Lecture "The Culture of Buying Art" and Interaction with Emerging Artists

Event Name: "Kyoto Art Lounge - The Culture of Buying Art -"
■Date: Thursday, September 8, 2019
■Time: 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
■Venue: Starbucks Coffee Kyoto Sanjo Ohashi Store, B1F
(Omiya Building, 113 Nakajima-cho, Sanjo-dori Kawaramachi Higashi-iru, Nakagyo-ku, Kyoto City)
■Participation Fee: One drink minimum
■Capacity: 50 people (Advance registration required, closes when capacity is reached)
■Application Deadline: Thursday, September 5
■How to Apply: Please send an email to bungei@pref.kyoto.lg.jp.
Please include: 1) Your Name, 2) Occupation, 3) Company Name, 4) Contact Email Address.
The subject line should be "Kyoto Art Lounge 9/8 Application."

■For inquiries about applications or more details, please check this URL
[URL]https://artists-fair.kyoto/news/news-983/
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[Panel Session]
"The Culture of Buying Art"
Mahoko Kubota, Director, MAHO KUBOTA GALLERY
Yasuhiko Hayashi, Artist, Director of Seishun Garo Chiho
[Artists Presentation]
Presenting Artists: Kaito Ishii / Aki Endo / On Kagami / Tomoshi Kawata / Sae Shimizu / Kanna Takase / Narumi Tsubakino / Ayako Mano

[Schedule]
■2:00 PM - : Introduction
A coffee tasting session with Starbucks, discussing topics such as coffee bean origins and roasting.

■2:15 PM - 3:00 PM: Panel Session "The Culture of Buying Art" Mahoko Kubota × Yasuhiko Hayashi
Beyond appreciation, how does the purchase of artworks transform the experience for both artists and viewers? What if buying art could contribute to social good?
A talk session featuring a gallerist with extensive experience in art sales to domestic and international corporations, museums, and projects, and an artist who runs an artist-run space in Kyoto. The session will explore recent shifts in the art market and the potential for diverse buyers to foster artists' careers.

■3:00 PM - 4:00 PM: Artists Presentation
Eight emerging artists will present their work.
Following the presentations, there will be an informal reception with speakers, artists, and attendees.
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[Related Event] Group Exhibition "From the Youth" by Eight Presenting Artists
KYOTO ART LOUNGE 2019 #002 - Group Exhibition at Gallery of the Youth -

■Artists: Kaito Ishii / Aki Endo / On Kagami / Tomoshi Kawata / Sae Shimizu / Kanna Takase / Narumi Tsubakino / Ayako Mano
■Exhibition Period: Saturdays and Sundays only, August 31 (Sat) - December 22 (Sun), 2019
※ August 31 - September 8: Open Thursday through Sunday (August 31, September 1, 5, 6, 7, 8)
■Hours: 2:00 PM - 7:00 PM (Saturdays until 9:00 PM)
■Venue: Seishun Garo Chiho / Nichiyoubi no Bar (Inside 1000KITA CAFE, 1 Kita-no-bō-chō, Murasakino, Kita-ku, Kyoto City)
■Access: From JR Kyoto Station, take City Bus routes 101, 205, or 206 to "Senbon Kitaoji" stop.
※ Seishun Garo Chiho shares space within "1000KITA CAFE" along with "Nichiyoubi no Bar" and others.
Check operating days at the following URL
[URL]https://the-sunday-bar.com

[Opening Party] Saturday, August 31, 5:00 PM onwards

*The top image is from the previous "Kyoto Art Lounge."