About YOKOHAMA CIVIC ART GALLERY AZAMINO
Activities
Yokohama Civic Art Gallery Azamino opened in October 2005 as part of the cultural complex Art Forum Azamino. Located just a 5-minute walk from Azamino Station, in a residential area of Aoba Ward, Yokohama, the gallery is a cultural space where visitors can easily stop by after work or school, or on their days off. Through arts and culture, the gallery serves as a place where people can interact. We aim to create an environment where art can be experienced naturally in everyday life, where the desire to express oneself is supported, and where everyone can spend time comfortably and safely.
Within the gallery, our exhibition rooms, studios, and lobby space are offered for exhibitions and creative activities for the public. We also organize our own exhibitions, introducing a wide range of artists and new forms of expression. Beyond the gallery, we carry out outreach programs at schools, welfare facilities, and other community spaces, creating opportunities for children and seniors to enjoy creative expression together. Additionally, in cooperation with local nonprofit organizations, schools, and residents, we also work to share and promote the cultural activities that have been fostered in the community. The gallery also houses Yokohama City’s collection of approximately 12,000 cameras and photographic works, and actively conducts research, exhibitions, and educational programs connected to this collection.
Program Details
1. EXHIBITIONS
We hold a series of three special exhibitions each year.
- Azamino Photo Annual
- This annual exhibition series features both a special exhibition introducing photographic works by contemporary photographers and an exhibition of The Yokohama City Camera and Photography Collection. Through these two exhibitions, we present the possibilities of photographic expression from multiple perspectives.
- Azamino Contemporary
- This exhibition introduces the latest genre-crossing trends in contemporary art.
- Azamino Children’s Gallery
- Held during summer vacation, this special exhibition offers children many ways to meet artists and encounter new forms of expression.
2. LEARNING
- For Children
- These activities are for preschool through elementary-school-aged children.
- Free Zone for Children & Parents
- A space where children can experience the joy of making something by themselves. This program is offered generally three times a month.
- Children’s Programs
- Art workshops tailored to children’s ages and stages of development.
- ZOUKEI PICNIC
- These events are for children with special needs and their parents or guardians. Held once a month, this program provides a place for creative activities, a place that allows children to work confidently and without being rushed, at their own pace.
- For Adults
- To participate in these programs, individuals must be junior high school students or older. Classes in arts and crafts introduce the use of techniques, materials, tools, and equipment so that even beginners can enjoy creating with them.
We also offer lectures and workshops that explore the ideas and background of artists and artworks, creating opportunities to consider the connections between contemporary society, culture, and the arts.
3. COLLECTIONS ” The Yokohama City Camera and Photography Collection”
Our mission includes curating Yokohama City’s Camera and Photography collection (the former Naylor Collection) and making the most of materials from that permanent collection in exhibitions illuminating the history of cameras and photography throughout the world.
４. COMMONS
- Marché and Live Performances
- Several times a year, we host a marché organized mainly by disability welfare organizations, where visitors can purchase their crafted goods, such as handmade crafts, bread, sweets, and fresh vegetables, directly from the people who make them. We also host programs organized by local nonprofit groups, along with live music and dance performances by local artists.
- Fellow Art Gallery
- A space where everyone can enjoy art, regardless of disabilities or other differences, our standing exhibition space is designed to build richer relationships in which we affirm each other on the same horizon.
- The Lobby exhibitions
- ‘Showcase Gallery’ exhibitions present works by contemporary artists. ‘Collection in the Lobby’ exhibitions display items from our camera and photography collection. Both types of exhibitions are held in our lobby.
- Art Plaza Bento Shop and Bakery
- By providing a place for these shops, we support Yokohama farmers, women entrepreneurs, and philanthropic organizations.
photo:Ken Kato
Hours:
9:00 – 21:00* Exhibition hours vary.
Closed:
The fourth Monday of each month and during the year–end and New Year’s holidays.
* May also close for maintenance at other times.
Location:
Art Forum Azamino
1-17-3 Azamino-Minami, Aoba-ku
Yokohama, Kanagawa 225-0012
Tel. +81-(0)45-910-5656
Fax +81-(0)45-910-5674
*Please make sure you dial correctly.
Access:
5 minutes’ walk
from Exit 1 or 2 of Azamino Station on the Yokohama Municipal Subway Blue Line
also 5 minutes’ walk
from the East Exit of Azamino Station on the Tokyu Den-en-toshi Line
How to get to Art Forum Azamino from Azamino Station by walk
* Direction on display is in Japanese