Exhibiting artist
Kyoto Kogei Craft Artists Association

[Dyeing and weaving] Yoshiko Akatsuka, Izumi Aratani, Masayuki Isa, Haruko Uehara, Mela Oda
Daisuke Kanai, Haruo Kawasaki, Masao Kusakabe, Takashi Saito, Eisho Sakai,
Kosho Shimizu, Yusuke Tange, HIdeharu Naito, Norihisa Nagao, Yuki Noguchi,
Toki Hata, Noboru Hata, Sayako Hinoue, Katsuji Yamade, Kihachiro Yokoyama,
Masahiro Yoshida
[Ceramics] Yoshinori Akazawa Roseki V, Hirokazu Ichikawa, Teruko Ide, Ryusei Inazawa, Michihisa Inoue,
Makimasa Imai, Eiraku jizen, Akira Eguchi, Bunsai Ogawa, Hiromi Okumura,
Masami Katayama, Rokubey Kiyomizu, Kotori Keino, Hideo Kobayashi, Tomoko Sakurai,
Yasuko Sakurai, Ryozo Shibata, Naoyuki Takeda, Ko Takenaka, Masanori Taniguchi,
Yoshitaka Taniguchi, Hirofumi Tange, Shizuto Teraike, Mie Nohara, Takumi Ban-ura,
Peter Hamann, Masakazu Hoki, Yasushi Mizuno, Shinji Morimoto, Yukiko Yamamoto,
Yoshimura Rakunyu
[Urushi (Lacquer)] Emiko Inoue, Sayaka Kashimoto, Hiroaki Nakanishi, Junji Nakano, Kumi Hayashi,
Osamu Fujii, Koh Miyagi, Koken Murata
[Metalwork] Kumoo Unno, Bukan Koizumi, Chikueido Eishin (Yoshinaga Nakamura)
[Metal and Gemstone] Hiroyuki Imai
[Ningyo (Doll)] Tsuneko Akazome, Akemi Amano, Shoho Menya
[Wood] Akira Murayama
[Glass] Tatsuki Tokuriki, Sanae Hayashida, Keiko Yamamoto
[Sekiho (Mineral)] Yuri Guri
[Leather] Yoshiko Ikuta, Mitsumi Ishida

[Related events]

■Special lecture – Panel discussion – “Crafts in Kyoto culture”

Panel discussion by members of the Kyoto Craft Artists Association

5/25 [Sat] Doors open 13:30 Start 14:00

[Place] Hytopia Iga 5th floor Multipurpose training room

[Capacity] 200 people/Reservation required (Reception will close as soon as capacity is reached)

[Price] Free admission

Lecturer: Noboru Hata, Chairman of the Kyoto Crafts Artists Association

Kyoto Crafts Artists Association Advisor Akira Murayama

Kyoto Crafts Artists Association Vice-Chairman Makimasa Imai, Eiraku Jizen

■ “Gallery Talk” tour of three cultural property facilities with artists

“Gallery talk” by three artists from the Kyoto Crafts Artists Association. Please enjoy the explanation of the work and the thoughts put into it.

5/19 [Sun] Navigator artists: Toki Hata (dyeing and weaving), Masami Katayama, Peter Hamann (ceramics)
5/26 [Sun] Navigator artist/Masayuki Isa (dyeing and weaving) Katsuji Yamade (dying and weaving), Bunsai Ogawa (ceramics)
6/2 [Sun] Navigator artists: Ryusei Inazawa (ceramics), Osamu Fujii (lacquer art), Tatsuki Tokuriki (glass)
[Time] 13:30~ [Venue] Old Suko School (Kyu-Suko-Do) [Admission] Free

■ “Tea” hospitality enjoyed with the artist’s “Tea bowl” and “Plate”

Choose your favorite tea bowl from the artist’s selection and enjoy matcha and fresh sweets from a long-established Japanese confectionery shop in Iga.

[Venue] Akai-ke Residence cafe space [Time] 10:00~16:00 [Price] 500 yen (includes matcha and fresh sweets)
[Cooperating artists] Ceramics / Yoshinori Akazawa Roseki V, Hirokazu Ichikawa, Teruko Ide, Michihisa Inoue, Makimasa Imai, Bunsai Ogawa, Hiromi Okumura, Masami Katayama, Mie Nohara, Peter Hamann, Yasushi Mizuno, Rakunyu Yoshimura

■A feast of “Craft Art” and “Ikebana”
*Held on Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays during the exhibition period

A feast of creative Ceramic, Urushi (Lacquer), and Metal and Gemston Vases made by artists, as well as Ikebana (Flower Arrangement)  from each school of the Iga Ikebana Association.
It will brighten up the Japanese spaces of Iga City’s proud cultural heritage facilities.

[Venue] Old Suko School (Kyu-Suko-Do), Akai-ke Residence, Irimajiri-ke Residence

[Cooperating artists] Ceramics /Yoshinori Akazawa Roseki V, Hirokazu Ichikawa, Michihisa Inoue, Makimasa Imai, Bunsai Ogawa, Hiromi Okumura, Masami Katayama, Ryozo Shibata, Mie Nohara, Peter Hamann
Urushi (Lacquer)/Junji Nakano Metal and Gemston/Hiroyuki Imai