BUG School 2025：Moment Scape

BUG, operated by Recruit Holdings Co., Ltd. (Head Office: Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo; President and CEO: Hisayuki Idekoba) is pleased to present BUG School 2025: Moment Scape from Wednesday, December 17, 2025, with independent curator Kaho Ikeda joining as guest curator.
This project serves as a platform to introduce multiple artists, with seven artists presenting small-scale exhibitions and diverse programs. By creating opportunities to engage with the artists’ thoughts and works, it aims to expand the potential of the art center. It is a learning space designed to be enjoyed by a wide range of people, including working adults and students who may not have had previous exposure to art.

BUG School is an art project combining a group exhibition with participatory programs. Conceived collaboratively by independent curator Kaho Ikeda and BUG, this marks its third iteration. It creates opportunities to purchase artworks while engaging in dialogue and mutual learning with the artists. Based on BUG’s policy of supporting artists’ careers, it provides opportunities to artists with limited experience selling their work. It supports artists in expanding their activities by involving them in the process of creating sales documents and considering pricing and sizing. All proceeds, minus the artist’s share and shipping costs, will be donated to Save the Children.
Additionally, “BUG School” features a Learning Space. This area serves as a venue for participatory programs and allows visitors to read books recommended by exhibiting artists, deepening understanding of the artists beyond the exhibition itself. It is a space open to everyone, to relax between viewing with children or friends, discussing the artworks, or simply taking a break. Please note that BUG Cafe beverages are available exclusively within this Learning Space.

About the exhibition

Exhibition by 7 Artists
This exhibition presents works that reexamine the nature of life and living, using various “moments” as their starting point—accumulated experiences within daily life, or sudden, intuitive realizations. By carefully selecting the materials and angles of the exhibition walls and utilizing the multi-layered depth of the BUG space, we aim to create a space where the overlapping of works and the viewing experience itself generate rhythm and change.

Participatory Programs
Participatory programs led by exhibiting artists will be held during the exhibition period. We plan workshops where participants can experience the artists’ creative processes hands-on, as well as workshops that extend the works’ worldviews while utilizing the urban space around BUG. Each program incorporates a “Learning” perspective, aiming to create practices where people from diverse backgrounds gain insights and learn through interactive communication.

Purchase of Artwork
During the exhibition period, the displayed artworks are available for purchase (excluding some pieces). You can enjoy artworks that caught your eye during the exhibition or pieces by artists you became a fan of through our programs in your own home. Our learning space also introduces ways to display artworks in your room.
*The artwork list is updated regularly. Please check the website below for details.
https://bug.art/exhibition/bugschool-2025/purchase/