Introduction
Since 1978, the Japan-U.S. Friendship Commission (JUSFC) and the National Endowment for the Arts (Arts Endowment) have worked with the Government of Japan’s Agency for Cultural Affairs (Bunkacho) and the International House of Japan (I-HOUSE) to organize the U.S.-Japan Creative Artists Fellowship Program.
In summer 2019, five U.S.-Japan artistic teams are selected to collaborate on a project that reflects the themes of the 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games. The completed artistic works will be showcased in Tokyo in summer 2021. This is the first time since the program’s inception that artists were selected as a U.S.-Japan team to produce a joint work to present to the public. This collaborative team approach reflects the spirit of unity that animates the Games, and highlights the enduring partnership between Japan and the United States.
Projects
News
- 2020.08.09
- Short video documentary
- 2020.08.06
- Media coverage (Japan Forward)
- 2020.06.22
- Our website has been renewed.
- 2020.04.09
- Status update due to the COVID-19 pandemic
