Scholarship

International Takifuji Art Award

About Award

To the students of the art who are torchbearer of culture

We created this award in order to both promote public art and nurture the promising talents of young artists who might provide for its future production. This scholarship has been granted to art students from abroad as well as those studying in Japan. Currently the program invites students from a dozen Japanese art colleges and another dozen from institutions drawn from Asia, the U.S. and Europe. The scholarship provides 300,000 yen a year to each recipient. Over the past 38 years, the scholarship has paid out 216 million yen and has been awarded to 737 overseas and domestic art students.

History

Foster young artists

Since the association works to promote and popularize public art, we set up “The Takafuji Art Award” in 1980 to foster young talents who could provide a future to public art. In 1991 we extended our invitations to art students overseas and so changed the name to “The International Art Award.” Presently, the scholarship draws students from 12 foreign institutions as well as 13 domestic colleges. Over the last 38 years (by 2017), we have provided support for a total of 737 young art students from Japan and abroad. Some have become leaders in the art world. Among these are the sculptor Noe Aoki, a 1st year grantee, the contemporary artist Yoshitomo Nara, a 5th year grantee, the contemporary artist, Kenji Yanobe, a 9th year grantee, and the sculptor and associate professor at Tokyo University of the Arts, Motohiko Odani, a 15th year grantee.

Achievement (Until 2017, 38th.award)

The universities above are correct as of October 2017 (Universities which subject to the application qualification revised and add depend on the year)
Total of winners	737
Total Scholarship	216 million yen ($1.91 million)
Universities	Japan: Aichi University of the Arts / Hiroshima City University / Joshibi University of Art and Design / Kanazawa College of Art / Kyoto City University of Arts / Kyoto University of Art and Design /Musashino Art University / Nihon University / Okinawa Prefectural University of Arts / Tama Art University / Tohoku University of Art and Design / Tokyo University of the Arts / Tokyo Zokei University Abroad: Academy of Arts and Design, Tsinghua University, China / École Nationale Supérieure Des Beaux-Arts de Paris, France / Berlin University of the Arts, Germany / Stuttgart State Academy of Art and Design, Germany / Ewha Womans University, College of Arts, Korea / Hongik University, Korea / Seoul National University, Korea / Lasalle College of the Arts, Singapore / University of the Arts London, UK / University of London, UK / Art Center College of Design, USA / Pratt Institute, USA

Award Gallery 2017

Prize for Excellence / Grand Prize [RAINbows] SHINYA Satoko Tokyo University of the Arts, Japan
Prize for Excellence / International Grand Prize [PURIFORA “SIDE ENTRANCE”] Adriana AVENDANO Art Center College of Design, USA
Prize for Excellence [Social withdrawal] AKIRA Miyu Aichi University of the Arts, Japan
Prize for Excellence [Memory of shape] SHIMABUKURO Kako Okinawa Prefectural University of Arts, Japan
Prize for Excellence [Recovery] OKITA Ayumi Kanazawa College of Art, Japan
Prize for Excellence [Sound movement] KITAURA Yudai Kyoto City University of Arts, Japan
Prize for Excellence [Altar for good shape sheep] TSUCHITORI Fumika Kyoto University of Art and Design, Japan
Prize for Excellence [ko-shido] YAMADA Nanami Joshibi University of Art and Design, Japan
Prize for Excellence [Lucy,Anna,Juda,Molly,Zoe…Ning] KYO Nei Tama Art University, Japan
Prize for Excellence [A polar night] KAWAKAMI Yoshiro Tokyo Zokei University, Japan
Prize for Excellence [Divergence between Daily life and extraordinary world due to irreversibility] MINAMI Yuriko Tohoku University of Art and Design, Japan
Prize for Excellence [ache] OIKAWA Aoi Nihon University, Japan
Prize for Excellence [Ostrich] ISHIDA Yasuha Hiroshima City University, Japan
Prize for Excellence [Dog’s prank] SUZUKI Akane Musashino Art University, Japan
Prize for Excellence [Specter no.14] Moon JOHYUN Seoul National University, Korea
Prize for Excellence [Folktale_02] Teng TENG Academy of Arts and Design, Tsinghua University, China
Prize for Excellence [WHAT THE WATER GAVE ME] Muhammad Masuri Bin MAZLAN Lasalle College of the Arts, Singapore
Prize for Excellence [Golden Potential, Sit up and stand down.] Sam SHAW University of the Arts London – Central Saint Martins, UK
Prize for Excellence [IN THE FOREST M.T] Klaudia KRYNICKA Berlin University of the Arts, Germany
Prize for Excellence [PENEROPE] Deborah FISCHER École Nationale Supérieure des Beaux-Arts de Paris, France
Special Jury Prize [Sound] YASUKOHCHI Ran Tokyo University of the Arts, Japan
Special Jury Prize [Light coffin] UEMATSU Mizuki Nihon University, Japan
Special Jury Prize [Untitled] Renato SETTEMBRE Stuttgart State Academy of Art and Design, Germany

Juries

MIYATA Ryohei

Metal Craft Artist,
The ninth President, Tokyo University of the Arts
OTSU Eibin

Painter,
Member of The Japan Art Academy
ONARI Hiroshi

Sculptor,
Administrator of Japan Artists Association
HIBINO Katsuhiko

Dean of Faculty of Fine Arts, Tokyo University of the Arts

Director of General Affairs Division, Railway Bureau of The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism
Managing Director, East Japan Railway Company
TAKI Hisao, Director – General, Japan Traffic Culture Association

Winners 2017

Prize for Excellence / Grand Prize	SHINYA Satoko	Tokyo University of the Arts, Japan
Prize for Excellence / International Grand Prize	Adriana AVENDANO	Art Center College of Design, USA
Prize for Excellence	AKIRA Miyu	Aichi University of the Arts, Japan
	SHIMABUKURO Kako	Okinawa Prefectural University of Arts, Japan
	OKITA Ayumi	Kanazawa College of Art, Japan
	KITAURA Yudai	Kyoto City University of Arts, Japan
	TSUCHITORI Fumika	Kyoto University of Art and Design, Japan
	YAMADA Nanami	Joshibi University of Art and Design, Japan
	KYO Nei	Tama Art University, Japan
	KAWAKAMI Yoshiro	Tokyo Zokei University, Japan
	MINAMI Yuriko	Tohoku University of Art and Design, Japan
	OIKAWA Aoi	Nihon University, Japan
	ISHIDA Yasuha	Hiroshima City University, Japan
	SUZUKI Akane	Musashino Art University, Japan
	Moon JOHYUN	Seoul National University, Korea
	Teng TENG	Academy of Arts and Design, Tsinghua University, China
	Muhammad Masuri Bin MAZLAN	Lasalle College of the Arts, Singapore
	Sam SHAW	University of the Arts London – Central Saint Martins, UK
	Klaudia KRYNICKA	Berlin University of the Arts, Germany
	Deborah FISCHER	École Nationale Supérieure des Beaux-Arts de Paris, France
Special Jury Prize	YASUKOHCHI Ran	Tokyo University of the Arts, Japan
	UEMATSU Mizuki	Nihon University, Japan
	Renato SETTEMBRE	Stuttgart State Academy of Art and Design, Germany

The Grand Prize winner is selected from among winners of Prize for Excellence.

Interviews

: New
Interview with alumni art award winner

AOKI Noe Sculptor

Ms. Aoki Noe, a sculptor well known both in Japan and in abroad, is the first recipient of Takifuji

Award Community

Application Guidelines 2018

Qualifications	Students who are qualified and recommended by professor
Award Amount	Prize for excellence: 300,000 JPY single installment Jury’s Special Award: 100,000 JPY single installment

Application Deadline	June 30th, 2018
Results Announced	Middle of September, 2018
Award Ceremony	TBA, in October/ November, 2018

For more information about this award, please refer to the details on PDF below.

The 39th Application Guidelines 2018 (PDF: 2.84MB)

Contacts

Takifuji Foundation

About Foundation

Taki Fuji Foundation was established in 1968 as an aid program to foster potential in the younger generation. The name of “Taki Fuji” was taken by the name of Taki FUJITARO, who is one of the founder. It is available to people working in transportation or traffic related businesses (including tourism) and their family members currently attending university or another form of higher education. Each year around 50 participants are selected and receive financial assistance or full scholarship. Up to 2015, the students who received the scholarship are more than 1700.

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