Two years have passed after the Great East Japan Earthquake. This project introduces 4 artists born or connected in Tohoku region (Northeastern Japan). They understood the people in Fukushima still dealing with difficulties, and those are different from other neighboring prefectures which are heading toward recovery.

exhibition/ 22 February – 2 March, 2014
venue/ Sanju Hachi Kengura (Aza1-4647, Kitakata city, Fukushima prefecture)
artists/ MARUYAMA Yoshiko, KOBAYASHI Hanako, SATACHI Ruriko, YOSHIOKA Masami

organizer/
Spirit of “North” Executive Committee
Hama-Naka-Aizu Collaborative Cultural Project Executive Committee (Agency for Cultural Affairs, Government of Japan)

Maruyama’s work
http://maruyamayoshiko.com/en/artwork/2018/2014realm/

Symposium: History of the Spirit of the North

What are their “north” for the specialists of the various field?
date/ 15:00-18:00, 2 February, 2014
venue/ Kitakata Kuranosato (Oshikiri 2-109, Kitakata city, Fukushima prefecture)
lecturers /
TSURUOKA Mayumi (Director of Institute for Art Anthropology, Celtic Art and Eurasian History of Ornamental Design)
FUJI Hiroshi(Director of Towada Art Center, Artist)
TASTUKI Masaru(Photographer)
chairman/ AKASAKA Norio(Director of Fukushima Museum, Hama-Naka-Aizu Collaborative Cultural Project Executive Committee, Folklorist)

organizer/
Hama-Naka-Aizu Collaborative Cultural Project Executive Committee (Agency for Cultural Affairs, Government of Japan)
Spirit of “North” Executive Committee,
cooperations/
Kitakatashi Furusatosinkou KK