"Kyushu International Art Camp 2019", which is opening in August, is calling for volunteer staff!

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15 artists from 9 countries come to Fukuoka to interact with the locals while creating art!

Everyone, what comes to mind when speaking of "art"? Probably, there are many who think of it as something that has nothing to do with themselves, and the hurdles to which are a little high. This August, "Kyushu International Art Camp 2019" will be held here in Fukuoka for the first time! The artists from around the the world will be invited for a certain period of time which will give them an opportunity to interact with the locals while creating art!

15 artists, primarily from Asian countries, will gather at the former site of Sunoko Elementary School and begin their work which will be open to the public, and via workshops and talk events, deepen their exchanges with the locals. Mr Kei Yasaka, who is the chair of the executive committee of the organizer, Kyushu Art Camp, and who is also active as an artist, is preparing for the event together with the other members of the executive committee with thoughts that, "Talking about 'art', it can be thought of as something unfamiliar, but I want it to feel like something that is close to oneself."

In the time when the artists are sojourning in Fukuoka, small forms of support, such as food, transportation, and production assistants, are indispensable. They are calling for volunteer staff who are willing to shoulder, together, minor forms of support work. Interested parties, please be sure to check out the official site! (>> here[The site is available in Japanese]!) (Editorial Dept.: canna)

Kyushu International Art Camp 2019

■Period： Wednesday 21 August to Sunday 1 September

■Schedule from here on out
- The second general volunteer meeting: Sunday 12 May, 13:00 ～　at Sunoko Community Centre (3-10-7 Otemon, Chuo-ku, Fukuoka-shi) (planned)
- Pre-event: Tuesday 18 - Sunday 23 June, 2019 at ACROS Fukuoka 1st Floor Communication Area
- The third general volunteer meeting: Sunday 7 July, 2019 From 13:00 at Sunoko Community Centre (planned)
- Artists' residency period: Wednesday 21 to Wednesday 28 August, 2019
- Opening ceremony: Wednesday 21 August, 2019 at ACROS Fukuoka 3rd Floor Fukuoka Kokusai Hiroba
- Artists performance / production (open to the public): Thursday 22 - Sunday 25 August, 2019 at Former site of Sunoko Elementary School (3-15 Otemon, Chuo-ku, Fukuoka-shi, JAPAN)
- Exhibition of works: Monday 26 August - Sunday 1 September 2019 at ギャラリー風 (Gallery Kaze) 2-8-136, Tenjin, Chuo-ku, Fukuoka-shi, JAPAN

■Official Website (*Available in Japanese)：https://kyusyu-artcamp.com/
Facebook：@KIAC2019
■Organized by: 九州アートキャンプ実行委員会 (Kyushu Art Camp Executive Committee)
■Support from: Fukuoka City, The Nishinippon Shimbun Co., Ltd., The Asahi Shimbun Company, The Mainichi Newspapers Co., Ltd., The Yomiuri Shimbun, KBC Kyushu Asahi Broadcasting Co.,Ltd., RKB MAINICHI BROADCASTING CORP, Television Nishinippon Corporation, FUKUOKA BROADCASTING SYSTEM CORP., TVQ Kyushu Broadcasting Co.,Ltd.
■With support from: Yamamoto Bunpodo, HOLBEIN, bonnyColArt co.,Ltd., KUSAKABE, SAKURA COLOR PRODUCTS CORP. JAPAN, AMS, Super Makii, Kyushu Gazai residency period Shourengoukai

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