稲垣智子《Forcing House》2013　Photo: Yoshiro Masuda

共同・連動企画「うちと外」Uchi to Soto / Inside and Outside

AOTO Art 2F AOTO Project の展示室 — 白い壁と木梁の天井に写真作品が並ぶギャラリー空間

AOTO Art 2F AOTO Project の展示風景 — 映像作品のプロジェクションと写真作品

AOTO Art の書棚に並ぶ画集 — ピカソ、カンディンスキー、レジェ、シャガールなどの美術書

円形蛍光灯を組み合わせたインスタレーション作品 — AOTO Art の展示風景

Oct 18, 12:00–13:00 | AOTO Art Gallery Tour for Art Class Students

Live within Art

AOTO Art is a place to be within art.  
Located in the quiet residential neighborhood in Ashiya, it offers it offers time to explore and simply be.  

The name carries two meanings: “Ao to” (blue and…) and the sound “A.”
Blue evokes the sky, the sea, and the earth.
“A” marks a beginning—before form, at the origin of creation.

AOTO Project is a space for exhibitions and experimentation, alongside AOTO Space, where people meet, learn, and create.

Through art, AOTO Art invites a rethinking of everyday life.

1F AOTO Space

Located on the first floor, AOTO Space is a place for creation, learning, and gathering. It is an open environment where people can grow, interact, and nurture their creativity.

2F AOTO Project

On the second floor, AOTO Project serves as a space for exhibitions by artists.
It is not only a place to view artworks, but also a place to spend time within them—
a space that invites visitors to experience art as part of daily life.

Student works from AOTO Art's art classes — paintings, crayon drawings and paper cutouts by the children's class

Art classes are held in the AOTO Space on the 1st floor. There are adult classes and children’s classes. In the children’s classes, children use a variety of materials to develop their imaginations through the same theme. In the adult classes, children are free to create their own artwork, and we help them discover themselves through their work.

Available in Japanese only