ART LIVES TORIDE Where Art Is Born

Director and Secretary General of Toride Art Project Office, a non-profit organization.
Born 1981 in Kochi, raised in Hiroshima and Mie.　Graduated with a bachelor’s degree in International Studies and a master’s degree in Art Support Studies From the Graduate School of Comprehensive Human Sciences at the University of Tsukuba.
Involved in Toride Art Project (TAP) as an intern in the time of graduate study and she worked as a producer for Shizuoka Culture Foundation from 2007 to 2008 before returning back to Toride and has been in the present post. She had a responsible role for TAP’s shift from an art festival type to a year-round activity. In recent years, she has been the keeper of the Geidai Shokudo.

“When I was a student, the first project I was in charge of was Open Studio, so I am happy to be working on this project now, after 15 years.”

Born in 1992.
Graduated from Tama Art University.
2012-2015 Toride Art Project intern
2015-2019 Assistant to a contemporary artist
2019- Toride Art Project project staff
2022- Assistant to Project Manger at a graphic design firm

Graduated from Kanazawa College of Art. After working as a graphic designer, VMD and art director for an interior design company, she became independent in 2013.
Involved with Geidai Shokudo since its launch in 2017 and primarily responsible for concept-making and creative work, as well as been a coordinator in a collaborative project between Ministry of Economy and Tokyo University of the Arts, using the area around the Geidai Shokudo as a field in 2018.

“I found it unexpected and interesting which leads me now. I am currently in charge of the menu, which is a bit of a novelty” in the cafeteria.”
http://geidaishokudo.com/

Co-director of Toride Art Project Office and Taiken Bijutsuba.
Graduated from the Faculty of Music, Aichi Prefectural University of Arts. She joined Toride Art Project as an intern in 2005. Involved in the launch and planning of an art project in Kitamoto City, Saitama Prefecture in 2008, before returning to Toride Art Project in 2014. Currently in charge of planning and operation of Taiken Bijutsuba and intermediate support programs.

Toride Art Project Secretariat.
Born in 1981 in Kanagawa Prefecture. Involved in Toride Art Project since 2005 through participation in TAP Juku, an art manager training program. After working at the secretariat of NPO Koganecho Area Management Center from 2009 to 2014, involved in Toride Art Project again from 2019.

Born in 1985 and raised in Toride, Ibaraki Prefecture. Currently
resides in Ryukasaki.
“I live in a house by the river and visit different areas. After working in editing and management at “Nihon Shigoto Hyakka”, I became a freelancer. I am involved in several projects, listening, writing, and adjusting. In Toride Art Project, I was in charge of “Tomorrow’s Suburbs” until 2018, and also had fun there. Sometimes I open a chai stand called “Kimichai”.”

1980 Born in Ishikawa Japan. Graduated from the Department of Visual Communication Design, Musashino Art University.
I have worked in advertising design and web design companies and freelance.
Sometimes I do small crafts such as drawing and carving wood.