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START: Oct 1, 2022END: Oct 2, 2022Art

Let’s Paint Sea Turtles on the Bayside! (Participants Wanted)

Bayside Place Hakata Aquarium is looking for participants to paint sea turtles, the symbol of the Aquarium! (until September 21) Under the supervision of James Dover, an artist liv...

START: Sep 30, 2022END: Oct 3, 2022Exhibition, Art

Art Fair Asia Fukuoka 2022

One of Kyushu’s largest contemporary art festivals is now in its 7th year. A record 75 galleries will exhibit in two venues, the Fukuoka Convention Center and the Hotel Okura Fukuo...

START: Sep 30, 2022END: Oct 3, 2022Art

Outdoor Art and Lighting at Hakata Old Town

In the old town area of Hakata, which flourished as Japan's largest trading port city in the Middle Ages and still retains its history and culture, visitors can enjoy the night atm...

START: Sep 23, 2022END: Oct 10, 2022Art

Fan Week – Fukuoka Art Next

For 18 days, the city will be flooded with art, and FaN Week will begin in Fukuoka City. During the period, in addition to the Fukuoka City Art Museum and Fukuoka Asian Art Museum,...

START: May 15, 2022END: Oct 10, 2022Exhibition, Art

Dazaifu Tenmangu Art Program vol.11 Mika Tajima “Appear”

To “Appear” means to become visible and to be perceived, or to be made clear by evidence. In the Eleventh Dazaifu Tenmangu Art Program, the latest installment in a series that bega...

START: Sep 3, 2022END: Oct 16, 2022Exhibition, Art

National Treasure: Choju Giga (Frolicking Animals) and the Adorable Art of Japan

Choju Giga (Frolicking Animals), the national treasure held at Kosan-ji Temple in Toganoo, Kyoto, is one of the most famous and cherished artworks in Japan. The appeal of this pict...

START: Oct 21, 2022END: Nov 1, 2022Exhibition, Art

Itoshima Impressionist Exhibition 2022: Chihiro Miyata Painting Exhibition

A solo exhibition by Chihiro Miyata, a landscape painter depicting Itoshima, will be held at the "Kozai no Mori (former Nishihara Residence)," a historical building remaining in th...

START: Sep 23, 2022END: Nov 27, 2022Exhibition, Art

Shahzia Sikander Exhibition

32nd Fukuoka Prize (Art and Culture Prize) was awarded to Ms. Shahzia Sikander, an artist from Pakistan who represents South Asia. To commemorate this, the Fukuoka Asian Art Museum...

START: Sep 15, 2022END: Dec 25, 2022Exhibition, Art

Emotional Asia

Since the 1990s, contemporary Asian art has become more visible as one of the mainstreams in the global art scene. This exhibition combines works from the collection by Miyatsu Dai...

START: Oct 1, 2022END: Dec 31, 2022Festival, Art

59th Fukuoka Citizen’s Arts Festival

The Fukuoka Citizen's Art Festival connects people, the community, and culture and art. The festival began in 1964 on the occasion of the Fukuoka Civic Auditorium's opening. Over 1...