CIVIBAAtlas of Civic Places & Practices

Echigo-Tsumari Art Field

Tokamachi, Niigata · Chubu · Japan

Art and territory2000

The pioneering territorial art festival across 760 square kilometres of satoyama landscape, with over 100 permanent works in villages, houses and abandoned schools. Its declared aim: to revitalise the region and involve its people, not art for art's sake.

Led by
Mixto (prefectura + Art Front / F. Kitagawa)
Status
Active
Participation
Co-governed
Visitable
Sí (trienal 2027)
Website
www.echigo-tsumari.jp ↗
Contact
No public contact on record
Last reviewed
1 September 2026

Verification

Verified

This place is backed by at least one primary and one secondary source, reviewed within the last twelve months. The sources appear below with their consultation dates.

  • Verified primary and secondary source, reviewed within the last twelve months
  • Partial one source on record
  • Unverified starting knowledge, sources pending

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