チーム Team
私たちの物語
私たちの祭りは、ひとつの共通の理念によって結ばれた多様な声のチームによって形作られています。日本の田舎で新たな祭りを創り上げるには、信頼と配慮、そして協力が不可欠であり、私たちのチームはまさにそれを体現しています。私たちは異なる職業、地域、文化的背景から集まっていますが、互いを尊重し、共感し、好奇心を持って共に働いています。私たちをつなぐのは、鬼石町への深い愛情です。この町を私たちの故郷と呼び、これからも共に形作っていく場所なのです。
芸術には、文化や世代、生き方の間にかけ橋を築く力があります。この信念が私たちの全ての活動の指針です。鬼石町は小さな町ですが、豊かな芸術の歴史を持ち、創作活動の拠点として選ぶ創造的な人材を引き寄せ続けています。私たちのチームは、この創造的なエネルギーを育みながら、町内と町を越えた新たな繋がりの道を開くことに尽力しています。
Our festival is shaped by a team of many voices, brought together by a single shared idea. Creating a new festival in a rural area of Japan requires trust, care, and collaboration, and our team reflects exactly that. We come from different professions, regions, and cultural backgrounds, but we work side by side with respect, empathy, and curiosity. What connects us is our deep affection for the town of Onishi, a place we call home and continue to create together.
Art has the power to build bridges—between cultures, generations, and ways of life—and this belief guides everything we do. Although Onishi is a small town, it carries a strong artistic history and continues to attract creative minds who choose it as the center of their practice. Our team is committed to nurturing this creative energy while opening new paths for connection within and beyond the town.
高田泰子 Yasuko TAKADA
Manager マネージャー
地域でさまざまな挑戦を続けてきた実践者であり、鬼石アートフェスティバルの中心的メンバー。新たな芸術監督とともに、10年の歩みを経て、これまでとは少し違った新しい試みに挑みます。ナイトマーケットやポップアップストアが街に新たな活気を吹き込みます。さあ、みなさんも一緒に鬼石の神秘を探ってみませんか。
Takada is a community-based changemaker and a key member of the Onishi Art Festival. Together with the new Artistic Director, she begins a new chapter after a decade of dedication. Night markets and pop-up stores will bring fresh energy to the town. Join us in discovering the hidden spirit of Onishi.
Manu Shile マヌ・シレ
art director アートディレクター
Manuel Schilcher is an Austrian artist and designer whose career bridges media art research and exhibition design. After studying at the University of Art and Design Linz, he co-directed the Ars Electronica Futurelab. His international experience includes a three-year residency in New York, working with pioneering institutions like The Thing and The Kitchen.
In Linz, he co-directed the artspace Transpublic and served as an editor for the cultural magazine Xing.In 2005, he established argeMarie, for which he created a portfolio of over 30 professional exhibitions for national museums, international galleries, and the World Expo. Which led to the State Design Award Austria in 2019.
Beyond design, his academic contributions as a PhD researcher include projects in Germany, Taiwan, and Japan. He has taught at prestigious institutions worldwide, including NYU’s Tisch School of the Arts, Cooper Union, and Taipei Artist Village (TAV).
Since 2019 he operates a studio in Onishi and since 2025 in Brig, Switzerland.
植村 映子 Eiko UEMURA
board member
She is originally from Onishi, where she now runs her own studio. Her goal is to live and work as an artist in her hometown. Eiko is known for live painting events and colourful, often floral or abstract acrylic works. One of her well-known projects was painting a street piano at the Onishi Information Centre during the local music festival Oni ROCK. She integrates her art strongly into the cityscape of Fujioka/Onishi in order to culturally revitalise the region.
盛岡 夕美子 Yumiko MORIOKA
music director 音楽アドバイザー
Born in Tokyo, Yumiko Morioka is a Japanese pianist, composer, and chocolatier. A child prodigy, she studied at the San Francisco Conservatory of Music (1974–1978) under composer John Adams. Returning to Tokyo, she released the landmark 1987 ambient album Resonance, recorded on a Bösendorfer grand piano. While initially niche, its serene "environmental music" (kankyō ongaku) became a staple in Japanese healthcare settings. After decades living in the United States, she lost her home in the 2017 California wildfires, a tragedy that prompted her return to Japan.
As of 2025, she enjoys a creative resurgence when she moved to Onishi. There she operates as an artisan chocolatier under the brand name Setagaya Truffle. Musically, she remains active following the 2025 release of Gaiaphilia, a collaborative nature-inspired album with Takashi Kokubo. She also leads the "Music for Fermentation" project, exploring sound's impact on microbes.
