We have 2 traditional Japanese housees as Artist in residence facilities.
1 of these, it’s Metoropolitan Fukujusou for the residence house for an artists.
This house is a traditional kyo-machiya, that is an over 150 years historical building, which Kyoto city government has certificated.
The another one, it’s Studio Tsukimisou for working studio for artists.
This house has 6 rooms and bamboo garden, so we are open to a local artists too as a working studio, a gallery, a work shop place etc.
About our basic program
It’s very simple one. “stay ⇒ creat ⇒ working ⇒ exhibit (publish) ⇒ exchange with a local people”
Our studio will be holding the exhibition or the open studio for our residence artists in end of each or two months.
Of course, you can choice to join or not to join it.
We are the member of “Res Artis” of an association of over 650 centers, organizations and individuals in over 70 countries.
Significance of activity here
This old house was built in a time when Japan was not rich yet, the inside structure is simple and minimal.
It may be unconvenient for you, but you will be able to feel something like Zen by being in this simple and minimal space, this simple lifestyle.
And you will become to feel comfortable after you got used to it, and discover the pure beauty in these, and be able to have new inspirations.
Such the experience is just one example, but it would be pleasure if you can experience the real Japanese traditional life which is being lost little by little now even in Kyoto and feel something from them.
We welcome people who can enjoy the experience of a different culture lifestyle.
The Okazaki area where our facilities are located is a cultural and artistic zone that represents Kyoto.
With the Okazaki Park facing the hydrophobic moat as the core, the Kyoto National Museum of Art, Kyoto City Museum of Art, Kyoto City Museum of Art Annex, Hosomi Museum of Art, Kansai Art Academy (kanbi.org), Kyoto city Theater (Rohm theater), Prefectural Library, Industrial Hall (Traditional Industry Museum), Kanze Hall (Noh), Zoo, Shrine and Buddhist temples and many scenic spots will be lined up to help a wide variety of arts and creative activities of you, and will be helped to change your thinking (mind).
About our support to you
We are many connections for local artists so your activity and exchanging will be possible to support better.
However we are only micro -residency facility, so we have runed minimal manpower, so we hope you to understand to need a cost sometimes for your request.
We can’t be your activity staff belongs exclusively to you, however hope to build to a relationship who are having a respectful of each other.
Access
18-1 Okazaki Minamigoshocho Sakyo-ku, Kyoto-shi, Kyoto-fu 606-8334 Japan