[FAC] Funding Opportunity: February 1, 2010 Deadline

[Maria Franco]

Deadline for the U.S./Japan Creative Artists' Program: February 1, 2010 

Dear Colleague, 

I would greatly appreciate it if you would forward this funding opportunity
to any and all professional creative artists on your email lists.  Eligible
applicants are architects, choreographers, composers, creative writers,
designers, media artists, playwrights, visual artists, or solo theater
artists who work with original material (including puppeteers, storytellers
and performance artists). Multidisciplinary artists and artistic directors
of theater or dance companies are also eligible.

The Japan-U.S. Friendship Commission works cooperatively with the National
Endowment for the Arts to sponsor the U.S/Japan Creative Artists' Program.
The program provides support for up to five outstanding contemporary and
traditional artists from the United States to spend a five-month residency
in Japan to pursue their individual artistic goals.  The next deadline for
this program is February 1, 2010. 

The U.S/Japan Creative Artists' Program is extremely competitive; applicants
should have regional or national recognition and anticipate a highly
rigorous review of their work.  Artists should also present compelling
reasons for wanting to work in Japan. 

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 

 Additional information, including guidelines and the application, can be
found at http://www.jusfc.gov/creativeartists.asp. 

 Regards, 

Jennifer 

Jennifer Kareliusson

International Activities Specialist

National Endowment for the Arts

1100 Pennsylvania Ave, NW

Washington, DC 20506

T: 202-682-5630

F: 202-682-5024

kareliussonj at arts.gov

 

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