The POCORART National Open Call Exhibition is an exhibition initiated in 2011 for people with disabilities, those without disabilities and artists in general creating a place of free expression. This exhibition reaches beyond pre-established systems, making no distinction between disability or non-disability, age, exhibition history, instead hoping to open a space to encounter human expression and creativity.
The POCORART National Open Call Exhibition vol.3 allows you to experience this sentiment directly through an exhibition of 214 works, as well as a new feature to this years event in the form of 4 workshops also selected through an open call process.
Organizers: Chiyoda Ward, 3331 Arts Chiyoda
Production: 3331 Arts Chiyoda
Exhibition Section
In the "Exhibition Section" 1332 submissions were received from around the country and through a strict selection process 214 works have been selected for exhibition. Here the space is filled with a world of free creative expression and exceptional energy.
Jurors Comment
Ren Fukuzumi (Art Critic)
I selected work without reference to the artists "disability" status but by selecting work I had never seen before. It is not a case of defending one's own standard to the end, if this is opened up to outside influence then the one may appreciate art to a much greater level. I very much look forward to viewing all of the work directly in the exhibition.
Roger McDonald (Independent Curator)
This selection process was a great experience for me as someone who is interested in "outsider art". Also as someone who cannot read Japanese I was not sure if the works were produced with those who had disabilities or not, but I was able to identify many shared points with contemporary art.
Kenjiro Hosoka (Chief Curator - The National Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo)
Until now a number of jurors gathered together at the same time to review and select the work but this time it was not possible and so each time the choice seemed to be repeatedly narrowed. This made putting a vote towards each work even harder. This also made the position of the juror most challenging.
Masato Nakamura (artist, Tokyo University of the Arts associate professor, Director of 3331 Arts Chiyoda)
How may can a work of art produced with pure motivation with a pressing contents also acquire a new direction of expression? I approach these 3 points with great care. However the work found in POCORART is all direct and sincere. Therefore as my position as a juror I had to search out for expression which deviated from established forms.
Award
【Jury Award】Each Juror will select one work
【Chiyoda Ward Mayoral Award】The Mayor of Chiyoda Ward will select one work【Audience Award】One work will be selected by audience vote
※ Votes must be placed by 13th January 2013
The awards will be announced on 14th January 2013 via the webpage and in the exhibition venue. Those selected will be given the opportunity to present their work in the 2013 Award Exhibition.
Workshop Section
Venue： 3331Arts Chiyoda
Admission：300 yen
This year POCORART has made an open call for workshops, a system which is still to develop nationally. From the many proposals gained 4 were chosen by the selection committee. We warmly welcome you to take this opportunity to participate.
Hiroko Ootsuki (IDEA,INC. Director)／Workshop Section Juror)
The Backbone of a Workshop
At this moment there seems to be a great popularity of workshops. These workshops encompass all genres and ages of participants and their purpose has become increasingly specialized. In these conditions the number of people organizing workshops has greatly increased. It is within this context that POCORART made an open call for workshops. Here the theme, format, venue and participant number was open to proposal. The conditions of the workshop were that it must be something that could be achieved within 3 hours. However the most important thing was decided. That was to align with the principle of POCORART. To create a space where people with disabilities, those without disabilities and artists may come together and affect each other to the core. This is the backbone of the workshop. If the backbone is not concrete then a proposal can not be formed. Therefore while fitting carefully to each piece of this backbone we three jurors while debating together carefully selected the workshops. We look forward in anticipation to the realization of these proposals and hope for the revelation of a deep new mutual interaction.
"Encounter a new self！ Blind Art Workshop"
Organizer: unicoco（Satomi Suzuki + Junya Suzuki）／Atelier unicoco
Date and Time：23rd December (Sun) 2012 13:30〜15:30
Capacity：12 people ※Junior High School age and above
A workshop in which participants attempt to make work without the use of the sense of sight. Participants will join in pairs to support each other and both taking it in turns to wear an eye mask they will create their work which will then be presented again without the use of sight.
『LIFE×LIVE』
Organizer: Kazuki Hozumi/Railway Reeacher
Date/Time：24th January (Mon/Public Holiday) 2012 13:30〜14:30
Capacity：25 participants
A "diagram" workshop based upon the charts used by railway managers. Here participants may join with the organizers to create a diagram of their everyday lives.
『TOBASHI』
Organizers: Ryu2（Ryutaro Ogashiwa＋Yoshitaka Maejima）/NPO Studio AKANE artist & art teacher
Date/Time：6th January (Sun) 2013 14:30〜16:00
Capacity：10 participants
While listening to the improvised music performed by the organizers participants will paint together on a large canvas. Through the movement of the body and the flying of paint an art work will naturally come about.
"Let's Bloom Flowers"
Organizers: Tamao Komachida/artist, director of Tamao to Souzokoubo
Date and Time： 13th January (Sun) 2013 13:30〜15:00
Capacity：15 participants
Here participants will play with flower petal shaped coloured paper and through this play devise an image of their own unique flower and capture this as their individual art work.
Related Events
【Artist Talk】
An opportunity to hear about the work directly from the artists themselves
Date/Time：15th December (Saturday) 2012 14:00〜16:00
Venue：1F Main Gallery ※Admission fee required
【Jurors Talk】 Welfare×Expression×Art×Spirit
Date/Time：14th January (Monday/Public Holiday) 2013 Venue：Community Space
1st Half: Art Workshops in Welfare 14:00〜15:30
Hiroko Ootsuki, Hiroshi Fuji, Masato Nakamura
2nd Half: Thinking Welfare and Art through POCORART 15:30〜17:00
Ren Fukuzumi, Roger McDonald, Kenjiro Hosaka, Hiroko Ootsuki, Hiroshi Fuji, Masato Nakamura
※Reservation required deadline：13th January(Sun) 12 noon
【POCORART National Open Call Exhibition vol.3 - Gallery Talk】
Date/Time：19th January (Sat) 2013 13:30〜14:30
Meeting Point：1F Reception ※Admission fee is required
Reservation for workshops and related events
◇ Please apply for reservations via email：pocorart@3331.jp
※Please include in the title of the email："（name of the event you wish to attend）Reservation"
※Those who do not have access to email please contact us by telephone
◇ Required details：1.Name 2.Age 3.Mobile Phone Number 4. details of any disability (and any assistant you may have attending with you) 5.any assistance you require
※If an assistant will be attending with you include their details too
◇ We recommend you to apply as soon as possible. If there are more applications than places then participants will be selected by drawing lots.
◇ Those of elementary school age and below must be accompanied by an adult
◇ Please note that all events are held in Japanese only
Contact
3331 Arts Chiyoda
POCORART National Open Call Exhibition（Coordinator：Takeda, Chikada, Shishido）
〒101-0021 Tokyo Chiyoda-ku Sotokanda 6-11-14
TEL：03-6803-2441／E-mail：
pocorart@3331.jp
