Magnitude 9: The Arts Respond to 3/11 Melanie King

Artists Help Japan Earthquake & Tsunami Fund is responding to the needs of survivors through medium-term to long-term recovery projects for the affected communities. Founded by Dice Tsutsumi, an art director at Pixar Animation Studios.

Dice Tsutsumi Artists Help Japan (AHJ)Original Watercolor 9” x 10”

The Oracle Steve Purcell Acrylic on Board

ACT4JPN Tochka Tokyo Wonder Site Shibuya, Tokyo April 16, 2011

Pika Pika!! Pika Pika!! Tochka 2011

Chim↑Pom Real Times April 11, 2011 Real Times

Level 7Level 7 (Myth of Tomorrow) Shibuya Station Chim↑Pom May 1, 2011

There is no deep, hidden message behind my photographs, except to show something else than all the negative, destructive images flooding the media. The Ishinomaki that I saw was not just destroyed houses, and crushed cars piled on top each other. It was a scene of human strength and brotherhood, people putting aside their selfish motives and working together to help one another. These were just ordinary people who amazed me with their strength and humility in the face of immeasurable loss and tragedy. Through my photographs, I wish to communicate hope, that one day Ishinomaki and the people of Tohoku will stand proud of how they faced and overcame, one of the biggest disasters of the century. ~Arito Suzuki

Arito Suzuki photographs of people and places photographs of people and places

Good cheer leader: Artist Titi Freak (center, rear) and residents of the Kasetsu Kaisei Danchi temporary housing complex in Ishinomaki, Miyagi Prefecture, where his graffiti works like the one behind now adorn many of the buildings where some 200 families live. ERIKO ARITA PHOTOS ERIKO ARITA PHOTOS

Project Tsunami

The Tsunami JP Kalonji France

Nicolas Delort Belgium

Help Viins France

Mathieu Forichon France

Wanderer Mako France

Boulet France

Sakura for Japan Matt Wyatt 4-piece assembly 217 x 54 cm Oil on canvas 2011 Rebirth: Rebirth: Reflections for Japan Post 3/11 Embassy of Canada Prince Takamado Gallery Tokyo January 18-March 26, 2012

Los Angeles Times – Japan hit by magnitude 9.0 earthquake Minamisanriku, Japan – A damaged car is part of the debris after the earthquake and tsunami devastated the area.

Aftershock: Artists Respond to Disaster in Japan Adam Paison, editor September 25, 2011

Prayer from Japan: A 10 Day Diary of the Magnitude 9.0 Earthquake Manami Iroha Rinko Ogawa (illustrator) Mariko Mori (translator)

March Was Made of Yarn: Reflections on the Japanese Earthquake, Tsunami, and Nuclear Meltdown Elmer Luke and David Karashima, editors