Tuition fee is free

A cultural course that looks back on the history of Okinawa Prefectural University of Art, which will celebrate its 40th anniversary in Reiwa 8 (2026). It traces the creative and research trajectory of professors and students in various fields of arts, crafts, and musical entertainment, and looks forward to the possibility of future developments. The course is held using a combination of face-to-face (capacity 50 people) and on-demand methods.

Session 1 4/8 (Wed) History in the field of group dance Lecturer: SUZUKI Kota (Professor, Institute for Arts and Culture)
Session 2 4/15 (Wed) History of the Ryukyuan classical music Field Lecturer: Atsushi Kaneshiro (Professor Emeritus, Okinawa University of the Arts)
Session 3 4/22 (Wed) History of the Ryukyu Dance Field Lecturer: Higa Izumi (Professor, Faculty of Music)
Session 4 5/6 (Wed) History in the field of musicology Lecturer: Takase Sumiko (Professor, Faculty of Music)
Session 5 5/13 (Wed) History in the Sculpture Field Lecturer: SUNAGAWA Yasuhiko (Professor, Faculty of Arts and Crafts)
Session 6 5/20 (Wed) History of painting (oil painting/Japanese painting) Lecturer: Takasaki Yoshiro (Professor, Faculty of Arts and Crafts)
Session 7 5/27 (Wed) History in the field of design Lecturer: Akamine Masashi (Professor, Faculty of Arts and Crafts)
Session 8 6/3 (Wed) History in the field of ceramics Lecturer: Yamada Satoshi (Professor, Faculty of Arts and Crafts)
Session 9 6/10 (Water) History in the field of dyeing Lecturer: Tomokazu Nago (Professor, Faculty of Arts and Crafts)
Session 10 6/17 (Wed) History in the textile field Lecturer: Liu Etsuzhou (Professor Emeritus, Okinawa University of the Arts)
Session 11 6/24 (Wed) History of the Art Field Lecturer: Ogata Kiwako (Professor Emeritus, Okinawa University of the Arts)
Session 12 7/1 (Wed) History of Western Music 1 Lecturer: Mishima Wakana (part-time lecturer, Faculty of Music)
Session 13 7/8 (Wed) Advances in Western Music Field 2 Lecturer: Mishima Wakana (Faculty of Music Part-time Lecturer)
Session 14 7/15 (Wed) Journey from the Affiliated Research Institute to the Institute for Arts and Culture Lecturer: KUMADA Susumu (Professor, Institute for Arts and Culture)

Capacity：50 participants each time at the venue

Advance applications are required

• Aguni Kyoko

Course details

https://www.ken.okigei.ac.jp/lectures/news.html

Participation application form

https://forms.gle/ZwQmx2urCAQXkWSm7