ABOUT
Roppongi Art Night is an one-night art extravaganza staged in the district of Roppongi. The event proposes a pioneering model for urban development as well as a lifestyle that celebrates the enjoyment of art in our everyday lives. Presenting contemporary art, design, music, film, and performances, Roppongi Art Night offers an extraordinary experience. Launched in March 2009, the event is growing every year.
Official title
Roppongi Art Night 2017
Mission statement
Roppongi Art Night is a one-night celebration of art staged in the district of Roppongi. A diverse range of works including not only artworks but also design, music, video and performance pieces are dotted around the Roppongi neighborhood with its high concentration of retail stores and cultural institutions, creating an extraordinary experience, while proposing a lifestyle that celebrates the enjoyment of art in everyday living. Bringing art and street together as one will also enhance the image of Roppongi as a cultural hub, and offer a trailblazing example of neighborhood initiative within the vast metropolis of Tokyo. Roppongi Art Night will continue to develop as the capital’s premier art festival.
Time & Date
September 30 (Sat) 10:00 to October 1 (Sun) 18:00, 2017
[Core time] September 30 (Sat) 17:27 (Sunset) – October 1 (Sun) 5:36 (Sunrise)
* Core time is the period during which many of the main installations and events will be held.
Venues
Roppongi Hills, Mori Art Museum, Tokyo Midtown, Suntory Museum of Art, 21_21 DESIGN SIGHT, The National Art Center, Tokyo, Roppongi Shopping District, other cooperating facilities and public spaces in the Roppongi district
Admission
Free (However, fee is required for certain programs and museum events)
Inquiries
①03-5777-8600 (Hello Dial) 7 days a week (8:00〜22:00)
②03-6406-6799 (Only for Sep. 30 (Sat) 10:00 – Oct. 1 (Sun) 18:00)
Organizers
Tokyo Metropolitan Government, Arts Council Tokyo (Tokyo Metropolitan Foundation for History and Culture), Minato City, Roppongi Art Night Executive Committee [The National Art Center, Tokyo, Suntory Museum of Art, Tokyo Midtown, 21_21 DESIGN SIGHT, Mori Art Museum, Mori Building, Roppongi Shopping District Assosiation]
Grant from
Supported by the Agency for Cultural Affairs, Government of Japan in the fiscal year 2017
Special Grant from
Ministry of Culture, Taiwan
In Assosiation with
Japan Tourism Agency, Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative Office in Japan Taiwan Cultural Center, Imaicho Shimbokukai, Tokyo Midtown Town neighborhood association, Nishiazabu Kasumicho neighborhood association, Higakubo Shinwakai, Ryudo neighborhood association, Roppongi Zaimokucho neighborhood association, Roppongi neighborhood association, Roppongi Hills Community Association, Roppongi “Art & Design Town” Promotion Council, TV Asahi, J-WAVE
Area Sponsors
SUNTORY WHISKY HIBIKI, Sogo & Seibu Co., Ltd.
Media Sponsor
GRAND HYATT TOKYO
Sponsors
IIDA Electrical Works Co., Ltd.,
Quaras Inc.,
DENTSU INC.,
TOKYO TAKARA SHOKAI Co., Ltd.
At Home Co., Ltd.,
Congress Corporation,
TSP TAIYO INC.,
NAKATEN Inc.,
PDC Co., LTD.
altair inc., EAST Inc.,
ORICOM CO., LTD.,
Kyoritz Inc.,
KRAFT Co., Ltd.,
ZEAL ASSOCIATE CORP.,
Show You Do,
SHINTEI KEIBI CO., Ltd.,
TAISEI Co., Ltd.,
TSUMURA KOGEI CO., LTD.,
TRI-SEVEN ROPPONGI,
TRANSIT GENERAL OFFICE INC.,
BARNEYS NEW YORK ROPPONGI,
FUJI EXPRESS Co., Ltd.,
FUJIFILM Imaging Systems Co., Ltd.,
Branco Inc.,
FRONTIER INTERNATIONAL INC.,
PEMBROKE REAL ESTATE JAPAN LLC,
Moleskine,
MONTAGE INC.,
YUSEN TRAVEL CO., LTD.
Program Supports
beachwalkers., IFing Co.,Ltd. Dr. Jr. Div.
Supports of Operation
Roppongi Safety Patrol, Roppongi wo Kirei ni Suru Kai (Roppongi cleanup association), Roppongi Cleanup
Supports
Embassy of Brazil, Azden Corporation, ALMOND Roppongi, WIND, Otsuna sushi, Kyoto Nishikawa Co.,Ltd., Kunito Miyasaka Foundation, GOLD STAR ROPPONGI, Cine Focus Corp., Shibanoie, Daikokuya Roppongi shop, Tachihara Hardware Store, Tully’s Coffee Roppongi Store, Tenso Shrine (Ryudo Shinmei-gu), Nakagawa Chemical Inc., Hard Rock Cafe ROCK SHOP, FUTURE LIFE FACTORY (Panasonic Corporation), Photo Shop, Ginrei, Blue Bottle Coffee JP in Roppongi Cafe, Monaca gelato an, Moleskine, Yokohama College of Art and Design, LUNETTES du JURA Miyakoya Roppongi, Roa Building, Y! mobile Roppongi Internet Park
Hotel Sponsorship
GRAND HYATT TOKYO
MEMBERS
Advisory Board
Tadao Ando, Seiichi Saito, Noboru Tsubaki, Katsuhiko Hibino, Kenji Yanobe, Yoshiko Mori (Mori Art Museum)
Chairperson, Executive Committee
Fumio Nanjo (Mori Art Museum)
Senior Members, Executive Committee
Tamotsu Aoki (The National Art Center, Tokyo)
Tetsuji Katsuta (Suntory Museum of Art)
Yasuhiro Nakamura (Tokyo Midtown)
Miryon Ko (21_21 DESIGN SIGHT)
Masahiko Ogasawara (Mori Building)
Masahiro Minagawa (Roppongi Shopping District Association)
Members, Executive Committee
Mitsue Nagaya, Ryuta Takemoto, Emi Ikeda, Aya Yajima, Mayuki Togashi (The National Art Center, Tokyo), Hiroya Yomogizawa, Yuki Sasaki (Suntory Museum of Art), Hiroshi Hamatake, Yusuke Akimoto, Rumiko Inoue, Ayako Azami (Tokyo Midtown), Misaki Inuzuka, Maika Metsugi (21_21 DESIGN SIGHT), Shinya Takahashi, Jiro Okamoto, Yoshinao Matsushima, Kazuhito Mito, Akio Oishi, Mina Takahashi, Hirokazu, Tokuyama, Haruko Kumakura, Yoko Oyamada, Kohei Shimada, Shinichiro Dodanuki, Yumi Sugi (Mori Art Museum), Eiji Matsumoto, Eizo Yamamoto, Takashi Takemura, Michiko Tanaka, Marie Yamamura, Shinya Kitao, Tomokazu Koike, Kaori Imoto, Kodai Takahashi (Mori Building), Toshiro Kakubari, Hiroshi Goto, Masahiko Saito, Takenari Kajikawa (Roppongi Shopping District Association)
Executive Secretariat
Secretary General: Shinya Takahashi
Deputy Secretary General: Kazuhito Mito, Eizo Yamamoto
Programming: Takashi Takemura, Michiko Tanaka, Shinya Kitao, Tomokazu Koike (Mori Building), Mina Takahashi, Hirokazu Tokuyama, Haruko Kumakura, Yoko Oyamada, Matsuri Yamana (Mori Art Museum)
PR and Promotion: Yoshinao Matsushima, Marie Yamamura, Shinichiro Dodanuki, Kodai Takahashi
Sales: Eizo Yamamoto, Kaori Imoto (Mori Building), Akio Oishi (Mori Art Museum), Yasumasa Ishida (Tokyo Midtown)
Admin and Accounting: Kazuhito Mito, Kohei Shimada, Yumi Sugi (Mori Art Museum), Shin Goto, Kaoru Kumagai
Programming Members
Ball inc. (Takayuki Kuroda), Pavlov (Makoto Oooke), CHIKASOSHIKI (Chika Usui, Tomoko Iwata), Nozomu Ogawa
Program Coordination
Kozo Kimura, Nanana Kanmuri, Art Center Ongoing
Operation Secretariat
Quaras Inc. (Nobuo Saito, Yasuharu Murata, Daichi Kano, Shizuka Ishida)
Open Call Project Secretariat
Show You Do
PR and Promotion Task Force
Momoko Yamamoto, Elettra Periccioli, Yukako Okada, Moe Machida (The National Art Center, Tokyo), Takako Fujikawa, Aki Mitsuda (Suntory Museum of Art), Tomomi Kaneko, Marina Suzuki (Tokyo Midtown), Shotaro Okada, Mikiko Tashiro, Kana Aoki (21_21 DESIGN SIGHT), Takenari Kajikawa (Roppongi Shopping District Association)
Promotion Secretariat
PR01.(ONEO Ltd.), TANK Inc.
Creative
groovisions