Akiyoshidai International Art Village (AIAV)
Built in 1998 in the city of Shuho, next to Akiyoshidai National Park. Offers international and domestic artists a base for expressive and creative activities, thereby hoping to bring international attention to the region. Fellowships include airfare, accomodation, production costs, and daily expenses. [en, ja]
Aomori Contemporary Art Center
Contemporary art center with a residency program, which enables international and local artists to collaborate, produce, and exhibit in Aomori-City while experiencing its culture and landscape. [en, ja]
Program for young and mid-career visual artists. Promotes the international exchange in the arts as well as with the local community. Organized by the Ibaraki Prefectural Government since 1995. [en, ja]
Not for profit contemporary art organization, made up of curators and art organizers. Exhibitions, symposia, slide talks and discussions, publications, education courses, museum visits, artists in residence, etc. [en, ja]
International Research Center for the Arts (IRCA)
Educational program of the Kyoto University of Art and Design (KUAD), under the guidance of three internationally well-known artists: SENJU Hiroshi, MIYAJIMA Tatsuo and MORIMURA Yasumasa. Offers international fellowships. [en, ja]
The Japan Exchange and Teaching (JET) Programme
Aims to promote internationalisation at the local level by inviting young overseas graduates to assist in international exchange and foreign language education in local governments, boards of education and junior and senior high schools throughout Japan. [en, ja]
Mécénat - Association for Corporate Support of the Arts
Kigyo Mecenat Kyogikai (name in Japanese) was founded in February 1990 by private corporations as Japan's first non-profit association devoted to promoting corporate support of the arts. Organizes programs which bring together the artistic and cultural communities with the corporate world. [en, ja]
Nagasawa Art Park Artist-in-Residence
Artists from around the world can apply for a two-month work grant and training in the traditional Japanese technique of woodblock printmaking in the village of Nagasawa on Awaji Island. [en, ja]
Art gallery, artists studios, and Artist-in-Residence Program. Offers local and international artists the opportunity to live and work in central Tokyo, investigating urban issues in a contemporary Japanese setting. [en, ja]