ICA Kyoto｜International Symposium 2025
Layers of Art Ecosystems: Making Actors Visible in Local and Global Scenes

From independent spaces to private foundations and public museums, diverse art players from across Asia gather in Kyoto for an international symposium. Collectively, they bring together their experiences and perspectives to explore the diversity of the art ecosystem, along with their unique purposes, responsibilities, and visions of the future.

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Symposium information

Dates: Saturday, November 8, 2025, 13:00–17:00 (Informal Gathering: 17:30–20:00), Sunday, November 9, 2025, 10:00–16:00
Venue: Shiroshoin at Bukko-ji Temple (397 Shinkai-cho, Shimogyo-ku, Kyoto)

Speakers:
Mary Pansanga (Director/ Curator, STORAGE [Bangkok])
Kazuhito Tanaka & Kaoru Kan (Director and Co-Founder, artist-run space soda [Kyoto])
Mira Asriningtyas & Dito Yuwono (Directors, Cemeti – Institute for Art and Society [Yogyakarta])
Huang Shaoan (Curator, Hong Foundation [Taipei])
Taro Inamura (Program Director, The Saison Foundation [Tokyo])
Kenjiro Hosaka (Director, Shiga Museum of Art [Shiga])
Takeshi Matsuoka (Curator, Hiroshima City Museum of Contemporary Art [Hiroshima])
Heejung Park (Manager, MMCA Residency Changdong, National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art, Korea (MMCA) [Seoul])
punto (Shared studio [Kyoto])
TRA-TRAVEL (Art hub [Osaka])
MOMENT Contemporary Art Center (Contemporary Art Center [Nara])
Rune Kobayashi (Lecturer, The Professional College of Arts and Tourism)
Mami Kataoka (Director, ICA Kyoto)
Kazuya Nakayama (Deputy Director, ICA Kyoto)
Takuya Tsutsumi (Program Director, ICA Kyoto)
Kodama Kanazawa (Special Project Director, ICA Kyoto)

Capacity: About 80 (Registration required in advance. Attendees can come and go freely.)
Admission: Free
Language: Simultaneous interpretation between Japanese and English
Childcare: Available (Advance registration required)
Organized by: ICA Kyoto, Kyoto University of the Arts Graduate School
Supported by: The Toshiaki Ogasawara Memorial Foundation
Sponsored by: Jam Acuzar
In cooperation with: BnA Alter Museum

Please visit this website for event details and registration.