十和田市现代美术馆是 Arts Towada（艺术十和田）项目的中心设施，由日本建筑师西泽立卫设计。该项目将各种艺术创作融入环境，并推动与艺术家、市民和游客相关的项目和交流，为当地的城市景观注入活力。十和田市现代美术馆永久收藏了38件委托艺术作品，均由小野洋子、草间弥生、崔正和 及 Ron Mueck（罗恩·穆克）等33位日本及全球知名艺术家专为本馆创作。
馆内设有常设展厅及特展厅、合作空间和咖啡厅，以及其他将当地社区纳入艺术活动和交流的空间。除艺术展览之外，本馆还在社区内开展工作，支持各类文化项目。
穿插在整个馆内的独立展厅 “艺术之家” 是本馆的一大亮点，各展厅之间通过玻璃走廊相互连接。展厅的相互独立便于根据每件艺术品量身打造建筑空间，在每个展厅内营造出和谐交融的氛围。这种分散型展厅的理念源于建筑和广场相互穿插的十和田市主干道——官厅街通，实现了城市与艺术的有机交融。
The Towada Art Center is the central facility for the Arts Towada Project, designed by Japanese architect Ryue Nishizawa. The Project was created to reinvigorate the local cityscape by introducing a variety of artworks into the environment as well as promoting projects and exchange with artists, citizens, and visitors to the city. The Towada Art Center houses a permanent collection of 41 commissioned artworks, all made exclusively for the Towada Art Center by 36 world-renowned artists from Japan and abroad, including Yoko Ono, Yayoi Kusama, Choi Jeong Hwa, and Ron Mueck.
Our facilities include permanent and temporary exhibition spaces, a collaborative space, and cafe, as well as other spaces for incorporating the community into art activities and exchange. In addition to art exhibitions, the Towada Art Center works within the community to support a variety of cultural programs.
Some of the most striking features of the Towada Art Center are the independent exhibition rooms that act as “houses for art,” interspersed throughout the facility and connected to each other by glass corridors. Dividing the spaces has allowed for better customization of the space to each artwork, creating a sense of intimacy and harmony within each room. The idea of interspersion came from the design of Towada’s main arterial – Kanchogaidori Avenue – where buildings and open spaces intertwine. The city itself organically mingles with art.
