# List of Asian art awards

This List of Asian art awards covers some of the main art awards given by organizations in Asia. Some are restricted to artists from a particular country or region, and some are open to artists from around the world.

## India

| Award | Sponsor | Notes |
| Jakanachari Award | Government of Karnataka | Talented sculptors and craftsmen from the state |
| Kaivinai Pokkisham Award | Government of Tamil Nadu | Best artisans in the State |
| Kala Ratna | Government of Andhra Pradesh | Awards for literature, music, dance, painting, sculpture, folk and tribal arts |
| Kalaimamani | Tamil Nadu Iyal Isai Nataka Manram | Excellence in the field of art and literature |
| Kalidas Samman | Government of Madhya Pradesh | Conferred in alternate years in the fields of Classical Music, Classical Dance, Theatre and Plastic Arts |
| Kamal Kumari National Award | Kamal Kumari Foundation | Outstanding contribution to Art, Culture & Literature and Science & Technology. |
| Nataka Kalasarathy | Parthasarathy Swami Sabha | Awarded annually to a dramatist |
| National Handicrafts Award | Government of India | Outstanding craftspersons in the Handicraft sector |
| Nishagandhi Puraskaram | Department of Tourism (Kerala) | Personalities in the fields of music and dance |
| Padma Vibhushan (in Arts) | Government of India | Exceptional and distinguished service |
| Padma Bhushan (in Arts) | Government of India | Distinguished service of a high order. On 15 January 1955, the Padma Vibhushan was reclassified into three different awards: the Padma Vibhushan, the highest of the three, followed by the Padma Bhushan and the Padma Shri. |
| Padma Shri (in Arts) | Government of India | Distinguished contribution |
| Poompuhar State Award | Tamil Nadu Handicrafts Development Corporation | Outstanding artisans |
| Sangeet Natak Akademi Award | Sangeet Natak Akademi | Practicing artists. Since 2009 cash prize has been increased to ₹1,00,000. |
| Sangeet Natak Akademi Fellowship | Sangeet Natak Akademi | Performing arts |
| Lalit Kala Akademi Fellowship | Lalit Kala Akademi | Eminent artists for their lifetime achievements in the field of visual arts by the Lalit Kala Akademi, India's National Academy of Art |
| Sant Kabir Award | Ministry of Textiles | Dedication in building up linkages between the past, present and future through dissemination of knowledge on traditional skills and designs |
| Shilp Guru | Government of India | Master craftspersons in innovating different styles and designs of the traditional craftsmanship |
| The Skoda Prize | British Council etc. | Indian contemporary art |
| Tagore Ratna and Tagore Puraskar | Sangeet Natak Akademi | Award for the performing arts |
| Tulsi Samman | Government of Madhya Pradesh | Tribal, traditional and folk arts: art, theatre, dance and music |
| Varnashilpi Venkatappa Award | Government of Karnataka | For excellence in painting |

## Israel

| Award | Sponsor | Notes |
| Andrea M. Bronfman Prize for the Arts | Charles Bronfman family | Israeli decorative artist working in ceramics, glass, textiles or jewellery |
| Constantiner Photography Award for an Israeli Artist | Tel Aviv Museum of Art | For an Israeli photographer |
| Dizengoff Prize | Tel Aviv Municipality | Painting and sculpture |
| Wolf Prize in Arts | Wolf Foundation | Rotates annually among painting, music, architecture and sculpture |

## Japan

| Award | Sponsor | Notes |
| Asahi Prize for Arts | Asahi Shimbun and Asahi Shimbun Foundation | Accomplishments in the arts and academics and contributions to the development and progress of Japanese culture and society at large. |
| Bungeishunjū Manga Award | Bungeishunjū | (No longer awarded) Gag, yonkoma, one-panel, and satirical manga. |
| Daiwa Foundation Art Prize | Daiwa Anglo-Japanese Foundation | British artists resident in the United Kingdom who have not previously had a solo exhibition in Japan |
| Fukuoka Prize | City of Fukuoka, Fukuoka City International Foundation | Outstanding work ... in preserving or creating Asian culture |
| International Manga Award | Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Japan) | Non-Japanese manga artists |
| International TAKIFUJI Art Award | Japan Traffic Culture Association | Students who belong to the designated art schools |
| Kyoto Prize in Arts and Philosophy | Inamori Foundation | Lifetime achievements in the arts and philosophy. |
| Otaka prize | NHK Symphony Orchestra | Japanese composer for an outstanding orchestral work |
| Praemium Imperiale | Imperial House of Japan | Painting, sculpture, architecture, music, and theatre/film. |
| Taro Okamoto Award | Taro Okamoto Museum of Art | Artists who succeed the challenging spirit of Taro Okamoto manifested in the making of creative works with individual expression |
| Tezuka Award | Shueisha | (No longer awarded?) New manga artists in the Story Manga category |
| Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prize | Asahi Shimbun | Manga artists or their works that follow the Osamu Tezuka manga approach |

## Southeast Asia

| Country | Award | Sponsor | Notes |
| Indochina | Prix de l'Indochine | École des Beaux-Arts de l'Indochine | (no longer awarded) |
| Indonesia | Asia Cosmopolitan Awards | Economic Research Institute for ASEAN and East Asia | Contributions to the development and enrichment of East Asian Community in the field of cultural and economic integration |
| Singapore | Cultural Medallion | National Arts Council, Singapore | Artistic excellence in dance, theatre, literature, music, photography, art and film |
| Thailand | Silpathorn Award | Office of Contemporary Art and Culture, Ministry of Culture of Thailand | Thai contemporary artists who are considered to be in their mid-career and who have already made notable contributions to Thai fine arts and culture. |
| Malaysia | BOH Cameronian Arts Awards | Kakiseni, BOH Plantations | The BOH Cameronian Arts Awards (since 2002) celebrates outstanding performances in dance, music, theatre and musical theatre performed in the previous year. It is dedicated to raising the profile of the arts in Malaysia and to recognize the contribution of artists in various areas of the performing arts. |

## Other

| Country | Award | Sponsor | Notes |
| Pakistan | Arjumand Painting Award | Gallery 6 Islamabad | National Biennial Painting Award |
| Dubai | Hamdan International Photography Award | Hamdan bin Mohammed Al Maktoum | International photography award |
| Qatar | Arab Cartoon Award | Ministry of Culture Arts and Heritage of Qatar etc. | Artistic excellence in drawing cartoons (caricature) in the Arab World |
| South Korea | Ho-Am Prize in the Arts | Samsung | Culture that continues the noble spirit of public servic. |