Feminist ZineFest NYC 2018

I will part in Feminist ZineFest at Barnard College on 25^th March.

3009 Broadway, New York, NY 10027

Near 116th Street

I will bring my Manga book, We Can Do It! goods and, hold making hat workshop at a table of JenniferCamper.

You can bet my We Can Do It! tote bag at Museum stote of Bronx Museum of Arts

International Women’s Day event

I went to Salon sYmphoNY 2018 by International Women’s Artists Salon at Dixon Place, LES.

It was awesome and very impressive night. 

18 woman performers represent each country held presentation honoring respected woman of each artist of country by poetry reading, singing, playing instrument, dancing, and 5 visual woman artists show their works.

Host:  Jenny D Green

Nations and Presenting Artists:

Afro-Peru: Monica Carrilo
Australia: Helena Gouros
Austria:  Luisa Muhr
Bangladesh: Rahi Brasil Rafaela Raposo
China:  Linda Pan
Cuba: Katherine Leyva
Guyana:  Ingrid Griffith
Ireland:  Fiona Walsh
India:  Yamini Kalluri
Israel/Palestine:  Yael Acher "KAT" Modiano- Electroacoustic Flute
Italy:  Laura Caparrotti
Japan:  Asako Takasaki
Korea:  Lucite Tokki
Norway: Emelia Brawn
Puerto Rico: Keila Fontánez La Salle 
Scotland:  Helen McMillan
South Afric:a Ziaphora Dakile
USA/Canada:  Christine Dixon

Visual Art Exhibition 
Vernissage March 8th, runs thru March 30th

Denmark:  Cecilie Beck Kronborg
France:  Sophie Malleret
Romania:  Ella Veres
Russian:  Maria Petrovskaya
Ukraine:  Sophia Romma

NYCエリアにすむ女性が、自分の国にまつわる歴史的な女性たち、そしてほとんど取り上げられることもなかった女性たちを紹介していくパフォーマンス。FBやTwitterで流れていく情報とは違って、目の前の女性パフォーマーが自分で選んだ女性を生き生きと誇らしく紹介していく。そこには私たちが、今、ここにいる、そして過去の女性たちが築いてきた社会と縦糸と横糸で繋がり織られた今の世界で私たちは生きているのだという感動があった。

Visual Art Exhibition 
Vernissage March 8th, runs thru March 30th.

Original container for WS

Hi!
During winter time, we are preparing for our art projects in summer time.

 This time, I would like to introduce this.
We are trying to  make original containers for art workshops.
We used to use common plastic pencil cases for color pencils, color felt pens, etc.

  We got some beautiful left over natural leather at Material For The Arts by chance.

One of staff Yukiyo is making some trial model of original containers.

Looks so cool! Thanks Yukiyo!
Thanks Material For The Arts!

Happy New Year 2018!

Happy New Year 2018!

I hope your 2018 will be super happy, lucky, and awesome to you, your family and all your surrounding friends!

One thing I forgot to tell you last year is that I appeared in a video of New York Foundation for the Arts.

This video is for website marketing to introduce NYFA’s service for artists in all discipline.

During the shooting, I was very nervous because the other two artists had own studios, but I still didn’t have it. Also, I felt like I didn’t speak English well enough to such an official video. A director shot me at a pick nick table at a park where I always worked on pencil sketches of Manga comic work. I was really nervous even after finishing the shooting. I regret not exercising speech in English. When the video was released, I was surprised the whole work looked really cool. I hope you will enjoy the video!

Introduction to New York Foundation for the Arts  

Thanks!

Rica Takashima

PussyHat workshop

Hi!

I held making PussyHat workshop at Bronx Museum last week, and it went wonderfully.
Becuase of snow weather, not so many visitors were there, but participants really enjoyed the WS.

For guys who couldn't come by the museum, 

use the pattern here for DIY PussyHat for you winter season!

BXMA's Market at Bronx Museum

Hi!
I will be part in

BXMA’S ARTISAN MARKET

Saturday, December 9, 11:00am to 6:00pm

Please get these new items!

 

 

                   

  I also hold a PussyHat WS there!
Come and make your own PussyHat with me!
If you won't came, don't worry, here is my original pattern of PussyHat.
Enjoy your winter time!

BXMA’S ARTISAN MARKET

Saturday, December 9, 11:00am to 6:00pm

Get Rica's original mini calender 2018!

Thank you very much for supporting Aliens in New York, Peekaboo-art project.

With last year’s donation, we held projects themed pregnant women and families, and cultural understanding to public. We held art show five times and workshops four times, made opportunities for four immigrant artists to show their artworks to public, and there were 1500＋participants who enjoyed our interactive art. I, Rica started the art project and carried it by volunteer base; actually it costs $500-5,500/each depending on size. It was impossible to happen without your support. The project is still in deficit balance.

Please help the art project by tax-deductible donation and get an original mini calendar!

This mini calendar is a perfect card/gift for holiday season.

It can be sent as a holiday card and they can be used it as a calendar.

The three drawings are by Rica Takashima.

Since they are small, they can use it in the office, locker, or on a fridge.

(10 x 6.5 inch)

There are two blank pages to write messages to your receiver.

This is a perfect item to start the Year of the Dog with.

One card for $12, and three cards for $33.

(Please see a grid below: Your tax-deductible cost will be $7/one $16/three after deducting the transaction, postal expenses, and basic cost) You will get one extra card from Rica as a thank you card, so you can use it for yourself.

Please visit the NYFA page to donate for Aliens in New York art project.

Aliens in New York page at New York Foundation for the Arts

Please put “Holiday” at Note section.
This special opportunity lasts until end of December.

All donors will receive my original Manga report 2017.

Your kindness donation will be used to events like transportation, material cost for art workshop, etc. Our project is a space where strangers from different backgrounds can meet, understand and create art together. Through interactive arts, participants experience face-to-face personal contact, rather than communicating through Internet social networking services in virtual worlds. This tangible human interaction is needed in our society.

The theme for the next year will be “diversity and cultural heritage” to reduce discrimination.

Thank you very much,

Rica Takashima

http://aliensnewyork.wixsite.com/mysite/blog