This list includes awardees from 1996 – 2021 for programs under the Arts & Cultural Exchange section. The list of awardees for the discontinued Japan Foundation Fellowship Program for Cultural Specialists & Artists may be found in the Japanese Studies and Intellectual Exchange Awardees page.
Note: The symbol (*) denotes the programs that are by invitation only.
Visual Arts
Exhibitions Abroad Support Program
Performing Arts
Performances Abroad Program
Performing Arts Japan (PAJ)
Audio-Visual and Publication
Publishing
Film and TV
Japanese Film Screenings Overseas
2003-2021
Performing Arts Japan (PAJ) Grant Program
This grant has been discontinued as of the 2021-2022 fiscal year.
Past Grant Awardees
2015-2016
Exhibitions Abroad Support Program
Across Borders: Naoki Ishikawa, Royal Alberta Museum
Looking East: Western Artists and the Allure of Japan, Musée national des beaux-arts du Québec
2014-2015
Exhibitions Abroad Support Program
Teleportation-An artistic project involving two sculptors from Japan and Canada, Galerie B-312
30 30:Reiko Sudo’s Textile for Nuno, Mississippi Valley Textile Museum
2013-2014
Exhibitions Abroad Support Program
(E)scapes: exploring the sonic relationship between body and space, New Adventures in Sound Art(NAISA)
Ukiyo-e Spectacular Beauty and Humour, Japanese Woodblock Prints from the mid-1800s, West Vancouver Museum
The inclusion of Japanese artist Tomoko Sawada in Le Mois de la Photo a Montreal 2013, Le Mois de la Photo a Montreal
2012-2013
Exhibitions Abroad Support Program
Samurai, Masterpieces from the Ann and Gabriel Barbier-Mueller Collection, Quebec Museum of Civilization
Van Gogh: Up Close, National Gallery of Canada
Ryoji Ikeda: A monographic exhibition at DHC/ART as part of the first edition of the International Digital Arts Biennial, Association pour la creation et la recherche electroacoustiques du Quebec
Samurais. The prestigious collection of Richard Beliveau, Pointe-a-Calliere, Montreal Museum of Archaeology and History
2011-2012
Exhibitions Abroad Support Program
Japan: Tradition. Innovation, Canadian Museum of Civilization Corporation
Hiroshima: Works by Ishiuchi Miyako, The Museum of Anthropology
Manga – The Art of Movemen, Bibliotheque et Archives nationales du Quebec
2010-2011
Exhibitions Abroad Support Program
For Castles and Courtesans: Japanese Porcelain of the Edo Period, Gardiner Museum of Ceramic Art
2009-2010
Exhibitions Abroad Support Program
None awarded
2008-2009
Exhibitions Abroad Support Program
Great New Wave: Contemporary Art from Japan, Art Gallery of Hamilton
2007-2008
Exhibitions Abroad Support Program
Hiroshi Sugimoto: History of History, Royal Ontario Museum
2006-2007
Exhibitions Abroad Support Program
A Japanese Karakuri Trip by Minoru Takahashi, Montreal
Cafe Liustra, Kelowna Art Gallery
Next: Zero Yen House, Vancouver Art Gallery
Traveling Exhibition Program
Modern Japanese Design Exhibition, Toronto
Kumamoto Artpolis, Montreal
Publication and Translation Support Program
none awarded
Film and TV Program Production Assistance Program
none awarded
Film Festivals Abroad Support Program (*)
Vancouver International Film Festival
Festival Nouveau Cinema, Montreal
Toronto International Film Festival
Cultural Presentation Abroad Progam(*)
Ikebana Lecture and Demonstration in Ottawa, Montreal and Vancouver
Zen Lecture, Calgary
Program for Overseas Performances
Rakugo tour to Toronto, Ottawa, Calgary, Montreal and Vancouver
Grant Program for Overseas Performances (Domestic Application)
Images Festival 2006, Toronto
Taichi-Kitakaku, Montreal
Noh Performance and Workshop at North America and Canadian Universities, Vancouver
Performing Arts Japan Program for North America
PAJListofAwardees2006-2007
2005-2006
Exhibitions Abroad Support Program
none awarded
Publication and Translation Support Program
Drawn & Quarterly, The Push Man & other stories
Film and TV Program Production Assistance Program
Access Media Group, Careers TV Japan
Film Festivals Abroad Support Program (*)
Vancouver International Film Festival
Cinematheque Ontario, Mikio Naruse series
Film Festivals Abroad Program (*)
Japanese Film Lecture
Travelling Film Festival in Canada
Cultural Presentation Abroad Progam(*)
Demonstration of Ikebana and Tea Ceremony
Embassy of Japan in Canada, Demonstration of Japanese Traditional Tea
Grant Program for Overseas Performances (Domestic Application)
Noh Performance and workshop at North American and Canadian universities
Performing Arts Japan
PAJAwardees2005-2006
2004-2005
Exhibitions Abroad Support Program
Subject: The Architecture of Life Photographs by Noritoshi Hirakawa, University of Toronto, Faculty of Architecture
Publication Support Program
Uchimura Kanzo: Japan’s Modern Prophet, University of British Columbia Press
Translation Support Program
none awarded
Film and TV Program Production Assistance Program
Life in a Poem, Redwolf Films Ltd
Film Festivals Abroad Support Program (*)
Greater Vancouver International Film Festival
Toronto International Film Festival
Film Festivals Abroad Program (*)
Japanese Film Screening in Ottawa
UniJapan Japanese Film Booth at Toronto International Film Festival
Performing Arts Japan
PAJListofAwardees2004-2005
2003-2004
Exhibitions Abroad Support Program
none awarded
Publication Assistance Program
none awarded
Translation Assistance Program
none awarded
Film Production Support Program
none awarded
Film Festivals Abroad Program (*)
Cinematheque Ontario
Japan Film Festival as part of the Japan Fest
UniJapan
Film Festival Abroad Support Program (*)
Greater Vancouver International Film Festival
Montreal World Film Festival
Toronto International Film Festival
Performing Arts Presenters (*)
Albert Shultz, Soulpepper Theatre, ON
Bill Millard, Vancouver Arts Club Theatre, BC
Andy McKim, Tarragon Theatre, ON
Gordon McCall, Centaur Theatre, QC
Performing Arts Japan
PAJawardees2003-2004
2002-2003
Exhibitions Abroad Support Program
none awarded
Publication Assistance Program
none awarded
Translation Assistance Program
none awarded
Film Production Support Program
none awarded
Film Festivals Abroad Program (*)
Cinematheque Ontario
Film Festivals Abroad Support Program (*)
Vancouver International Film Festival
Montreal World Film Festival
Toronto International Film Festival
2001-2002
Exhibitions Abroad Support Program
none awarded
Publication Assistance Program
Institute of Asian Research, Nostalgic Journeys: Literary Pilgrimages between Japan and the West
University of Calgary Press, Learning Japanese in the Network Society
Translation Assistance Program
none awarded
Film Production Support Program
none awarded
Film Festivals Abroad Program (*)
Cinematheque Ontario
Film Festivals Abroad Support Program (*)
Vancouver International Film Festival
Montreal World Film Festival
Toronto International Film Festival
2000-2001
Exhibitions Abroad Support Program
none awarded
Publication Assistance Program
none awarded
Translation Assistance Program
none awarded
Film Production Support Program
Harbourfront Centre, New Creators Series Documentary, New Movements for a New Century
Andrew White, The Mongolian Falcon
Film Festivals Abroad Support Program (*)
Vancouver International Film Festival
Montreal World Film Festival
Toronto International Film Festival
1999-2000
Exhibition Assistance Program (Japan/Abroad)
none awarded
Publication Assistance Program
none awarded
Translation Assistance Program
none awarded
Film Production Support Program
none awarded
1998-1999
Exhibition Assistance Program (Japan/Abroad)
Centre international d’art contemporaine de Montreal
Publication Assistance Program
none awarded
Translation Assistance Program
none awarded
Film Production Support Program
none awarded
1997-1998
Exhibition Assistance Program (Japan/Abroad)
none awarded
Publication Assistance Program
none awarded
Translation Assistance Program
none awarded
Film Production Support Program
none awarded
1996-1997
Exhibition Assistance Program (Japan/Abroad)
Centre international d’art contemporarine de Montreal, Miyajima Tatsuo
Publication Assistance Program
none awarded
Translation Assistance Program
none awarded
Film Production Support Program
none awarded
