Aya Aoshima, an art coordinator and researcher based in Kyoto, Japan, is currently an Assistant Professor(Senior lecturer) at Ryukoku University, Faculty of International Studies. She studied Arts Management with a focus on music at Long Island University in New York and completed a Master's degree in Arts Administration at Shenandoah University in Virginia, U.S. Additionally, she studied musicology at the Graduate School of Letters, Osaka University in Japan. She worked at several arts organizations and institutions, including Kyto Art Center and Kyoto City University of Arts, as a coordinator responsible for the arts programs and various international projects. Her specialized research field is Arts Administration and the interdisciplinary arts, with a focus on the intersection of contemporary arts and music.