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The International Art and Design Critiques Session and the Critical Note are both innovative efforts that are common yet new to the world. These education programs are important as they must be firmly rooted in the daily educational courses.

A large workshop will be inaugurated to share and brainstorm visions with other domestic institutions. The topic will be “Research on Educational Effects by Critique and Critical Committees” (tentative name). What effects will criticism have on the artists, designers, and organizers in the field of art and design?

This workshop will foster active discussions by inviting domestic and overseas instructors, researchers, intellectuals, and students. It will be a forum for exchanging opinions on educational case studies on critiques and criticism in various fields.

The executive committee considers that critiques and criticism will offer a horizontal perspective to the students, broaden their horizons, and are an important educational process in creating instantaneous growth.

This workshop will be the first stage in discussing these unique topics.

We hope that many researchers, instructors, intellectuals and students will participate in this workshop from Japan and overseas.

You may not have heard this term before but the instructors in the executive meeting spent hours discussing how to set up the International Art and Design Critiques Session. One of the answers was this Critical Note.

The Critical Note is a digital portfolio that will be uploaded on the Internet. Students who will participate in the International Art and Design Critiques Session will create their own notebook in this Critical Note and will upload their artwork like making a series of rough sketches. This website will not only be used by students from Tama Art University but by many other students living overseas who will participate in the International Art and Design Critiques Session. Anyone can view the notes. The notes will include sketches, drawings, and memos. The keywords and short descriptions will help understand the artwork. Even if the work is incomplete, the students can share and understand the production process. Use this Critical Note to communicate with each other thoroughly before you meet.

This website can also be used by incorporating it into the presentation given at the International Art and Design Critiques Session.

Please create an attractive website as if you were making your own notebook and portfolio.

The International Art and Design Critiques Session at Tama Art University is the core education program selected by the Support Program for Improving Graduate School Education. The keyword is “Cultivating Cross-Cultural Interaction” and based on this concept, “To Be Inspired.” We hope a number of students will actively participate in this program. The International Art and Design Critique Committee is not as complex as it sounds. It is an opportunity to positively present your artwork and research. However, the following two steps are different.

Firstly, participants must register their artwork with a short description and keywords on the Critical Note. (Please refer to the page on Critical Note for details.)

The other important concept is that this committee was formed to create horizontal relationships. Normally, critique committees are categorized by subject title but this international Critiques Session will give critiques on different topics by students with different philosophies and backgrounds. This will enable you to hear more comments, opinions, and remarks by giving an attractive presentation.

The International Art and Design Critiques Session will be a forum for the exchange of artworks, research studies, dialogue, and understanding, leading to interactions that bridge people from different countries. This is surely the essence of international interaction.

The International Art and Design Critiques Session is an opportunity that should not be missed to bring together different cultures, understand each other and create deeper bonds.