Castle Farmers Arts Festival

Kanegasaki Art College, which is based on the important traditional buildings of Suwakoji in the castle of Kanegasaki Town, is a small festival. While learning from Kenji Miyazawa's philosophy of "farmer art," I aim to put life itself into practice as art. This year, the content will be compactly held for three days in the fall, taking into consideration the prevention of the spread of new coronavirus infection.

Saturday, October 31

10: 00-14: 00 Garden time

A modeling class using the diorama technique used in plastic models. Create a palm-sized garden using clay and sponge as materials.

Lecturer: Takumi Wakatsuki (Wakatsuki model shop owner), Participation fee: 300 yen (material fee)

14: 30-16: 30 Exploration of traditional herd plants

A walk plan where you can admire the colorful plants while walking through the traditional buildings in the special season when the contrast between the green hedges and the autumn leaves shines.

Guest: Shujiro Murayama (Artist / Associate Professor, Akita University of Art)

Capacity: 10 people (advance application recommended, free participation)

November 1st (Sun)

10: 00-15: 00 Harvest festival in the back field

Seeds are harvested from the indigo fields grown on the opening day of the art college, "Indigo Time." We will also exhibit the works of the participants and sell dyed products.

* Seeds will be harvested from around 11:00.

14: 00-15: 00 Performing arts time

We wish for the harvest of this year and the fertility of the land for next year, and dedicate the Gongen dance and deer dance that are handed down in Kanegasaki town.

Cast: Gongen Nagasawa, Kaoru Hosono at the foot of Mt. Fuji

10: 00-16: 00 Zuko Day + Kanegasaki Rakuichi

Feel free to spend your time drawing pictures, making things, selling works, and so on. We are also looking for instructors and store openings.

* Please feel free to contact us if you are a lecturer on Zuko Day or would like to open a store in Rakuichi.

November 3 (Tuesday / holiday)

15: 00-17: 00 Dondoko Roasted Sweet Potato Festival

It is a very now festival where you can enjoy roasted sweet potatoes while cooking the shimenawa used in the outdoor exhibition "Wind and Folklore" (October 8th to November 3rd), which is held in the Denken group as part of the Peasant Arts Festival.

Planning: Katsunobu Yaguchi (artist, architect, neighborhood enthusiast)