Events
2022 Event Guide
The Fukuoka Prize 2022 Award ceremony
- Date
- Thursday, December 22, 2022 | 18:45-19:55 (JST)
- Venue
- Fukuoka International Congress Center
- Format
- Onsite and online archive streaming
The Fukuoka Prize honors the contributions to Asian cultures. We celebrates its 32nd anniversary this year and the archived video of the ceremony will be available after the event. We hope this will be a valuable opportunity to experience diverse cultures of Asia. The URL for the archived video will be shared on the News and Topics page of our website.
Public Lecture by HAYASHI Eitetsu
- Title
- Echoes of the Soul – The World of Hayashi Eitetsu and Taiko
- Date
- Wednesday, September 28, 2022 | 19:00-20:30 (JST)
- Venue
- Mirai Hall, Denki Building Kyosokan, Fukuoka city
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The music of the Japanese taiko drum is now recognized worldwide and Mr. Hayashi Eitetsu has been constantly at the forefront of creative interpretations of taiko music since the creation of this new trend. The diversity of his expression and the quality of his performance are second to none. In the 1st part of the performance, Mr. Hayashi will explain about the Japanese taiko tradition and the new creativity of the expression he invented with demonstrations. In the 2nd part, enjoy a live performance of his drumming skills.
Part 1: Lecture demonstration ‘Japanese Taiko and Eitetsu’s Taiko’
Part 2: Special Live concert ‘Mio no Hasu 2022’
by Eitetsu Hayashi and EITETSU FU-UN no KAI
Public Lecture by Timon SCREECH
- Title
- Tokugawa Ieyasu as a Deity ― The Faith of Toshogu Shrine from the Perspective of Art and Architecture
- Date
- Wednesday, September 28, 2022 | 15:00-17:00 (JST)
- Venue
- Museum Hall, Fukuoka Art Museum （External link）
- Interlocutor
- TANAKA Yuko （Professor Emeritus, Hosei University）
- Coordinator
- KONO Toshiyuki （Executive Vice President, Kyushu University）
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More than 250 Toshogu shrines including the one built in 1652 by Kuroda Tadanori, the feudal lord of Fukuoka, have been constructed all over Japan. Why and how did the faith of Tosho Daigongen (Tokunaga Ieyasu) start and spread? Professor Timon Screech will look into the depth of its history through the studies of art and architecture.
Following the first part of his lecture, a discussion entitled ‘About Current Edo Studies’ with Professor Yuko Tanaka is planned.
Public Lecture by Shahzia SIKANDER
- Title
- Facing the World by Transcending Tradition─The Journey of Shahzia Sikander, and Thoughts Filled in Her Artworks
- Date
- Friday, September 30, 2022 | 18:30-20:20 (JST)
- Venue
- Ajibi Hall, Fukuoka Asian Art Museum（External link）
- Interlocutor
- KOKATSU Reiko (Art Historian)
- Coordinator
- USHIROSHOJI Masahiro (Director, Kitakyushu Municipal Museum of Art)
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Ms. Shahzia Sikander has brought new life and fascinating forms to the world of miniature painting, which follows conventions dating back to the Mughal Empire.
In the 1st part of the lecture, the artist herself will talk about her journey from Pakistan to the USA and beyond, then the history and thoughts embedded within in her artwork.
In the 2nd part, there will be a discussion on how art responds to the world today impacted by diverse values with Ms. Kokatsu Reiko, an art historian who has continued to discover and re-evaluate female artists over a long period time.
Note:If the prize laureate cannot visit Fukuoka due to the impact of COVID-19 infection, the event may be held as an online style event only.
◆Shahzia Sikander Special Exhibition Free of charge| No application required
Shahzia Sikander’s works will be exhibited in this special exhibition.
【Duration】 Friday 23rd September – Sunday 27th November 2022
【 Venue 】 7th Floor Lobby, Fukuoka Asian Art Museum
●Exhibition in Fukuoka Asian Art Museum (7F lobby)
SpiNN
animation (6 mins. 30 secs.) 2003
Disruption as Rapture
animation ( 10 mins. 7 secs. ) 2016
●Exhibition in Artist Cafe Fukuoka
Parallax
3 channel animation ( 15 mins. 30 secs. ) / Music by Du Yun 2013
Lecture by Professor Hamashita Takeshi, Academic Prize laureate of Fukuoka Prize 2006
- Date
- February 4, 2023 | 13:00-15:00（JST）
- Venue
- Kyushu University
- Sponsor
- Kyushu University Institute for Asian and Oceanian Studies, Fukuoka City, Fukuoka City International Foundation
- Coordinator
- ONIMARU Takeshi(Professor Department of International Society and Culture, Graduate School of Social and Cultural Studies, Kyushu University)
A History of Exchange from the Perspective of Maritime History Research
Filmmaking Seminar by Mr. Prabda Yoon, Arts and Culture Prize laureate of Fukuoka Prize 2021
- Date
- Saturday, October 29, 2022 13:00-16:30（JST）
- Venue
- Ajibi Hall, Fukuoka Asian Art Museum
- Sponsor
- Creative Lab Fukuoka, Fukuoka City, Fukuoka City International Foundation
- Moderator
- JIMBO Yoshimasa(Film Director)
- Interlocutor
- YOSHIDA Jiro(Animation Artist, Painter), ARAKI Sotaro(Filmmaker, Media Artist), SO Daisuke(Filmmaker)
From Filmmaking Sites in Thailand