OPEN CALL for
KASHIMA 2019 BEPPU ARTIST IN RESIDENCE
Application deadline: October 11th 2019, 6 pm JST1About BEPPU PROJECT

Bring the potential of art into society helping to realize a world full of diverse ideas.
BEPPU PROJECT is a non-proﬁt art organization based in Beppu city (Oita Prefecture, South ofJapan), known as one of the worldʼs greatest hot spring areas.
Founded in April 2005, we have since implemented various activities such as the introduction andpromotion of local and international art. Regarding the regional aspect, development of humanresources, promotion of craft products and savoir-faire, we have achieved this through holding art
projects. With these projects, we hope to develop local potential through art, and make more regional
places attractive for the world.
As a medium to promote new ideas and new systems, the art is here to raise our attention, and tostimulate creativity. Thus, art can help to take the everyday life with a diﬀerent perspective. We truly
believe that creativity is a resource for the future.
BEPPU PROJECT is a “creative hub”, to create a new value, to make a solution for various issues.
Beppu Contemporary Art Festival “Mixed Bathing World”

Anish Kapoor IN BEPPU

Artist : SARKIS Year : 2009

Artist : Anish Kapoor Year : 2018
Sky Mirror, 2018
©Anish Kapoor
Photo: Nobutada Omote Courtesy of
Mixed Bathing World Executive Committee

Artist : Christian Marclay Year : 2012

About KASHIMA BEPPU ARTIST IN RESIDENCE“KASHIMA BEPPU ARTIST IN RESIDENCE” is a residence program that BEPPU PROJECT hold in
Beppu since 2008. In Japanese, “KASHIMA” refers to the name of the place where you stay when you
heal your body and soul in a bath/spa area. One of the aim of residence is to promote and develop, inconnection with local community, the artist and creation.

Artist : Nerhol (Japan)
Year : 2018

Artist : Sabrina Vitali (France)Year : 2018

Artist : Aili Zhang (China)
Year : 2014

Artist : Sutapa Biswas (England)Year : 2015

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Program Theme“Can we still believe in stories?”
The city of Beppu boasts the most bountiful natural hot springs in all of Japan. Those hot springs madethe city a major tourist destination during the The Meiji Era (1868 - 1912) when Japan became amodernized country. Escaping the damage of World War II, the Beppu experienced a great leap in
economic growth, bringing with it large scale development. When the economic bubble collapsed,
however, the city lost much of its fervor. Tourism dwindled, and the number of young people opting tosettle in Beppu is still in decline today. Modern civilization produces new advancements every day, but
has it brought us happiness?
The theme of the “KASHIMA 2019 BEPPU ARTIST IN RESIDENCE” is “Can we still believe instories?”. In Beppu, a city where the traces of modernization have left their deep marks, this open callis directed toward artists who give shape to miniature stories lifted from everyday life, and those whocreate art that ﬁnds hope.

Schedule of Residency Program
Applicant must keep the residency program schedule:- Application deadline; October 11th 2019, 6 pm JST- Result Announcement; October 21st 2019
*Result will be on our website. We will notice directly only to selected artist.

- Residency term; January 20th to March 11th, 2020
*A period must be over 30 days, the date can be ﬂexible.

- Artist presentation event; 1 time, during the residency.

- Exhibition period; 7th to 22th March, 20203

Condition for application

Number of Artist

1 (person or a group)- living in Wales over 3 years.
- have the experience of artwork at Wales over 3 years.
- be non-Japanese in nationality.
- be able to speak and understand either English or Japanese in order tocommunicate with staﬀ and the local community..

- be able to understand and follow the purpose of the AIR program, andApplication must;

conduct own activities autonomously during their stay.

- be over 20 years old.
- report the residency process by using website or SNS in English.
- have the clear purpose to participate the AIR program.
- create the artwork to exhibit during the residency.
- make a presentation event at least 1 time during the residency.
- be able to follow the regulations of the facility.
- Artwork creation fee up to 300,000 JPY (incl. tax)
- Transportation costs, go to Beppu city and return- Living expenses : 3,000 JPY(incl. tax) per day- platform 05 for accommodation and working space (including bedding
Support conditionand heating expenses)- Space for exhibition- Necessary fee for presentation event- Necessary coordination for research and creation- Arrangement of translation staﬀ and working volunteers* The condition is the same for person or group.

* The condition is the same for person or group.

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Space for accommodation and work

platform 05
The studio and residence space named “platform 05” is a traditional
form of urban housing in Japan (called "Nagaya", it means “rowhouse”) dating back from a hundred years. The residency artist canuse this place as accommodation and studio.

How to Apply
Please mail us the application form and your portfolio formatted by PDF (under 10MB)- Send to info@beppuproject.com .
- Subject of the mail should be “KASHIMA 2019 Application _ your name”.
Application form is able to download from our website below:
http://www.beppuproject.com/news/2621

Contact
NPO BEPPU PROJECT Kensei Ieiri
2F Sugakenzai BLDG, 2-35, Noguchimotomachi, Beppu City, 874-0933, Oita Prefecture, JAPANTEL: +81 (0)977-22-3560 / FAX: +81 (0)977-75-7012 / E-mail: info@beppuproject.com
Website: www.beppuproject.com

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