Town Art Co., Ltd. was founded in 1983 as a division of *Kotobuki . Our areas of specialty include planning and installation of Art Work, hosting lectures and events on Public Art, and assisting younger artists.

Town Art became independent from Kotobuki in 2000, making a fresh start for the new millennium. As a pioneer of public art in Japan, we have been providing complete and comprehensive public art services from the research and analysis of art objects for public display, to the planning, execution, management and maintenance of exhibits for over twenty years. Combining professional expertise and extensive experience in the field of urban landscape and construction planning, we have participated in over 1,500 public art projects to date.

Targeting to provide a culturally and artistically rich environment in society, Town Art promotes the need of public art in urban planning. Town Art also works to increase the opportunities to showcase and study cultural differences between Japan and foreign countries by inviting artists from overseas to participate in various projects through their artwork.

Town Art also actively helps artists participating in various architectural projects by providing information on innovative examples from overseas to artists and architects.

Town Art often schedules lectures and events along with projects. We invite those who took part in the project and people from the local community to the event in order to publicize the public about the meaning of the artworks and the intentions of the artists.

Art Crossing Hiroshima, is a good example of our approach to the issue of art works within a community. It took place at five different locations in the center of Hiroshima city: the open air space, Hiroshima City University Museum of Art, Shareo shopping center, the former Hiroshima Branch of the Bank of Japan, and their public transportation system that connects each location. Art Crossing intended to create crossings and intersections between not only various forms of artistic expression, but also between seven different venues with distinctly different functions. Considering people’s feelings about the past, present and future history of Hiroshima, this event was titled "Art Crossing". It was hoped that the event would instigate further thought and discussion about the relationship between art and the urban space.

Town Art is aiming to be the center of public art and public art-related activities. Our hope is to contribute to society through art works, as a pioneer and a leader of the field.

*Kotobuki Co., Ltd. is a leading company in making various kinds of furniture for public spaces, such as theater and studium seats, street benches, and signs and billboards. Since its inception in 1916, Kotobuki has been contributing to enrich cityscapes and landscapes, and arts and sports culture as a leading public furniture manufacturer. Kotobuki Co., Ltd. has branches worldwide, and has a long record of supplying furniture to world-famous cultural facilities.