Art Exhibition "INVISIBLE MUSEUM- Searching for Something Invisible and Important" will be held in Yokohama from March 30, 2024!

LITTLE ARTISTS LEAGUE, a global art team that uses art to solve social issues, will hold a workshop with blind and visually impaired children at ZOU-NO-HANA Terrace (operated by Wacoal Art Center Inc.), one of Yokohama's creative neighborhood centers. The theme of the exhibition is "INVISIBLE MUSEUM - Searching for Something Invisible and Important" which was inspired by a workshop with blind and visually impaired children.

March 30-April 10: EXHIBITION "INVISIBLE MUSEUM - Searching for Something Invisible and Important"

Due to the popularity of the "INVISIBLE MUSEUM: Searching for Something Invisible and Important" exhibition held in February 2024, this exhibition will be held in an upgraded version. In addition to art exhibits and hands-on workshops, there will be live performances and talk shows by a blind singer and a gospel singer.

Outline of "INVISIBLE MUSEUM - Searching for Something Invisible and Important" Exhibition

Period: March 30, 2024 (Sat) - April 10, 2024 (Wed) 10:00 - 18:00

Venue ： ZOU-NO-HANA Terrace (1-chome, Kaigan-dori, Naka-ku, Yokohama City, Kanagawa Prefecture)

Reservation ： https://2024invisible.peatix.com

Related products: A portion of the proceeds will be used for free invitations to workshops for sick children, etc.

Organizer ： LITTLE ARTISTS LEAGUE

Cooperation: studio COOCA / Yokohama University of Art and Design / Yokohama National University / JOAA Japan Organic Aroma Academy / Aeroidio (Sam Wells & Adam Vidiksis) / Soul Bird Choir / Chick's Club / Hanano / Masaki / Ko-sei Mitsubishi Pencil / Blined Project / VIVI WARE / ZOU-NO-HANA Terrace

Sponsor: Capital Group

1) Art Exhibition

-Art works by LITTLE ARTISTS LEAGUE

-Science Art with Associate Professor, Department of Physics, Yokohama National University

-Paintings and scent art by artists belonging to studio COOCA

-Obake (ghost) works by visually impaired children

-Video works by students of Yokohama University of Art and Design's Visual Media Design Course

-Tufting installation by the textile design course of Yokohama University of Art and Design

2) Related Events

(1) March 30-31: Let's make works by Monet and Van Gogh, who tried to express something invisible.

Workshop (with a system that turns color into sound)

(2) March 30-31, Let's make scent art workshop (Cooperation: JOAA)

(3) April 5-7, INVISIBLE WORKSHOP (Let's make a work of art blindfolded and listening to music)

(4) April 5: COLORED PENCIL LABORATORY WORKSHOP (Cooperated by Mitsubishi Pencil)

(5) April 5 - GRAMA EXPERIENCE (Cooperation: Beeland Project)

(6) April 6-7: Gospel live performance (in cooperation with Soul Bird Choir / kano / masaki)

(7) April 6-7: Blind singer-songwriter concert (in cooperation with Ko-sei)

(8) April 6: Blind dance (Cooperation: Hiyoko no Kai)

(9) April 7: Emergency visit to Japan! Talk & Demonstration of "Color to Sound System

(Cooperated by Aeroidio (Sam Wells & Adam Vidiksis))

Exhibition to be questioned! Art Exhibition Highlights

INVISIBLE THINGS" Exhibition

When we visited studio COOCA, a welfare facility in Hiratsuka City, Kanagawa Prefecture, we were impressed by the paintings of the artists. In this exhibition, visitors will be able to view the original paintings and experience the scent art and video works inspired by the paintings.

studio COOCA, to which the artist of the paintings belongs, aims to "Shine with what you love and what you are good at. Finding a place where you can "come alive" in various fields. The artists who belong to studio COOCA have created some of the finest works of art in the world. This time, the LITTLE ARTISTS LEAGUE has selected 6 types of "INVISIBLE THINGS - something important that cannot be seen" and matched them with the images of the paintings. https://www.studio-cooca.com/

START ：Painting artist Hanano Urushibara

TIME ：Artist Shinpei Ohno

KINDNESS: Painting artist Reona Hirai

DIVERSITY ：Artist Dai Harayama

SOUND ：Artist/ Painter Masahiko Kumagai

CONNECT: Painting artist TAIYO

Rieko Chikada, a representative of JOAA Japan Organic Aroma Academy and a fragrance stylist, who is collaborating with us in fragrance, has been pursuing a career in fragrance since her own child was diagnosed as "possibly blind. She is currently ordering fragrance work for facilities for people with disabilities in the hope that her child will be able to choose a wider range of occupations when he or she imagines working in the future. The six scents in this exhibition were created by five of Rieko Chikada's students who were inspired by "INVISIBLE THINGS. START" was created by LITTLE ARTISTS LEAGUE based on a drawing by KANO, a visually impaired woman who belongs to studio COOCA, and was given a lecture by her.

You can experience the fragrance at the venue and purchase aroma sprays as original goods for the charity.

You can experience it! Related Events

Special Needs Kids are invited to some of the events free of charge. Please apply at the time of reservation.

(1) March 30-31 Let's make works by Monet and Van Gogh, who tried to express something invisible.

Workshop (with system to change color into sound)

Impressionist artists such as Monet and Van Gogh took their canvases outside to paint light and tried to paint something that had never been painted before. This workshop is a very popular workshop of LITTLE ARTISTS LEAGUE, where you can also paint "something invisible and important". You can also experience the "Color to Sound System," which produces sound from your artwork.

March 30-31, 10:15-11:30 Let's make a Monet's lotus pond. 5,000 yen (lotus pond board)

13:00-14:30 Let's make Van Gogh's Starry Night 5,000 yen (canvas)

March 30-31, 10:15-11:30 Let's make Monet's lotus pond ¥5,000 (lotus pond board)

(2) March 31, Let's Make Scent Art Workshop (Cooperated by JOAA)

You can appreciate the scent art of "Something Invisible and Important" and make your own scent art!

March 31, 15:00-16:00, 3000 yen, 30ml aroma spray to take home

April 5-7 INVISIBLE WORKSHOP (Let's make a work of art blindfolded and listening to music)

(3) April 5-7 INVISIBLE WORKSHOP

Everyone has experienced drawing what you see, but have you ever tried drawing what you cannot see? In this workshop, you will experience "engraving (drawing) light" on black drawing paper while wearing an eye mask to block your vision and listening to music. The abstract artwork teaches us that what is important is invisible to the eye. Create a masterpiece that can be displayed in your living room with a special frame. 3,000yen You can take home an eye mask and framed work of art.

April 5 10:10-10:55 / 14:10-14:55

April 6 10:10-10:55 / 13:10-13:55

April 7 10:10-10:55 / 13:10-13:55

(4) April 5: Color Pencil Lab Workshop (Cooperation: Mitsubishi Pencil)

April 5 11:00-12:00 / 13:00-14:00 1000 yen (donation)Target: 3-18 years old

Workshop to express "something invisible and important" with MITSUBISHI PENCIL CO., LTD.

(5) April 5: Grama Experience (Cooperation: Blined Project)

Experience a board game that can be enjoyed "without seeing or being seen". Focusing on the sense of weight and communication, this board game can be enjoyed regardless of visual status. https://blinedproject.studio.site/gramma

(6) April 6-7, INVISIBLE LIVE( Cooperation: Soul Bird Choir / kano / masaki)

The performance will be "something invisible and important" as a "piece of sound". Please look forward to the appearance of Hanano-kano-and Masaki-masaki-who live with visual impairment♪.

April 6 12:00-13:00 / 15:30-16:30 / April 7 12:00-13:00 / 15:30-16:30

Free admission

https://www.soulbird.jp/

https://www.youtube.com/@KanochanUruchan

(7) April 6-7 Blind singer-songwriter concert (Cooperated by Ko-sei)

Ko-sei plays and talks about the everyday life he has in his mind in a moist-singing style, and with his straightforward words, you will be enveloped in Ko-sei's magic world!

April 6, 14:30-15:00 / April 7, 14:30-15:00

Free admission https://ko-sei2003.wixsite.com/mysite

(8))April 6 Blind Dance (Cooperation: Hiyokos' Club)

April 6, 16:45-16:55 Free of charge, no reservation required

Visually impaired children practice hard and perform ballroom dancing.

https://www.facebook.com/hiyoko.no.kai

(9) April 7 Urgent visit to Japan! Talk & Demonstration of "Color to Sound System" Development

(Cooperated by aeroido (Sam Wells & Adam Vidiksis))

Sam and Adam from Temple University, the developers of the system, will come to Japan urgently to talk about the development of the system using MAX, demonstrate the connection with VIVI WARE, and give a concert!

What is "Color to Sound System"?

The development of the "Color to Sound System" was triggered by the experience of viewing art with a blind person. At a previous exhibition, we invited Dialogue in the Dark attendees and challenged them to "view art with a blind person. Normally, it is forbidden to touch the artworks, but when we touched the artworks and explained what kind of flowers they were, we thought, "I can't understand the colors even if I touch them, and I wish I could convert the colors into sounds". At the LEAGUE workshop, participants were amazed when their artwork produced sound. In fiscal year 2023, we received a grant from the Foundation for Children's Education for a Heart-Rich Society, which will enable us to further develop the project and to support the VIVIVA VIDA LEAGUE. We were able to work on better development, and were also able to develop a version using the VIVI WARE color picker gadget.

Development cooperation: Aeroidio (Sam Wells & Adam Vidiksis) / Blue Carbon Sound / VIVI WARE

Development grant:  Children's Foundation for A Brighter Future

Video explanation of the system at the 2022 art project "Flowers of Kindness": https://youtu.be/usI__JjyarA