ART FOR TRANSFORMATION
The Tokyo Metropolitan Government and Arts Council Tokyo (Tokyo Metropolitan Foundation for History and Culture), which operate the Civic Creative Base Tokyo [CCBT], have collaborated with “Ars Electronica,” a cultural organization operating at a base in Linz, Austria, to organize “ART FOR TRANSFORMATION” at the Shibuya Sakura Stage from Friday, November 8 to Sunday, November 10, 2024.
Date:
Friday, November 8 to Sunday, November 10, 2024
Opening hours:
10:00 AM to 7:00 PM
Venue:
Shibuya Sakura Stage (1-1 Sakuragaoka-cho, Shibuya Ward, Tokyo 150-0031)
3rd floor, BLOOM GATE ZONE A/B
manoma, 38th floor (only on November 8)
Admission/Participation Fee:
Free
Application:
Prior application required for talks, workshops, and conference/networking (first-come, first-serve basis)
OVERVIEW
Art arising from human creativity has the potential to change people, society, and cities for the better. “ART FOR TRANSFORMATION” is a three-day event where we will discuss the possibilities together with everyone.
Civic Creative Base Tokyo [CCBT], based in Shibuya, and Ars Electronica, a cultural organization in Austria, have collaborated to open an approach to the possibilities that spread from creativity through art and digital technology at Shibuya’s new gateway.
Exhibition
CCBT Activities Introduction Exhibition
The expressions and thoughts leading to creativity x technology will be a guidepost for the cities, social systems, and communities created by citizens themselves, and also for sustainability. Through panels and video, we will introduce the activities that CCBT has been working on for approximately two years since its opening, in order to bring new ideas to our lives and culture.
photo：Tada（YUKAI）
Venue: 3rd floor, BLOOM GATE ZONE B
Date: Friday, November 8 to Monday, November 10
Time: 10:00 AM to 7:00 PM
Video Exhibition from Ars Electronica Animation Festival 2023 on Tour
Several video works of Ars Electronica’s program, Ars Electronica Animation Festival 2023 on Tour will be screened specially during the event.
Photo: Delivery Dancer’s Sphere; Credit: Ayoung Kim
Venue: 3rd floor, BLOOM GATE ZONE A
Date: Friday, November 8 to Monday, November 10
Time: 10:00 AM to 7:00 PM
*The videos will be shown in continuous screenings throughout the event, except during the following workshop/talk sessions.
Saturday, November 9: 1:30 PM to 3:30 PM, 6:00 PM to 7:00 PM
Sunday, November 10: 11:00 AM to 12:00 PM, 1:30 PM to 3:00 PM
Workshop
(Participation free/Advance registration required, first-come-first-serve basis)
Memory Volume Reality Capture Workshop
Reality capture is a process of scanning three-dimensional objects around us and reconstructing those places and objects in a digital space. This workshop is an opportunity for participants to walk the streets of Shibuya together, discover new technologies while having fun, and share creative ideas, thoughts and memories.
*In this workshop, we will scan the objects using an iPhone and a dedicated application (Scaniverse). We have arranged iPhones on loan, but if you wish to use your own iPhone, you must install the application (Scaniverse) in advance (iPhone 11 or higher version is recommended).
①
Venue: 3rd floor, BLOOM GATE ZONE A
Schedule: Saturday, November 9, 2024: 1:30 PM to 3:30 PM
Target participants: Anyone can participate (middle school-level or older recommended)
Capacity: 16 people
②
Venue: 3rd floor, BLOOM GATE ZONE A
Schedule: Sunday, November 10, 2024: 1:30 PM to 3:00 PM
Target participants: Elementary and middle school students (can participate with families and other groups/elementary school students must be accompanied by a parent or a guardian)
Capacity: About 8 groups
Facilitator (common to ① and ②)
Denise Hirtenfelder (Researcher at Ars Electronica Futurelab)
Johannes Pöll (Lead designer at Ars Electronica Futurelab)
Kyoko Kunoh (Ambassador at Ars Electronica)
Keina Konno (Program/experience designer)
Welcome to Planet B - Kids' Workshop
The participants will create animated stories together based on the three themes of “Food,” “Housing” and “Mobility.” Building on the ideas from the stories they have experienced, participants will sketch their own future Earth (Planet B) and share their ideas with each other. This workshop will allow participants to experience the differences in their thinking processes and the richness of their ideas, while demonstrating their imagination/creativity to envision a sustainable future.
Photo: Ars Electronica – Robert Bauernhansl
Venue: 3rd floor, BLOOM GATE ZONE A
Schedule: Sunday, November 10: 11:00 AM to 12:00 PM
Target participants: 7-10 years old (must be accompanied by/observed by a parent or a guardian)
Capacity: 25 people
Facilitator
Denise Hirtenfelder (Researcher at Ars Electronica Futurelab)
Kyoko Kunoh (Ambassador at Ars Electronica)
Keina Konno (Program/experience designer)
Talk
What kind of changes will occur in cities if art and digital technology are used to demonstrate people’s creativity in society? Three people from different fields and positions working at sites where art/technology/creativity converge will talk and brainstorm together about XR (cross reality), the future of cities , and the creativity of their citizens.
Venue: 3rd floor, BLOOM GATE ZONE A
Time: Saturday, November 9, 2024: 6:00 PM to 7:00 PM
Capacity: 40 seats
Speaker
Junji Shiraishi (Senior manager, Business development division, Niantic, Inc.)
Miku Sega (MVMNT, 2024 CCBT artist fellow, 3D Digital Archive Project)
Hideaki Ogawa (CCBT creative director,Co Director of Ars Electronica Futurelab)
Conference/Networking
(Participation free/Advance registration required, first-come-first-serve basis)
This is a program to learn, think, and connect with participants about the possibilities of using art and digital technology to bring innovation to society.
ACCESS
Shibuya Sakura Stage
1-1 Sakuragaoka-cho, Shibuya Ward, Tokyo 150-0031
3rd floor, BLOOM GATE ZONE A/B
manoma, 38th floor (only on November 8)
Access from each railway line
https://www.shibuya-sakura-stage.com/access/train/#cnt3
Organizers:
Tokyo Metropolitan Government, Arts Council Tokyo (Tokyo Metropolitan Foundation for History and Culture)
In Partnership with:
Ars Electronica
Supported by:
Austrian embassy/Austrian Cultural Forum Tokyo, Nikkei Inc.
For inquiries during the event:
artfortransformation.event@gmail.com (Managing office)
ABOUT US
Based on the Civic Creative Base Tokyo [CCBT] mission “Co-Creative Transformation of Tokyo,” “CCBTx” is a program for implementing projects in collaboration with diverse partners across fields both in Japan and overseas with the aim of embodying the concepts of “Inspire,” “Co-Create,” “Incubate,” and “Network,” and proposing a creative social model.
Civic Creative Base Tokyo [CCBT] opened its doors in October 2022 in Shibuya, Tokyo as a hub for the public to explore their “civic-creative” imaginations through art and digital technology. As a lab to realize and popularize this “civic creativity,” CCBT hosts projects and events in tandem with its experts and collaborators in the fields of art, design, and technology. Through its five core programs–Meetup, Workshop, Art Incubation, Camp, and Showcase–CCBT aims to become the driving force of innovation that is generated from Tokyo.
Ars Electronica
Ars Electronica is a creative center for art and advanced technology founded by the city of Linz, Austria. For more than 40 years, Ars Electronica has hosted the world’s largest annual media arts festival, the Ars Electronica Festival. They have also established “Futurelab,” a center for research on the future of art and technology in collaboration with businesses, government, cultural, educational, and research institutions. It also includes the Ars Electronica Center, known as the “museum and school of the future,” and the Prix Ars Electronica, which is the world’s longest running international media arts competition.
