“Small Steps, Big Art — A Record of Expression” Now on View on the 2nd Floor of TAACHI
Exhibition
2026.02.13
An exhibition titled “Small Steps, Big Art — A Record of Expression” is currently on view on the second floor of TAACHI (53-1 Ebisu, Sado City).
This exhibition presents a record of creative practices nurtured through the “2nd Tanuki Matsuri” held during the Autumn season, the “SADO Mirai Project,” and the elementary school after-school art class “HOPEN.”
The act of “making,” transcending age and social roles, begins in everyday life and even in marginal communities, generating new relationships and shared time within the region.
This exhibition introduces these practices and the processes behind them.
「SADOみらいプロジェクト2025」 SADO Mirai Project 2025
2025年10月19日 (日) Sunday, October 19, 2025
会場：あいぽーと佐渡 Venue: Iport Sado
令和7年度新潟県 県民文化活動推進事業（次世代育成枠）
「SADOみらいプロジェクト2025」は、次世代を担う若手やこどもたちの育成を図ることを目的とした活動です。本展示では、当日の様子を記録した映像と、ワークショップで参加者が実際に絵付けを行ったトートバッグを階段に展示しています。
映像に映し出される時間の流れと、手を動かすことで生まれた作品から、参加者それぞれの体験や、その場で共有された空気を感じ取っていただければ幸いです。
SADO Mirai Project 2025 is an initiative aimed at nurturing the next generation of young people and children.
This exhibition presents video documentation of the project activities, along with tote bags hand-painted by participants during the workshop, displayed along the staircase.
Through the flow of time captured on screen and the works created through the physical act of making, visitors are invited to sense each participant’s experience and the atmosphere that was shared in that moment.
「ＨＯＰＥＮ」
毎週火曜日 Every Tuesday
佐渡市立畑野小学校 放課後アートクラス
After-School Art Class, Hatano Elementary School, Sado City
「ＨＯＰＥＮ」とは、畑野小学校との連携によるアートの普及活動で、さどの島銀河芸術祭の母体がボランティアで行っています。この取り組みが生まれた経緯を収録した元校長へのインタビュー映像と、参加した子どもたちの自由な作品を展示しています。
HOPEN is an art outreach initiative developed in collaboration with Hatano Elementary School and carried out on a voluntary basis by the organization behind the Sado Island Galaxy Art Festival.
This exhibition presents an interview video with the former principal, documenting the background and origins of the initiative, alongside freely created works by the participating children.
「第２回たぬき祭り」 The 2nd Tanuki Matsuri
2025年11月1日（土）悪天候のため中止〜11月2日（日）、3日（月）
Cancelled on Saturday, November 1, 2025, due to bad weather; rescheduled for November 2 (Sun) and 3 (Mon).
会場：北鵜島集落 Kitaushima Village
企画：ジョン・ウィリアムズ Planning : John Williams
北鵜島を舞台に映画を製作した、映画監督ジョン・ウィリアムズが企画し、集落にある神社に祀られた狸の神様に因んで「たぬき祭り」と命名しました。本展示では、「第２回 たぬき祭り」で実際に展示された、マイク・コリアー／ヘイゼル・バロン＝クーパーの作品、野染ワークショップの映像、そして遊舞舎によるコンテンポラリーダンス披露の映像を展示しています。
This initiative was conceived by film director John Williams, who produced a film set in Kitaushima, and was named the Tanuki Matsuri after the tanuki deity enshrined at a local shrine in the village.
This exhibition presents works by Mike Collier and Hazel Barron-Cooper that were shown at the 2nd Tanuki Festival, along with video documentation of a Nozome dyeing workshop and a contemporary dance performance by Yubusha.
Exhibition Period: January 23 (Fri) – March 15 (Sun), 2026
Venue: TAACHI（53-1 Ryōtsu Ebisu, Sado City, Niigata Prefecture, Japan）
Hours: 10:00–16:00
Closed: Tuesdays and Wednesdays (except public holidays), and March 14 (Sat)
Organized by: Sado Island Galaxy Art Festival Executive Committee