"Nishi Nippon ARTrail" is a project that connects art festivals and design events in the West Japan area and rediscovers the charm of various places through art in travel and everyday life. This project is an initiative to snuggle up to changing lifestyles and values, and to convey the appeal of the region that makes you want to visit through art.
Talk show "Art Festivals and Regions in West Japan" Key people from all over the world, such as the organizer, director, and producer of the art festival, will be on stage. We will talk about the connection between art and the community, and the possibilities that art festivals bring to the community.
Of the four talk shows, [Go around the Kinki area] Creative Island Nakanoshima will participate in the talk show.
Information about the Event
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[Go around the Kinki area] Talk show 17:30-18:20
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September 15, 2025 (Mon./holiday) 17:30-18:20
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9F Umeda Tsutaya Bookstore SHARE LOUNGE (3-1-3 Umeda, Kita-ku, Osaka City)
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Free (first come first served)
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50 people
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Kaoru Teraura (Assistant Design Producer / Art Coordinator at the 2025 Osaka / Kansai Expo Venue)
Yun Kanazawa (Art Rhizome KYOTO Planning Team / Curator of Contemporary Art)
Chieko Kinoshita (General Secretary of Creative Island Nakanoshima Executive Committee)
Junko Sasanuki (moderator / Art & Creative Coordinator)
Nishi Nippon Artrail Autumn 2025
〈Organizers〉 JR West Japan Shopping Center Development Co.
Cooperation: Setouchi Triennale Executive Committee / "Setogei Art Museum Collaboration" Project Executive Committee / Okayama Art Exchange Executive Committee / Kanbara Tsuneishi Cultural Foundation / DESIGNEAST Executive Committee / Creative Island Nakanoshima Executive Committee / Osaka Kansai International Art Festival Executive Committee / KYOTO EXPERIMENT / Art Rhizome graf / Umeda Tsutaya Bookstore
