Art Encouragement Newcomer Award
げいじゅつせんしょうしんじんしょう
An award hosted by the Agency for Cultural Affairs to recognize new artists through the Art Encouragement Awards. Established in 1968.
- Established
- 1968
- Organizer
- Agency for Cultural Affairs
- Category
- General Arts and Media Arts
- Selection Method
- Recommendation
- Target
- Newcomer
- Frequency
- 1 per year
- Announcement Period
- around March
- Status
- Active
Description
As part of the Art Encouragement Awards hosted by the Agency for Cultural Affairs, this rookie award recognizes artists who have opened new horizons in each field through their achievements. It targets 11 fields: theater, film, music, dance, literature, fine arts, broadcasting, popular entertainment, arts promotion, criticism, etc., and media arts. Winners are announced in mid-March every year, and an award ceremony is held at a hotel in central Tokyo. A certificate and prize money are presented.
Prize
- Main Prize
- Certificate and 800,000 yen prize money
- Cash Prize
- 800,000 JPY
Selection
Selection Process
| Stage | Judges | Pass Rate | Announcement |
|---|---|---|---|
| Final selection | Agency for Cultural Affairs Selection Committee | — | Announced on the Agency for Cultural Affairs website in mid-March |
Criteria
- Recognizing artists who have opened new horizons through their achievements
- Outstanding achievements in various arts fields
Related Awards
- Art Encouragement MEXT Minister Award
- Art Encouragement Awards
Official Resources
https://www.bunka.go.jp/seisaku/geijutsubunka/jutenshien/geijutsuka/sensho/Past Winners
A stage work based on the Oeyama legend, exploring the boundary between ogres and humans.
A stage work based on the Oeyama legend, exploring the boundary between ogres and humans.
A film set in Edo’s downtown districts that captures the distance between people and the city, along with the atmosphere of daily life, in quiet images.
A film set in Edo’s downtown districts that captures the distance between people and the city, along with the atmosphere of daily life, in quiet images.
A film set against the handcraft of Tsugaru lacquerware, depicting family succession and the time of making things.
A film set against the handcraft of Tsugaru lacquerware, depicting family succession and the time of making things.
A performance of Wagner’s grand opera that brings the tension between art and community vividly to life.
A performance of Wagner’s grand opera that brings the tension between art and community vividly to life.
A recital that connects the classical sound of jiuta with the present and clearly shows Kikuo Yushi’s musicianship.
A recital that connects the classical sound of jiuta with the present and clearly shows Kikuo Yushi’s musicianship.
A stage work based on a classic tale that delicately brings separation and longing to the surface.
A stage work based on a classic tale that delicately brings separation and longing to the surface.
A stage work that uses a classic title to vividly convey the force of fiction and passion.
A stage work that uses a classic title to vividly convey the force of fiction and passion.
A short story collection that catches the friction between curiosity and unease. Written in a quiet style, it captures the distortions of everyday life and includes the works that led to the Art Encouragement Prize for Newcomers.
A three-part collection that traces the quiet cries of women living in an irrational world.
An exhibition that follows Masako Ando’s world through the flow of time and bodily sensation.
An exhibition that follows Masako Ando’s world through the flow of time and bodily sensation.
"偶然は用意のあるところに" is 西澤徹夫's architecture monograph, and A monograph that follows the author’s design practice through photographs and drawings.
A monograph that follows the author’s design practice through photographs and drawings.
"終わらない夏祭りからの脱出" is 加藤隆生's award work, and No standalone book edition could be confirmed from the public sources checked.
No standalone book edition could be confirmed from the public sources checked.
"いきものさん" is 和田淳's award work, and No standalone book edition could be confirmed from the public sources checked.
No standalone book edition could be confirmed from the public sources checked.
"“冤罪”の深層〜警視庁公安部で何が〜" is 石原大史's award work, and No standalone book edition could be confirmed from the public sources checked.
No standalone book edition could be confirmed from the public sources checked.
A television drama inspired by Tomitaro Makino that depicts boundless curiosity about plants and the movement of people around him.
A television drama inspired by Tomitaro Makino that depicts boundless curiosity about plants and the movement of people around him.
A middle-run program at the National Engei Hall that offers a panoramic view of the many charms of Japanese comic performance.
A middle-run program at the National Engei Hall that offers a panoramic view of the many charms of Japanese comic performance.
A sixty-minute performance that condenses Nezucchi’s appeal through improvised wordplay and timing.
A sixty-minute performance that condenses Nezucchi’s appeal through improvised wordplay and timing.
An exhibition that rereads Aiko Miyanaga’s work through the motif of the sea.
An exhibition that rereads Aiko Miyanaga’s work through the motif of the sea.
A festival that opens international experiments in performing arts to the city and expands the audience experience.
A festival that opens international experiments in performing arts to the city and expands the audience experience.
A cultural history study that traces the representation of suhama across Japanese culture from antiquity onward and rereads Japanese cultural history from a fresh angle.
Using a seaside motif as a clue, the book excavates the deep layers of Japanese culture.
A substantial study that carefully traces sources to portray Schubert’s life and the background of his works with intimacy and remarkable precision.
A dense music book that brings Schubert close enough to be called a friend.
フランドルの冬 is a 長編小説 by 加賀乙彦. It is presented here as a work shaped by 精神医学, 異国, 孤独.
フランドルの冬 preserves 加賀乙彦's voice in the form of 長編小説.
首 is a 演劇 by 広渡常敏. It is presented here as a work shaped by 演劇, 身体, 権力.
首 preserves 広渡常敏's voice in the form of 演劇.
比較演劇学 is a 演劇研究 by 河竹登志夫. It is presented here as a work shaped by 比較演劇, 歌舞伎, 演劇理論.
比較演劇学 preserves 河竹登志夫's voice in the form of 演劇研究.