Creation Grant subsidizes a portion of the activity expenses for Tokyo-based artists and art organizations in order to support various creative activities in Tokyo and their leaders.
Category I [Single-year Grant] Arts Creation Activities support creative activities such as performances, concerts, exhibitions, screenings, and art projects carried out in Tokyo, as well as international art exchange activities in Tokyo and overseas.
Application period
From 10:00 on Tuesday, July 1, 2025 to 18:00 on Tuesday, August 5
Applications for the public offering are available online. Please use the application form to register the applicant, fill in the fields, and upload the necessary documents.
* Application has ended.
* Projects to be subsidized have been determined (2025.12.10). Please refer to the Adoption Summary below (for the Adoption Summary, see PDF document).
- public offering guidelines
- 2025年度 第2期 カテゴリーI ［単年助成］芸術創造活動 公募ガイドライン
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Consumption Tax in the Budget - 収支予算書における消費税について
Public Offering Briefing (Online)
2025年7月1日に公募を開始する2025年度 第2期「東京芸術文化創造発信助成」について、助成申請を検討されている方を対象にオンライン公募説明会を開催します。参加を希望される方は、各回締切日までに申し込みフォームからお申し込みください。
※「カテゴリーI［単年助成］」、「カテゴリーIII［単年助成 第2期］」について説明いたします。
※参加に際しては、申請を希望されるカテゴリーの「公募ガイドライン」を必ず事前にお読みください。
※公募説明会への参加は助成の採否には影響しません。
※申請にあたってのご質問は、お問い合わせフォームで承ります。
- Date and Time
- The 1st meeting: Thursday, July 17, 2025 10:30~12:30 (plan)
The 2nd meeting: Friday, July 18, 2025 18:00~20:00 (plan)* Sign language interpretation will be provided
The 3rd meeting: Friday, July 25, 2025 14:00~16:00 (plan)* Sign language interpretation will be provided
* Explanations will be the same for each meeting. - method of implementation
- Online meetings via Zoom
*For those who have decided to participate, we will send you an email from Arts Council Tokyo with instructions on how to participate in the meeting by the day before the event. (Forwarding to non-participants is not allowed.) ） - capacity
- 80 persons each time (If the number reaches the maximum before the deadline, the application will be closed at that time.)
- How to apply
- Please fill out the application form and apply.
* If you need a sign language interpreter, please let us know in the form that you would like a sign language interpreter. (Conducted only in the second and third sessions)
・ Applications for sign language interpretation have ended. We don't have sign language interpretation. - application deadline
- 1st session: Wednesday, July 16, 2025, 13:00
2nd Thursday, July 17, 2025, 13:00
3rd session: Thursday, July 24, 2025, 13:00
(The deadline for the second sign language interpretation session is Thursday, July 10 at 3:00 p.m., and the third session is on Wednesday, July 16 at 3:00 p.m.)
※ Reception will be completed with the participation reception email from Arts Council Tokyo.
*If the capacity is reached before the deadline, the reception will end at that time. - Notes
- ・Instructions on how to register and participate in the meeting will be sent from setsumeikai*artscouncil-tokyo.jp. Please set your settings so that you can receive emails from this address. (Please replace * with @)
・If you do not receive an email from Arts Council Tokyo by the day before the event, please contact us.
・Participation in the public recruitment briefing session will not affect the acceptance or rejection of the grant.
・The personal information we receive will be strictly managed and used only for communication related to the operation of this open call briefing session.
Application Guidelines
- Implementation period of the target project
- Projects beginning on or after January 1, 2026 and ending by December 31, 2026
- target business
- (1)Creative artistic activities in Tokyo
Performances, concerts, exhibitions, screenings, art projects and other creative activities in Tokyo
(2) International artistic exchange activities
Overseas performances and exhibitions, international collaborations, international festivals, invited performances and exhibitions, etc. - Applicants who are eligible
- (1)Organizations headquartered in Tokyo (Arts groups, private theaters and art spaces, executive committees, etc.)
* Corporate status and type do not matter.
(2) Individuals living in Tokyo (Artists, producers, planners and producers, etc.) - Venues
- Tokyo or overseas
* Including online publication. - Artistic fields covered
- Music, Theater, Dance, Art/Video, Traditional Performing Arts, Mixed Arts (art activities whose core field cannot be specified)
* In the art/video field, film is applicable as an expression method.
However, it is not possible to conduct public performances, distribution or sales of films in the subsidized projects. - application ceiling
- (1)Creative artistic activities in Tokyo
[Groups] 2 million yen
[Individuals] 500,000 yen
and within 1/2 of the subsidized expenses
(2) International artistic exchange activities
[Groups] 4 million yen
[Individuals] 500,000 yen
and within 1/2 of the subsidized expenses
* The amount of the subsidy is calculated by comprehensively judging the basic policy and budget of this subsidy program, so it may be less than the requested amount. Amounts less than 1,000 yen are rounded down.
* From FY 2025, all consumption tax and local consumption tax will not be eligible for subsidies. Please be careful. - How to apply
- Application documents can be submitted online.
Please use the application form to register the applicant, fill in the fields, and upload the required documents. - Application period
- From 10:00 on Tuesday, July 1, 2025 to 18:00 on Tuesday, August 5
* No application will be accepted after the acceptance period. - public offering guidelines
- 2025年度 第2期 カテゴリーI ［単年助成］芸術創造活動 公募ガイドライン
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Consumption Tax in the Budget - 収支予算書における消費税について
Notes
* Co-sponsored projects and affiliated projects with facilities managed and operated by Tokyo Metropolitan Foundation for History and Culture are not eligible for subsidies.
*Projects sponsored or co-sponsored by the Tokyo Metropolitan Government or Tokyo Metropolitan Foundation for History and Culture, or projects that have been provided with subsidies, support funds, subsidies, commission fees, etc. from the Tokyo Metropolitan Government and Tokyo Metropolitan Foundation for History and Culture, or projects that are scheduled to be paid, are not eligible for subsidies. However, you can apply for this grant for projects that are or are scheduled to be subsidized by Arts Council Tokyo under the "Grant for Accessibility".
採択概況 ［PDF］
◆Number of applications (number of acceptances): 214 (53)
《Music Field》
◆Number of applications (number of acceptances): 41 (13)
Breakdown: Artistic Creation Activities in Tokyo 38 (12)
International Art Exchange Activities 3(1)
◆Adoption rate: 31.7%
41 applications were received, 13 were adopted. The first application accounted for half of the total, but only two of them were adopted. In addition, although there were many applications for the projects selected this time, there were many creative activities in which performers and composers collaborated to develop a new repertoire from an international perspective. In addition, projects that mainly feature reenactments with new ideas and perspectives have also been adopted. Please note that as stated in the guidelines, this grant does not cover projects whose main purpose is to spread awareness. We expect active applications from young and mid-career players who aim to step up.
《Theater Field》
◆Number of applications (number of acceptances): 87 (13)
Breakdown: Artistic Creation Activities in Tokyo 80 (11)
International Art Exchange Activities 7(2)
◆Adoption rate: 14.9%
The number of applications for the second phase reached a record high of 87, an increase of 17 from the second period of fiscal 2024. The breakdown of applications was the most common period of the activity foundation formation period, accounting for 80% of the total when combined with the period of activity expansion and development. In terms of content, there were many applications to re-examine social issues such as war and gender through theater, and many works that expanded their creative horizons to the local and international communities after the coronavirus pandemic. Organizations that move on to the next stage through Startup Grant, projects that challenge new expressions by deepening concepts and performance plans, and projects that can serve as opportunities for expanding the scale of activities are adopted. On the other hand, although there were many reenactments and recreations of existing plays, projects that could not be sufficiently updated in terms of creation and were not expected to improve in terms of influence and ripple effect were not adopted. We expect ambitious applications, such as incorporating new initiatives and ingenuity unique to the application project.
Dance Field
◆Number of applications (number of acceptances): 10(5)
Breakdown: Artistic Creation Activities in Tokyo 7(3)
International Art Exchange Activities 3(2)
◆Adoption rate: 0.5%
The number of applications was 10, all of which were from organizations. In the activity stage, organizations in the expansion and development period accounted for 70% of the applications. Startup Grant and Creation Grant and organizations that have continuously developed their activities with the support of single-year and long-term grants from the Board of Directors have been selected for performance projects that further explore their own expressions. In addition, two international art exchange activities with the potential to have a ripple effect in multiple cities in the United States were selected. We are also looking forward to applications from young people who are going through the Startup Grant and moving on to the next stage, as well as applications for challenging activities by individuals, as well as projects that engage in festivals and collaborations.
《Art and Video Field》
◆Number of applications (number of acceptances): 27 (3)
Breakdown: Artistic Creation Activities in Tokyo 18(1)
International Art Exchange Activities 9(2)
◆Adoption rate: 11.1%
In this fiscal year, the total number of applicants was in the period of forming the foundation of activities and the period of expansion and development of activities, and there were no applications from the mature and top stages of activities. Compared to the first period, the percentage of first-time applications decreased from 85% to 60%, and we received applications for new business initiatives from individuals and organizations that had applied so far. In Japan, projects that are working on new attempts have been selected from organizations that have been steadily accumulating achievements, and as international art exchange activities, projects in which artists from the three countries co-produce exhibitions and publications, and projects that are expected to be innovative by performing in collaboration with people from diverse cultural backgrounds. We look forward to continuing to apply for challenging and innovative projects. However, please note that projects whose main purpose is competitions and contests, or that include the sale of works of art, are not eligible for subsidies.
◆ Number of applications (number of applications accepted): 18 (11)
Breakdown: Creative artistic activities in Tokyo 16 (10)
International artistic exchange activities 2 (1)
◆ Acceptance rate: 61.1%
The number of applications for this term was 18, which is the same as in previous years, of which 6, or about 30%, were first-time applications. The acceptance rate in this field tends to be higher than in other fields, at around 50% every year. This year, however, many projects were highly evaluated in terms of both innovation and continuity, and 11 projects, or about 60% of the projects submitted, were accepted. On the other hand, this grant gives priority to arts organizations that are in the stage of activity foundation formation and activity expansion and development, but only one project was selected in the stage of activity foundation formation. This was due to the fact that many parts of the business plan were undecided and the application documents were unclear, making it difficult to predict the level of the business. There were a wide variety of events, including traditional Japanese music, Japanese dance, noh, gagaku, and entertainment (rakugo). Among the selected projects, there were a number of highly international projects, such as performances by Japanese music groups that commission overseas composers and perform together with string quartets, and Noh performances that mark the finale of international music festivals in Germany.
[Multiple fields]
◆ Number of applications (number of applications accepted): 31 (8)
Breakdown: Creative artistic activities in Tokyo 24 (5)
International artistic exchange activities 7 (3)
◆ Acceptance rate: 25.8%
There were 31 applications in this fiscal year. By activity stage, approximately half of the applications were in the foundation stage, and 1/4 were in the expansion/development stage and the mature/top stage. We received a wide variety of applications unique to multiple fields, including projects utilizing VR and media art, international art festivals with exhibitions, performances, lectures, and screenings, and experimental initiatives across art fields. Among these projects, highly feasible and original projects were selected, such as projects that engage in creative works that cannot be captured within the framework of existing art fields, screenings of original documentary films, and international collaboration projects that involve joint production by participants from multiple Asian cities.
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