Mainichi Art Award Recipients Announced

On January 1, the recipients of the 59th Mainichi Art Award (sponsored by the Mainichi Newspapers Co.), an annual award given to outstanding individuals in art and culture, were announced. In Art Category I (Painting / Sculpture / Crats / Graphics), artist and sculptor ENDŌ Toshikatsu won for his exhibition titled ‘ENDO Toshikatsu: The Archaeology of the Sacred’ held at the Museum of Modern Art, Saitama. (Japanese)

Asahi Prize Recipients Announced

The recipients of the Asahi Prize for the fiscal year 2017 (sponsored by the Asahi Shimbun Foundation) were announced. In relation to art, art director KITAGAWA Fram received the prize for ‘revitalising local communities and culture with art festivals in satoyama and islands’. (Japanese)

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