Creative Well-being Tokyo’s Networking Program is recruiting group meeting hosts and booth exhibitors.

This program aims to help people obtain new information and expand networks by introducing previous activities and projects, and holding informal meetings on set themes as well as participating in discussions about the state of diversity and inclusion in regard to arts and culture. It provides opportunities for Japanese and international cultural institutions, healthcare and social welfare organizations, nonprofits, creatives, and the general public to meet, share know-how and insights about practices, and work toward future collaborations.

The group meetings provide a way for people to hold casual, open discussions on a particular theme. By introducing your project or facility, discussing diversity and inclusion in culture and the arts, and sharing various issues with peers during the one-hour slot, hosts and participants can enjoy fulfilling conversations and build relationships.

Use this opportunity to share and spread the word about your activities! (Applicants are allowed to apply for both booth exhibitors and group meetings.)

Outline

Dates

July 3 (Sunday) - July 7 (Thursday), 2022

Venue

Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum LBF Citizen’s Gallery 2, Exchange Annex 2F Studio

Time schedule

With a few exceptions, Group Meetings do not require advance registration.
Everyone is welcome to drop by and participate freely.

July 3 (Sunday)

11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m

Creative Well-being and Cultural Rights—Introduction to Cultural Rights

Venue: LB floor Citizen’s Gallery 2, Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum
Presented by Art Managers Lab.

1:30 p.m. - 3:30 p.m

Talk Session "Fine art, theater, and dance: where arts and culture and an inclusive society resonate
－Examples of initiatives of the Agency of Cultural Affairs project for promoting arts and cultural activities by persons with disabilities”

In this talk session, organizers who work on initiatives in the fine arts, theater, and dance through the Agency of Cultural Affairs project for promoting art and cultural activities by persons with disabilities present their cases, and discuss with participants the power and roles of arts and culture play in helping to foster a more inclusive society.

Venue: LB floor Citizen’s Gallery 2, Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum

Speakers

• Yumiko Shibasaki (Executive director, ABLE ART JAPAN)
• Mitsuo Nanbu (Japan Disability Performing Arts Collaborative)
• Aya (Executive director, NPO DANCE BOX)
• Kenji Yamamura (Headquarter for Vitalizing Regional Culture Agency for Cultural Affairs -Japan)

Presented by Headquarter for Vitalizing Regional Culture Agency for Cultural Affairs-Japan

4:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.

Creative Well-being and Cultural Rights—Introduction to Cultural Rights

Venue: LB floor Citizen’s Gallery 2, Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum
Presented by Art Managers Lab.

July 4 (Monday)

1:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m

Access in Exhibition Design

In this session, we will discuss the process of exhibition design and how we can try to incorporate access guidelines into it.

Venue: LB floor Citizen’s Gallery 2, Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum
Presented by the National Gallery Singapore

July 5 (Tuesday)

1:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m

Inclusive Theatre Making（Workshop)

Venue: Exchange Annex 2F Studio, Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum

Directors

• Peter Sau
• Carissa Soh

Details here

Presented by ART:DIS Singapore

2:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.

Let's talk about social design

In this meeting, we will discuss whose and what issues can be solved through "social design" and create an opportunity to think about what exactly "social design" is and can be.

Venue: LB floor Citizen’s Gallery 2, Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum
Presented by TOKYO SOCIAL DESIGN

July 6 (Wednesday)

10:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.

Lecture on Easy Japanese

As the number of multinational foreign residents in Japan have increased in recent years, "Easy Japanese" has been attracting attention as a communication tool for people whose native language is not Japanese.
This session will introduce the basics of "Easy Japanese" and provide an opportunity to think about "creating a multicultural society" where people with diverse backgrounds can live together as members of a community.

Venue: LB floor Citizen’s Gallery 2, Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum

Lecturer

• Miki Inaba (Tokyo Metropolitan Foundation “TSUNAGARI”)

Presented by Tokyo Metropolitan Foundation “TSUNAGARI”

11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m

Sign Mime workshop with Tetsuya Isaki, Japanese Theatre of the Deaf (JTD)

Venue: LB floor Citizen’s Gallery 2, Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum
Presented by The Totto Culture Center

2:30 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.

Sign Mime workshop with Tetsuya Isaki, Japanese Theatre of the Deaf (JTD)

Venue: LB floor Citizen’s Gallery 2, Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum
Presented by The Totto Culture Center

July 7 (Thursday)

11:30 a.m. - 13:30 p.m

Connecting Arts with Society: Learning from Korean Culture and Arts Education

Venue: LB floor Citizen’s Gallery 2, Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum
Presented by Knots for the Arts