Japan Art Academy

Japan Art Academy
The Japan Art Academy

Japan Art Academy (日本芸術院 Nihon Geijutsuin?) is the highest ranking artistic organization in Japan. The Academy discusses art-related issues, advises the Minister of Education on art-related issues, and promotes art (fine arts, music, literature, dance and drama though the annual Japan Art Academy Award (Nitten) , the premier art exhibition in Japan. As a legal entity, its status is that of a special independent organization under the aegis of the Agency for Cultural Affairs. Its headquarters is in Ueno Park, Tokyo.

The Japan Art Academy should not be confused with the Japan Art Institute, which is completely different organization.

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History

The Japan Art Academy was founded in 1907 as the Fine Arts Screening Committee (Bijutsu Shinsa Inkai) of the Ministry of Education. It was intended to provide quality standards and a venue for art exhibitions in Meiji period Japan. The first exhibition, or Bunten, was held in 1907. It was renamed the Imperial Fine Arts Academy (Teikoku Bijutsuin) in 1911, and headed by Mori Ōgai. The Bunten exihibition was correspondingly renamed the Teiten.

After a period where it fell into inactivity, it was reorganized into the Imperial Art Academy (Teikoku Geijutsuin) in 1937. In 1947, after World War II, the Imperial Art Academy became the Japan Art Academy, and its annual exhibition was correspondingly renamed the Japan Arts Exhibition (日本美術展覧会 nihon bijutsu tenrankai?), which was abbreviated to Nitten.

In 1958, there was further re-organization whereby the Japan Fine Arts Academy became a solely academic and consultative non-profit organization, and the organization of the Nitten annual exhibition was handled by a separate private company, the Nitten Corporation.

Membership

The Japan Art Academy is under the Minister of Education. It consists of a maximum of 120 members, who are appointed for life.

Membership is divided into the following categories

A. Fine Arts

  1. Nihonga
  2. Yōga
  3. Sculpture
  4. Crafts
  5. Calligraphy
  6. Architecture

B. Culture

  1. Novels, prose literature
  2. Poetry
  3. Essays, translation

C. Music & Drama

  1. Western music
  2. Traditional music
  3. Drama
  4. Dance

Nitten

The Japan Fine Arts Exhibition (日展 Nitten (Nihon bijutsu tenrankai)?)' claims to be the largest combined art exhibition of its kind in the world, attracting a great number of fans and art critics. The exhibition consists five art categories: Nihonga and Western Style Painting, Sculpture, Crafts and Calligraphy. During each exhibition, works of the great masters are shown alongside works of the new but talented artists.

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