Canberra Launch – Reviewed

Sep 24, 2025 | news

When You Call My Name Canberra Launch  On a cool clear Canberra evening in spring about hundred people gathered in a room in the H C Coombs building at the Australian National University for the opening of the exhibition, When You call My Name. The project, which is...

When You Call My Name inaugural launch / IMMERSIA 2025

Aug 9, 2025 | news

Launch: Thursday, 11 September 2025 5:30-7:00pm Exhibition: Friday, 12 – Monday, 22 September 2025 Workshops: Friday, 12 September 2025 | 12:30-1:30pm & 5:30-7:00 Australian National University: Coombs Building Coombs Tea Room Foyer, 9 Fellows Rd Acton, ACT...

Okinawan Community Members – Sydney

Mar 31, 2025 | news, Okinawa

On February 16, Okinawan community members in Sydney (Okinawa Kenjinkai and Eisa Champuru) held a celebration of Lunar New Year (Soguwachi, ソーグヮチ) and a workshop for the When You Call My Name project. Mayu Kanamori reached out to Okinawan community members to take...

Online workshop – Thank you!

Nov 27, 2024 | news

Thank you, Queensland artists for attending our online workshop! Nikkei Australia Chair, Elysha Rei and Mayu Kanamori held an online workshop for Queensland based artists interested in ‘adopting’ internees who were living in Queensland before being...

Meanjin Brisbane workshops – Thank you!

Oct 15, 2024 | news

  Thank you to all participants and Brisbane Multicultural Arts Centre, (BEMAC) for your support! After hearing the history of Nikkei internment in Australia during WWII and about this project from artist and Nikkei Australia Chair Elysha Rei and from artist Mayu...