We are pleased to inform you about our 2011 resident artists' creative activities.
Please also join us for the upcoming events at ARCUS Project in October - November 2011.

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EXTERIOR EVENT
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【 "Haiku through the eyes of photography" Workshop】
In this workshop participants will take a walk around the heart of Moriya with their own digital camera, later turning the visual images into mental sceneries by Haiku.
October 16 Sunday 10:30~15:00
Artist : Tomohiko Ogawa (Landscape Artist)
Venue : Moriya City Central Community Center
Free (please contact arcus studio office for inquiries and reservation)
Japanese info page : http://www.arcus-project.com/jp/event/2011/ev_jp111005205304.html

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ARTIST IN RESIDENCE - OPEN STUDIO
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【OPEN STUDIO 02 "Double Standard"】
October 21 Friday, 22 Saturday 12:00-17:00
Japanese info page : http://www.arcus-project.com/jp/event/index.html#110904230355

|| Opening Ceremony ||
A reception opening to welcome this years resident artists.
October 21 Friday 18:00-19:30
Moriya International Friendship Center (The Log House)
*Free shuttle bus will run from ARCUS Studio.

|| Workshops ||
● Wojciech Gilewicz | Recycling Culture: A workshop on collage
In this workshop Wojciech Gilewicz will introduce the hundred year old art technique, collage. He will lead participants to create a new work of art from fragments of existing photographs, drawing attention to the "recycling culture" of modern society.
October 22 Saturday 13:00-15:00
Free / No reservation required
*Participants are welcome to bring any magazines with images to create original collage.

● Fazal Rizvi | Washing tsunami-damaged photographs
Old photographs and family portraits are central to Fazal Rizvi's art work.
Rizvi takes on the activity of washing photographs from tsunami-hit areas to help save the fast disappearing damaged photographs, while introducing it to the locals as a possible continued activity.
October 21-22 (throughout the day)
Free / reservation by the previous day

● Wai Keung Hui | The Moriyan Charter Cookies
Wai Keung Hui, working with the locals, bakes cookies with xml-coded Moriyan charter.
More than 800 cookies will be served at the ARCUS Studio garden in collaboration with MANA CAFE.
October 22 Saturday 12:00-19:00
Free / subject to availability

【OPEN STUDIO 03 "Triple Standard"】
The last open studio of ARCUS Project 2011 Artist-in-residence program.
November 26 Saturday, 27 Sunday 12:00-19:00

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MANA FES
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【"The Festival of Autumn Day Local Club Activities" (MANA CAFE)】
October 21 Friday 12:00-17:00
October 22 Saturday 12:00-19:00
Participating Clubs : Wind Ensemble Moriya / Healthy Mah-jong Club / Moriya Family Club

● MANA CAFE
To celebrate the last MANA FES in 2011, The variety of local clubs and ARCUS Project work together to open MANA CAFE.

● Picnic-sheet making workshop by The Simple Society
October 21 Friday 12:00-17:00
Leader : The Simple Society (http://thesimplesociety.com/)
Free

● Plane baffle (flat) speaker workshop by Arcus supporter
October 21 Friday 14:00-15:00 | Introduction and Making
October 22 Saturday 12:00-19:00 | Open Listening (Bring your own records / iPods)
Leader : Fumio Kamimura (Arcus supporter)
Free

● "All About My Arcus" : Overnight Film Screening
1st at OPEN STUDIO 02 October 21 Friday 21:00-10:00
2nd at OPEN STUDIO 03 November 26 Saturday 21:00-10:00
Capacity : 30 people
Cost : 500 yen (for breakfast)
*please bring your sleeping bag

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ARCUS Project at Shin Minatomura
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BankART Shin Minatomura : http://shinminatomura.com/en/index.html

|| Ongoing Project ||
● Nishiko | Repairing Earthquake Project
ARCUS Studio Satellite (Shin Minatomura B-zone)
~November 6 Sunday
Project Blog : http://nishiko55.com/eq/
Nishiko Web : http://nishiko55.com/

|| Talk Series at Shin Minatomura ||
● Artist Talk - Nishiko | Repairing Earthquake Project
The Japanese artist based in Den Haag, Holand will give a talk on her ongoing "Repairing Earthquake Project" in East Japan.
November 3 Thursday 15:00-16:00 Shin Minatomura B-zone (ARCUS Studio Satellite)
Artist : Nishiko

● The history of ARCUS Project
For the first of the talk series to trace back the 17 year history of ARCUS Project, we invite the former director Mizuki Endo and artist Motohiro Tomii.
November 4 Friday 19:00-21:00 Shin Minatomura D-zone
Speakers : Mizuki Endo (Independent Curator/Former ARCUS Project director) + Motohiro Tomii (Artist)
Moderator : Mami Odai (ARCUS Project director)

● AIR Coordinator's Conference
This open discussion will take a look at the rarely discussed roles of AIR coordinator, with special focus on the matters of what entails the coordinator's role.
November 5 Saturday 15:00-17:00 (~18:30 casual after party) Shin Minatomura A-zone (A6:Super School)
Speakers : Keiko Suzuki (Youkobo Art Space), Gosuke Sugiyama (Arcus Project) and more to be confirmed.

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Family Workshop
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● "Enjoyable Art for family" with Tatsuo Inagaki
October 28 Friday 10:30-11:30
Tatami Room 3

● "Baby Contact" with Keisuke Kanai
November 26 Saturday 11:00-12:00
Tatami Room 3

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EXTRA
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Our ARCUS Blog has now English reports!!
-Orientation for Moriya Daily life,"post 3.11" : http://arcus4u.exblog.jp/13659849/
-Open studio 01+Mana-FES : http://arcus4u.exblog.jp/13720421/
-ARCUS Radio : http://arcus4u.exblog.jp/13720391/