The Japan-U.S. Friendship Commission is pleased to announce the recipients of the U.S.-Japan Creative Artist Fellowships for 2016:

Latasha N. Nevada Diggs , Vocalist, Curator – New York, NY

Alex Dodge,  Visual Artist – Brooklyn, NY

Graham Kolbeins, Filmmaker – Los Angeles, CA

Sue Mark and Bruce Douglas, Interdisciplinary Artists – Oakland, CA

Piper Shepard, Textile Artist – Baltimore, MD