Youkobo Art Space
Tokyo, Japan
- website
- http://www.youkobo.co.jp/en/
- E-mail
- info@youkobo.co.jp
- Facebook
- https://www.facebook.com/youkoboartspace/
- Founded
- 1989
- Period of activity
- Open year-round
- Duration of residency
- 1-6 months -longer periods available with prior consultation
- Date for applying
- Twice a year. The two annual application deadlines are: June 30 (results announced in August) and December 31 (results announced in February).
- Disciplines and media
- There are no preconditions for acceptance in terms of field of artistic activity, age, nationality, etc., though there are limitations to our physical facilities.
- Type of organisation
- Independent Association/Foundation
- Number of artists resident at one time
- 3
- Brief description of residency program
- Youkobo Art Space manages an Artist-In-Residence Program (AIR) providing accommodation and studio space to artists for a set period of time, and a non-profit studio and gallery for creating and the presentation of new work by Tokyo-based artists, while also promoting community engagement through art and culture. As a 'studio ('kobo') for 'you' ('you' in Youkobo meaning 'play' in Japanese), Youkobo aims to create a space which gives many people the opportunity to experience art and culture on a more familiar level by supporting the autonomous activities of artists. To date, 340 overseas artists from 50 countries have been welcomed to Youkobo, and exhibitions of over 250 Japan-based artists have been held in what has become a place for rich cultural exchange. (As of March, 2020)
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