2013 U.S./Japan Creative Artists Guidelines Posted
The 2013 U.S./Japan Creative Artsts Guidelines (for Program year 2014) are now up on this website. Please click under the Creative Artists Program tab of our menu.
Peter Duus Receives Order of Rising Sun, Gold Rays with Neck Ribbon
The Japan-U.S. Friendship Commission congratulates Peter Duus, William H. Bonsell Professor of History Emeritus, Stanford University, on receiving the Order of the Rising Sun, Gold Rays with Neck Ribbon. This award recognizes his contribution to Japan Studies in the United Sates and the promotion of mutual understanding between Japan and the United States. For more […]
2009 U.S./Japan Creative Artist Jane Rigler’s Latest Work for Flute
This is the current version of a piece 2009 U.S./Japan Creative Artist Jane Rigler is working on for live performance for flute and Ableton Live. In it you can hear traces of people talking, coffee machines, a construction site, the street vendors in Kyoto and Tokyo, the Alaskan sounds of the humpback whales off Resurrection […]
U.S./Japan Creative Artist Brenda Shaughnessy’s “Our Andromeda”
2001 U.S./Japan Creative Artist Brenda Shaughnessy’s third book of poems entitled “Our_Andromeda” has been reviewed in the October 8, 2012 edition of The New Yorker. Click on the link to read the review.
Hurricane Sandy Relief
Hurricane Sandy Relief November 1, 2012 Our thoughts go out to those affected by Hurricane Sandy. Emergency crews and relief organizations are hard at work helping those in need. Here is a list of volunteer organizations and relief organizations accepting donations: http://www.fema.gov/volunteer-donate-responsibly
The Commission Mourns the Sudden Passing of Japanese Diplomat Mr. Shinichi Nishimiya
The Japan-U.S. Friendship Commission sends its deepest sympathies to the family and friends of Japanese Diplomat Mr. Shinichi Nishimiya. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/09/16/shinichi-nishimiya-dead-japan-china_n_1887565.html
Interview With U.S./Japan Creative Artist Michelle Nagai
2011 Composer and U.S./Japan Creative Artist Michelle Nagai Comments on the Creative Artists Fellowship. 1. How did you learn about the U.S./ Japan Creative Artists Program? I learned about this program several years ago, while searching around on the internet. At the time, I didn’t feel “ready” to apply. A few years later, my friend Jane Rigler went […]
JUSFC Celebrates Executive Director’s One Year Anniversary
One year ago, Executive Director Ms. Paige Cottingham-Streater assumed leadership of the Japan-U.S. Friendship Commission, setting the course for deepening the impact of the Commission’s investments in people and partnerships. In her new role, Ms. Cottingham-Streater met past and potential grantees to gain first-hand understanding about the important work individuals and institutions in Japan and […]
Former Commissioner Senator Daniel Inouye
Former Commissioner Senator Daniel Inouye speaks at the lei draping ceremony for King Kamehameha at the Capitol Visitor’s Center on Sunday, June 24.
U.S./Japan Creative Artist Fellowship Finalists for 2013 Announced
The Japan-U.S. Friendship Commission is pleased to announce the 2013 recipients of the U.S.-Japan Creative Artist Fellowship: Karl Burkheimer, Visual Artist, Portland, Oregon John Alberto Jesurun, Playwright, New York, York Marie Mutsuki Mockett, Writer, Jackson Heights, NY Bruce Holland Rogers, Writer, Eugene, Oregon William Thomas Roper, Composer, Altadena, California Karl Burkheimer is a visual artist […]