Fellowships

In collaboration with AWARE: Archives of Women Artists, Research and Exhibitions, Centre Pompidou -Musée national d’art moderne- an initiative dedicated to enhancing the visibility of women artists and reexamining art history from a more gender -equal perspective- NCAR has launched the “NCAR × AWARE Women Artists Research Fellowship” from fiscal year 2025 to promote research on women artists in Japan.

Purpose of the Fellowship

The Fellowship aims to support research conducted by researchers or curators residing or staying in Japan on women artists connected to Japan. By promoting such research, the program seeks to advance and enrich studies on Japanese women artists and to strengthen their international foundations.

Eligible Research

Eligible research includes studies related to women artists connected to Japan. “Women artists connected to Japan” refers to individuals who are active in the field of visual arts and who identify as women or as non-binary persons (whose gender identity does not conform to a binary framework of male/female) and who fall under any of the following categories:

1. Individuals holding Japanese nationality.
2. Individuals who have resided in Japan.
3. Individuals with family members holding Japanese nationality.
4. Individuals with other special relationships to Japan.

Further details can be found in the application guidelines published at the time of each open call.

Application Period

Applications are scheduled to open once a year. Details of the next open call will be announced on this page once confirmed.

Open Call Information

There are currently no open calls.

The following program has been conducted to date:

NCAR × AWARE Women Artists Research Fellowship (FY2026)

Selected Fellows:

Onodera Nodoka, Yamada Yuri

Research Topics:

“Research on Women Sculptors in the Meiji and Taishō Periods” (Odawara), “A History of Women Photographers in Modern Japan” (Yamada)