SOTA (SCHOOL OF THE ARTS SINGAPORE) overseas training programme / workshop 2017
Schedule: 24-25 October 2017
participant: SOTA year 5, 10 visual art major students (15 years old)
Venue: Shizuoka City,Shizuoka Prefectural Shimizu Minami High School
Organizer: SOTA (SCHOOL OF THE ARTS SINGAPORE)
Cooperation: Shizuoka City Regional Industrial Division, Shizuoka Prefectural Shimizu Minami High School ,Shizuoka City Serizawa Keisuke Art Museum, Shizuoka City Tokaido Hiroshima Museum of Art, Shizuoka Prefecture Museum of Art ,Sunpu Takumi-syuku,Chado Urasenke Tankokai Shizuoka Association,The Adachi Foundation for the Preservation of Woodcut Printing
Workshop planning (learning programme) and a coordination: Non-profit organisation Hexaproject
Programme summary:
This programme is aimed to raise awareness of Japanese crafts culture. Mainly as activities aimed at people overseas. We first started the project at V&A, London in 2011, since then we have been working with craftsmen, artists and designers who carry on traditional technic to express at the present day such as Ukiyo-e (Edo period), ceramic, Japanese lacquer and dyeing.
About SOTA (SCHOOL OF THE ARTS SINGAPORE )
The School of the Arts (SOTA) is Singapore’s first national pre-tertiary specialised arts school with a six-year integrated arts and academic curriculum, leading to the International Baccalaureate (IB) Diploma or Career-related Programme, for youths aged 13 -18 years old. With a vision to shape and impact society through an education in the arts, SOTA aims to identify and groom future generations of artists,creative professionals to be leaders in all fields, and to be patrons and supporters of the arts.
Year2017Websitewww.sota.edu.sg