Welcome to our Artist in Residence！
Our Manifesto
Creative works influence other creatives, and the whole ball would start rolling.
Self-internal delving acts as an expression transmits to the outer world, then the flow goes on among its visual communication, beyond verbal expression.
The name of our artist residency came from this concept based on this hope that we will be in the place initiating the first act of cultural seeds igniting as one “PIN” and would spread the energetic flow and include all people and circumstances around it in a positive circulation.
We would simply record the whole flow simultaneously.
Lake Shikotsu
Tomakomai Seaport
Our location
– Where we are RIGHT NOW
We are the collectives who are embracing of being in the flow and being in the fluid for the cultural movement, which could symbolize our contemporary human status RIGHT NOW.
Since we don’t have to stick to one place for the rest of our lives nowadays, keep exploring the unknown territories, to plant new seeds of creativity, and let us see how it would manifest, grow, nurture!
We are the collectives who are embracing of being in the flow and being in the fluid for the cultural movement, which could symbolize our contemporary human status RIGHT NOW.
Since we don’t have to stick to one place for the rest of our lives nowadays, keep exploring the unknown territories, to plant new seeds of creativity, and let us see how it would manifest, grow, nurture!
Temporary Lodging 2024
for our experimental artist residency program
Located in the pleasant town called Hidaka Town, which is two-hours away from Sapporo by car, and where those beautiful horses are well-taken care of with abundance of its surrounding nature, our first experimental artist residency program will be taken place by welcoming those curious artists who are willing to share your thoughts for how we could potentially build up our unique creative hub of the artist residency in a pro-long and diverse manner from now onwards.
There is a potential building site as our permanent-based art residency in a city called “Chitose City” which is only 45 minutes away from Sapporo, and where our main international airport is located, unexpectedly in the middle of nowhere as literally surrounded by forest with wild animals and birds.
However, since this potential building site in Chitose City is still under the initial stage of its renovation, we are setting our residency program this year in our temporary creative lodges located in a town called Hidaka Town, which is two hours away from Sapporo by car.
As for this year 2024, let us explain a bit about what you could expect from this pleasant small town called Hidaka Town! The charm of the land called Hidaka Town is that there are plenty of treasure ingredients surrounded by mountains and the sea.
We have a wide variety of specialty products, including seafood such as salmon, kelp and shishamo, as well as Wagyu beef, vegetables, fruits, and dairy products.
Hidaka Town is also famous for its racehorse breeding and breeding farms, but there are also tourist farms.
Implementation schedule
| 3-Month Artist Retreat | July 1st - September 30th, 2024 |
| Application Opens | April 1st 2024 |
| Deadline | June 30st 2024 |
What we could offer
We are pleased to invite new and professional artists of all ages, from all kinds of backgrounds.
As our permanent residency building site is under construction, in the process of renovation brainstorming stage, that we would like for all residency participants to be able to cope with temporary lodging status in a flexible manner; however, we would do our best to meet your expectations and support your creative drives while you would be staying with us here in the unique location of our residency.
Applicants acknowledge that they will leave a contribution to our residency collection at the end of the stay.
- Temoporary Lodging – Hidaka Town
- Future prospect of our residency site – Chitose City
Duration of residency
From 2 weeks up to the whole 3 months (Negotiable)
Accommodation
1 or 2 resident artists can live and work in their residential studio with bunk beds, shared shower, toilet, kitchen and common room in the adjacent building of the student dormitory, which is located next to our temporary creative workshops which are under renovation of the old abandoned horse house.
Since we are just starting out our residency from the real scratch, somebody who would be willing to create art from found-in-space sort of a site-specific art project might be suitable for this occasion.
Fees and support
250 USD/week (min.2 weeks)
The amounts mentioned do not include exchange fees charged by credit card companies or payment processors. Please be aware that the amounts are subject to change due to rapid fluctuations in exchange rates.
Expectations towards the resident artists
Optional:
Organizing a workshop, a talk and an exhibition welcome. Please submit a proposal in advance.
For this year 2024 in the temporary residency site, there will be a summer camp held by school students of age 6 – 18 simultaneously, it would be possible to create some collaborative projects if it fits your timeframe.
Contact
If you are interested, please contact us here.
Application
We are accepting applications from talented artists！
To apply, please fill out the required information in this Google form and submit.
You can upload your portfolio after applying. In that case, please upload from Dropbox.
Sponcers & Supporters
Planning and operation
Dear Pin supporters
Join our “Pin Circle”!
Every bit of donation will encourage us with the starting costs of getting this artist residency program off the ground successfully!
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