press release

On Sunday, January 21, 2020, Hyakunengo Art Festival “Ichikawa” will be held at the Prefectural Museum of Modern Science and Industry.
A conference will be held as part of the ``Art Festival''.
Chiba Prefecture 150th Anniversary Project General Producer Takeshi Kobayashi, General Director Kitagawa
In addition to talk sessions featuring Mr. Fram and others, art and techno will be held on the theme of the future 100 years from now.
We will hold art events that combine science.

1 Date and time
Sunday, January 21, 2020 from 1:00 pm to 6:00 pm (scheduled)
2 Venue
Prefectural Modern Industrial Science Museum Science Dome, Special Exhibition Room, Science Plaza
(Location: 1-1-3 Onitaka, Ichikawa City)
3 Admission fee
Free (advance registration required for talk sessions only)
4 Contents
〇Talk session (3pm ~ 4:50pm Science Dome)
[Part 1] Micro as a village/macro as the universe - What is the unknown seen from a different world?
・Summary This is a talk session at the Ichikawa Art Festival where you can think about art and science, and the unknown seen from different perspectives.
・Time: 3:00pm to 3:40pm
・Speaker Hidehiko Agata, Associate Professor, National Astronomical Observatory of Japan

Mr. Fram Kitagawa, General Director of the 150th Anniversary of Chiba Prefecture
Kashiwa-no-ha Urban Design Center Art and Communication Director
Mr. Hirohiko Oyamada

1 Date and time
Sunday, January 21, 2020 from 1:00 pm to 6:00 pm (scheduled)
2 Venue
Prefectural Modern Industrial Science Museum Science Dome, Special Exhibition Room, Science Plaza
(Location: 1-1-3 Onitaka, Ichikawa City)
3 Admission fee
Free (advance registration required for talk sessions only)
4 Contents
〇Talk session (3pm ~ 4:50pm Science Dome)
[Part 1] Micro as a village/macro as the universe - What is the unknown seen from a different world?
・Summary This is a talk session at the Ichikawa Art Festival where you can think about art and science, and the unknown seen from different perspectives.
・Time: 3:00pm to 3:40pm
·Speakers
Associate Professor Hidehiko Agata, National Astronomical Observatory of Japan
Mr. Fram Kitagawa, General Director of the 150th Anniversary of Chiba Prefecture
Mr. Hirohiko Oyamada, Director of Art and Communication, Kashiwa-no-ha Urban Design Center

[Part 2] A step towards the Expo, and beyond that to the future
・Summary This is a talk session about the future envisioned by Hyakunengo Art Festival and the 2025 Osaka/Kansai Expo.
・Time: 4:00 pm to 4:50 pm
·Speakers
Chiba Prefecture Governor Toshito Kumagai
Osaka Prefecture Governor Hirofumi Yoshimura
Takeshi Kobayashi, General Producer of the 150th Anniversary of Chiba Prefecture
Kikkoman Corporation Representative Director and Chairman Isao Horikiri

〇 Art event
Why not spend some time thinking about the future with MAPP_MTL (Map_Montreal), which turns public spaces into places of creative expression through projection mapping? This is an experiential creative workshop where you can project your own expressions onto the everyday world using MAPP_BIKE (a bicycle equipped with a projector). Produced by Junichi Takekawa | David Watts inc. Founder/Creative Director
[Workshop] 2:00pm - 4:00pm Special Exhibition Room
・Summary While having various conversations, imagine the future 100 years from now, draw an illustration, convert it into animation, and create a work of art.
[Projection mapping] 5:00 pm - 6:00 pm Science Plaza
・Overview The works drawn in the workshop and converted into animation will be projected outdoors using MAPP_BIKE.
*About MAPP_MTL (Map_Montreal)
Founded in Montreal, Canada in 2016 by Thien Vu Dang, Project
Creative, transforming public spaces into places of creative expression through action mapping
organization. Various events throughout the year focusing on creative innovation
and workshops are held.

〇 Food booth (1:00 pm - 6:00 pm Science Plaza)

You can check details about viewing and interviewing talk sessions. Click here for the original press release from.