Kurume City Art Museum opened on November 19, 2016. Aiming to build up a systematic collection of Western paintings by artists from Kyushu, the collecting of artworks is currently in progress. This is the first time since the opening of the museum that our collection will be displayed. Altogether 130 or so works comprised of works from the Kurume City Art Museum Collection and those on deposit from the Ishibashi Foundation Collection and other individuals are shown with focus on the relationship between the artists of Kyushu and with occasional episodes between such artists woven in. We hope it will prove an opportunity for you to come into contact with the true faces of the artists from Kyushu and deepen your understanding of the artists and their works.