The Invisible Dog (New York City) and BUoY Arts Center (Tokyo) are thrilled to present NAFAS, a month long festival celebrating Art and Food.
In Arabic, nafas means breath—but also the gift some possess to elevate food beyond sustenance into something extraordinary.
In this spirit, the Tokyo edition will bring together artists, performers, scholars, writers, poets, and chefs to consider food through multiple forms of art.
NAFAS is both exhibition and gathering. Artists from Japan and elsewhere will present new and existing works, while the festival extends beyond the gallery through community-oriented events, performances, cooking classes, film screenings, musical concerts, and conversations.
The call for artists is open, deadline April 30, 2024
Apply here
The program of NAFAS Tokyo will be announced in June 2026
The NAFAS edition in Tokyo has been made possible thanks to our generous donators
Gisela Blanc, Rima Abdul Malak, Katherine Fleming, J. Paul Getty Trust, Erin Hurley and Ashley Newton, Stéphane Magnan, Paz Corona, Danielle and Aamir, Vallejo Gantner.
Jill Benson, Monica Blanc, Nemo Hoffman, Mio Nakamura, Sara Lubtchansky Lindsay Grindstaff, Lili Chopra, Jude Griebel, Edouard Laug, Martine Uzan, Aaron Landsman, Tristan de Terves, Kyle Boyd, Laurence Herszberg.
Some donors wish to remain anonymous.
Be a supporter of the Tokyo Edition of NAFAS.
The first edition of NAFAS Festival was created in September 2022 in New York City. 40 visuals artists were part of the exhibition and 17 events - cinema, theater, danse, music, talk… were offered to the public.
You can discover the full program here
Location
BUoY Arts Center
49-11, Senju-Nakacho, Adachi-ku,
Tokyo
Admission:
Free
Dates
September 4 - 26, 2026
Opening Reception
Saturday September 26
6.30-9.30pm
Gallery Hours
TBA