Catstoria art show

 I'm participating in the Holiday Group Art Show @astoriaartcenter

The theme is everyone's favorite cats!
The gallery is filled with a gathering of unique feline friends. It's a truly worthwhile exhibition to see.
A portion of the sales will be donated to local cat support organization @catstoria_cat_rescue

Through December 21.
Astoria Art Center
2102 Ditmars Blvd, Astoria

ホリデーグループアートショーに参加しています。テーマはみんなが大好きな猫！
ギャラリーいっぱいにユニークなねこさん達が大集合しています。とても見甲斐のある展示です。
売上の一部が地域猫のサポート団体に寄付されるそうです。

12月21まで。
Astoria Art Center
2102 Ditmars Blvd, Astoria

Hello from Rica

Hi!

Thanks for visiting my blog.

Please visit these links below for more information!

Thank you very much,

Rica Takashima

Covid related project

Fabric with a Big Drawing from the Big Apple

https://onbigdrawings.org/art-at-home/

Participatory art project

・Aliens in New York art project
https://aliensnewyork.wixsite.com/mysite

https://www.facebook.com/Aliens-in-New-York-art-project-300219990107200/

https://www.facebook.com/Peekaboo-Art-Project-131699606919192

Social practice art project

・One Stop Family Pop Up

https://1stopfamily.blogspot.com

・Ramp Project NYC (StopGap NYC)

https://therampprojectnyc.blogspot.com

Manga/Anime Work website

https://takashimarica.wixsite.com/ricatakashima-3/home

Drawing, sketches

https://www.pinterest.jp/ricaspopart/

https://www.instagram.com/ricatakashima/

https://www.facebook.com/RicaTPopArtPaintingsDrawings/

Manga Sculpture at Randall’s Island

https://randallsisland.org/flow-15/flow-15-rica-takashima/

Wikipedia

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rica_%27tte_Kanji!%3F

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rica_Takashima

NYFA Current

・Aliens in New York art project
https://current.nyfa.org/post/126347857743/rica-takashima-aliens-and-other-extraterrestrial
・One Stop Family Pop Up
https://current.nyfa.org/post/187168306363/conversations-rica-takashima-and-christine?fbclid=IwAR349KMz0ULRq4nVhF5S7V5G6Lg4ClQp-6YujRHg1JXMxNMqG51m8wSWj6E

NYFA Video

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jF11TKclY1w&t=74s

Instagram

https://www.instagram.com/ricatakashima/

Twitter

https://twitter.com/AliensNewYork

Old website (1980s-2015ish)

http://AozoraArt.com

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Rica Takashima’s profile

 

Rica's themes are discomfort and empathy towards pre-existing concepts and lifestyles, such as gender, age and race.

 

Something that is ordinary to one person can be a strange practice to others. At the same time, that strange practice can be exciting to yet another. Rica wants to express the differences between cultures as something fun and exciting, rather than as creating conflict and friction.

In 1995, Rica started drawing the semi-autobiographical Manga portraying everyday lives of lesbians, in Japan’s premier lesbian magazine at that time. She struggled with her sexuality since her young age, but there were no movies/novels with themed positive lesbian stories even in 1980s. Her questions towards traditional Japanese patriarchal family values and discrimination against LGBT motivated her to start to draw conceptual Manga to public. Her project Manga book was published in 2003 and 2012 in English and Japanese, and Italian version in 2011. After she immigrated to the US with her family in 2008, she collaborates her work with Pride March, NewFEST LGBT film festival, and other diverse organizations.

She also created manga illustrations of We Can Do It! series, which encourages women in diversity. 

Manga sculpture, El Barrio Comes All Colors, Shapes and Sizes was funded by Flow15, Randall’s Island park alliance, The Bronx Museum of the Arts, and Made Event 2015

Rica, Miho and Meechan Cat was awarded as Demystifying NFTs by Technology Gap and New York Foundation for the Arts, 2022

Her interactive public installation Aliens in New York has been supported by New York Foundation for the Arts since 2013 which Rica started in Tokyo Harajuku open street since 1994.(The name at the time was Aozora Art/Blue Sky Art)

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Manga Art Show and Workshop!

 I'll be hosting giving away free copies of my new manga book, Queens Kids Story, it is the first chapter of New York Love: Rica ‘tte Kanji project.

The manga is suitable for all ages. It's especially aimed at LGBTQ families and supporters.

📆 December Saturday 13^th, Sunday 14^th

🕐 12:30-4:30PM

📍 31^st Ave. Open Street, 31st Ave between 33rd and 35th Streets.

There will also be a free manga workshop, so please come by♪

 

This New York Love: Rica ‘tte Kanji project 2025 is made possible with public funds fromthe Queens Arts Fund, a re-grant program supported by New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the City Council and administered by New York Foundation for the Arts.

 

@nyfacurrent

@nyculture

@31staveopenstreet

#LGBTQfamily

#QueerArt

#LGBTQyouth

#LGBTQart

#MangaArt
#Manga

#Queeryouth

#Queerkids

#LGBTQkids

 

You can read whole story here:

This is Japanese manga so it is read from right to left. Please enjoy!

The First Yuri Manga in English: 30th Anniversary Art Show of Manga Artists Rica Takashima

This exhibition features black-and-white manga manuscripts, color manuscripts in 1995, and newly drawn illustration posters released in 2025, available for viewing and purchase.

You will see Why “Rica ’tte Kanji!? “ become the first yuri manga ever translated into English.

 

Don't miss this rare opportunity!

The gallery is open on weekends, and on weekdays by appointment.

Please DM me to schedule a visit! 
139 N4 street Brooklyn NY 11249 Sat &Sun 1-6pm 
N line, Bedford station

The show runs through the end of this month.
Hope to see you there! 💖

 

・A Day Full of Anxiety and Expectations

・MICHIRU, Handsome FtM

・KAORU, Cool MtF

・A Late Christmas

・I Can’t Get You out of My Mind

・Hug, Kiss and Beyond

・Sick Days

・Moving Forward

 

#LGBTQart

#LGBTQartHistory

#LGBTQartArchive

#QueerWomenArt

#AsianArtArchive

#MangaArt

#Brooklyn

#Yuri

#RomanticComedy

#SliceofLife

#ArtHistory

#Manga

#JapaneseCultureStudy

#RicatteKanji

#TokyoLove

Brooklyn Children's Museum's Halloween event, the Kawaii Kreature Festival

I'm participating in the Brooklyn Children's Museum's Halloween event, the Kawaii Kreature Festival.

Last year I was Marisa from Touhou Project, but this year I'll be Princess Peach♪

And guess what? Mario and Luigi are coming to help out too!

 

@anitomo 
@bcmkids

👺 AniTOMO is thrilled to return to Brooklyn Children's Museum for the second edition of Kawaii Kreature Festival! We're transforming BCM into a cultural crossroads-reimaging Halloween, Japan's largest holiday, in a spirited world of mysterious yokai! Children will embark on a whimsical adventure through the playful world of folklore, cosplay, anime, and Halloween traditions! From cute to scary, everyone is welcome...or should I say kawaii to kowa!

 

📍Location: Brooklyn Children's Museum (BCM) 145 Brooklyn Avenue

Brooklyn, NY 11213

 

🕐 This Sunday October 26, 2025 | Museum Doors Open at 10am | Kawaii Kreature Festival 10:30am-6:30pm

 

🚨 Adults must be accompanied by a child in order to enter the museum.

 

💸 Admission Fee is $15 

 

 

New York Love manga project won the Queens Arts Fund award♪

 Hello!

 

Rica Takashima celebrates per 30th anniversary as a manga artist this year.

A commemorative solo exhibition will be held in November at @hetLab_Brooklyn 

This exhibition will feature original manga manuscripts created in 1995. 

This is a rare opportunity, so please come see it.

 

Also, my new work New York Love won the Queens Arts Fund award.

In December, you can read the manga for free online. Additionally, free copies will be distributed at several locations in Queens, and free manga workshops are planned.

 

More details will be posted soon.

Stay tuned!

 

@nyfacurrent and DCLA @nyculture

#QAF2025

#LGBTQ

#NYCarts

#comingoutmonth

Fresh Fruit Festival 2025

 日本語は下

I am participated in the Fresh Fruit Festival.

 

The Fresh Fruit Festival is presented by All Out Arts to celebrate the LGBTQ community’s unique perspective, creativity & diversity, and to build links between the LGBTQ artistic communities, be they local or international.

 

HOWL! Happening, 6 East 1st Street, E.Village, New York

Opening Saturday June 21st, 5 – 8 pm. Closing July 20th, 4 – 6 pm. 

Viewing hours Wednesdays-Sundays, 12 – 6 pm

 

https://freshfruitfestival.com

The theme of this group exhibition is “Aging in the LGBT Community” 😮

The fact that I was invited means ppl think I'm part of an aging artist group.

I remembered that just last month I asked a few Nichoume gay town friends via social media for advice about family trusts for parents' assets, inheritance, and notary publics for wills. Yes, that's exactly what I am.

 

I also feel that an LGBT aging-themed art show is a really very NYC art.

I will be at the opening and closing party, and if you mention me the day you'll be coming, I'll be there. 

 

LGBTのFresh Fruit Festivalに参加してます。

このグループ展のテーマは「コミュニティの高齢化」

私に声がかかるということは私が高齢者アーティストグループに入ってるってことだ。

つい先月に親の資産の家族信託や相続、遺言の公証役場についてのアドバイスを、数人の２丁目の友人にSNSで相談したのを思い出した。まさにそうだよねぇ、という感じだ。

 

LGBT高齢化テーマのアートショウというのは実にNYCらしいなとも思った。