Tomohiro Okada (岡田智博) is an interdisciplinary creative and innovation developer, researcher, policymaker, and art curator of contemporary and technology field, Director of Creative Cluster. Since 1995 he has been active in electronic media and creative innovation in Japan especially promoting young talent in

new media art New media art includes artworks designed and produced by means of electronic media technologies, comprising virtual art, computer graphics, computer animation, digital art, interactive art, sound art, Internet art, video games, robotics, 3D pri ...

, interaction design as a researcher, producer, curator, writer and organizer of numerous creative productions, and policy designs for government and institutions for economic and industry and culture affairs. He has written various policy papers for art and creative and civil development of various local governments and agencies, lectured and held positions at various universities, participated in conferences and symposia, and has worked as a consultant. As a curator and producer Tomohiro OKADA created Fantasista series (2005- Evolution Cafe, Electrical Fantasista, Creative Fantasista), the crucial independent new talent media art and innovative design exhibition, certification of "Emerging people in the field of Media Arts - 2010. Agency for Cultural Affairs (JAPAN)", "Cultural Promoting Project - 2010 (Fine art).

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". Tokyo Art Beat magazine signed most wanted art show in Tokyo, 2008 summer, by online reader voting, Super Robot Exhibition (2014,2015) were hundreds of global media coverages introducing robotic art and design in Japan, also promoting new media and digital art talents thorough out of his curating and management works such as shown first art show at public art venue of

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Yoichi OCHIAI Yoichi may refer to: *Yōichi, Japanese given name *, district in Shiribeshi, Hokkaidō Prefecture, Japan *, town in Yoichi District *, a Japanese whisky distillery in the town *, train station in Yoichi District * also Yoichi is a masculine Japane ...

, and contributing to promote Media Arts in Japan region by Japan Media Arts Festival exhibition (2010,2017, 2019) as a director, Agency of Cultural Affair.

Biography

Tomohiro OKADA is PhD of

Tokyo University of the Arts or is the most prestigious art school in Japan. Located in Ueno Park, it also has facilities in Toride, Ibaraki, Yokohama, Kanagawa, and Kitasenju and Adachi, Tokyo. The university has trained renowned artists in the fields of painting, scul ...

in Arts Policy and Creative Industries and Innovation, graduated from

The University of Tokyo , abbreviated as or UTokyo, is a public research university located in Bunkyō, Tokyo, Japan. Established in 1877, the university was the first Imperial University and is currently a Top Type university of the Top Global University Project by ...

with M.A. in information studies, and Kyushu Institute of Design with M.S. in visual art and design studies. He has been the director of non-profit new media culture and social development nationwide initiative
Creative Cluster Institute
based in Tokyo, Okinawa, Kyoto. He is also teaching Creative Economics and Creative and Art Management at Center of Creative City at

Osaka City University , abbreviated to , is a public university in Japan. It is located in Sumiyoshi-ku, Osaka. It is one of the most prestigious universities in Japan regarding Applied Linguistics. The university will merge with Osaka Prefecture University to form ...

as a researcher, Aoyama Gakuin University (Under Grad and Grad, 2019-), Osaka City University(2019-), Komazawa University (2008–2017), Atomi University (Tokyo) as a lecturer.

Projects

* 2001 Ars Electronica 2001 takeover - A concept making for festival logo * Global Media -OTAKU- (

Tokyo Metropolitan Museum of Photography The is an art museum concentrating on photography. As the Tokyo Metropolitan Museum of Photography, it was founded by the Tokyo Metropolitan Government, and is in Meguro-ku, a short walk from Ebisu station in southwest Tokyo. The museum al ...

), a coordinator and researcher * 2005 Evolution Cafe, Exhibition of emerging media art and design, held in Yokohama, Japan - Producer and curator * 2006, 2008 Electrical Fantasista, International exhibition of emerging media art and design, held in Yokohama, Japan - Producer and curator * 2007 Yokohama EIZONE, a creative festival by City of Yokohama - A curator for media art experiment "Digital Art Cool Summer" * 2008 Y Innovation * 2009 Media Arts in the World Mapping, Information mapping for 12th

Japan Media Arts Festival The Japan Media Arts Festival is an annual festival held since 1997 by Japan's Agency for Cultural Affairs. The festival begins with an open competition and culminates with the awarding of several prizes and an exhibition. Based on judging by a ...

Exhibition - A researcher and editor * 2009 Creative Cafe OSAKA * 2010 Japan Media Arts Festival, Sapporo Exhibition (Director) * 2011 Creative Fantasista * 2014 Super Robot Exhibition (on

Tokyo Designers Week Tokyo Design Week (TDW), formally known as Tokyo Designers Week, was an annual design event that occurred from 2005–2016, at Meiji Jingu Gaien in central Tokyo, Japan. The event featured product design, interior design and had expanded to includ ...

EXPO 2014) * 2017 Japan Media Arts Festival, Ishigaki-jima Island Exhibition (Director) * 2018 "Culture and Tourism Development Plan," City of Ishigaki (Management and Editrial) * 2019 SHIMANOVA シマノバ Creative Center, Ishigaki, Okinawa (Director) * 2019 Japan Media Arts Festival, Otalu Exhibition (Director)

References

External links

researchmap profile by the Japan Science and Technology Agency (JST)

Citation Information by NII (Japan)
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SMF Symposium - Success Strategy for "Sapporo Ideas City"
Inter-x-cross Creative Center,

Sapporo ( ain, サッ・ポロ・ペッ, Satporopet, lit=Dry, Great River) is a city in Japan. It is the largest city north of Tokyo and the largest city on Hokkaido, the northernmost main island of the country. It ranks as the fifth most populous cit ...

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