Japan Creative Centre is pleased to present public talk by Mr. Noritoshi Hirakawa and Ms. Laurence Vandenborre to share information about Art Therapy and the "YANDAORA PROJECT" for supporting Fukushima children affected by the East Japan Earthquake and Fukushima Daichii Nuclear Disaster.
PUBLIC TALK DATE & TIME
DATE: Friday, 31st May, 2013
TIME: 7 pm
VENUE: 4 Nassim Road, 258372 Singapore
ADMISSION: FREE
HOW TO REGISTER FOR EVENT:
Send us e-mail to jcc@sn.mofa.go.jp along with the followings:
1. FULL NAME
2. AGE
3. GENDER
4. E-MAIL ADDRESS
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ABOUT THE “YANGDAORA PROJECT”
The “YANDAORA PROJECT” is a collaboration between Today is the day Foundation, Japan and The Red Pencil, humanitarian foundation, Singapore to support Fukushima children who are affected by the East Japan Earthquake and Fukushima Daichii Nuclear Disaster.
As children living in Fukushima are under constant fear of trauma and radiation exposure, they are not allow to spend much time outdoor.
However, with this program, children are able to go on a relaxation trip to Singapore for an art therapy. This project is also supported by Coop Fukushima, Kodomo Mirai (Future of Children) Institute in Tokyo, together with Dr. Junro Fuse, who is working on the prevention of illnesses arising out of disasters for children.
ABOUT MR. NORITOSHI HIRAKAWA
Originator of TODAY IS THE DAY FOUNDATION, Japan
 Mr. Noritoshi Hirakawa is an internationally recognised contemporary artist from Fukuoka, Japan with a degree in Applied Sociology. He started his career in 1988 and is currently residing in New York City. His works in photography, film, dance, installation, and performance, have been exhibited over 300 times all over the world such as Venice Biennale Aperto, Museum fur Modern Kunst in Frankfurt and P.S.1 Museum in New York.
Mr. Hirakawa has also collaborated with artists in other fields, such as poets, musicians, choreographers, and architects. He has also been lecturing at numerous universities and institutions in New York, France, Japan and many more.
Mr. Hirakawa believes human activity forms the culture in which we live. His creation proposes to extend the capacity of human perception for furthering this culture. Within this framework, Mr. Hirakawa is pushing the boundaries of perception, altering aesthetic views for the future.
ABOUT MS. LAURENCE VANDENBORRE
Registered Art Therapist
B.A., M.A (Art Therapy), AThR
Founder of The Red Pencil, Singapore
 Ms. Laurence Vandenborre is a professional Counselor, Life Coach and Art Therapist from Belgian. She is now residing in Singapore and has been practicing art therapy at Raffles Hospital for a few years before opening her own private practice “The Art-Therapy Studio”. She has been handling cases at the Singapore Changi Women Prison, as well as programs specially designed to help inmates struggling with mental issues. She is also a visiting lecturer at LASALLE and an advisor to the Research Theses. She held a few private exhibitions of her artworks in Singapore.
Ms. Vandenborre has a Masters of Arts in Germanic Philology and graduated in Teaching Aggregation as well as Corporate Coaching. She also holds a Diploma in Applied Skills Counseling, as well as a graduate certificate in Expressive Therapies. In 2007, she graduated with a Masters Degree in Art Therapy.
Ms. Vandenborre is the Board Director of Very Special Arts Singapore, a charity whose mission is to bring the benefits of the arts for people with disabilities. Ms. Vandenborre is also the founder of “The Red Pencil”, an International Art Therapy Humanitarian Foundation whose ultimate mission is to bring the benefits of art therapy to children facing overwhelming situations.
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4 Nassim Road Singapore 258372
Tel: +65-6737-0434
Getting to Japan Creative Centre
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