Description/achievement of initiative
The project is proposed by Mr. Makoto Fujimura, Director of the Fujimura Institute, a nonprofit organization, promoting integrated activities aiming to defy fractured and fragmented modern perspectives, bringing together artists, and thinkers, to collaborate to inspire their audience to piece together a whole view of the world.Through art, music and other forms of expressions, beauty can transcend tribal conflicts and provide a deeper base of knowledge toward creation of peace. This project aims to generate opportunities for creation of beauty across cultural domains, and to build a bridge between conflicts among cultures, so creating a common language of peace.
Implementation methodologies
June 2016 – December 2016 : Mr. Makoto Fujimura, Director and Founder of the Fujimura Institute and Director of the Fuller’s Brehm Center, Pasadena, is in contact with the participants of the gatherings to be organized in Pasadena, Princeton, New York, as well as Nagasaki, Japan, after the release of the movie "Silence" by Martin Scorsese (December 2016). Mr. Fujimura will coordinate the organization of the gatherings with his assistant, Mrs. Kate Anderson, starting from June 2016.- Mr. Fujimura has already contacted the possible venues of the gatherings (Princeton University, Harvard University, Waterfall Mansion and Gallery, in NYC) and will proceed to schedule all the activities prior to the presentation of the movie “Silence”.Dr. Patrizia Bonaventura will assist during this organization. In December 2016, a gathering and conversation on the themes of the movie (religious persecution and use of art as a transcendent language of universal communication through beauty, showing that creativity can unify beyond violence and division) could be organized by UNAI at the UN Headquarters, in occasion of the presentation of the movie “Silence” with guests as Martin Scorsese.- June 2016- November 2016 – Dr. Bonaventura will contact the participants of the Symposium on “Creativity and autism: a vision within”(see above) and will organize the activity, possibly hosted at Monmouth University.- September 2016 – January 2017: The production of "Babette's Feast" is under way. The play is being rehearsed, and will be ready to be presented in 2017 in a location and date TBD.- June 2016 – January 2016: Mr. Makoto Fujimura is organizing the Culture Care Summit “Creating Beauty in Exile”, and has contacted the participants. He works with the Brehm Center to organize the Summit on February 8-12th, 2017.
Arrangements for Capacity-Building and Technology Transfer
If applicable, this will be arranged through the International Arts Movement, and the related Fujimura Institute.
Coordination mechanisms/governance structure
Mr. Makoto Fujimura, Founder and Director of the Fujimura Institute (http://fujimurainstitute.org/), will lead the project and collaborate with Prof. Patrizia Bonaventura, Assistant Professor at Hofstra University and Main UN-ECOSOC representative for the IAM, in organizing and implementing the activities. Prof. Patrizia Bonaventura collaborates in the organization of the gatherings and organized a symposium on “Creativity and autism: a vision within”, a panel of discussion involving prominent artist with autism Seth Chwast (http://growyourbrainart.com/ ).The Fujimura Institute hosted the Culture Care Summit “Creating Beauty in Exile”, in partnership with Brehm Center in Pasadena (http://www.brehmcenter.com/ ).
Partner(s)
International Arts Movement; Brehm Center
Progress reports
2/8-12th, 2017
The Fujimura Institute will host the Culture Care Summit “Creating Beauty in Exile”, in partnership with Brehm Center in Pasadena. Presenters will be author/psychotherapist Shann Ray, President Mark Labberton of Fuller Seminary, author Philip Yancey, composer Ed Wilmington, Dr. Alexis Abernethy of Fuller Psychology Dept.
2016 June – December
Makoto Fujimura, Director and Founder of the IAM, of the Fujimura Institute and Director of the Fuller’s Brehm Center, Pasadena, published the book ‘Silence and Beauty: Hidden Faith Born of Suffering’ - Makoto Fujimura organized gatherings in Pasadena, Princeton, New York, as well as Nagasaki, Japan, in occasion of the release of the movie "Silence" by Martin Scorsese (November 2016), with whom he worked as culture consultant. Gatherings and conversations focused on the themes of the movie: religious persecution and use of art as a transcendent language of universal communication through beauty, showing that creativity can unify beyond violence and division.
2016 June – December
Makoto Fujimura, Director and Founder of the IAM, of the Fujimura Institute and Director of the Fuller’s Brehm Center, Pasadena, published the book ‘Silence and Beauty: Hidden Faith Born of Suffering’ - Makoto Fujimura organized gatherings in Pasadena, Princeton, New York, as well as Nagasaki, Japan, in occasion of the release of the movie "Silence" by Martin Scorsese (November 2016), with whom he worked as culture consultant. Gatherings and conversations focused on the themes of the movie: religious persecution and use of art as a transcendent language of universal communication through beauty, showing that creativity can unify beyond violence and division.
2017 2/8-12
- The Fujimura Institute hosted the Culture Care Summit “Creating Beauty in Exile”, in partnership with Brehm Center in Pasadena. Presenters were author/psychotherapist Shann Ray, President Mark Labberton of Fuller Seminary, author Philip Yancey, composer Ed Wilmington, Dr. Alexis Abernethy of Fuller Psychology Dept. (https://internationalartsmovement.org/events/culture-care-creating-beauty-in-exile)
2017 April 28th
Patrizia Bonaventura organized a workshop on “Creativity and autism”, featuring world renown painter in the spectrum Seth Chwast and his mother Debra Chwast, DSW, talking about Seth's development as a person and as a painter, and the changes in his personality and life since he could express himself in art. Also, a software analysis of Seth’s paintings revealed some recurrent mathematical patterns and ratios, providing an insight into his vision of world (Monmouth University, April 28th 2017).
2017 May
- Makoto Fujimura’s new artwork on ‘Silence’ were exhibited at Waterfall Mansions Gallery.
2018 April 28th
Patrizia Bonaventura organized a workshop on “Creativity and autism”, featuring world renown painter in the spectrum Seth Chwast and his mother Debra Chwast, DSW, talking about Seth's development as a person and as a painter, and the changes in his personality and life since he could express himself in art. Also, a software analysis of Seth’s paintings revealed some recurrent mathematical patterns and ratios, providing an insight into his vision of world (Monmouth University, April 28th 2017).
2018 January- February
Makoto Fujimura, Senior Fellow of the Trinity Forum, co-produced a stage production of "Babette's Feast”, performed by The Portland Stage Company, Maine. This comic tale invites the reader to reflect on the arts, their powers and their limits, and their role in our lives. - Also, Makoto Fujimura wrote an introduction to a 2010 edition of the play, which helps the reader to more deeply appreciate its beauty, context, and transcendent themes.
2018 January- February
Makoto Fujimura, Senior Fellow of the Trinity Forum, co-produced a stage production of "Babette's Feast”, performed by The Portland Stage Company, Maine. This comic tale invites the reader to reflect on the arts, their powers and their limits, and their role in our lives. - Also, Makoto Fujimura wrote an introduction to a 2010 edition of the play, which helps the reader to more deeply appreciate its beauty, context, and transcendent themes.
2018 January- February
Makoto Fujimura, Senior Fellow of the Trinity Forum, co-produced a stage production of "Babette's Feast”, performed by The Portland Stage Company, Maine. This comic tale invites the reader to reflect on the arts, their powers and their limits, and their role in our lives. - Also, Makoto Fujimura wrote an introduction to a 2010 edition of the play, which helps the reader to more deeply appreciate its beauty, context, and transcendent themes.
2018 January- February
Makoto Fujimura, Senior Fellow of the Trinity Forum, co-produced a stage production of "Babette's Feast”, performed by The Portland Stage Company, Maine. This comic tale invites the reader to reflect on the arts, their powers and their limits, and their role in our lives. - Also, Makoto Fujimura wrote an introduction to a 2010 edition of the play, which helps the reader to more deeply appreciate its beauty, context, and transcendent themes.
2018 January- February
- Makoto Fujimura, Senior Fellow of the Trinity Forum, co-produced a stage production of "Babette's Feast”, performed by The Portland Stage Company, Maine. This comic tale invites the reader to reflect on the arts, their powers and their limits, and their role in our lives. - Also, Makoto Fujimura wrote an introduction to a 2010 edition of the play, which helps the reader to more deeply appreciate its beauty, context, and transcendent themes.
2018 January- February
Makoto Fujimura, Senior Fellow of the Trinity Forum, co-produced a stage production of "Babette's Feast”, performed by The Portland Stage Company, Maine. This comic tale invites the reader to reflect on the arts, their powers and their limits, and their role in our lives. - Also, Makoto Fujimura wrote an introduction to a 2010 edition of the play, which helps the reader to more deeply appreciate its beauty, context, and transcendent themes.
2018 June
Patrizia Bonaventura gave an invited presentation on “Creativity and autism: communication through art” at the workshop “Risorse e vulnerabilità del soggetto autistico” (Resources and vulnerability of the autistic individual), organized by the Department of Social Medicine, University of Rome “La Sapienza”, 14 June 2018.
Dates TBD in 2017
Mr. Makoto Fujimura will coordinate gatherings in Pasadena, Princeton, New York, as well as Nagasaki, Japan, after the release of the movie
TBD in 2017
Symposium on “Creativity and autism: a vision within”, a panel of discussion involving prominent artists with autism, like Maria Iliou (http://www.disabledartistsguild.com/mariailiou/ ), Seth Chwast (http://growyourbrainart.com/ ) and Daryl Hannah.
TBD in 2018
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