[Ichihara City, Chiba Prefecture] Ichihara Lakeside Museum Workshop "Swaying and Drifting - Folds of the Water Surface" to be Held

A workshop that focuses on traditional handcrafts such as "knitting" and "weaving" using old clothes as material, aiming to reconnect people's memories and communities. Participants will tear up old clothes they bring, knit them by hand, and create small fabric pieces. The works created by the participants will later be joined together to form one large artwork, which will be exhibited at the museum from late November.

Event Outline

Date May 16th (Saturday) 10:30 AM - 4:00 PM *Last admission 3:00 PM *Participation is on a rolling basis. Those who arrive will be able to experience it in order.

Venue Ario Ichihara Sunshine Court indoor (4-3-2 Sarashina, Ichihara City, Chiba Prefecture)

Participation Fee Free

What to Bring If you have old clothes you would like to use for the artwork, please bring them. *If you don't have any, we will provide them.

Target Audience Individuals of kindergarten age and above *Preschool children must be accompanied by a guardian.

Application Method Please apply via the Ichihara Lakeside Museum website.

Artist Profile Yuki Okawa (Sculptor) Graduated from Aichi Prefectural University of Fine Arts and Music. Creates three-dimensional works using old clothes and fabric as materials that carry the closest memories of life and traces of time on the body. Creates artworks as new, unknown memories in the "form" of arbitrarily connecting someone's memories with someone else's. In recent years, taking the opportunity to participate in art festivals and artist-in-residence programs, she has been exploring the development of expression based on local history and festivals.