From Hara Museum ARC
For a limited time, Hara Museum ARC’s Café d’Art will host the SHOP at Café. For this event, beautifully crafted goods will be on display in the cafe for purchase with “Art for Daily Living” as its keyword.
Natsuki Otake is one of the featured artists. Otake, who was born in Gunma prefecture, uses traditional batik techniques to create vivid portraits of women. Six decorative works by Otake for wall display, both small and large, and 20 palm-size items with flower- and butterfly-shaped cut-outs, will be shown, as well as regular accessories and folding fans.
Natsuki Otake http://bamboosummer.main.jp
1982 Born in Tomioka, Gunma
2006 Product Design in Textile at Tama Art University
2008 M.A. in Textile Design at Tama Art University
2014 Received 11th Jomo Cultural Art Award
2016 Currently resides and works in Fukuoaka city.
Hara Museum ARC SHOP at CAFÉ
Address: 2855-1 Kanai, Shibukawa-shi, Gunma 377-0027
Tel 0279-24-6585 Fax 0279-24-0449 E-mail arc@haramuseum.or.jp
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Hours: 10:00 am – 4:30 pm
Closed: Thursdays (except May 5)
Admission: General 1,100 yen, Students 700 yen (high school and university) or 500 yen (elementary and junior high)
*Museum admission is required for access to the cafe.
*The following exhibition will be available for viewing during this event:
The Feast of the Goddesses: Selections from the Hara Museum Collection at Galleries A, B and C
The World of Creatures (- May 18) / The New within the Old: Contemporary Art from the Hara Museum Collection (May 20 -) at Kankai Pavilion
Directions: By train: Take the Joetsu Shinkansen to Takasaki, change to the Joestu Line, and disembark at Shibukawa. From Shibukawa, ARC is 10 minutes away by taxi or 15 minutes by bus (take the Ikaho Onsen bus to ″Green Bokujo Mae″). By car: 8 kilometers (about 15 minutes) from the Kan-etsu Expressway Shibukawa Ikaho Interchange (in the direction of Ikaho Onsen).