Yokohama Art Site Lounge vol.23

Can our creation
be useful forchildren’s learning?

Thinking with arts - about spaces where children grow Quarterly Journal : Yokohama Art Site
We would like topromote the artistic activities
to the local communities!

A local artistic organization

Since 1987, ST spot Yokohama has been in charge of themanagement of a small-scale theater ST spot. Within awalking distance from the Yokohama station, a space of 56m²
We would like to
do somethingat our school too!

with white walls is located on the first basement floor in anoffice building. Many young talented Japanese artists have

In 2004, thanks to cooperation with local communities,

Let’s play out with dance, music and arts!

can access arts and culture under any circumstances.
Taking artists into schools, funding local cultural organizations
and supporting the artistic activities of people with different
abilities are equally important activities for us.



We believe that local artistic organizations have a role to induce

Program with dance, music and arts for children with special needs

people to interact with each other through arts and culture.

As the Secretariat of “Yokohama City Art & Culture
Education Platform”, ST spot Yokohama organizes
outreach educational programs in schools to stimulate
creativity of children. In cooperation with teachers,artists, local cultural facilities and associations,
ST spot Yokohama continues to work on improving thesurroundings and offering cultural programs for thehealthy growth of children.

and support artists as a base for creation of arts and culture.
To connect people, to construct networks and to transmit theinformation.
Our mission, as ST spot Yokohama, is to create countless nodes
on these networks through seemingly small acts, so that thecultural exchanges may take root in the local communities.

intermediator, people may encounter unknown territory where
they receive new ideas or inspiration. In order to make themost out of that energy in the society, we have committed toprotect the ecosystem of the arts and culture and to promote
cooperation with other sectors.

THEATER

Facility management
ST spot Yokohama manages asmall-scale theater “ST spot”.
Open to the citizens,the theater supports a wide
range of presentations andcultural activities.

Round table with artists,board of education and cultural practitioners

Tokyo Shiokouji “Journey”
35 years of work have been done, and there is a lot more to do.

I want to participate
in a workshop!

Dance program realized with people
with mental disorders

Haruka Wakuta “Haruka Wakuta Third Poetry Collection”

Play New Map City

Maybe we can use this venue
for the next event…?!

“Yokohama Dance Collection” at Yokohama Red Brick Warehouse started.

Dance Competition “Labo20” started (until 2009).

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Dance Program realized with people with severe multiple disabilities
Photo by Manaho KanekoStudy Session to deepen the understanding
between welfare service and arts and culture:

As a leading base for arts and culture , the staff commits tocollaborate with the artists from the creation process.
Not only the creation and presentation of the performance,
but the artistic and academic research needed for thecreation are valued and supported in the long term.

Labo20＃22

“ST spot Managing Committee” turned into “ST spot Yokohama”
with the board of directors.

Listening to the voice of people
with different abilities

Creation and promotionof performing arts works

With the support of all of you, we will continue to challenge
society with the arts.

“ST spot Dance series” started.
“Kanagawa International Arts Festival” started (until 2015).

How can we implement a better relationship betweensocial welfare and arts? ST spot Yokohama has beenpromoting intersectional cooperation so that anyone
can experience arts and culture in their familiar area,
regardless of the differences of abilities.
In the project “Kanagawa Prefectural Support Center for
Arts and Culture Activities of Persons with Disabilities”,
not only artists may head out to social welfare facilities,
we provide consultation services and offer opportunities
to learn and exchange information for people in need.

劇場

Arts x Education -Arts are non-essential activities. However, with arts as an

SOCIALWELFARE

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Theater festival “Sparking Theater” started (until 2005).
Music project “Searching for the sounds of Asia” started (until 1994).

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Extended bodies and connecting bodies

COMMUNITYPROGRAMDo you want to go
to see performances with me?

Listening to what the body tells

Sprout x Momoko Shiraga

EDUCATIONALPROGRAM

Talk series organized byYokohama City Art & Culture Education Platform
Acknowledging and sharing the roles of one another

地域

Isn’t it possible tochallenge social issues
through the arts?

福 祉

We would like to contribute in realizing a society where people

Palette Hadano x Tomoyo Okada

ST spot Yokohama, as the Secretariat of “Yokohama Art Site” (Yokohama City
Local Culture Support Program), works on individualizing the local socialchallenges. Through an open call, local cultural and artistic projects with thepotential of vitalizing the local communities and promoting the city’s appeal
are selected to be accompanied till the realization of the projects.
In order to support local networking, we publish quarterly journals to introduce
the local culture and organize events and learning opportunities to encourage
the exchange among the local cultural associations and practitioners.

Yokohama Civic Ryokuenhigashi Elementary School and
Ryokuennishi Elementary School x Erina Nagai

town management and development or social welfare services.

To provide opportunities to present and watch artistic works



教 育

we started to work in different fields such as education,

Dance program for children with special needs

Organization of “Yokohama Art Wave ‘89” for the 100th Anniversary of
the Yokohama City Government and the 130th Anniversary of the Port of Yokohama.

Yokohama Civic
Shikinomori Elementary School x Anna Irite

Play and discover our body

started their career from this small space.

In March, “ST spot Managing Committee” was established by theperforming arts practitioners active in Yokohama.
In November, “ST spot” was inaugurated.

Rakugo project “ST spot Hanashi-tei”started (until 2001).

ST spot Yokohama continues tochallenge today’s society with the arts

In February, took part in the initial planning and organization ofBankART1929 Yokohama (until March 2006).
In April, the Division for Arts Education (current Division for Community Cooperation) wasestablished to conduct cooperative projects with Kanagawa Prefecture (until March 2009).
In June, ST spot Yokohama obtained corporate status as a specified non-profit corporation.
In October, took part in the initial planning and organization of the studio for creation ofperforming arts “Steep Slope Studio” (until May 2007).
Yokohama City started to develop City’s Policy regarding Culture, Art and Creative City Measures.

In cooperation with Steep Slope Studio and Yokohama Nigiwai-za (Small hall),
3 facilities have started a support program for creation by young performing artists
called "Saka-agari Scholarship" (until 2016).
Appointed as the Secretariat of “Yokohama City Art & Culture Education Platform”.
“Yokohama Art Site” started to support local cultural projects.

A Grand Exposition for the 150th Yokohama Port Anniversary “Y150” was organized.

Dance Competition “N.N.N.” started (until 2015).

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TPAM in Yokohama was organized.

International Dance Festival “Dance Dance Dance @ YOKOHAMA” started.

In April, appointed as the Secretariat of “Yokohama Art Site”.
Lecture by the instructor with mental disorders

What can the arts doto support people
with different abilities?

In December, certified from Kanagawa Prefecture asa NPO to receive donations as tax deduction.

In April, certified from Yokohama City as a NPO to receive donations as tax deduction.
In April, in cooperation with Kanagawa Prefecture, "Support program for local persons
with disabilities through cultural and artistic activities" started.

Photo by Hideto Maezawa

Photo by Hideto Maezawa

OUR HISTORY AND IMPORTANT CULTURAL EVENTS IN YOKOHAMAKick-off Meeting

In April, the project “Kanagawa Prefectural Support Center
for Arts and Culture Activities of Persons with Disabilities” started.

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ST spot

HOW TO SUPPORT US

https://stspot.jp/
Yokohama City Art & Culture Education Platform

Artists go to school

Our programs cannot be realized without
constant effort to develop new projects.
Your donation will help us improve.
Please support us.

https://y-platform.org/

Yokohama Art Site
(Yokohama City Local Culture Support Program)

https://y-artsite.org/ST spot Yokohama is an NPO
authorized by Yokohama.
With your donation,you may receive the deduction of tax.
AMOUNTfrom 3000 JPY

TYPES

monthly or one time

METHODS

credit card or bank transfer

Kanagawa Prefectural Support Center for Arts
and Culture Activities of Persons with Disabilities
https://k-welfare.org/

ACCESS - INFORMATION

Authorized NPO ST spot Yokohama
1-11-15 Yokohama ST Bldg., B1F
Kitasaiwai, Nishi-ku, Yokohama City, Kanagawa
220-0004 JapanFor details, please contact us.
https://stspot.jp/donation/
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Issued by NPO ST spot Yokohama on August 31st, 2022
Edited by Kenyu Paku | Designed by Kei Uchida | Translated by Saya Namikawa (konjac LLC)