According to information of Typhoon #10 passing issued by the Takamatsu Meteorological Agency, from August 16th at 12:00pm (at 12:30pm Oshima), all Artworks and Facilities will be open except some Artworks and Facilities. Please see ”Exceptional Artworks and Facilities” below.

We will open Artworks and Facilities after having confirmed their safety. Also, depending on typhoon situation, the information may be changed. We will update the detailed information of each Artwork, Facility and Event through Urgent Information on our website, setouchi-artest.jp as things progress. Please do not get close to the Artworks because it is very dangerous during these closed hours.

More information about the Naoshima artwork and facility closing and opening can be found at the Benesse Art Site Naoshima, please check this website for further information. tk04 “Umitota” has a website, so please check it for further information.
*tk05 (Takamatsu Public Pool) and tk18 (Aji Ryuozan Park) will be open when the weather warning is not announced in Takamatsu area. As for tk15 (Shikoku Mura), please check Shikoku Mura website for further information.

Typhoon #10 is approaching and according to information issued by the Takamatsu Meteorological Agency from August 14th in the afternoon until the end of the day August 15th, all Artworks and Facilities will be temporarily closed during this time. The following is information for each island.

More information about the Naoshima artwork and facility closing can be found at the Benesse Art Site Naoshima, please check this website for further information.

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The Kagawa Prefectural Museum, Takamatsu City Museum, Takamatsu Public Pool, Umitota and Shikoku Mura each have a website, so please check for further information.

Some artworks will be cancelled after the morning on August 14th due to decision making regarding closing hours. The artworks will be reopened after checking the artworks on the 16th.

Depending on the typhoon’s course, the information may be changed. We will update the detailed information of each artwork, facility and event through Urgent Information, etc. on our website, setouchi-artest.jp. Please do not go near the artworks because it is very dangerous during these hours closed.

The Setouchi Triennale executive committee opens official shops, including the official goods of the triennale, Kagawa and Setouchi, at Takamatsu Port and Miyanoura port( Naoshima) during the Setouchi Triennale 2019.
In conjunction with the “54th Sanuki Takamatsu Festival Fireworks Festival Dondon Takamatsu”, Takamatsu Port Official Shop “Sea Market” will be extended only on Tuesday, August 13, as follows.

Takamatsu Port Official Shop「Sea Market」

Location: Takamatsu Passenger Terminal Building 1F, 1-1, Sunport, Takamatsu, Kagawa, 760-0019, JAPAN

Opening hours:
Generally: 9:00―20:00

Only August 13th　9:00―22:00

* Opening hours will not be extended if the fireworks is canceled due to stormy weather.

As Setouchi Triennale Executive Committee (Chairman: Keizo Hamada, the Governors of Kagawa Prefecture), since the efforts of the Setouchi Triennale as community development by art are attracting attention from overseas, "Setouchi ASIA Forum 2019" will be held for 4 days from August 21 (Wed) to 24 (Sat).

People who work on community development by cultural arts in Asian countries gather, learn and talk together.

As the opening session, we will invite experts who are active in various fields as lecturers at "Kagawa International Conference Center" on Wednesday, August 21 to hold keynote lectures. We look forward to your participation.

The outline
Date and time: 10:30-18:30, August 21 (Wed), 2019
Open door :10:00

Venue: Kagawa International Conference Center

Capacity: 200 people (application first-come-first-served basis)

Fee: Admission free

Application : Fill in the required items in " Participation Request Form " ,and apply.

Others: Simultaneous interpretation (Japanese, English, Chinese trilingual)


Program

Part 1 What "Setouchi Asia Forum" aims for (10:30-13:00)

Opening
Organizer greeting
Keizo Hamada (Chairman of Setouchi Triennale Executive Committee, Governor of Kagawa Prefecture)

Problem presentation
"What do people seek in art in a tumultuous world"
Fram Kitagawa (General Director, Setouchi Triennale)

Keynote Speech 1
"Why does the UN work in tourism-the possibility of cultural tourism"
Musallim Afandiyev (Senior Officer, United Nations World Tourism Organization Business Change / Azerbaijan)

Keynote Speech 2
"What can the art festival do -beyond the exhibition"
Anthony Gardner (Director, Ruskin School of Art, University of Oxford / UK)

"Day break"

Part 2 Regional Arts Festival and Asia (14: 30-16: 30)

1 "Why does China hold the" Art Festival of the Earth "?"
Xie Yang (Researcher, Development Research Center of State Council P.R.China/ China)

2 “What the Singapore Biennale 2019 Aims”
Patrick Flores (Biennale 2019 Director / Singapore)

3 "Thailand where 3 Biennales started. What's next?"
Gridthiya Gaweewong (Director, Jim Thompson Art Center)

4 "How to see away from the center-the practice of spotlighted Indonesian art collectives"
Leonhard Bartolomeus (curator, ruangrupa representative / Indonesia)

"Break"

Part 3 Discussion (17: 00-17: 45)
Special Lecture 17: 45-18: 15
"Can an art festival be possible in Okinawa?"
Natsuki Ikezawa (writer)

Close
Greeting Soichiro Fukutake (General Producer, Setouchi Triennale)


Overview of the Setouchi ASIA Forum (a plan)

○ August 21 (Wed) ※ Open to the public
Opening session (as indicated in the text)

○ August 22 (Thu) ※ Closed to the public
Art tour (Oshima, Megijima, Ogijima) and
Session: Know about current Asia (Venue: Kagawa International Conference Center)

○ August 23 (Fri) ※ Closed to the public
Art tour (Shodoshima) and
Session (Venue: Olive Hall in Shodoshima Olive Park)
Group A: "Art has left the White Cube and started getting involved in the field"
Group B: "People move the world with art as a clue"
Group C: "The company has begun to be involved in the Utopia called art festival"

○ August 24 (Sat) ※ Closed to the public
Closing session (Venue: Olive Hall in Shodoshima Olive Park)


Application for coverage: If you would like to make a coverage, please apply from " Press Room "by 17:00 on August 19 (Mon).

Official Event E26
Lion Dance: Sanuki Tradition - entering a new era, which will be performed at tent space of Takamatsu sunport, will be also performed in Shodoshima and Takamatsu port on 12(Sun) May.


Date:
12 MAY (Sun) 2019


Location:
＜Shodoshima＞
13:30～13:45 Obe-area, inside of Lin Shuen Long's art "Beyond the Border - Wave"
15:00～15:15 Nakayama-area, inside of Wang Wen Chih's art "Love in Shodoshima"


＜Takamatsu port＞
17:50～18:05 In front of Shinji Ohmaki 「Liminal Air –core-」


Admission fee:
Free( Required a passport or admission fee 300 yen to enter artwork in Shodoshima, if you are over 15years old.)


The performer:
Asakura-Lion dance


Others:
・Please make sure you will bring your hat or cap and drinks to protect yourself against hot weather.
・In the case of cancellation due to rain, we will announce on official website. Please contact Setouchi Triennale General Information Center （tel 087-813-2244) whenever you find something unclear.


Applicationf for media coverage:
For media coverage, please write the following items and apply to pr@setouchiartfest.jp by 17:00 of 10th(Fri).
①Company name and department name
②name of the person in charge
③The phone number




About Asakura-Lion dance
About 100 years ago, when Asakura-Kasuga shrine in Asakura, Miki-town has built, Asakura-Lion dance was revived on the basis of Botan-kuzushi( a kind of rough performance) in Iwanami area of Higashi-Ueda, Takamatsu. For that a reason, Asakura-Lion dance which is sycronized 3 Lions; a parent lion, a child lion and a grandchild lion, differ from other extant Botan-kuzushi in Miki-town.
The size of Asakura-Lion is different for each lion, large, medium and small. Therefore, danced lion is changed by growth of performer.
The performer has been learning Lion-dance from the childhood, so Lion-dance is performed by a large family with connecting generations.