ICA Kyoto｜International Symposium 2026
Institutions, Practices, Experiments: Art Incubation and Education Today

This year, practitioners from art universities, professional organizations, independent platforms, theaters, and alternative schools will gather in Kyoto. A guest from the field of football will also join, offering a cross-disciplinary look at how people develop. How might education and society, cultivation and autonomy, experimentation and institutional structure intersect? Together, we will consider the current landscape of art incubation and education, and what lies ahead.

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Symposium information

Dates: Saturday, October 17, 2026, 13:00–17:00 (Informal Gathering: 17:30–20:00), Sunday, October 18, 2026, 10:30–16:00
Venue: Shiroshoin at Bukko-ji Temple (397 Shinkai-cho, Shimogyo-ku, Kyoto)

Speakers:
Marina Reyes Franco (Curatorial Intensive Programs Manager, Independent Curators International (ICI) [New York])
Thanavi Chotpradit (Assistant Professor, MA in Critical and Curatorial Studies of Contemporary Art (CCSCA) [Taipei])
Mijoo Park (Project Manager, 2026 Gwangju Biennale Academy International Curator Course [Gwangju] / Director, m/m curatorial summer camp)
Masakuni Yamamoto (Chairman of the Technical Committee and National Team Director, Japan Football Association (JFA))
Masaru Kaido (Executive Director, Bigakko [Tokyo])
Gulmehar Dhillon (Curator and Programs Manager, Khoj International Artists’ Association [New Delhi])
Fumi Yokobori (Co-Director, DANCE BOX [Kobe])
Daniel Späti (Founder and Coordinator, Transcultural Collaboration / Founder and Former Head of Shared Campus, ZHdK [Zurich and others])
Keisuke Oka (Architect / Creator of Arimasutonbiru / Director, Takayama Architecture Seminar School [Hida])
Jo-Lene Ong (Curator, Buro Stedelijk [Amsterdam])
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: Approximately 80 (Registration required in advance. Attendees can come and go freely.)
Admission: Free
Language: Simultaneous interpretation between Japanese and English
Organized by: ICA Kyoto, Kyoto University of the Arts Graduate School
Supported by: Toshiaki Ogasawara Memorial Foundation, Nomura Foundation
In cooperation with: Michie Ayabe, Japan Football Association

Please visit this website for event details and registration.