2025 Kuma Messe - Climbing Up, Going Down, and Climbing Up Again - Art and Welfare in Between

Sankaku Yama, a support facility for daily living located in Imabari City, operates with the concept of 'supporting individuals to live as themselves by viewing their characteristics from a different perspective than the societal standard.' In addition to artworks such as paintings and sculptures, documentary and interview videos by Sato Nakagawa explore the background of the creation of these artworks and introduce the present of 'Sankaku Yama' that exists between art and welfare.

Date & Time

4/29(Tue) 09:30～17:004/30(Wed) 09:30～17:005/1(Thu) 09:30～17:005/2(Fri) 09:30～17:005/3(Sat) 09:30～17:005/4(Sun) 09:30～17:005/5(Mon) 09:30～17:005/6(Tue) 09:30～17:005/9(Fri) 09:30～17:005/10(Sat) 09:30～17:005/11(Sun) 09:30～17:005/13(Tue) 09:30～17:005/14(Wed) 09:30～17:005/15(Thu) 09:30～17:005/16(Fri) 09:30～17:005/17(Sat) 09:30～17:005/18(Sun) 09:30～17:005/20(Tue) 09:30～17:005/21(Wed) 09:30～17:005/22(Thu) 09:30～17:005/23(Fri) 09:30～17:005/24(Sat) 09:30～17:005/25(Sun) 09:30～17:005/27(Tue) 09:30～17:005/28(Wed) 09:30～17:005/29(Thu) 09:30～17:005/30(Fri) 09:30～17:005/31(Sat) 09:30～17:006/1(Sun) 09:30～17:006/3(Tue) 09:30～17:006/4(Wed) 09:30～17:006/5(Thu) 09:30～17:006/6(Fri) 09:30～17:006/7(Sat) 09:30～17:006/8(Sun) 09:30～17:006/10(Tue) 09:30～17:006/11(Wed) 09:30～17:006/12(Thu) 09:30～17:006/13(Fri) 09:30～17:006/14(Sat) 09:30～17:006/15(Sun) 09:30～17:006/17(Tue) 09:30～17:006/18(Wed) 09:30～17:006/19(Thu) 09:30～17:006/20(Fri) 09:30～17:006/21(Sat) 09:30～17:006/22(Sun) 09:30～17:006/24(Tue) 09:30～17:006/25(Wed) 09:30～17:006/26(Thu) 09:30～17:006/27(Fri) 09:30～17:006/28(Sat) 09:30～17:006/29(Sun) 09:30～17:007/1(Tue) 09:30～17:007/2(Wed) 09:30～17:007/3(Thu) 09:30～17:007/4(Fri) 09:30～17:007/5(Sat) 09:30～17:007/6(Sun) 09:30～17:007/8(Tue) 09:30～17:007/9(Wed) 09:30～17:007/10(Thu) 09:30～17:007/11(Fri) 09:30～17:007/12(Sat) 09:30～17:007/13(Sun) 09:30～17:007/15(Tue) 09:30～17:007/16(Wed) 09:30～17:007/17(Thu) 09:30～17:007/18(Fri) 09:30～17:007/19(Sat) 09:30～17:007/20(Sun) 09:30～17:007/21(Mon) 09:30～17:007/23(Wed) 09:30～17:007/24(Thu) 09:30～17:007/25(Fri) 09:30～17:007/26(Sat) 09:30～17:007/27(Sun) 09:30～17:007/29(Tue) 09:30～17:007/30(Wed) 09:30～17:007/31(Thu) 09:30～17:008/1(Fri) 09:30～17:008/2(Sat) 09:30～17:008/3(Sun) 09:30～17:008/5(Tue) 09:30～17:008/6(Wed) 09:30～17:008/7(Thu) 09:30～17:008/8(Fri) 09:30～17:008/9(Sat) 09:30～17:008/10(Sun) 09:30～17:008/11(Mon) 09:30～17:008/13(Wed) 09:30～17:008/14(Thu) 09:30～17:008/15(Fri) 09:30～17:008/16(Sat) 09:30～17:008/17(Sun) 09:30～17:008/19(Tue) 09:30～17:008/20(Wed) 09:30～17:008/21(Thu) 09:30～17:008/22(Fri) 09:30～17:008/23(Sat) 09:30～17:008/24(Sun) 09:30～17:008/26(Tue) 09:30～17:008/27(Wed) 09:30～17:008/28(Thu) 09:30～17:008/29(Fri) 09:30～17:008/30(Sat) 09:30～17:008/31(Sun) 09:30～17:00

Note

Closed on Mondays (however, open on May 5, July 21, and August 11), May 7 (Wednesday), May 8 (Thursday), July 22 (Tuesday), and August 12 (Tuesday). On May 18 (Sunday), only live event participants are allowed to enter; other visitors are not allowed entry after 12:00 PM. Admissions are until 4:30 PM.

Venue

Kuma Art Museum

Address

1442-7 Sugo 2-banchi, Kumakogen-cho, Uwajima-gun, Ehime Prefecture

Free

General: 500 yen, High school and college students: 400 yen, Elementary and middle school students: 300 yen

Access

About 1 hour from Matsuyama city to Kochi via National Route 33, and about 2 hours from Kochi city to Matsuyama via National Route 33.

Access (Public)

Get off at the Kumakumo Junior High School bus stop on the JR Shikoku bus, and walk for about 10 minutes.

Contact

0892-21-2881 （Kuma Art Museum）

URL

https://www.kumakogen.jp/site/muse/23931.html