
The "Kids meet" series of children’s programs creates opportunities for children of diverse backgrounds to meet by change, encounter things they could never have imagined, and talk to each other through art experiences. Our aims are for these experiences to broaden the way children see the world and expand their worlds, and to draw out in the children a rich imagination that respects diverse values.
Period: Saturday, 10 October – Sunday, 8 November, 2026
For Kids meet 05, we are launching art space “BA, BA, BA” as a place (ba) to create, a place to connect, and a place for children (and adults) to play, in the hope that creativity will foster a welcoming atmosphere for all. Come and enjoy your time as you like—draw pictures, make objects, or just take a break. During the opening period, there will be workshops with artists, and accessibility supporters will use sign language to read picture books to visitors.
Period: Saturday, 27 September – Sunday, 26 October, 2025
Two-days workshop
[The first day] Saturday, 27 July, 2024
[The second day ] Sunday, 28 July, 2024
The third in a series, this workshop is led by the Kanazawa dance artist Nakamura Kurumi and three dancers from Nakamura’s dance company Ala oruz: Taka-chan, Tamapi, and Mori-san. With a focus on the joy of free physical expression, the Kanazawa-based Ala oruz features dancers who have intellectual and physical disabilities.The two-day workshop enables participants to experience communication through their own words and those of the highly individual instructors. Let’s take our time and enjoy not understanding, and then express those experiences not verbally but physically in time to music.
Two-day workshop
[The first day]Saturday, 5 August, 2023
[The second day ]Sunday, 6 August, 2023
This event is part of the "Kids meet" program that creates opportunities for children from diverse backgrounds to encounter serendipitous and unimaginable things through experiencing art, and to engage in dialogue. For the program’s second session, two instructors—Kojima Hijiri and Hiramatsu Asa from "Omoitsuki no KOE to IRO"—will collaboratively create and perform a picture-story show with participants, combining a story especially written for the workshop with children’s drawings.
Workshop: Saturday, 4 June and Sunday, 5 June, 2022
Report Exhibition: Saturday, 9 July - Sunday, 31 July, 2022
Shadows. They are always with us, but when it gets dark, they disappear. Let’s make those shadows the star and create a "Shadow Wonderland!" At "Kids meet 01", our guest instructors, installation artist HARA Rintaro and painter HARA Yu, will help the children create life-size silhouettes (shadows) of themselves. When light is shone on these colorfully designed silhouettes, it will create a world of shadows.
Workshop: Sunday, 5 September and Sunday, 12 September, 2021
Exhibition Report: Wednesday, 15 September - Sunday, 26 September, 2021