Let’s create next year’s zodiac animal
in a clay and plaster art workshop!
Using the same intaglio casting technique as metal casting, participants will create a three-dimensional artwork of next year’s zodiac animal, the Horse.
You’ll carve a horse-shaped mold out of clay, pour plaster into it, and once it hardens and is removed, the shapes and patterns you carved will appear in relief.
This one-day workshop offers a simulated hands-on experience of mold-making and casting.
Completed works will be exhibited in **“Artful New Year Exhibition 2026”!**
**Exhibition period:** January 9 (Fri) – January 18 (Sun), 2026
*You may take your works home after the exhibition ends.*
*The same workshop will be held on both days.
Takahiro Miyahara (Sculptor)
Born in 1982 in Kawaguchi City, Saitama Prefecture.His maternal grandfather was an industrial caster in Kawaguchi. After studying special effects makeup, he earned both a bachelor’s and a master’s degree in sculpture from Tokyo University of the Arts. In 2015, he moved to the United States and worked as a research fellow in the Department of Theology at the Graduate Theological Union, University of California, Berkeley.
He is currently based in Kawaguchi, where he continues his creative work.
information
- Eligibility:
- Ages 10 and up
- Capacity:
- 15 participants per day
- Participation Fee:
- 2,000 yen
How to Apply
- ① Name (with phonetic reading, if applicable)
- ② Age / School grade
- ③ Postal code / Address
- ④ Phone number
- ⑤ Preferred date of participation
Please send an email with the event title in the subject line and include the following items ①–⑤ in the body of the message. If there are more applicants than spaces available, participants will be selected by lottery.
Send to: event@atlia.jp
Application deadline: Sunday, November 30 (must arrive by this date)
・A confirmation email will be sent within two business days after your application is received.
*If you do not receive the confirmation email, please contact us by phone.*
・If you are unable to apply by email, you may send your application by fax (048-240-0525) or postcard.
Results will be sent by post after the deadline.
・If spaces remain after the deadline, applications will be accepted on a first-come, first-served basis.