JAPANESE GOVERMENT POLICICIES IN EDUCATION, SCIENCE AND CULTURE 1994[PART II Chapter 9 Section 2 2]

The Agency for Cultural Affairs provides young Japanese artists with opportunities to study abroad through its Overseas Training Program. The Agency also administers Arts Internships ,^*1 which enable artists to undergo training at specific facilities within Japan or to study independently. Through the Japanese Government Fellowship Program for Artists from Abroad the Agency also provides opportunities for study and exchange for young foreign artists who wish to study in Japan.

In fiscal 1993 the new category of art management ^*2 was added to the list of categories in the Overseas Training Program. In fiscal 1994 the number of people sent overseas was increased, and the scope of eligibility was expanded to include art management personnel from public cultural facilities as well as artistic organizations. An art management category was also added to Arts Internships.

Systems established to provide recognition to outstanding artists include the Order of Culture, the Person of Cultural Merit system, and appointment to the Japan Art Academy. Other awards include the Imperial Prizes, the Japan Art Academy Prizes, the Art Encouragement Prizes of the Minister of Education, Science and Culture, the Art Encouragement Prizes for New Artists of the Minister of Education, Science and Culture, and the Arts Festival Prizes.

^*1 Arts Internships were established to provide young Japanese artists in various fields with opportunities for study within Japan. It was created in fiscal 1991 through the enhancement of the old Artists' Domestic Study Program. In addition to enabling study at specific training facilities, the system is designed to create effective training programs through incorporating the ideas and creativity of the young artists themselves. The Agency for Cultural Affairs meets the costs of training, including independent study.

^*2 "Art management" is a generic term for the management of cultural facilities and activities that enhance the effectiveness of artistic organizations' activities and artistic and cultural events. The field is extremely wide, but specific aspects include planning and production; management-related functions, such as accounting and organizational management; publicity activities; and marketing.


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