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This series of art workshops is targeted at children and parents living in Minato ward. Its aim is to facilitate communication between Japanese and non-Japanese children as well as between children with and without disabilities through creative activities in which parents are also involved. The workshops take the form of group activities in order to allow participants to experience and enjoy each other’s creativity.

Fee:
1000 yen for each parent-child pair, 200 yen for each additional family member.

Venue:
Gym room, 6F, Human Plaza
1-8-23 Shiba, Minato-ku, Tokyo

Access:
10-minute walk from Hamamatsucho Station (JR Yamanote line and Keihin-Tohoku line) or 7-minute walk from Daimon Station (Asakusa subway line and Oedo subway line).

MAP:
http://www.city.minato.tokyo.jp/sisetu/hukusi/syogai/index.html

Organizer: Creative Art Executive Committee
Co-sponsor: Minato-ku Association for People with Intellectual Disabilities
With cooperation from: Muse Company

Creative Art Executive Committee
The Creative Art Executive Committee is a non-profit community arts organization. Founded in 1990, we have been organizing arts programs that help revitalize communities and energize individuals, regardless of their ability, age, gender or cultural background. Between 2002 and 2005, we have produced various arts events within Minato ward, including the exhibition project, “The story of me and my town,” in which young people interviewed community elders about their old photographs and wrote down their stories in order to preserve local history for future generations. The project was restarted in 2011.



	Art workshop series for children and parents Supported by the Minato City Subsidy Project for NPO Activities

	This series of art workshops is targeted at children and parents living in Minato ward. Its aim is to facilitate communication between Japanese and non-Japanese children as well as between children with and without disabilities through creative activities in which parents are also involved. The workshops take the form of group activities in order to allow participants to experience and enjoy each other’s creativity. Fee: 1000 yen for each parent-child pair, 200 yen for each additional family member. Venue: Gym room, 6F, Human Plaza 1-8-23 Shiba, Minato-ku, Tokyo Access: 10-minute walk from Hamamatsucho Station (JR Yamanote line and Keihin-Tohoku line) or 7-minute walk from Daimon Station (Asakusa subway line and Oedo subway line). MAP: http://www.city.minato.tokyo.jp/sisetu/hukusi/syogai/index.html Organizer: Creative Art Executive Committee Co-sponsor: Minato-ku Association for People with Intellectual Disabilities With cooperation from: Muse Company Creative Art Executive Committee The Creative Art Executive Committee is a non-profit community arts organization. Founded in 1990, we have been organizing arts programs that help revitalize communities and energize individuals, regardless of their ability, age, gender or cultural background. Between 2002 and 2005, we have produced various arts events within Minato ward, including the exhibition project, “The story of me and my town,” in which young people interviewed community elders about their old photographs and wrote down their stories in order to preserve local history for future generations. The project was restarted in 2011.

	■Indoor play■ Creative dance workshop Improvisational dance can be created without regard to the traditional forms and rules of dance, through non-verbal communication with other participants performed in time with the music. Working with the whole group, we will create a dance that reflects each participant’s unique creative expression. 　 ◆Date & time: Saturday, Jan 14, 10:00 am - 11:20 am ◆For: Children aged 3 to 6 and their parents ◆Clothing: Non-restrictive (suitable for exercise), indoor shoes or bare feet ◆Number of participants: 12 to 13 parent-child pairs 　 Facilitator: Aki Kawashita (dancer, dance educator) Aki Kawashita joined Kei Takei’s Moving Earth Dance Company as a dancer in the 1990s and toured both internationally and domestically. In 2000, she completed the Community Artist Training Course. She has facilitated workshops targeting a wide range of ages, from 0 to 100. Hand and foot painting workshop In this spontaneous painting workshop, everyone takes their turn to add a line to the artwork so that we eventually create a single, large picture shaped by the group dynamic. 　　 ◆Date & time: Sunday, Feb 5, 10:00 am - 11:20 am ◆For: Children aged 3 to 6 and their parents ◆Clothing: Casual clothes that you can work in and don’t mind getting dirty ◆Number of participants: 12 to 13 parent-child pairs 　 Facilitator: Youhei Nishimura (visual artist) A professor at Japan Women’s University, Youhei Nishimura has also taught arts to children attending school for the visually impaired in Chiba. Recently, he has been exhibiting his own artworks both domestically and internationally as well as teaching children’s art and facilitating workshops in places like Nepal.

	■Outdoor play■ Architecture workshop In this outdoor workshop held in a park by the river, participants will build huts using sticks and leaves we find around us. We will begin by learning about architectural structures and making miniature model huts using postcard-size construction paper. We will then build two human-sized huts using sheets of plywood. Fathers as well as mothers are encouraged to join. ◆Date & time: Saturday, Feb 18, 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm ◆For: Children aged 9 and above and their parents ◆Clothing: Non-restrictive (loose and comfortable) ◆Number of participants: About 10 parent-child pairs Facilitator: Akira Suzuki (professor, Kobe Design University) After working as an editor in the field of architecture, Akira Suzuki founded the Workshop for Architecture and Urbanism. Besides teaching at Kobe Design University, he also gives architecture workshops for children. Camera obscura workshop In this workshop, we will each make our own “camera obscura” before venturing out into the streets. The camera obscura will give us a new way of looking at the world around us and local residents we will meet along the way will tell us stories about the surrounding area. ◆Date & time: Sunday, March 4, 1:00 pm - 4:30 pm ◆For: Children aged 6 and above and their parents ◆Clothing: Warm and non-restrictive ◆Number of participants: 10 parent-child pairs ◆Fee: 500 yen materials fee for each camera obscura, in addition to the participation fee. (Participants are also welcome to bring their own camera obscura.) Facilitator: Hirohiko Koyamada (art director) Hirohiko Koyamada is the art communication director at the Urban Design Center Kashiwa-no-ha (UDCK), where he provides support for urban development through facilitating the participation of artists. He is also involved in promoting the “Five sensory school” community revitalization project undertaken as a joint public, private, university and non-profit sector program.

	How to participate: Advanced booking is required and may be made by email, phone or fax. Please include: (1) Name of the workshop you wish to participate in, (2) Name of both the participating child and parent, (3) Child’s age and, if relevant, information about any disability the child may have, (4) The participating parent’s address, phone number, and email address. Payment can be made on the day at the workshop venue. Creative Art Executive Committee: 4-6-10-101 Minami-Aoyama, Minato-ku,Tokyo, 107-0062 Tel: 03-3479-8535 Fax: 03-3402-5438 E-mail: musekk@aol.com

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