February 19, 2016
Arts Council Tokyo,
Tokyo Metropolitan Foundation for History and Culture

Three Days to Experience and Enjoy Brand New Encounters

TURN Fes
Friday, March 4 – Sunday, March 6, 2016

[In partnership with Tokyo Metropolitan Government and the nonprofit organization Art’s Embrace,
Arts Council Tokyo will hold the three-day TURN Fes from Friday, March 4 to Sunday, March 6, 2016.
TURN Fes is part of TURN, the Leading Project being undertaken as the lead-in to the “CulturalProgramme” for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games. Launched in FY2015, TURN is an art
project that will bring people of different backgrounds together, generating a variety of uniquely
individual encounters and artistic expressions, with guidance provided by General Supervisor
Katsuhiko Hibino.
As well as a conference with a diverse array of guests, the first TURN Fes will feature an exhibition ofworks and performances produced as a result of the Exchange Program, in which 13 artists are meetingand working with people with disabilities and young people facing various challenges in their lives.
This three-day festival will offer the chance for individuals, with all their different backgrounds andcustoms, to enjoy, deepen, and share encounters.
Through activities such as the TURN Fes, TURN will attempt to present new values that can support
society as we go forward into the future, serving as an art project that adds a touch of creativity to
its efforts to showcase ways of encountering and developing links with a diverse array of people.
■ Event Overview
 Official name: TURN Fes
 Date: Friday, March 4 – Sunday, March 6, 2016
 Opening hours: 09:30 – 17:30 (Entry until 17:00)
 Venue: Citizen’s Gallery 2 & 3 (1F) and Auditorium, Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum (8-36 Ueno-Koen Taitoku, Tokyo)
 Admission: Free Organizers: Tokyo Metropolitan Government, Arts Council Tokyo (Tokyo Metropolitan Foundation forHistory and Culture), Art’s Embrace (NPO) Cooperation: Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum × Tokyo University of the Arts TOBI Gateway Project■ Details of TURN Fes
1. Exhibition (Venue: Citizen’s Gallery 2 & 3 (1F), Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum)In the Exchange Program, which began last autumn, participating artists have been meeting with people
with disabilities, young people facing various challenges in their lives, and their parents and support
people, working with them while gradually experiencing more of their daily lives. The artists will produce
works inspired by the communication and insights that have emerged from this process. With thecooperation of the partner facilities, these works will take a variety of forms, including installations,videos, music, and performance art.
◆ Exhibitors from the TURN Exchange Program *No particular order
ArtistPartner Facility/Community
Yasuaki Igarashi
Manami Kakudo
James JackTohru Nakazaki
Daisuke Yamashiro
Masanori Ikeda, Kazue Kawase
Ryo InabaSatsuki Imai
Yuto Yanagi
EAT&ART TARO, Jun Kitazawa,Emi Tomizuka

× Atelier La Mano× Ota City Support Center for People With Disabilities
× Harmony× Creative Support Let’s (certified NPO)× Applause Minamiaoyama× Kyosaren Recycled Bottle Washing Center× Atelier La Mano× Shure University
× community center akta
Research & exchange with several welfare facilities andcommunities◆ Other Projects/Artists Exhibiting Work
Asian Match Flag Project × Maru Works
Haruchi Osaki
Urban Culture Commons, Faculty of Regional Promotion, Nara Prefectural University × Tanpopono-ye Foundation
2. Conference (Venue: Auditorium, Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum)
We plan to hold four talk sessions over the weekend of Saturday, March 5 and Sunday, March 6. Guests
from a wide range of backgrounds will engage in discussion on themes that take TURN as their starting
point. Please check the website for further details, which will be posted over the coming weeks.

■ TURN Official Website
To mark the launch of TURN Fes, the creative agency CINRA Inc. has developed the TURN official website.
Adopting a unique approach, it uses unconventional methods to facilitate encounters with information
and bring the TURN project concept to life.
URL: http://turn-project.com/

2■The Leading Project
While the Olympic and Paralympic Games are a festival of sport, they are also a cultural festival. The Olympic Charterof the International Olympic Committee (IOC) contains a provision concerning the “Cultural Programme”*.
In the case of the Tokyo 2020 Games, this program will be held before the sporting contests, over the four years fromthe end of the Rio 2016 Games through 2020.
The Leading Project has been launched in FY 2015 as the Tokyo Metropolitan Government’s model program for the“Cultural Programme”.
*“The OCOG (Organising Committee for the Olympic Games) shall organise a programme of cultural events which must cover at least the entire period
during which the Olympic Village is open. Such programme shall be submitted to the IOC Executive Board for its prior approval.” (Chapter 5, Rule 39)
Reference: International Olympic Committee, Olympic Charter (in force as from August 2, 2015)■What is TURN?
TURN is an art project that adds a touch of creativity to its efforts to showcase ways of encountering and developing
links with a diverse array of people. It was launched in FY2015 as one of the Leading Projects being undertaken as thelead-in to the “Cultural Programme” for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games . Going forward, we will aimto create new cultural experiences aimed at each and every unique individual via the annual TURN Fes, as well as theTURN Center (due to open in FY2016).
http://turn-project.com/
 General Supervisor: Katsuhiko Hibino (artist; Professor, Department of Intermedia Art, Faculty of Fine Arts, Tokyo
University of the Arts) Director of the Leading Project: Tsukasa Mori (Arts Council Tokyo)
 Coordinator: Riko Okuyama (Arts Council Tokyo; Curator, Mizunoki Museum of Art)
●Arts Council Tokyo
Arts Council Tokyo develops a variety of programs to encourage the creation and dissemination of arts and culture and to promote Tokyo
as an international city of artistic and cultural attractions. In order to improve the infrastructure and environment for new artistic andcultural creation, Arts Council Tokyo plays a key role in Tokyo’s cultural policies by implementing programs that explore Tokyo’s originalityand diversity, promoting international cultural exchange, and providing opportunities for promising young people who engage in a varietyof artistic and cultural pursuits. Furthermore, Arts Council Tokyo will carry out major cultural projects to prepare for the Tokyo 2020
Olympic and Paralympic Games.

www.artscouncil-tokyo.jp/en*Please note that performers and program content may change due to unavoidable circumstances.

<Contact>
Ryuichiro Mori/Satsuki Asano, Public Relations Team,Arts Council Tokyo, Tokyo Metropolitan Foundation for History and Culture
TEL：03-6256-8432 E-mail：press@artscouncil-tokyo.jp

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