminar at the International Research Centre for Japanese StudiesKyoto / 8 March 2012Dr Gary Hickey from the University of Queensland will deliver a speech entitled "Masterworks of Ukiyo-e in an Australian Collection" at the International Research Centre for Japanese Studies in Kyoto. More |
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Modern and Contemporary Australian Art: A Scholarly InterchangeTokyo / 19 February 2012A workshop for the Exchange Program between the University of Sydney and the University of Tsukuba will be held on Sunday, 19 February 2012 at the Tokyo Campus of the University of Tsukuba. Three Australian art history researchers from the University of Sydney will report on modern and contemporary Australian arts and more. More |
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Mokuhanga Innovation Laboratory Printmaking Residence ProgramTokyo & Yamanashi / 17 February-29 March 2012Jaqueline Gribbine of Charles Darwin University, who has been working to promote and teach water pigment woodblock printmaking in Aboriginal communities in Australia, will take part in the Mokuhanga Innovation Laboratory Artist-in-Residence 2012. More |
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THE HUNTER: FilmJapan / In cinemas from 4 February 2012THE HUNTER is a psychological drama that tells the story of Martin (Willem Dafoe), a mercenary sent from Europe by a mysterious biotech company to the Tasmanian wilderness on a hunt for the last Tasmanian Tiger. Filming took place in a variety of locations in Tasmania, with spectacular footage of Tasmania's diverse landscapes featured in the film. More |
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Animal Kingdom: The MovieJapan / In cinemas from 21 January 2012ANIMAL KINGDOM, a powerful Australian crime drama, will be released in January 2012. The film explores the tense battle between a criminal family and the police, and the ordinary lives caught in the middle. ANIMAL KINGDOM was nominated for a record 18 Australian Film Institute Awards in 2010, winning 10. Also Quentin Tarantino listed ANIMAL KINGDOM as his third favourite film of 2010. More |
News
Echigo-Tsumari Australian Artist-in-Residence Program 2012 begins
30 January 2012
Melbourne-based artists Jeremy Bakker, and Ross Coulter, and curator Angela Pye, arrived in Japan to participate in the Echigo-Tsumari Artist-in-Residence Program 2012. They will conduct a one-month residency in Tokamachi City in preparation for the Snow Art Project to be held on 25 and 26 February.
http://echigo.australia.or.jp/en/air/news/#20120130
Australia House website renewed
14 February 2012
The website of Australia House at Echigo-Tsumari has been relaunched. You can find information on the Australia House reconstruction project and Brook Andrew, the Australian artist who will participate in the 2012 Echigo-Tsumari Art Triennale (29 July-17 September 2012). The diary pages of the Australian artists currently conducting a residence in Echigo-Tsumari will be regularly updated as well.
http://echigo.australia.or.jp/en/
Opportunities in Japan for Australians
Japan Jewellery Fair 2012
Accepted at any time
The Japan Jewellery Fair 2012 will be held from 28 – 30 August 2012 at Tokyo Big Sight. If you are interested in participating in the fair as an exhibitor, please enter through its website. More
The 5th Sendai International Music Competition
Entries due 15 November 2012
The Sendai International Music Competition started in 2001 to commemorate the 400th anniversary of the foundation of Sendai City. The competition, which is held every three years, aims to boost the careers of talented young musicians, and thereby contribute to the promotion of music and international cultural exchange. More
Setouchi Triennale
Entries accepted 17 May 2012 - 31 May 2012
The Setouchi Triennale, a contemporary art festival that takes place on several islands of the Seto Inland Sea, was first held in 2010 and attracted hundreds of thousands of visitors. The organisers are calling for art proposals for the second festival to be held in 2013. More
International Animation Festival - Hiroshima 2012
Entries accepted 1 February 2012 - 1 April 2012
The Hiroshima Festival is a comprehensive animation festival, featuring competition programs to choose the Grand Prix, Hiroshima Prize and other prizes out of the latest animation shorts submitted from around the world. More
Skip City International D-Cinema Festival
Entries due 31 March 2012
Directors from around the world are invited to enter films shot on digital cameras in the "Feature Length Competition" of this annual competition. Films must be 70 minutes or longer and must have been made after 1 January 2011. More
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