The next Sapporo International Art Festival (SIAF) will be held in winter again!
A new team of four directors will create an art festival unique to Sapporo.
The aim of SIAF2027
An original art festival unique to Sapporo
The next SIAF will also be held in winter! There are many art festivals in the world, but few festivals are held in the winter when snow falls. Additionally, as the sole Media Arts City of the UNESCO Creative Cities Network (UCCN) within Japan, SIAF will leverage Sapporo's distinctive international network.
ENESS,Airship Orchestra Photo by KOMAKI Yoshisato
An art festival that is easy for anyone to participate in and experience
SIAF will prepare a variety of programs that support content and experiences that are enjoyable for all generations. In addition, we will welcome everyone with works and projects that have been carefully contrived around “presentation.”
Let's Roll the Ball in a Circle in Sapporo Future Undokai Photo by KOMAKI Yoshisato
An art festival with a sustainable “system”
A new “director team” has been established! By organizing the various elements of SIAF into three frames—"Festival,” “School,” and “Studio”—and constantly engaging in activities, we will shape the future of SIAF.
SIAF School Program,Create Your Own Snowfrake
Director Team（Artistic／Festival／School／Studio）
Artistic Director
OGAWA Hideaki
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Oversight of the director team
Concept and theme of SIAF2027
Born in Tokyo in 1977; currently resides in Linz, Austria
OGAWA is the Artistic Director and Managing Director of Ars Electronica Futurelab, a cultural institution located in Linz. He was the director for SIAF2024.
Festival Director
HOSOKAWA Asami
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Basic hosting policies of SIAF2027
Public relations strategies
Born in the Koto Ward of Tokyo in 1977; currently resides in Sapporo, Hokkaido
After working for a television station as an exhibition producer and manager, HOSOKAWA started her career as a festival organizer, focusing on planning and exhibition work. She has been engaged with the Sapporo International Art Festival since SIAF2014. In SIAF2024, she was the curator for the exhibition at the Future Theater (Higashi 1-chome Theater).
School Director
URUSHI Takahiro
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Collaborations with educational institutions
Lifelong learning programs
Born in Ishikari City, Hokkaido, in 1977; currently resides in Ishikari City, Hokkaido
URUSHI, Representative Director of AIS Planning, has played an active role in connecting art and society through an artist-in-school program in Hokkaido. He has been engaged with the Sapporo International Art Festival since SIAF2014. He was responsible for SIAF School in SIAF2024.
Studio Director
MARUTA Tomoaki
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Composition/construction of venues
Collaborations with corporations and regional organizations
Born in Okazaki City, Aichi Prefecture, in 1976; currently resides in Sapporo, Hokkaido
MARUTA, representative of Tomoaki Maruta Architects, has been an architect for the Sapporo International Art Festival since SIAF2017, responsible for making blueprints for each venue, managing exhibition sites, and supporting the artists for creation. He also has been engaged as an architect with the Aichi Triennale in 2016, 2019, 2022, and 2025.
The theme and concept of SIAF2027 and the guest curator who plans and supervises the exhibitions will be announced this summer.
We hope everybody will continue to look forward to the next SIAF.