Artist Residency in the rice valley of Kyoto Prefecture



Inquiries to:

info (place an at mark) kenandjuliayonetani.com

Rice Valley Projects offers an artist residency for artists, writers and those interested in ecological farming in the countryside of Kyoto Prefecture, thirty minutes by train or car from Kyoto city center. 15 minute bike ride from the train station, bicycles available.

Costs are 30 000 Yen per week for accommodation (all utilities and internet included, not including food) in a two bedroom annex. The rooms are tatami mat, and sleeping is in Japanese style (futons).

Rice Valley Projects is facilitated by Ken + Julia Yonetani (which in Japanese also means rice valley). Ken and Julia Yonetani are contemporary artists based in Kyoto, Japan and Sydney, Australia and also manage a fully organic farm at Rice Valley. They speak Japanese and English, and have carried out artists residencies themselves in Australia, Asia, and Europe. Rice Valley Projects aims to give others opportunities and experiences in countryside Japan, especially those interested in cultural preservation and sustainable farming.


Please send your CV, url links, preferred dates, and project outline. Partners and/or children on a case by case basis.

Wednesday, August 23, 2017

Installation of the Memory of Bamboo

Installation of the exhibition by artist residents Ana and Sebastian at Anewal Gallery Kyoto

The memory of bamboo from Sebastián Sandoval Quimbayo on Vimeo.

Memory of Bamboo

Artist residents Ana Nuñez Rodriguez and Sebastian Sandoval carried out a three week residency which concluded with an exhibition a Anewal Gallery, Kyoto  in July 2017

http://ananunezrodriguez.com

Sebastian Sandoval Q