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(English) “DESIGNING?” Exhibition
(English) The 9th annual “DESIGNING?” exhibition starts in Fukuoka City this weekend, with the motto “Design leads the town better”. This year’s theme is “time” and participants have each interpreted this in their unique spaces for the viewer’s enjoyment. See an array of artworks at select galleries and shops at twenty spots in Fukuoka City until May 19. The event’s main venue is Kego Park in Tenjin, where you can catch talk events, workshops, cafes and and an open-space library until May 13.
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(English) The History of Marie Antoinette Exhibition
(English) History’s most notorious Queen of France, Marie Antoinette is still a source of fascination and debate today, some 200 years after her death. This exhibition at the Fukuoka Prefecture Museum of Art includes 120 items, including her dresses, belongings and paintings depicting the controversial queen. If you’re interested to learn more, attend the special Marie Antoinette Lecture by Yukiko Koyanagi from Institute Français on 5/5 (Sun.) 14:00 ~. The lecture will be held on the museum’s fourth floor and attendance is free but limited to 100 people (numbered tickets handed out from 13:00~). Finally, you can take part in a Marie Antoinette rose corsage making workshop on April 28 (from 10:30 ~, 14:00 ~ ) at the Museum’s 1F sculpture exhibition room. The workshop is ¥1,000 per pair, and will take 40 participants (20 pairs) at a time. Apply in advance by telephone: 092-715-3551.
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(English) The Great Story of Vietnam
(English) “The Great Story of Vietnam”, Japan’s first major exhibit on Vietnamese culture, is showing at the Kyushu National Museum in Dazaifu. This special exhibit, which commemorates 40 years of diplomatic ties between Japan and Vietnam, and the fifth year of friendship between Fukuoka Pref. and Hanoi City, features 249 cultural assets collected from Vietnam and other countries, including dragon roof decorations excavated from the Imperial Citadel of Thang Long, a world heritage site in Hanoi. The exhibit will run until June 9. Kyushu National Museum is planning to hold an exhibit on Japanese culture at the National Museum of Vietnamese History in Hanoi later this year.
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(English) 6th Futsukaichi Onsen Art Exhibit
(English) The 6th Onsen Art Exhibit will be held in Futsukaichi Hot Springs district of Chikushino on Apr. 28 and 29. This year’s exhibit features an event planned by a former participant in which guests can don kimonos and tour the exhibit venues. The exhibit began as the Onsen Flower Show in 2008 when a local florist started placing floral decorations in cafes and hotels in the hot springs district. Its name was changed to Onsen Art Exhibit in 2010 when a local artists’ group took over organization duties. This year’s event will feature photography and stained glass exhibits at eight venues. Admission is free of charge. The kimono walking tour is limited to female guests only. Those interested can borrow kimonos at no charge or receive free kitsuke (dressing assistance) for their own kimonos. For details contact Yamamoto-san at chabixchabi@yahoo.co.jp. Direct inquiries for the art exhibits to Inoue-san at 092-924-1885.
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(English) Exhibition on Minamata Disease
(English) A collection of 474 photographs and articles of media coverage and of patients with Minamata disease, a neurological disease caused by severe mercury poisoning, will be held in Fukuoka. The exhibition is held at least once a year in Japan, but it is only the second time it will come to Kyushu. A lecture will also be held at the same location. The exhibition will take place May 15~27 from 10:00~20:00 at JR Kyushu Hall (9F JR Hakata City). Entry is ¥1,000 ( ¥800 Adv.) for the exhibition and ¥1,000 ( ¥800 Adv.) for the lecture. Further details are available from the organizer on 092-282-5846.
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ヱヴァンゲリヲンと日本刀展
名刀の産地・備前長船の刀剣博物館と劇場版アニメ「ヱヴァンゲリヲン新劇場版」とのコラボレーション企画。「ヱヴァンゲリヲン」の世界からインスピレーションを受け、伝統の技を駆使して制作された、現代デザインの日本刀（ヱヴァンゲリヲンに登場する刀剣）が展示される。「ヱヴァンゲリヲン」の世界観や日本刀の奥深さに魅了されること間違いなし。
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(English) Leiji Matsumoto’s Treasure Exhibition
(English) Later this month the Fukuoka Asian Art Museum will display a collection of art by Leiji Matsumoto, the well-known creator of several space-themed anime and manga series including the award-winning “Galaxy Express 999”. Matsumoto was born in 1938, in Kurume, Fukuoka and grew up in Kitakyushu. He was awarded the Chevalier of the Order of Arts and Letters in France last year. The collection on display in Fukuoka from April 26~May 13 features around 200 pieces of his work including original sketches. On April 28, Leiji Matsumoto will attend the exhibition venue for a special talk show and autograph session.
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(English) AdTech Kyushu
(English) Digital marketing’s number one conference worldwide comes to Kyushu this June. ad:tech kyushu aims to bring together marketers from all over the world to discuss subjects important to success in all sizes of businesses today such as direct marketing, social media and ROIdriven campaigns. In addition to keynote sessions, ad:tech kyushu 2013 includes a free pass to the public exhibition hall. Exhibiting companies include Responsys, imobile, adingo, Zucks, MicroAd, Cyber Agent, DAC, CCI, Ureru Net Advertising Inc., andus, chance it. One of three keynote speakers is Facebook APAC’s Head of Marketing Solutions, Doug Stotland. The keynote will take place on Wednesday, June 5 at the Fukuoka International Congress Center, a central location in Kyushu’s capital close to the airport. Doug leads the marketing solutions team for Facebook APAC, and joins notable keynote alumni such as Walter Issacson, Yoshikazu Tanaka, Guy Kawasaki, Kenji Kasahara and Gary Vaynerchuk. The Doug Stotland keynote will be open to registered attendees. Registration is free and open to the general public (see below).
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(English) Leon Keer 3D Street Art Live Event in Tenjin
(English) Hailing from Utrecht (Netherlands), Leon Keer is an accomplished mural artist, but is perhaps best known for his 3D chalk street art. Since 2007, Keer has travelled the world creating unique contemporary 3D chalk images on the sidewalks of major cities, much to the delight of passerby pedestrians. This week, Leon comes to Fukuoka, to transform the sidewalk outside of Iwataya Building (Tenjin) into a piece of temporary street art. You can watch him create the artwork from Thursday Apr. 4 to Sunday Apr. 7, and the finished piece will be on display from Monday Apr.8 to Tuesday Apr. 9. Note: Kirameki-dori Ave. (the road that runs betwee the two Iwataya Buildings) will be closed to traffic between 12:00~18:00 on Apr. 6 (Sat.) and 7 (Sun.) There will also be many street events during the period, such as accordion and grand piano busking, and juggling displays! Don’t miss it.
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(English) Magdalen Méan Exhibition
(English) Award winning designer, photographer and longtime kimono collector Magdalen Méan is exhibiting a selection of photographs of her collection destined towards a book on Kimono of the Taisho (and early Showa) eras. Somewhere between historical reconstruction and fashion photography her images explore kimono in their true context as elements of fashion history and concepts of elegance which during that time were in a state of flux,
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