Two exciting
events in Sapporo this Saturday – first the 16th Annual Ainu Speech
Contest showcasing the efforts of Ainu speakers to revive the language, and the
start of the contemporary Ainu arts and crafts exhibition at the Hokkaido
Museum of Modern Art!
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16th
Annual Ainu Speech Contest
-Itak
an ro! Let’s speak Ainu!-
Date &
Time:
February 2,
2013 (Saturday)
13:00-17:00
Venue:
Hokkaido
University
Clark Kaikan
Building Lecture Hall
Kita 8, Nishi
5, Kita 8-jo, Kita-ku, Sapporo, Hokkaido
(*No parking
available)
Directions:
*7 minutes on
foot from JR Sapporo Station
From the
north exit, walk towards Yodobashi Camera.
Go north on
Nishi 5 Tarukawa-dori.
On your left
after entering Hokkaido University main gate.
Website (in
Japanese only):
Organized by:
Foundation
for Research and Promotion of Ainu Culture
Co-Organized
by:
Hokkaido
University Ainu Indigenous People Research Center
Supported by:
Ministry of
Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism, Agency for Cultural Affairs,
Hokkaido Prefecture, Hokkaido Board of Education, Sapporo City, Sapporo Board
of Education, Hokkaido Ainu Association
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AINU
ART
-Storytellers
of the Wind-
The
exhibition of traditional and modern Ainu Art that took place in Matsusaka, Mie
will now be on display in Sapporo. Special events are also planned throughout
the exhibition period.
Venue:
Hokkaido Museum of Modern Art
Kita
1, Nishi 17,Chuo-ku,Sapporo
TEL:
011-644-6881
Exhibition
Dates:
February 2 (Sat) – March 24 (Sun), 2013
*Closed
every Monday (or the next day if holiday)
Times:
9:30 to 17:00 (no admittance after 16:30)
Admission:
General
- 800 yen (600 yen)
High
School & University Students - 400 yen (300 yen)
Elementary
& Middle School Students - 200 yen (100 yen)
*Discounted
rates are for groups, advanced sales, and repeat visitors
Ainu
Operettas
Several
stories of Ainu youth and animals performed by students from the Hokkaido
University of Education
Date:
February 9 (Sat)
Time:
15:00 – 16:00
Venue:
1st Floor Hall
Admission:
Free
Ainu
Music Concert, Tonkori & Upopo
Live
performance by OKI and Marewrew
Date: February 23 (Sat)
Date: February 23 (Sat)
Time:
16:00 – 17:00
Venue:
1st Floor Hall
Admission:
Free
Ainu
Music Workshop
Experience
the tonkori and mukkuri, traditional Ainu instruments
Date:
March 23 (Sat)
Times:
10:00 – 11:00 & 13:00 – 14:00
Venue:
Workshop Room
Reservations
required (up to 20 people for each workshop), please call 011-644-6991 after
March 1st between 9:00 and 17:00, Tuesday through Sunday
Participation
is Free
Artist
Talks
Artists
who are also a part of the Smithsonian “AINU Spirit of a Northern People”
exhibit will discuss their works
Artist:
Takeki Fujito
Date:
February 2 (Sat)
Time:
11:00 – 11:40
Venue:
Special Exhibition Room
Artist:
Noriko Kawamura
Date:
March 2 (Sat)
Time:
11:00 – 11:40
Venue:
Special Exhibition Room
Gallery
Talks
Experts
in Ainu culture will discuss the exhibition
Speaker:
Masahiro Nomoto (Director of the Ainu Museum)
Date:
February 2 (Sat)
Time:
14:00 – 14:40
Venue:
Special Exhibition Room
Artist:
Koji Yuki (Leader of the Ainu Art Project)
Date:
March 2 (Sat)
Time:
14:00 – 14:40
Venue:
Special Exhibition Room
Guide
to the Exhibition
The
curator of the museum will explain the works on display
Guide:
Satomi Igarashi
Date:
February 23 (Sat) and March 23 (Sat)
Time:
14:00 – 14:40
Venue:
Exhibition Room
Organized
by:
Hokkaido
Shimbun, Hokkaido Museum of Modern Art
Support
from:
Ministry
of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism, Agency for Cultural Affairs,
Hokkaido Prefecture, Hokkaido Board of Education, Hokkaido Ainu Association
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