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CGP Grant Program Guidelines 2010 (Deadline: Oct 1)
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| The Japan Foundation Center for Global Partnership (CGP) is pleased to announce the new CGP Grant Program Application Guidelines effective August 2010. Concept papers of 2-3 pages minimum should be sumbitted to CGP for consideration no later than October 1, 2010. |
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Position Available - CGP Intellectual Exchange Program (Deadline: Sep 10)
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CGP New York has an opening for an Associate Program Officer in the Intellectual Exchange Program.
Please email resume, cover letter, and one-page writing sample by September 10, 2010. |
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| Performing Arts Japan (PAJ) Announcement (Deadline: Oct 25) |
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The Japan Foundation is now accepting PAJ grant proposals for the 2011-2012 fiscal year. The PAJ Touring Grant assists with the presentation of Japanese performing arts in the US and Canada, emphasizing locations outside major metropolitan areas. The PAJ Collaboration Grant allows collaborating artists to create new works with the potential to develop into a touring project. Applications are due by October 25, 2010 for projects taking place between July 1, 2011, and June 30, 2012.
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Calling Applicants for Education Grant Program (Deadline: Rolling)
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| The Japan Foundation Center for Global Partnership (CGP) is now accepting grant applications for our Education Program. A maximum of $5,000 will be awarded to K-12 education projects promoting greater awareness and understanding of Japan in the US. The Midwest, South, and Mountain regions are priority areas, but applicants from all areas are welcome. Applicants must be 501(c)3 organizations and projects must commence before March 31, 2011. |
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2nd International Furoshiki Design Contest (Deadline: Oct 29)
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The Japan Foundation is pleased to announce its second International Furoshiki Design Contest for students, specifically, university and vocational school students around the world who are the designers of the future.
One entry will be awarded the grand prize of 100,000 yen and three others will be awarded prizes for excellence. These four designs will be used to produce and market Japan Foundation Original Furoshiki.
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| Japanese Arts in Latin America (JAILA) |
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Each year, the Japan Foundation, New York, dispatches US-based Japanese culture specialists to Central and South Americas, to promote cultural exchange throughout Latin American countries. For 2010, the following projects have been selected:
Lecture Tour "Telling Our Story: Coalition Building and the Asian American Journalists Association" (Aug 18-28) Ms. Lori Lei Matsukawa, the KING5 co-anchor and President of the Board of the Japanese Cultural and Community Center of Washington, will be giving lectures in four cities in Brazil: Sao Paulo, Belem, Tome-Acu, and Brasilia.
Hogaku: Traditional Japanese Music Concert Tour (Sep 7-17)
Ms Yumi Kurosawa (21-string Koto) and Mr. Kaoru Watababe (Japanese flute and Taiko drum) will visit four countries: Costa Rica, Honduras, Trinidad and Tobago, and Panama, giving performances and workshops to local music students and the general public.
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Upcoming Events
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"Yoshitomo Nara: Nobody's Fool" at Asia Society
(Sep 9-Jan 2, 2011. NY, NY)
"Japan House/Philadelphia" at Philly Fringe Festival (Sep 9-11. Philadelphia, PA)
Dai Fujikura & ICE (International Contemporary Ensemble) at Museum of Contemporary Art (Sep 11. Chicago, IL)
University of California, San Diego, Center for Comparative Immigration Studies: "Is Immigration Necessary? Labor Market Policy and Strategy in the US and Japan" (Sep 11-12. San Diego, CA)
Japan Festival of Saginaw at the Japanese Cultural Center (Sep 19. Saginaw, MI)
Middleton Public Library Origami Workshops
(Sep 19-Oct 19. Middleton, WI)
US-Japan Council's Inaugural Annual Conference 2010
(Sep 20. Washington, DC)
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