Venue
venue
＜Nishinari area＞
Sanno Harmonica Nagaya
"Coffee Shop Atariya"
−The potential of art in a transforming city−
Kamagasaki (Nishinari area), once a place where workers who gathered to engage in physical labor during the period of high economic growth, has been facing various social issues in recent years, such as an aging population, an increase in foreigners, and rising land prices due to real estate investment. Since its launch in 2022, this art festival has focused on art practices in the Nishinari area.
We will continue to collaborate with "Kakoroom - Kamagasaki University of the Arts" and "NISHINARI YOSHIO", a fashion brand based in "Kioku Handicraft Museum Tansu". In addition, we will add "Sanno Harmonica Nagaya", which is about 100 years old and still retains its Showa era appearance after repeated expansion and renovation, and is currently undergoing restoration, to the venue, creating a place for new encounters and creation.
A new coffee shop and art gallery will open in Sanno Harmonica Nagaya. Occasionally, travelers from Asia come and go, drinking tea and chatting with the town's residents. This is a place where we can look at what is being lost and indulge in fantasies and dreams about a future that has yet to arrive.
Venue Information
Dates:
Friday, 11 April - Monday, 13 October 2025
*Special opening on Fri 11 Apr and Sat 12 Apr (open to invitees and advance ticket holders).
Opening hours:
13:00 - 19:00 (last admission 30 minutes before closing)
Closed on Mondays (if Monday is a public holiday, the following Tuesday will be closed)
*Open on July 21st (Mon) and July 22nd (Tue)
Ticket:
An exhibition passport or opening pass is required for admission.
Ticket information here >
Address:
Osaka Prefecture, Osaka City, Nishinari Ward, Sanno 1-4-13
How to get there:
Approximately 8 minutes walk from Exit 4 of Dobutsuen-mae Station on the Osaka Metro Midosuji Line/Sakaisuji Line
curator
Production Zomia
Production Zomia was formed in 2021 as a network of artists, curators, and other Asian professionals involved in the arts. Recent activities include organizing “Water Crossers (Zomi) - Contemporary Art from the Mekong Region” (2021, Semba Excel Building, Osaka).
Zomia” refers to the mountainous regions of mainland Southeast Asia (Vietnam, Cambodia, Laos, Thailand, and Myanmar) and southern China and its people, defined as such by Dutch historian Willem van Schendel after the Tibetan and Myanmarese word ‘Zomi’ (highlander) (James C. Scott, A World History of the Zomiār Demigrated Nation).
