Background
The Japan-U.S. Friendship Commission’s U.S.-Japan Creative Artists Program is currently seeking a part-time Arts Coordinator to be based at the International House of Japan in Tokyo.
Since 1978, the Japan-U.S. Friendship Commission and the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) have worked with the Agency for Cultural Affairs in Japan (Bunkacho) and the International House of Japan (I-House) to organize the United States-Japan Creative Artists’ Program. Each year five leading U.S.-based artists, representing all genres, are selected from the United States and are provided funding to spend three to five months in Japan. This residency program allows the artists to research and experience both the traditional and contemporary artistic milieu of Japan. Artists are free to live anywhere in the country to pursue activities of greatest relevance to their creative process. The International House of Japan provides in-depth orientation materials, expert advice and professional contacts, as well as logistical support during the residency period.
Application Deadline
December 3, 2018. (Candidates must be available to interview in Tokyo during December 10-13).
Start Date
January – February, 2019 (negotiable)
Duties and Responsibilities
Work closely with the Senior Arts Coordinator to:
Required Qualifications
Preferred Qualifications and Expectations
Working Hours
The Arts Programs Coordinator must commit to a minimum of 12 hours a week at the International House of Japan. Additionally, there will be five Artists Forums during the year, which will require working late into the evening.
Salary
¥1,200,000/year paid on an hourly basis. Commuting expenses will also be provided.
To apply
Please send the following materials to Ms. Manami Maeda, Senior Arts Coordinator
E-mail: ihj-arts*i-house.or.jp (Please replace * with @)
For more information about the program please visit:
JUSFC: www.jusfc.gov/creative-artists-programs/
IHJ: www.i-house.or.jp/eng/programs/activities/usjcap/