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保護中: 土地と表現 (木村萌), 2020.12.08
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Tokyo University of the Arts promoted an online event "Tokyo Geidai ⇄ Asia 2021" in collaboration with the Mekong region In January 2021. Several programs on international art exchanges with art universities in the Mekong region were implemented, and it was an opportunity to explore exchanges and collaborations with various Asian regions through art under the circumstances of the epidemic of the COVID-19 infection.
Tokyo University of the Arts has promoted artistic and cultural exchange with the Asia region through the Inter-University Exchange Project (Re-Inventing Japan Project); Support for the Formation of Collaborative Programs with Universities in Asia since 2016. To commemorate the final year of this project, we have designated January 2021 as Tokyo Geidai Interactive Asia Month and will hold an international symposium focusing on international exchange with the Asia region, as well as international forums and discussion events for specific art genres. These international online events will build on the knowledge gained through the project and discuss and how the activities of art universities can contribute to society as a whole in each country.
Website: https://tmop.geidai.ac.jp/en/tokyogeidaiinteractiveasia2021en/
TMOP 2020 (Tokyo University of the Arts ⇄ Mekong Online Platform 2020) is an online platform for Tokyo University of the Arts to cultivate culture and the arts through interaction with universities of the arts in the Mekong region. Tokyo University of the Arts has developed a network in the region through its experience working with universities of the arts in five countries around the Mekong river (Thailand, Vietnam, Cambodia, Laos, and Myanmar), and with musicians, artists, and professionals in various cultural fields.
