This study will explore new combinations of arts, including intellectual property, as they pertain to inspiration creation, and will consider the integration of production and management.
Over thirty years have passed since the concept of arts management was introduced from the West. But there is still doubt as to whether a uniquely Japanese style of arts management has been es- tablished. In Japan, a concept of arts production is needed. Unless the handiwork of individual producers is integrated with realistic cultural policies, support and creation, surely Japan’s ability to communicate will wither?
Arts and business share an intimate relationship, and their integration is important. In this study, rather than business profit as the starting point of production, the focus is on arts (impression - value) as the starting point. They start from the creation of impression and value, create objects and draw closer to the development of products. Producers lead dreams and visions towards realistic forms, and give rise to innovation.
One way of enabling arts production, would be to interview artists and creators and explore the possibility that producers and managers have inherent mindsets, and verify the origin of inspiration creation in relation to the making of objects.
The “Thousand Tones” project that kicked off in March, 2012, is growing and developing in a va- riety of ways. The pine wood and beams that supported people’s lives in the past, are now producing sound, and reaching people’s hearts profoundly. This is surely an event that should be continued.
We need not only to research, debate, conceptualize and identify challenges, but to resolve prob- lems by putting ideas into practice. Thinking about arts production may be considered beneficial in the resolution of the challenges of inspiration creation.
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