From Hara Museum ARC (Gunma)
On Sunday, September 5, Hara Museum ARC becomes a FARM for one day.
The concept behind “FARM 01” is a cultural festival for mature adults staged in a spatial artistic space.
The keywords are F=Food A=Art R=Relax M=Music.
There will be about 30 tenants in the front garden such as café, cooking class, bric-a-brac store mainly doing their business in Gunma, to form a market. Fine foodstuffs, fresh vegetables, sweets, healthy dishes, selected craftworks and handmade goods that you can only obtain at FARM will be there.
Also, there will be live performances by “Raiji & Chips” (from 1:00 pm; popular among the locals as well as outside of Gunma), “Kaze” (from 2:00 pm; acoustic guitar) and “Kotringo” (from 3:00 pm; singer-song writer, piano) *fee is included in the total admission.
Kotringo studied music in Berklee, Boston and has performed with various artists through live concerts. Her piano technique and distinctive voice are highly praised and recognized by many, including Ryuichi Sakamoto.
At Hara Museum ARC, you can enjoy contemporary as well as traditional East-Asian artworks.
Outdoor installations by Olafur Eliasson, Lee Bul and others are absolutely breath-taking!
http://haramuseum.or.jp
We hope you can stop by and enjoy the nature and the highland breeze, relax, eat (food), see (art), hear (music) and have fun!
FARM Blog (in Japanese only)
http://ameblo.jp/farm-in-arc/
Event title: FARM 01
Date: September 5 (Sun.), 2010 11:00 am-5:00 pm (last entry 4:00 pm)
Place: Hara Museum ARC (front garden, entrance lobby), 2855-1, Kanai, Shibukawa, Gunma
Fee: General 1,200 yen (advance) or 1,600 yen; Children (3 years old-elementary school) 600 yen (advance) or 800 yen
Advance tickets are available at:
Hara Museum ARC/AGENN (Shibukawa)/ Morinone (Takasaki)/ noon (Takasaki)/ SLOW TIME (Takasaki)/ JAM COVER (Takasaki)/ CHEERFUL (Takasaki)/ bottega616 (Maebashi)/ ima (Isesaki)/ k lart (Maebashi)
Organized by: FARM Committee Tel: 0273-333-4075 farm@agree.jp
Cooperation provided by: Hotel Kogure, Rakusui Rakuzan, Alfa Dental Office, aglee, Gunma Iryo
Sponsored by: FM Gunma
=ONGOING EXHIBITIONS AT ARC=
[Contemporary Art Galleries]
Title: Cheer up! Art can make you happy—Selections from the Hara Museum Collection
Dates: September 11 (Sat.) – December 5 (Sun.), 2010
[Kankai Pavilion]
Title: The Colors of Autumn
Part I: September 11 (Sat.) – October 11 (Mon./ National Holiday), 2010
Part II: October 16 (Sat.) – November 14(Sun.), 2010
http://www.haramuseum.or.jp
*These exhibitions are scheduled to open from September 11, however, participants of the FARM 01 will be able to enjoy special viewing of the shows.
ACCESS
=By Train=
By JR Joetsu・Nagano Shinkansen
Recommended timetable
・10:12 Depart Tokyo Station→11:02 Arrive at Takasaki Station/ 11:11Depart Takasaki Satation→11:35 Arrive at Shibukawa Station
・11:12 Depart Tokyo Station→12:02 Arrive at Takasaki Station/ 12:20 Depart Takasaki Satation→12:44 Arrive at Shibukawa Station
・12:24 Depart Tokyo Station→13:13 Arrive at Takasaki Station/ 13:29 Depart Takasaki Satation→13:54 Arrive at Shibukawa Station
BY JR Joetsu Limited Express Kusatsu
・ 9:00 Depart Ueno Station→10:37 Arrive at Shibukawa Station (No.31 ; only runs on Saturday, Sunday and holiday)
・10:00 Depart Ueno Station→11:43 Arrive at Shibukawa Station (No.3)
・12:00 Depart Ueno Station→13:43 Arrive at Shibukawa Station (No. 5)
From Shibukawa Station, take the Kan-etsu Kotsu Bus and get off at the station “Green Bokujo Mae.” http://www.kan-etsu.net/r-bus/timetable/shibu-ikaho-1.htm (in Japanese only)
ARC is about 7 minute walk from the bus station.
=By Car=
Take the Kan-etsu Expressway to Shibukawa Ikaho Interchange. Go in the direction of Ikaho Onsen for 8 km (about 15 min.) .
Highway information:
E-NEXCO DrivePlaza http://www.driveplaza.com/ (in Japanese only)
ETC discount available on Saturday, Sunday and holiday. (until March 2011)