CCBT opened in October 2022 as a place for developing creativity in ways that meaningfully engage with society through art and digital technology. Equipped with creative spaces and studios, CCBT organizes a range of programs with the goal of functioning as a driving force for making Tokyo better through creativity and technology. In order to serve as a hub for utilizing the know-how and skills that accumulate in a city, CCBT undertakes civically and creatively minded R&D and exhibitions related to art, design, and technology, in collaboration with artists, specialists, the private sector, and more. With the co-creative transformation of Tokyo as its mission, CCBT conceives of new cityscapes in partnership with the public, creatives from around the world, corporations, and more.
Mission
Inspire
CCBT is an open, learning space where children experience art and technology that cultivates more imaginative minds and lives.
Co-Create
CCBT encourages collaborations among many that consider the future of Tokyo and plan together a road map for future societies.
Incubate
CCBT invites artists and creators as partners to explore and show novel artistic expressions.
Network
CCBT connects with the city and its people and forms domestic and foreign networks to create a base for digital creativity.
Core Programs
CCBT aspires to be an open and accessible platform where everyone can explore their creativity through art, technology, and design.
Meetup
Building a community through holding talks and lectures about various topics related to art, technology, and design.
Art Incubation
Providing opportunities for creative talent to undertake new projects and making those processes accessible to the public, facilitating forms of artistic expression, exploration, and action that change our city for the better.
Selected through an open call, artist fellows will act as CCBT partners, developing their projects, making the creative process public, exhibiting the results, and holding workshops and talks.
Camp
Camps where artists, engineers, researchers, and members of the public learn about art and technology, and engage with social issues.
Workshop
Workshops that harness digital fabrication equipment for learning art and technology hands-on.
Showcase
Opportunities to experience the innovative brainstormings in the field of art & technology, including showcasing works of media art together with their creative processes and technological backgrounds.
Highlights
Visual Identity
The CCBT logo is software. Instead of a single, specific logo, a design system itself forms the visual identity, resulting in a logo that anyone can customize. Embodying the CCBT mission, the approach to the logo inspires digital creativity and connections between people.
VI Director : HAUS
Art Direction : Isu Taeko
Logo
Made using original software that arranges simple shapes in a grid, the logo is a versatile and expandable system enabling different combinations and parameters.
Software development: HAUS
Graphic design: Isu Taeko
Motion Sound Logo
The logo uses video and sound to show various kinds of people coming together, and settings chain reaction of responses. It was created with sound and motion graphics by an artist working in the fields of art and advertising.
Sound: Hosoi Miyu
Motion: Miyamoto Takuma
Web
Web Design / Development: HAUS
Direction / Management: Yagi Ayumi
Concept Video
The video features creatives working at CCBT and shows what the site is like from a user’ s perspective. The video is the first of a projected series, with others set to highlight leading figures from digital creativity and youth culture.
Cast / Narration: Chaso (Sakurai Kasumi)
Direction / Camerawork / Editing: Harimoto Kazunori
Camera Assistance: Tanaka Ryosuke
Sound Recording: Arai Nozomi
Hair & Makeup: Nakagawa Rieko
Music: Tokusashi Kengo
Lighting: Kumekawa Yo, Irio Akiyoshi
Production: HAUS
Staff
Program Direction
Hirota Fumi
Kashima Moeko
Shimada Mei
Kobayashi Reina
Technical Direction
Ito Takayuki
Tabei Katsuhiko
Otsuto Masashi
Iwata Takuro (arsaffix Inc.)
Ito Yuya (arsaffix Inc.)