6okken

6okken is an artist-run residency in Oishi, a small village on the north shore of Lake Kawaguchi at the foot of Mt. Fuji, about two hours from Tokyo by bus. Six houses stand together, and the artists who run 6okken live and work in the same cluster. Each resident or group has a whole house with its own kitchen and bathroom, plus a shared studio.

Terms are 26 nights, eleven times a year, and applications are open year-round. Artists, writers, curators and researchers of any nationality and discipline are welcome, on their own, in pairs, as small teams or with family. We meet each resident online before they arrive, pick them up at Kawaguchiko Station with lunch, drive them for research and shopping up to twice a week, and write letters for their grant applications. There is no required final presentation.