What is SIAF2020?
We decided to cancel the Sapporo International Art Festival 2020 due to the impact of COVID-19 outbreak.
The Sapporo International Art Festival (SIAF) is an artistic event held in Sapporo, Japan once every three years, and SIAF2020 will be its third edition. Launched in 2014, this triennial events has previously been held from summer to autumn, but we have decided to hold SIAF2020 in winter to leverage more of the features and appeal of Sapporo-a city with snowy winters. Through SIAF2020, we will continue to promote local creativity through introducing contemporary art and media art while publicizing what the city has to offer across Japan and elsewhere through works that feature not just snow and winter but that also touch upon themes such as culture in the northern region.
![Winter Moerenuma Park (Glass Pyramid)](https://siaf.jp/admin_panel/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/moere09_takuma_R-1024x683.jpg)
![](https://siaf.jp/admin_panel/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/moiwa18_takuma_R-1024x683.jpg)
![Sapporo TV Tower square in winter](https://siaf.jp/admin_panel/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/tvtower08_takuma_R-1024x683.jpg)
Outline
Title |
Sapporo International Art Festival 2020 Usa Mosir un Askay utar Sapporo otta Uekarpa |
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Theme |
Of Roots and Clouds Sinrit/Niskur |
Dates | Saturday, December 19, 2020 - Sunday, February 14, 2021 <58 days> |
Directors |
Curatorial Director of Contemporary Art and Director in Chief Taro Amano Curatorial Director of Media Art Agnieszka Kubicka-Dzieduszycka Director of Communication Design Kanoko Tamura |
Curatorial Advisors |
Satoshi Katono Joasia Krysa Machiko Kusahara Jung-Yeon Ma Emi Nakamura Anna Olszewska |
Curators |
Sapporo Art Park Kohei Sato Hokkaido Museum of Modern Art & Migishi Kotaro Museum of Art, Hokkaido Seiji Nakamura Moerenuma Park Kazumi Miyai Art Mediation Magdalena Kreis |
SIAF2020 Ainu Culture Coordinator | Mayunkiki |
Graphic Designer | Wabisabi |
Advisory Board |
Violetta Kutlubasis-Krajewska Anthony Shelton Hiroshi Yoshioka |
Main Venues | Sapporo Art Park Sapporo Community Plaza Hokkaido Museum of Modern Art Migishi Kotaro Museum of Art, Hokkaido Sapporo Odori 500-m Underground Walkway Gallery Shiryokan (Former Sapporo Court of Appeals) Moerenuma Park Hongo Shin Memorial Museum of Sculpture, Sapporo |
Tentative Schedule
September 2018 | Director Team Announced Press Release |
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April 2019 | Announcement of the Director of Communication Design Press Release |
July 2019 | Announcement of the outline of SIAF2020 (e.g., theme, period and benues) Press Release |
February 2020 | Announcing the initial lineup for SIAF2020 Press Release |
July 2020 | SIAF2020 Cancelled Press Release |