About NODAMODERN

An art festival where you can encounter timeless Japanese creations.

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The NODA ART FEST - NODAMODERN - is an art festival set in Noda City, Chiba Prefecture, where architecture and nature, history and modernity intersect. Through art, architecture, and crafts, this festival offers a fresh perspective on the region's local culture and lifestyle wisdom.

Concept

Vision

We aim to reconnect with the aesthetic sensibilities and creative spirit that once flourished alongside the soy sauce culture in Noda, by reconstructing them with a modern perspective and passing them on to the future.

Mission

We envision the entire town as a single gallery, showcasing art exhibitions, film screenings, and talk events in cultural facilities, historic buildings, and traditional merchant architecture. This creates a vibrant setting for a wide audience to engage with the world of design and architecture.

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Exploring Noda

Noda City, located in the northwestern part of Chiba Prefecture, is a nature-rich area nestled between the Tone River and the Edo River.
Since the Edo period, it has been known as a town for soy sauce brewing, and alongside the development of waterways, it has nurtured its own unique culture.
The architecture, gardens, festivals, and lifestyle culture that remain in the area are infused with the craftsmanship and wisdom of harmony with nature.
The Noda Art Festival is an endeavor to connect the heritage of this town to new creations.

The Festival

This art festival is organized and operated mainly by BUNDLESTUDIO, and it is held in collaboration with a diverse range of partners such as the former Nakamura Store and wamono art.

Spanning different fields such as 'art', 'architecture', and 'craft', it hosts exhibitions, screenings, and talks, set against the backdrop of historical buildings and cultural facilities.

It offers a new experience where expressions by contemporary artists and designers resonate with the cultural heritage rooted in the region.

It is an art festival where you can encounter artworks as you stroll through the town, rediscovering the charm of the place called Noda.