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Engaging Communities Through Art

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取手アートプロジェクトは、地域社会を活性化するために長期的に続けられている芸術活動だ。
The Toride Art Project, is a long term art project that aims to stimulate the local community.
始まりは千九百九十九年、市内に東京芸術大学先端芸術表現科が新設されたことをきっかけに、
They started in 1999, motivated by the fact that the Tokyo University of the Arts newly established the Department of Intermedia Art within the city.
行政が呼びかけ、大学と市民が加わって、プロジェクトは立ち上がった。
The administration called for it and the college and the public joined in, starting the project.
まず始めたのは、公募で集めた作品の野外展示と地元の作家のアトリエを公開するイベント。
What began first, was the outdoor exhibition of works collected from the public and the exhibition of studios of local authors.
住み慣れた町を見る目線を変えてみよう、という発想だ。
The idea was to change the perspective of how one sees a familiar town.
加えて、子供達や市民が参加できる芸術体験を用意することで、
In addition, by preparing art that children and citizens could join in,
地域の中で新しい人間関係が構築できる機会を提供してきた。
they provided opportunities where new human relationships could be developed within the region.
高度成長期、ベッドタウンとして発展した取手は、九十年代一時的に人口が減少。
Toride, which progressed during a high growth period as a commuter town, had a temporary reduction in population in the 90s.
コミュニティの危機を乗り越えるための打開策が、アートだったのだ。
The plan to overcome the crisis within the community, was art.
プロジェクトが始まった頃は、現代アートは市民にとって縁遠いものだった。
When the project started, modern art was a distant matter for the townspeople.
だが、継続的に市民を巻き込む活動を続けることで、理解が広がり、スタッフなどとして参加する市民も増えてきた。
However, by continuously making efforts to involve the people, appreciation spread, which increased the number of people who joined as staff.
二千十三年現在、プロジェクトのメインテーマは、「アートのある団地」と「半農半芸」。
Currently in 2013, the project's main theme is to be an art infused multi-unit complex and be half-agricultural and half-entertainment.
より日常生活の近くにアートを定着させ、町の活力を持続的に引き上げてゆこうとしている。
By having art take hold closer to one's daily life, they try to increase the vitality of the town continuously.

取手アートプロジェクトは、地域社会を活性化するために長期的に続けられている芸術活動だ。

社会

Society, public, community, the world; social studies

活動

Action, activity; movie (esp. during the silent movie period)

芸術

(fine) art, the arts

地域

Area, region

長期

Long time period, long term

的

Mark, target

化

Action of making something, -ification

アート

Art

活性

Activity

プロジェクト

Project
始まりは千九百九十九年、市内に東京芸術大学先端芸術表現科が新設されたことをきっかけに、

始まり

Origin, beginning

表現

Expression, presentation; representation, notation

九

Nine

芸術

(fine) art, the arts

十

Ten

先端

Pointed end, tip, fine point, spearhead, cusp, vanguard, advanced, leading edge, apex (of a curve)

科

Department, section, faculty, school, arm; course (of study), branch of study, specialization; (taxonomical) family

千

1,000, thousand

年

Year; many years; age; past one''s prime, old age

百

100, hundred

市内

(within a) city, local

新設

newly organized, newly organised, newly established
行政が呼びかけ、大学と市民が加わって、プロジェクトは立ち上がった。

市民

Citizen, citizenry, public; city inhabitant, townspeople; bourgeoisie, middle class

行政

Administration

大学

Post-secondary education institution, incl. university, college, etc; former central university of kyoto (established under the ritsuryo system for the training of government administrators); the great learning - one of the four books

呼びかけ

Call, appeal

プロジェクト

Project
まず始めたのは、公募で集めた作品の野外展示と地元の作家のアトリエを公開するイベント。

作品

Work (e.g. book, film, composition, etc.), opus, performance, production

作家

Author, writer, novelist, artist

展示

Exhibition, display

地元

Home area, home town; local

公開

Opening to the public, making available to the public, putting on display, exhibiting, showing (play, movie, etc.), holding (interview, etc.), open, public

公募

Public appeal (e.g. for contributions), public offering (of securities), public advertisement (of a post), open recruitment

集め

Collecting, assembling

始め

Beginning, start, outset, opening; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ..., not to mention ..

イベント

Event

野外

outdoors, outside, open air; fields, outskirts, suburbs

アトリエ

studio, workshop
住み慣れた町を見る目線を変えてみよう、という発想だ。

見る

To see, to look, to watch, to view, to observe; to look over, to look on, to assess, to examine, to judge; to look after, to keep an eye on, to take care of; to view (e.g. flowers, movie); to try, to try out; to see that..., to find that..

発想

Idea, conception, way of thinking; expression

町

Town, block, neighbourhood, neighborhood; street, road; 109.09 m; 0.99 hectares

変え

Changing, change

目線

One''s gaze; point of view, standpoint
加えて、子供達や市民が参加できる芸術体験を用意することで、

市民

Citizen, citizenry, public; city inhabitant, townspeople; bourgeoisie, middle class

用意

Preparation, arrangements, provision, getting ready, laying out (e.g. a meal)

芸術

(fine) art, the arts

参加

Participation

体験

Personal experience, physical experience, one''s own experience

子供

Child, children

達

Pluralizing suffix (esp. for people & animals; formerly honorific)
地域の中で新しい人間関係が構築できる機会を提供してきた。

関係

Relation, relationship, connection; participation, involvement, concern; influence, effect; sexual relations, sexual relationship; related to ..., connected to ..

機会

Chance, opportunity

人間

Human being, person, man, mankind, humankind; character (of a person)

地域

Area, region

中

Inside, in; among, within; center (centre), middle; during, while

提供

Offer, tender, program sponsoring, programme sponsoring, furnishing, provisioning, supply

新しい

New, novel, fresh, recent, latest, up-to-date, modern

構築

Construction, building, putting up, erecting, creation, formulation, architecture (systems, agreement, etc)
高度成長期、ベッドタウンとして発展した取手は、九十年代一時的に人口が減少。

人口

Population; common talk

年代

Age, era, period, date

発展

Development, growth, advancement, unfurling; expansion, extension, enlargement; playing around, having an active sex life

一時

Moment, a (short) time, a while; former times; two-hour period

九

Nine

十

Ten

成長

Growth, grow to adulthood

高度

Altitude, height, elevation; advanced, sophisticated, high-grade, strong

的

Mark, target

期

Period, time; age; term (e.g. in office), period; session (e.g. of parliament); stage (e.g. disease)

減少

Decrease, reduction, decline

として

As (i.e. in the role of), for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that..., trying to..

ベッドタウン

bedroom community, dormitory town, commuter town
コミュニティの危機を乗り越えるための打開策が、アートだったのだ。

打開

Break in the deadlock

危機

Crisis, danger, risk

策

Plan, policy

乗り越える

To climb over, to get over, to ride across; to surmount, to overcome; to surpass, to overtake

アート

Art

コミュニティ

Community
プロジェクトが始まった頃は、現代アートは市民にとって縁遠いものだった。

市民

Citizen, citizenry, public; city inhabitant, townspeople; bourgeoisie, middle class

現代

Nowadays, modern era, modern times, present-day

頃

Qing (chinese unit of land area equal to 100 mu)

縁遠い

Unconnected, weakly related, far beyond (one''s means, ability); having little prospect of marriage

アート

Art

プロジェクト

Project
だが、継続的に市民を巻き込む活動を続けることで、理解が広がり、スタッフなどとして参加する市民も増えてきた。

市民

Citizen, citizenry, public; city inhabitant, townspeople; bourgeoisie, middle class

続ける

To continue, to keep up, to keep on

理解

Understanding, comprehension, appreciation, sympathy

活動

Action, activity; movie (esp. during the silent movie period)

参加

Participation

継続

Continuation

的

Mark, target

として

As (i.e. in the role of), for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that..., trying to..

スタッフ

Staff; stuff

広がり

Spread, span, expanse, extent

巻き込む

To roll up, to involve, to enfold, to swallow up, to drag into
二千十三年現在、プロジェクトのメインテーマは、「アートのある団地」と「半農半芸」。

現在

Now, current, present, present time, as of

十

Ten

団地

Multi-unit apartments, apartment complex

テーマ

Theme, topic, subject matter, motif, project, slogan

三

Three; tri-

千

1,000, thousand

年

Year; many years; age; past one''s prime, old age

二

Two

半

Half, semi-; half-past; odd number; unit of land area (595.8 m^2)

芸

Art, craft, accomplishment, artistic skill, technique, performance

アート

Art

プロジェクト

Project

農

Farming, agriculture
より日常生活の近くにアートを定着させ、町の活力を持続的に引き上げてゆこうとしている。

生活

Living, life (one''s daily existence), livelihood

日常

Ordinary, regular, everyday, usual

活力

Vitality, energy, dynamism

的

Mark, target

持続

Continuation

近く

Near, neighbourhood, neighborhood, vicinity; nearly (i.e. "it took nearly one year"), close to; shortly, soon

町

Town, block, neighbourhood, neighborhood; street, road; 109.09 m; 0.99 hectares

アート

Art

引き上げ

Pulling up, drawing up, salvage, re-flotation; raising, increase, upward revision; repatriation, evacuation

定着

taking hold, getting attached, becoming established, becoming entrenched, establishing