●Residency Period: 3 months for a standard residency

Number not fixed

●Age limit: No
●Specification of Countries: No
●The artists should:
○be young and/ or emerging artists and art researchers, who have clear objectives for taking residency in Kyoto.
○plan and carry out community programs that involve the local residents during their residency.
○raise sufficient funds to cover travel (airfare) and living expenses (accommodation will be provided for free).

●Traveling expense: Not available
●Production fee: Available (¥200,000)
●Living expense: available
●Professional and staff support: Available (art-coordinator, volunteers, etc.)
●Opportunities for presentations/ exhibitions: Available (depend on schedule and availability of venues)
●Publication and distribution of a program report: Not available

Open call

Selection committee

Kyoto Art Center

Artist in Residence Section,
Kyoto Art and Culture Association

Agency for Cultural Affairs,
Japan Foundation for Regional Art-Activities

See "Inquiry"

See "Inquiry"

●Production Space: Available
* 12 artist studios
* subject to availability
●Exhibit space: Available
●Accommodation: Conditional
Monthly apartment will be arranged on request
●Kyoto Art Center is housed in a historic and cultural building which used to be Meirin Elementary School. Founded in 1869 and closed in 1993, the original school building was constructed by donations from local residents.
○West building: Ferroconcrete, 2 floors and a basement
○North building: Ferroconcrete, 3 floors
○South building: Ferroconcrete, 3 floors (partially 4 floors)
○Lot size: 4,387 sq. m.
○floor space in total: 5,209 sq. m.
* These buildings house the following facilities: Free space, Auditorium for theatrical performances and exhibitions, 2 galleries (for monthly exhibitions), Library (4,000 books on Kyoto and arts; approximately 400 visual materials; flyers/posters on art events)

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By train:
5-minute walk from Hankyu-Kyoto line “Karasuma” station
By subway:
5-minute walk from the Karasuma subway line “Shijo” station

The Kyoto Art Center was conceived as part of the Kyoto City’s 1996 policy for promoting arts and culture, which outlined plans, including establishing an art center to encourage artistic and cultural exchange.

2000

Kyoto Art Center aims to facilitate artists to meet and inspire one another, and, also, provide the local residents with opportunities to appreciate the arts.
The artist-in-residence program is designed to enable young artists and researchers to explore innovative expressions in a cross-cultural environment.
It provides artists with support for residency, production, and presentation.

Artist-in-residence program that supports artistic production and research, and community programs for local residents, such as lectures, open studios, and workshops.

Between 2000 and 2006, this project has has invited 38 artists from 11 countries.
FY 2006
April 1-May 31 Dagmar Pachtner (Germany/ installation art)
May 30-July 30 Tricia McLaren (US/ installation art)
May 13-August 18 Miho Iwata (Poland /contemporary dance)
July 11-September 20 Hanna Pohjola (Finland/ contemporary dance)
Feburary 26-March 11(2007) Liz Lerman Dance Exchange (US, contemporary dance)

Aeneas Wilder, Annette Meyer, Basil Twist, Bjorn Melhus, Dagmar Pachtner, Ewa Machotka-Biedrzyck, Florian Gottke, Grady Gerbracht And Claudia Vieira, Hanna Pohjola, Jean Rault, La Manga Video & Dance Company, Laurie Toby Edison, Liz Lerman Dance Exchang, Liz Lerman Dance Exchange, Marie-Ange Guilleminot, Marion Menzel, Martina Kalbe, Maureen Fleming, Miho Iwata, Motoi Miura, Mutsumi Okada, Pearson Widrig （Sara Pearson & Patrik Widrig）, Petra Vermeer, Tamiko Thiel, Treasured Trash Project, Tricia Mclaren

Kyoto Art Center
546-2 Yamabushiyama-cho, Nakagyo-ku, Kyoto 604-8156 Japan
TEL: +81-75-213-1000 / FAX: +81-75-213-1004
E-mail: residence(at)kac.or.jp, info(at)kac.or.jp
Website: http://www.kac.or.jp/
Contact Person: Aya MATSUMURA

June 10, 2010