ART-EX





Contact Details	New Annex North, 3-1-43 Otemae, Chuo-ku, Osaka 540-0008 Japan
	TEL	+ 81-6-4790-8521
	FAX	+ 81-6-4790-8522
	E MAIL	info@osaka-art.jp
	URL	http://www.osaka-art.jp/
Contact	MATSUMOTO


Administrative Organization	Osaka Contemporary Art Center
Administrative Body	Osaka Prefecture
Cooperating institutions / Individuals	Organizers: Osaka Prefecture, Osaka Contemporary Art Center, Centre Franco-Japonais Alliance Francaise d' Osaka, Goethe Institut, British Council, Flanders Center
Facility Name	The program does not have a permanent facility.
Facility Description	The program hires necessary facilities that match the resident artists’ needs.
History	The program was initiated in 1992 as a joint project by Osaka Prefecture, Osaka Foundation of Culture, Raika Co. Ltd., the Goethe Institut Kansai, and the city of Dusseldorf , with a scheme to send contemporary artists from Osaka to Germany and vice versa to reinforcecultural exchange. In 1994, the Centre Franco-Japonais Alliance Francaise d' Osaka, the Flanders Center and the British Council joined in this scheme, enabling the program to expand its list of partners in Europe to a total of four countries: Germany, United Kingdom, France, and Belgium. ART-EX Program is operated by Osaka Contemporary Art Center and cooperating institutions above.
Year of Commencement	FY 1992
Program Objectives	The program aims to promote cultural understanding and interaction by sending and receiving artists between Osaka to European countries, and mutually supporting artists’ activities.
Program Activities	This program sends Japanese contemporary artists from Osaka to four European countries (Belgium, France, Germany, and United Kingdom), while the Europeans send contemporary artists from their countries to participate in this artist-in-residence program. Residency outcomes are presented in solo exhibitions.


Focus Area(s)	Visual arts
Residency Period	Approximately 3 months
Number of Resident Artists	1 European artist to be invited to Osaka per year / 1 artist to be sent to Europe per year
Conditions	Residency in Osaka: artists from Germany, United Kingdom, France, and Belgium. Residency in Europe: Japanese artists under 50 years old and working mainly in the Kansai region.
Provisions	Traveling expense: Not available Production fee: Not available Studio: Available Living expense: Not available Accommodation: Available Professional and staff support: Available Opportunities for presentations/ exhibitions: Available Publication and distribution of a program report: Available
Application Procedure	Residency in Osaka for European artists: artists to selected by a committee of art professionals in each country Residency in Europe for Japanese artists: open call
Selection Process	Residency in Europe for Japanese artists: Application review by a selection committee Interview in foreign languages by the director of each cultural center
Achievements and Outcomes	From FY 1992 to FY 2006, 17 European artists have been invited to Osaka and 17 Japanese artists have been sent to Europe. Artists have taken an active role in the arts after their residencies, and the network between Osaka and Europe countries have expanded.