This class allows students to think about and explore the question "What is art?" through group production. Aimed at first-year students in the Faculty of Architecture & Art, the class learns everything from planning and concepting to techniques for creating artworks. For students, working together to create a huge piece of work that is too big to hold in the hand using everyday materials will not be a simple assignment, but a festival-like project-like production experience. This is a class that we would like to open to all students, regardless of their career path or future aspirations. We would especially recommend this class to students who are looking to improve their role and communication skills within a group.

In this class, you will dye a yukata from scratch, going through traditional processes such as stencil carving and dye mixing. Traditional craft techniques involve many production steps, and each step requires time to dry, so patience and planning are very important. Therefore, dyeing a yukata cultivates many skills, including perseverance and planning, as well as design composition and color sense. Otemae University is unique in being able to hold such classes, as it has a large studio-style classroom. There are many challenges, such as work not progressing as planned, but the excitement of completing a one-of-a-kind yukata is all the more special.