“Art is one of the most brilliant tools for making sense of the world and our place in it…
Art is the way human life expresses itself and it’s always been that way. It’s still trying to do the same job that the artists of the Lascaux caves were.”
– Sir Antony Gormley RA, Art For Hope
Summer Art, Tokyo Exhibit, Classes & Events
Summer art events and classes, exhibiting work in July at UEMATSU ウエマツ Tokyo , marking World Refugee Day with an Art For Hope workshop, a birthday ‘selfie’, online drawing courses to try wherever you are this summer and BIG DRAW 2019 news!
Dragon power to you and yours for the second half of 2019!
Love,
Divya x
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Excited and grateful for the opportunity to share work that I came to Japan to learn, in my favourite art shop in Tokyo!
1-31 July 2019 Tokyo Art Exhibit, UEMATSU Shibuya
SHUHARI 守破離
In front of Shibuya station, next to HIKARIE
ウエマツ UEMATSU 1-31 July 2019
Exhibition Details & Address: Link to ウエマツUEMATSU here (right outside Shibuya station,1 min walk)
Address: 2-Chome 20-8, Shibuya, Tokyo | Phone: 03-3400-5556
Open: Mon-Sat 10am-7pm (closed Sunday) throughout the month of July.
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Big Draw Japan Drawing Festival 2019
The world’s largest drawing festival comes back to Japan in TWO locations for 2019! Kyoto September 22nd 2019 & Tokyo October 27th 2019
The Big Draw Kyoto 2019 September 22nd 2019
The Big Draw Tokyo 2019 October 27th 2019
Event Details Here
The Big Draw is the world’s largest drawing festival and we brought it to Japan for the first time in 2017 in the beautiful Toriizaka Art Gallery. In 2018, we collaborated on an award winning event (more on this soon!) with artist Hilary Baker and Ruskin Land in the U.K. for a bilateral, cross-cultural event spanning countries, cultures and time zones!
You’ll not want to miss what we have planned for 2019!
* Mark Your Diaries & Register Now *
Last year, our event was fully booked! To register, please email: info@divyamariekato.com with your name and number of people. Fee: ¥1000.
The Big Draw Japan (Tokyo & Kyoto) 2019 Details Here
See What We Got Up To Last Year Here!
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Birthday Portrait 2019
Happy to be here for another year and very grateful for the wonderful humans in my life – thank you and much love from Japan!
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New Commission
Commissioned Art | Dragon Paintings | Portfolio
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Drawing Classes
In Person & Online: Details Here
Away For The Holidays?
Enjoy the drawing exercises in my free mini course in my online drawing school:
Divya’s Online Drawing School | Check It Out Here
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World Refugee Week 2019: Take The Quiz!
Famous or not, refugees bring much more than their belongings with them to their new countries.
World Refugee Week Quiz
Yes, I’m biased! These famous refugees are from the art world, but how many can you name?! (answers below)
Art For Hope Workshop June 21st 2019
The theme of the event was demonstrating how small steps can lead to big changes.
Making and selling snacks or selling second-hand shoes can be the difference between borrowing from your neighbour or having a future for your family; providing a simple baby kit with a health message can ensure a child grows up healthy despite the circumstances.
With dishes from recipes sent by beneficiaries in RIJ-funded projects, we discussed how important memories are.
By starting with one line, we began drawings that proved we can all express ourselves through art.
A big thank you to all who came to eat, drink, make art, make merry and help our friends at Refugees International Japan.
Details
Answers
Explore the contributions of notable refugees on the World Refugee website (and get your answers!): https://refugeeweek.org.uk/resources/facts-figures-and-contributions/famous-refugees/
Friends in Tokyo, help out our friends at Refugees International Japan.
In just over four decades, Refugees International Japan has provided more than 9 million US dollars to over 700 projects in 50 countries, helping thousands of people rebuild their lives.
Here’s to celebrating 40 years of RIJ and putting the FUN into fundraising!
Art For Hope: A Project Exploring How Art Helps & Heals
“Even on occasion I’ve gone and sat down and done some drawings to cheer myself up…
I think a lot of people should draw… it’s another language in a way…
I think if you draw you find out things that perhaps you didn’t know…
There’ll be something in there that you saw… you will have taken something away”
– Quentin Blake, Big Draw Patron
Get Inspired With More Stories Here
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Divya Marie Kato, Artist & Educator, CEO Atelier Kato Tokyo
Artist & Educator, CEO Atelier Kato Tokyo, Creator, When In Doubt, Draw, Founder, The Big Draw Japan. Paris-born, Tokyo-based, British Indian artist and educator working in Japan since 2005.
Private and public collections, including ANA InterContinental Tokyo, featured in ELLE, The Indian Express, the Royal Society of Arts (RSA), Metropolis and collaborations with international organisations, local communities and schools. (Portfolio here)
Fellow of The Royal Society of Arts, Companion of The Guild of St. George and passionate advocate of drawing.
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Drawing For Work, Life & Play
Drawing Classes In Person, Atelier Kato Tokyo | INFO
The Big Draw Japan Drawing Festival | INFO
Divya’s Online Drawing School | INFO
Divya’s Portfolio | INFO
Services | INFO
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To me, drawing’s an activity that I enjoy all year round.
