MI-LAB Artist in Residence

NEWS

2018.11.16 [MI-LAB][CfSHE] ベーシックＢ＆Ｃ成果展 26日より Exhibition of AIR Basic B & C opens from 26th
2018.10.25 [MI-LAB][AIR] レジデンス追加募集 Artist-In-Residence additional open-call; Deadline: 25 Nov.
2018.10.21 [MI-LAB][AIR] 河口湖レジデンス Lake Kawaguchi Artist-In-Residence – アドバンスEがスタート Now Advanced E course is ongoing
2018.10.17 [MI-LAB][CfSHE] アドバンスD成果展 21日より Exhibition of AIR Advanced D opens from Oct. 21st

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Additional Call-for-application for 2019 Mokuhanga Artist-in-Residence of:

Advanced Program D: From Aug. 1 (Thu.) to Sep. 4 (Wed.), 2019
Basic Training Program B: From Sep. 15 (Sun.) to Oct.19 (Sat.), 2019
Basic Training Program C: From Oct. 27 (Sun.) to Nov. 30 (Sat.), 2019

Basic Training program covers the fundamental skills of mokuhanga (water-based woodblock printmaking) including the process, techniques, tools and materials, which are rooted in the tradition of ukiyo-e printing. Residency provides you with sufficient time to experiment with and further develop your skills of mokuhanga in the peaceful environment of Lake Kawaguchi. This program is available to all artists and printmakers who wish to experience the introductory levels of mokuhanga.
In the Advanced program, designed for who has completed basic training, other than learning more about Mokuhanga and maintenance technique of printing tool Baren, it provides you opportunity to work along with your proposed plan of work and to have your work reviewed by Mokuhanga masters both from technical and artistic points of view, so that your skill and artistic quality will be consolidated as professional Mokuhanga artist. It contains also a Japanese bookbinding workshop* to offer you opportunity to make your original artist book.
*The contents may be subject to be changed

To apply, please read the guidelines and fill in the application form. The form should be sent to MI-LAB infodesk by e-mail with other required documents stated in the document.

Click to download each document:
Basic Training Program Guidelines / application form in Word file or PDF file
Advanced Program Guidelines / application form in Word file or PDF file.

Application Deadline is November 25th, 2018.
The selection result will be informed to applicants by December 15th 2018 by e-mail.

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2018 Advanced Program E

This year’s last Mokuhanga Advanced Class has begun. The following 5 artists have been stayind and working at Lake Kawaguchi from October 21 to November 24, 2018.

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Registration

To receive the most recent program information from us, please complete a registration form and send it to us by e-mail, at the same time telling us the year and the program in which you are interested. On receipt of your application, we will in due course send you by e-mail the latest timetable and other information.

To download the registration form, please click here (PDF) or here (DOC)