Poster design by: Paul Kani (DRC, AY2021 IAfP program Student)

【Updated】

June 29 The information of the closing event "Message Through Arts and Music" is available.

June 17 The schedule of the "Core Time" participants are available.

June 17 The exhibitors' self-introduction movies are published on YouTube.

From June 7 to July 6, 2022, we will hold the art exhibition "Feel Africa: Message Through Arts and Lens" at Galleria, 1st floor of Research and Lecture Building. (This exhibition is only open to TUFS members.) The original art works by African students studying at TUFS will be exhibited. You will find about 40 works including graphic arts, picture books, and photographs there.

During the exhibition period, "core time" will be set during lunch break (11:40 am - 12:40 pm) twice or three times a week. Exhibitors will be around the venue during core time, so please use it as an opportunity to learn the background of the works and talk about various things, and to deepen understanding and exchange of their home region and Africa!

As a part of the event, we will hold an event of story hour of the picture book created by a student from Sierra Leone at the Central Plaza.

The latest information such as the details of core time will be updated on this page, so please check it out!

Feel Africa: Message Through Arts and Lens

◆Venue: Galleria (1st floor of Research and Lecture Building), Tokyo University of Foreign Studies

◆Period: Tue., June 7, 2022 to Wed., July 6, 2022

◆Jointly organized by Inter-University Exchange Project (Africa), African Studies Center, African Area Studies, School of International and Area Studies

◆contact: Feel Africa Exhibition Committee (feel_africatufs.ac.jp)

【Related Event】

Story Hour of the Sierra Leonean Picture Book "Experience Sierra Leone's Village with A Picture Book: Story Hour of 'Ansu's Village'"

Ms. Theresa Akuye Amui will introduce the picture book "Ansu's Village" that she published in 2021, and students from Rwanda and Egypt will introduce their life in each country. We will exhibit the works of "Feel Africa" at Central Plaza during this event.

◆Date & Time: Monday, June 13, 2022 11:45 am - 12:35 pm *To be postponed in case of rain.

◆Venue: Central Plaza, Tokyo University of Foreign Studies (In front of Research and Lecture Bldg.)

◆Language: English

◆Admission: Free

◆Jointly organized by Feel Africa Exhibition Committee (Inter-University Exchange Project (Africa), African Studies Center, African Area Studies, School of International and Area Studies) and Peace and Conflict Studies Course [PCS], Graduate School of Global Studies

* Please visit here for more details.

"Feel Africa" Closing Event "Message Through Arts and Music"

Our students will perform African songs and music. In addition, Paul Kani Bahoya, who created the "Feel Africa" poster, will explain behind-the scene story of his graphic arts. We will exhibit the works of "Feel Africa" at Central Plaza during this event.

◆Date & Time: Monday, July 4, 2022 11:45 am - 12:35 pm

◆Venue: Central Plaza, Tokyo University of Foreign Studies (In front of Research and Lecture Bldg.)

◆Language: English (Wolof, Akan, and Swahili will be used in the songs)

◆Admission: Free

◆Organized by Feel Africa Exhibition Committee (Inter-University Exchange Project (Africa), African Studies Center, African Area Studies, School of International and Area Studies).

* Please visit here for more details.

Core Time

The exhibitors will wait for you at the venue and explain how the background of their works and their home countries. Please take this opportunity to get close with students from African countries.

The schedule of the participants are as below (You can see the bigger one in a different window by cliking the chart).

The Exhibitors' Self-introduction Movies

You can check 30-second movies of the exhibitiors from here (the movies of some exhibitiors can be accessed only via the QR Codes at the venue). You can "feel" personalities and atmospheres of each exhibitor from the movies!