
An "institute of contemporary arts" is,
as the name suggests,
a creative space where different art genres intersect
with a focus on contemporary art.
ICA Kyoto serves as an open,
accessible platform for facilitating the response
of Japan's ancient capital of Kyoto,
with its deeply rooted traditional culture,
to global contemporary art trends,
where people can work together to create new value.
PROGRAMS
ICA Kyoto undertakes cross-disciplinary experimental practice
and research in contemporary art.
As well as providing support for a wide range of research based in Kyoto,
ICA Kyoto showcases the activities of experimental, cutting-edge artists,
curators and researchers, from Japan and elsewhere,
through Global Art Talks (GAT) plus various other talks
and international symposia.

GAT 033 Ho Tzu Nyen

GAT 030 Lee Kit
The hardest thing I’ve ever done is keep things simple

Special lecture series hosted by Kyoto University of the Arts Graduate School and Artists' Platform from the Department of Fine and Applied Arts
Thinking from “Artifacts”: Curatorial Practice on Sites and Objects
Guest Speaker: Keino Yuka (Curator, Aomori Contemporary Art Centre) Moderator: Tsutsumi Takuya (Independent Curator/Graphic Designer)
REALKYOTO
FORUM
Realkyoto Forum disseminates news on contemporary art events
and developments in Japan to a wide audience both in Japan,
and further afield. As well as helping to ignite critical discourse,
Realkyoto Forum also holds the REALKYOTO online magazine archives,
thus maintaining a valuable record of contemporary art events
in Kyoto and the Kansai region for future generations.

Special Talk
A Conversation with Nicolas Bourriaud
Asada Akira, Ozaki Tetsuya, Shimabuku and Emilie Tsuru-Devaux

Op-ed column
Conflict in the public realm
By Azby Brown

Cultural Currency 8: Kajihara Yasumoto @ Gallery Utsuwakan
Susa, Suzu and Iki – Kajihara Yasumoto’s present
By Shimizu Minoru
RESIDENCIES
In addition to carefully selecting artist-in-residence programs
from around the world, and collecting and providing specific,
practical information on these programs,
ICA Kyoto offers support for applicants.
Information is updated regularly, and includes first-hand accounts
from artists who have actually undertaken residencies.
Steps are underway to set up
ICA Kyoto's own artist-in-residence program in the future.

Artist-in-Residence (3):
Perspectives on the transmission of culture, AIR, and sustainability
By Hinuma Teiko

Artist-in-Residence (2):
AIR —Encounters with place, unique dialog-driven expression, cross-cultural respect and understanding
By Hinuma Teiko
