Fiscal Year 2025 THE JAPAN FOUNDATIONPROGRAM GUIDELINES

Arts and Cultural Exchange

Exhibitions Abroad Support Program
Application Form: Q-EAS
Section in Charge: Visual Arts Section, Arts and Culture Department

This program is designed to provide financial support for museums and art institutions
overseas that organize exhibitions introducing Japanese art and culture to audiences
overseas. In addition, this program is designed to support overseas international
exhibitions such as biennials/triennials introducing Japanese artists and their works.

Eligibility
Overseas museums and art institutions* If the exhibition travels to more than one venue, the host institution should consolidate the grant
requests and only one application should be submitted for the whole project. The Japan Foundation
will not accept multiple applications for one project.

Eligible Projects
Exhibitions that will open between April 1, 2025 and March 31, 2026, and that will
1 Introduce Japanese art and culture, planned and executed by a museum or an art institution
abroad;2 Introduce Japanese artists and their works in the context of international exhibitions held abroad,such as biennials/triennials;
3 Be created through artist-in-residence programs abroad and promote the expansion of networks
among artists, curators, and researchers in Japan and overseas, and have a clear concept andconcrete plan for exhibitions.

Grant Coverage
Part of the following expenses incurred and paid between April 1, 2025 and March 31, 2026:
1 Packing and shipping costs of art works (excluding insurance costs);
2 Catalogue production costs (including digital catalogue costs; for international exhibitions, support
for catalogue production will be partial, based on the ratio of Japanese artists);
3 Traveling costs for dispatched or invited artists, curators, and specialists (air fare, train fare, andaccommodation fees; excluding costs for preliminary research and development).
* Please note that this program does not cover the production cost of art works, installation costs andartists' fees.

Number of Grants (Reference)
23 out of 56 applications for FY 2024

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Fiscal Year 2025 THE JAPAN FOUNDATIONPROGRAM GUIDELINES

Arts and Cultural Exchange

Selection Policy
1 See p. 2 for the selection policy common to all programs.
2 Screening will be conducted after consulting with experts in the field.
3 The following projects will be given a relatively higher evaluation:
a. Exhibition projects with strong curatorial values that have not yet been staged in the applicants'countries;b. Projects that relate to major diplomatic anniversary events (see p. 2)
4 The following projects will be given lower priority:a. Projects organized by museums or institutions that have recently received financial support
from the Japan Foundation;b. Traveling exhibitions that have previously received grants from the Japan Foundation;c. Projects that are primarily part of friendship and goodwill activities among sister cities, schools
or institutions;d. Exhibitions composed mainly of art works of public subscription; ande. Exhibitions organized by hobby groups or similar membership associations.

Application Deadline
Apply through Online Application Portal by 1 p.m., December 3, 2024 (Japan Standard Time)

Notification of Results
April 2025

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