Kyōto YouMe Triennale 2026 — Edition “Manifesto”

Kyōto YouMe Triennale 2026 — Edition “Manifesto”

Internships & volunteering

Internships & volunteering

Internships & volunteering

You and Me. The festival happens in between.

You and Me. The festival happens in between.

About

About

The warp thread alone is not cloth. Neither is the weft. YouMe — You and Me — begins where the two cross.

The warp thread alone is not cloth. Neither is the weft. YouMe — You and Me — begins where the two cross.

In October 2026, Kyōto YouMe Triennale opens at Shōseien Garden: an international exhibition where art, design and craft meet. Curators, makers and buyers arrive from London, Doha, Milan, New Delhi, Kabul and Kyoto to ask again what making means.

In October 2026, Kyōto YouMe Triennale opens at Shōseien Garden: an international exhibition where art, design and craft meet. Curators, makers and buyers arrive from London, Doha, Milan, New Delhi, Kabul and Kyoto to ask again what making means.

But international exchange doesn’t happen on stage. It happens at the reception desk, in front of an object when the right word won’t come, on the walk to a workshop. Encounters are made by people. We’re looking for the people who will make them.

But international exchange doesn’t happen on stage. It happens at the reception desk, in front of an object when the right word won’t come, on the walk to a workshop. Encounters are made by people. We’re looking for the people who will make them.

We don’t call our workshop programme a “guided tour.” We call it a Dialogue. Your role is not to explain, but to stand in between — and let something travel both ways. Your English (or Japanese) doesn’t need to be perfect. Willingness does.

We don’t call our workshop programme a “guided tour.” We call it a Dialogue. Your role is not to explain, but to stand in between — and let something travel both ways. Your English (or Japanese) doesn’t need to be perfect. Willingness does.

Roles

Roles

Press Day

Operations

Dialogue

Interpreting and study tours

Companion

Guest attendance

Local Connect

Talks

Making

Install and de-install

Pro Bono

Details

Dates

8–18 October 2026 (install from 1 October)

Venue

Shōseien Garden and Shigenobu Kaikan, Kyoto, and other city venues

Deadline

10 September 2026

Details

Dates

8–18 October 2026 (install from 1 October)

Venue

Shōseien Garden and Shigenobu Kaikan, Kyoto, and other city venues

Deadline

10 September 2026

Apply

Applications close 10 September 2026

Applications close 10 September 2026

Applications close 10 September 2026

Apply now

Contact

Kyōto YouMe Triennale office:
info@you-me-kyoto.org

Kyōto YouMe Triennale office
info@you-me-kyoto.org

Stay connected

プログラム・アーティスト及びチケット情報のアップデートをニュースレターでお届けします。

Kyōto YouMe Triennale

Art Design Craft

October 2026, Kyoto Japan

Connect


info@you-me-kyoto.org


© 2026 Kyōto YouMe Triennale

Stay connected

プログラム・アーティスト及びチケット情報のアップデートをニュースレターでお届けします。

Kyōto YouMe Triennale

Art Design Craft

October 2026, Kyoto Japan

Connect


info@you-me-kyoto.org


© 2026 Kyōto YouMe Triennale

Stay connected

プログラム・アーティスト及びチケット情報のアップデートをニュースレターでお届けします。

Kyōto YouMe Triennale

Art Design Craft

October 2026, Kyoto Japan

Connect


info@you-me-kyoto.org


© 2026 Kyōto YouMe Triennale