US/Japan Creative Artists' Program

Deadline: February 1, 2009 (RECEIVE)

US/Japan Creative Artists' Program
Artist Residency
National Endowment for the Arts
Residencies may begin any time between January 1 and December 31 of 2010



The Japan-U.S. Friendship Commission works cooperatively with the National Endowment for the Arts to sponsor The US/Japan Creative Artists’ Program. The program provides support for up to 5 outstanding contemporary and traditional artists from the United States to spend a 5-month residency in Japan to pursue their individual artistic goals.

Selected artists will receive:
• A monthly stipend for living expenses and a housing supplement, as well as an allowance for professional support services
• Up to $6,000 for round trip transportation for the artist, domestic partner and/or dependent children, and a baggage/storage allowance
• A stipend for pre-departure Japanese language study in the United States.

Eligibility
Candidates must be citizens or permanent residents of the United States.

Candidates must be professional creative artists (contemporary or traditional) working as: architects, choreographers, composers, creative writers, designers, media artists, playwrights, visual artists and solo theater artists who work with original material (including puppeteers, storytellers and performance artists). Artists who create original work in a multidisciplinary form are also eligible.

There are additional eligibility requirements for creative writers, librettists and playwrights.

Application
Application Coversheet
Program Guidelines

Notification: By June 30, 2009

Additional information is available at http://www.jusfc.gov/creativeartists.asp.


Japan-US Friendship Commission
1201 15th Street, NW, Suite 330
Washington, DC 20005