Asian Cultural Council
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The Asian Cultural Council (ACC) ' onMouseout='HidePop("8068")' href="/topics/Korean_language">Korean
: 아시아 문화 협회) is an American non-profit organization
dedicated to providing support to Asia
n-American cultural exchange in the areas of visual
and performing arts
.
in 1963. The Asian Cultural Council now has representation in New York
, Hong Kong
, Manila
, Taipei
and Tokyo
. As of 2010, the Council and the JDR 3rd Fund before it have provided grant assistance to nearly 6,000 Asians and American artists, scholars, and specialists in the arts. It currently makes approximately 160 grants a year, and its annual budget is met by a combination of endowment income and contributions from foundations, corporations, and individual donors.
and the United States
, and also among different regions within Asia. Its geographic purview includes an extensive area of Asia, ranging from Afghanistan to Japan and Indonesia. The ACC does this by providing grants to Asian applicants in areas of research
, study and work in the arts
in the United States, and similarly, to American applicants who wish to work in the art sector in Asia. Every year the ACC also supports a small number of projects involving inter-Asia exchange. In addition, grants are awarded to various educational and cultural institutions in Asia and the United States to promote Asian-American cultural exchange.
Grants are made in the following fields, including both traditional and contemporary arts: archaeology
, architecture
(design
, theory
, and history), art history
, arts administration
, arts criticism
, cinema
, conservation, crafts, dance
, design
(not commercial), literature
(Japan-U.S. Arts Program only), museology
, music
, new media
, painting
, photography
, printmaking
, sculpture
, theater, and video
.
Award is presented yearly by the Trustees of the Asian Cultural Council to an individual from Asia
or the United States
who has made a significant contribution to the international understanding, practice, or study of the visual or performing arts of Asia. This $35,000 award for outstanding professional achievement commemorates the deep and long standing interest of John D. Rockefeller 3rd in Asian art
and culture
.
Korean language
Korean is the official language of the country Korea, in both South and North. It is also one of the two official languages in the Yanbian Korean Autonomous Prefecture in People's Republic of China. There are about 78 million Korean speakers worldwide. In the 15th century, a national writing...
: 아시아 문화 협회) is an American non-profit organization
Non-profit organization
Nonprofit organization is neither a legal nor technical definition but generally refers to an organization that uses surplus revenues to achieve its goals, rather than distributing them as profit or dividends...
dedicated to providing support to Asia
Asia
Asia is the world's largest and most populous continent, located primarily in the eastern and northern hemispheres. It covers 8.7% of the Earth's total surface area and with approximately 3.879 billion people, it hosts 60% of the world's current human population...
n-American cultural exchange in the areas of visual
Visual arts
The visual arts are art forms that create works which are primarily visual in nature, such as ceramics, drawing, painting, sculpture, printmaking, design, crafts, and often modern visual arts and architecture...
and performing arts
Performing arts
The performing arts are those forms art which differ from the plastic arts insofar as the former uses the artist's own body, face, and presence as a medium, and the latter uses materials such as clay, metal or paint which can be molded or transformed to create some physical art object...
.
History
The Asian Cultural Council was established in 1980 to carry forward the mission of the Asian Cultural Program of the JDR 3rd Fund, which was created by John D. Rockefeller 3rdJohn D. Rockefeller 3rd
John Davison Rockefeller 3rd was a major philanthropist and third-generation member of the prominent Rockefeller family. He was the eldest son of John D. Rockefeller, Jr. and Abby Aldrich Rockefeller, and the grandson of John D. Rockefeller...
in 1963. The Asian Cultural Council now has representation in New York
New York
New York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east...
, Hong Kong
Hong Kong
Hong Kong is one of two Special Administrative Regions of the People's Republic of China , the other being Macau. A city-state situated on China's south coast and enclosed by the Pearl River Delta and South China Sea, it is renowned for its expansive skyline and deep natural harbour...
, Manila
Manila
Manila is the capital of the Philippines. It is one of the sixteen cities forming Metro Manila.Manila is located on the eastern shores of Manila Bay and is bordered by Navotas and Caloocan to the north, Quezon City to the northeast, San Juan and Mandaluyong to the east, Makati on the southeast,...
, Taipei
Taipei
Taipei City is the capital of the Republic of China and the central city of the largest metropolitan area of Taiwan. Situated at the northern tip of the island, Taipei is located on the Tamsui River, and is about 25 km southwest of Keelung, its port on the Pacific Ocean...
and Tokyo
Tokyo
, ; officially , is one of the 47 prefectures of Japan. Tokyo is the capital of Japan, the center of the Greater Tokyo Area, and the largest metropolitan area of Japan. It is the seat of the Japanese government and the Imperial Palace, and the home of the Japanese Imperial Family...
. As of 2010, the Council and the JDR 3rd Fund before it have provided grant assistance to nearly 6,000 Asians and American artists, scholars, and specialists in the arts. It currently makes approximately 160 grants a year, and its annual budget is met by a combination of endowment income and contributions from foundations, corporations, and individual donors.
Mission
The Council's main objective is to provide support for cultural exchange between AsiaAsia
Asia is the world's largest and most populous continent, located primarily in the eastern and northern hemispheres. It covers 8.7% of the Earth's total surface area and with approximately 3.879 billion people, it hosts 60% of the world's current human population...
and the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
, and also among different regions within Asia. Its geographic purview includes an extensive area of Asia, ranging from Afghanistan to Japan and Indonesia. The ACC does this by providing grants to Asian applicants in areas of research
Research
Research can be defined as the scientific search for knowledge, or as any systematic investigation, to establish novel facts, solve new or existing problems, prove new ideas, or develop new theories, usually using a scientific method...
, study and work in the arts
ARts
aRts, which stands for analog Real time synthesizer, is an audio framework that is no longer under development. It is best known for previously being used in KDE to simulate an analog synthesizer....
in the United States, and similarly, to American applicants who wish to work in the art sector in Asia. Every year the ACC also supports a small number of projects involving inter-Asia exchange. In addition, grants are awarded to various educational and cultural institutions in Asia and the United States to promote Asian-American cultural exchange.
Grants are made in the following fields, including both traditional and contemporary arts: archaeology
Archaeology
Archaeology, or archeology , is the study of human society, primarily through the recovery and analysis of the material culture and environmental data that they have left behind, which includes artifacts, architecture, biofacts and cultural landscapes...
, architecture
Architecture
Architecture is both the process and product of planning, designing and construction. Architectural works, in the material form of buildings, are often perceived as cultural and political symbols and as works of art...
(design
Architectural Design
Architectural Design, also known as AD, is a UK-based architectural journal first launched in 1930.In its early days it was more concerned with the British scene, but gradually became more international. It also moved away from presenting mostly news towards theme-based issues...
, theory
Architectural theory
Architectural theory is the act of thinking, discussing, or most importantly writing about architecture. Architectural theory is taught in most architecture schools and is practiced by the world's leading architects. Some forms that architecture theory takes are the lecture or dialogue, the...
, and history), art history
Eastern art history
The history of Eastern art includes a vast range of influences from various cultures and religions. Developments in Eastern art historically parallel those in Western art, in general a few centuries earlier...
, arts administration
Arts administration
Arts Administration is the business end of an arts organization responsible for facilitating the day-to-day operation of the organization and fulfilling its mission...
, arts criticism
Arts criticism
Arts criticism is the process of describing, analyzing, interpreting, and judging works of art . It is distinct from art criticism due to its broader remit...
, cinema
Asian cinema
Asian cinema refers to the film industries and films produced in the continent of Asia, and is also sometimes known as Eastern cinema. More commonly however, it is used to refer to the cinema of Eastern, Southeastern and Southern Asia. West Asian cinema is sometimes classified as part of Middle...
, conservation, crafts, dance
Dance
Dance is an art form that generally refers to movement of the body, usually rhythmic and to music, used as a form of expression, social interaction or presented in a spiritual or performance setting....
, design
Design
Design as a noun informally refers to a plan or convention for the construction of an object or a system while “to design” refers to making this plan...
(not commercial), literature
Asian literature
-Examples:*East Asian literature**Chinese literature**Japanese literature**Korean literature*Central Asian literature**Bengali literature**Indian literature**Pakistani literature**Tamil literature*West Asian literature**Arabic literature...
(Japan-U.S. Arts Program only), museology
Museology
Museology is the diachronic study of museums and how they have established and developed in their role as an educational mechanism under social and political pressures.-Overview:...
, music
Asian music
Asian music encompasses numerous different musical styles originating from a large number of Asian countries.Musical traditions in Asia* Music of Central Asia** Music of Afghanistan** Music of Kazakhstan** Music of Mongolia** Music of Uzbekistan...
, new media
New media
New media is a broad term in media studies that emerged in the latter part of the 20th century. For example, new media holds out a possibility of on-demand access to content any time, anywhere, on any digital device, as well as interactive user feedback, creative participation and community...
, painting
Painting
Painting is the practice of applying paint, pigment, color or other medium to a surface . The application of the medium is commonly applied to the base with a brush but other objects can be used. In art, the term painting describes both the act and the result of the action. However, painting is...
, photography
Photography
Photography is the art, science and practice of creating durable images by recording light or other electromagnetic radiation, either electronically by means of an image sensor or chemically by means of a light-sensitive material such as photographic film...
, printmaking
Printmaking
Printmaking is the process of making artworks by printing, normally on paper. Printmaking normally covers only the process of creating prints with an element of originality, rather than just being a photographic reproduction of a painting. Except in the case of monotyping, the process is capable...
, sculpture
Sculpture
Sculpture is three-dimensional artwork created by shaping or combining hard materials—typically stone such as marble—or metal, glass, or wood. Softer materials can also be used, such as clay, textiles, plastics, polymers and softer metals...
, theater, and video
Video
Video is the technology of electronically capturing, recording, processing, storing, transmitting, and reconstructing a sequence of still images representing scenes in motion.- History :...
.
John D. Rockefeller 3rd Award
The John D. Rockefeller 3rdJohn D. Rockefeller 3rd
John Davison Rockefeller 3rd was a major philanthropist and third-generation member of the prominent Rockefeller family. He was the eldest son of John D. Rockefeller, Jr. and Abby Aldrich Rockefeller, and the grandson of John D. Rockefeller...
Award is presented yearly by the Trustees of the Asian Cultural Council to an individual from Asia
Asia
Asia is the world's largest and most populous continent, located primarily in the eastern and northern hemispheres. It covers 8.7% of the Earth's total surface area and with approximately 3.879 billion people, it hosts 60% of the world's current human population...
or the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
who has made a significant contribution to the international understanding, practice, or study of the visual or performing arts of Asia. This $35,000 award for outstanding professional achievement commemorates the deep and long standing interest of John D. Rockefeller 3rd in Asian art
Asian art
Asian art can refer to art amongst many cultures in Asia.-Various types of Asian art:*Afghan art*Azerbaijanian art*Balinese art*Bhutanese art*Buddhist art*Burmese contemporary art*Chinese art*Eastern art*Indian art*Iranian art*Islamic art...
and culture
Culture of Asia
The culture of Asia is human civilization in Asia. It features different kinds of cultural heritage of many nationalities, societies, and ethnic groups in the region, traditionally called a continent from a Western-centric perspective, of Asia...
.
Past Awardees
- 1986: John M. RosenfieldJohn M. RosenfieldJohn Max Rosenfield is an American art historian, with a specialization in Japanese art.He began teaching at Harvard University in 1968, and is now the Abby Aldrich Rockefeller Professor of East Asian Art, Emeritus and Curator of Oriental Art at Harvard's Fogg Art Museum.In March, 2001, he was...
, Abby Aldrich Rockefeller Professor of Fine Arts, Harvard University
- 1987: José MacedaJosé MacedaJosé Maceda was a Filipino composer and ethnomusicologist.-Life:Maceda was born in Manila, the Philippines. He studied piano, composition and musical analysis at École Normale de Musique de Paris. After returning to his native country, he became a professional pianist...
, Chairman, Department of Music, Research College of Music, University of the Philippines
- 1988: James R. Brandon, Professor, Department of Drama and Theatre, University of Hawai’i at Manoa
- 1990: Sherman E. Lee, Former Director, The Cleveland Museum of Art
- 1991: Chou Wen-chungChou Wen-chungChou Wen-chung , Shandong, China) is a Chinese American composer of contemporary classical music. He emigrated in 1946 to the United States where he lives.-Life:...
, Director, Center for U.S.-China Arts Exchange, Columbia University
- 1992: Kapila VatsyayanKapila VatsyayanKapila Vatsyayan is a leading Indian scholar of classical Indian dance and Indian art and architecture.Vatsyayan received her M.A. from the University of Michigan and Ph.D. from the Banaras Hindu University. She is the author of many books including The Square and the Circle of Indian Arts,...
, Director, Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts, New Delhi
- 1993: Donald RichieDonald RichieDonald Richie is an American-born author who has written about the Japanese people and Japanese cinema. Although he considers himself only a writer, Richie has directed many experimental films, the first when he was 17...
, Film critic and writer, Tokyo
- 1995: Setsu Asakura, Stage designer, Tokyo
- 1996: Ma Chengyuan, Director, Shanghai Museum of Art
- 1997: Beate Gordon, Arts consultant and writer, New York
- 1998: Nguyen Van Huy, Director, Vietnam Museum of Ethnology, Hanoi
- 1999: Proeung Chhieng, Dean, Faculty of Choreographic Arts, Royal University of Fine Arts, Phnom Penh
- 2000: Ellen StewartEllen StewartEllen Stewart was an American theater director and producer and the founder of La MaMa, E.T.C. . In the 1950s she worked as a fashion designer for Saks Fifth Avenue, Bergdorf Goodman, Lord & Taylor, and Henri Bendel.-Biography:Ellen Stewart was either born in Alexandria, Louisiana or Chicago,...
, Founder and Artistic Director, La MaMa Experimental Theater Club, New York
- 2002: Yang Meiqi, Founder, Guangdong Modern Dance Company, Guangzhou
- 2003: Judy Mitoma, Director, Center for Intercultural Performance, University of California, Los Angeles
- 2005: Mella Jaarsma, Nindityo Adipurnomo, Founders, Cemeti Art House, Yogyakarta
- 2006: Lin Hwai-minLin Hwai-minLin Hwai-min is a Taiwanese dancer, writer, choreographer, and founder of Cloud Gate Dance Theatre of Taiwan. He was educated at National Chengchi University in Taiwan and University of Iowa in the US....
, Artistic Director, Cloud Gate Dance Theater, Taipei
- 2007: Nestor O. Jardin, President, Cultural Center of the Philippines, Manila
- 2008: Ratan ThiyamRatan ThiyamRatan Thiyam is an Indian playwright and theatre director, and the winner of Sangeet Natak Akademi Award in 1987, one of leading figures of the "theatre of roots" movement in Indian theatre, which started in 1970s...
, Founder and Director, Chorus Repertory Theatre, Manipur
List of grantees
for a more extensive list, see :Category:Asian Cultural Council grantees- Carl StoneCarl StoneCarl Stone is an American composer, primarily working in the field of live electronic music. His works have been performed in the United States, Canada, Europe, Asia, Australia, South America, and the Near East.Stone studied composition at the California Institute of the Arts with Morton...
, American composer - Jun YamaguchiJun Yamaguchiis a Japanese composer of contemporary music and musicologist.- Biography :Born in Tokyo, Japan in 1967, He studied piano from age 7. He left the Senzoku-Gakuen College of Music in 1993 before graduating...
, JapanJapanJapan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
ese composer and musicologist - Ushio TorikaiUshio TorikaiUshio Torikai Ushio Torikai Ushio Torikai (鳥養潮; surname Torikai; is a Japanese composer of contemporary classical music.Ushio Torikai is known for her highly individual musical voice, developed over many years of research and compositional experience in diverse musical fields including European...
, JapanJapanJapan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
ese composer - Koji NakanoKoji NakanoKoji Nakano is a Japanese composer. He was born in Japan and educated in Boston, The Hague, and San Diego. Mr. Nakano has been recognized as one of the major voices among Asian composers of his generation. His work strives to merge Western and Eastern musical traditions, and reflects the...
, JapanJapanJapan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
ese composer - Kevin BubriskiKevin Bubriski-Life and career:Bubriski was born in North Adams, Massachusetts. He attended Bowdoin College in Brunswick, Maine, graduating in 1975. He worked as a photographer for nine years in Nepal and has also photographed trips to India, Tibet, and Bangladesh....
, American documentary photographer - Pablo BartholomewPablo BartholomewPablo Bartholomew is an award-winning Indian photojournalist.Pablo Bartholomew is an independent photographer based in New Delhi, India...
, award-winning IndiaIndiaIndia , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
n photojournalist - Jian YiJian YiJian Yi is a Chinese independent filmmaker, visual artist, and writer.-Biography:He received an MA in International Peace Studies from University of Notre Dame in 1998 and an MA in International Journalism from Beijing Broadcasting Institute in 1999...
, ChinesePeople's Republic of ChinaChina , officially the People's Republic of China , is the most populous country in the world, with over 1.3 billion citizens. Located in East Asia, the country covers approximately 9.6 million square kilometres...
independent filmmaker, visual artist, and writer - Chen KaigeChen KaigeChen Kaige is a Chinese film director and a leading figure of the fifth generation of Chinese cinema. His films are known for their visual flair and epic storytelling.-Early life:...
, ChinesePeople's Republic of ChinaChina , officially the People's Republic of China , is the most populous country in the world, with over 1.3 billion citizens. Located in East Asia, the country covers approximately 9.6 million square kilometres...
film director and a leading figure of the fifth generation of Chinese cinema - Cai Guo-QiangCai Guo-QiangCai Guo-Qiang is a Chinese contemporary artist and curator.-Biography:Cai Guo-Qiang was born in 1957 in Quanzhou, Fujian Province, China. He was trained in stage design at the Shanghai Theater Academy from 1981 to 1985. Cai's work is scholarly and often politically charged...
, ChinesePeople's Republic of ChinaChina , officially the People's Republic of China , is the most populous country in the world, with over 1.3 billion citizens. Located in East Asia, the country covers approximately 9.6 million square kilometres...
artist - Ngawang Choephel, TibetanTibetan peopleThe Tibetan people are an ethnic group that is native to Tibet, which is mostly in the People's Republic of China. They number 5.4 million and are the 10th largest ethnic group in the country. Significant Tibetan minorities also live in India, Nepal, and Bhutan...
ethnomusicologist, filmmaker, and ex-political prisoner - Grace NonoGrace NonoGrace Nono is a Filipino singer, known for her musical style based on traditional Filipino rhythms.Nono was born in in Agusan, Mindanao. She holds a bachelor’s degree in Humanities and a Master's degree in Philippine Studies from the University of the Philippines.Nono released her debut album "Tao...
, FilipinoPhilippinesThe Philippines , officially known as the Republic of the Philippines , is a country in Southeast Asia in the western Pacific Ocean. To its north across the Luzon Strait lies Taiwan. West across the South China Sea sits Vietnam...
folk music vocalist - Oscar OiwaOscar OiwaOscar Oiwa born in Brazil as son of Japanese immigrants, he received his B.F.A. from the School of Architecture and Urbanism, São Paulo University. Oiwa absorbed influences from comic books, art, and magazines throughout his youth, as well as the urban environment of his birthplace...
, BrazilBrazilBrazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...
ian visual artist