Yuka Shimura
To conduct research on Beate Sirota Gordon who contributed to the drafting of the human rights clauses of the Japanese Constitution in San Francisco where she had lived as a young adult.
Learn MoreTo conduct research on Beate Sirota Gordon who contributed to the drafting of the human rights clauses of the Japanese Constitution in San Francisco where she had lived as a young adult.
Learn MoreTo support a graduate scholarship to double major in MFA Interactive Media for MFA Choreography (School of Dance) and Performance (School of Theatre) at the California Institute of the Arts in the US.
Learn MoreTo promote cultural exchange as well as to observe, consult, and learn from scholars and artists in interculturalism to create new performance styles and develop techniques as a jingju (Chinese Opera) practitioner seeking to update the traditional art form.
Learn MoreTo study the collections of ethnographic sound recordings created during the Jesup North Pacific Expedition (1897-1902), a well-known anthropological expedition that aimed to explore relationships among peoples on either side of the Bering Strait in Siberia, Washington, Alaska, and Canada’s northwestern coast.
Learn MoreTo conduct research on activities of E.A.T as origins of today's "Media Art", as well as to exchange with artists whose works deal with issues of technology in NY.
Learn MoreTo research experimental filmmaking with a particular focus on short films and animations, through the study of sketches and diagrams in relation to the different structures, methodologies, and potentials of non-linear narrativity.
Learn MoreTo study, explore and immerse in art forms and musical styles unique to Taiwan and inspire new culturally diverse music compositions that strengthen the bridge between cultural divides and blurs the lines of genre classifications.
Learn MoreTo explore the diverse and complex multiculturalism in New York in the contemporary media era through social observations on Asian issues, social classes, and international politics thereby nurturing a second artistic identity, the interdisciplinary and performative persona of FAMEME.
Learn MoreTo conduct field research on the Buddhist mural of Kucha (Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, China), Tabo and Alchi (Northern India), over a period of five months, to trace the historical practice of mural art within various cultural milieus.
Learn MoreTo explore the rich history of American film culture, video art, puppet shows, animated film, festival culture, and music in New York, and use the exchange experience for future development in paper craft animation.
Learn MoreTo continue an ongoing research project on the late Japanese artist (and 1993 ACC fellow) Teiji Furuhashi’s time in New York.
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