Our Craft Leaders
from three annual contests
2023 Traditional Crafts
Ronnie Prize Winner:
Shuji NAKAGAWA
Ronnie
Prize
Trophy
8 New Winners/
Craft Leaders
Steve Beimel
JC21 Founder
Michael
Sonnenfeldt
JC21 Co-Founding Director
2023 Ronnie Prize Winner,
Shuji NAKAGAWA and
U.S. Ambassador to Japan,
Rahm Emanual
Tomi MATSUBA, Gungendo
JapanCraft21
Award Ceremony
Please join our live ZOOM presentation by Steve Beimel: 10 Urushi Lacquer Superstars - Contemporary Masterpieces
(A repeat of our July 24th presentation)
Free-of-charge
COMING SOON
- North America West Coast: Thursday, December 5, 5 pm
- North America East Coast: Thursday, December 5, 8 pm
- Japan: Friday, December 6, 10 am
Register
HERE
Please click here to watch a highlight of the first presentation.
Our Purpose
To revitalize traditional Japanese master crafts
(dentō kōgei
伝統工芸)
by identifying
issues faced by artisans and implementing solutions for the 21st Century.
JapanCraft21 was created to reverse the rapid decline of traditional Japanese crafts. In addition to helping to create a school of advanced traditional building skills, we have launched a series of Japan Traditional Craft Revitalization Contests, each designed to revive a traditional Japanese craft so that it flourishes in the 21st century. Learn More at What We Do.
Our Japan Traditional Craft Revitalization Contests search for exceptional project ideas from individuals with outstanding talent, track records and passion, and provide them with a broad and significant support package.
We co-founded the School of Traditional Building Arts in Kyoto to teach rapidly disappearing building skills. Our intensive yearlong courses are held on Sundays to accommodate young working trades people. We teach joinery to carpenters, bamboo mud-wall construction to plasterers, advanced courses in Japanese garden building & maintenance, and training in natural lacquer. JC21 provides full scholarships to all students.
apanCraft21 is committed to
educating young up-and-coming crafts people in such projects as our School for Traditional Building Arts, and to educating the public about the value of fine Japanese Master Crafts through social media and our online magazine
Japan Living Arts. Also, in order to maximize our effectiveness in achieving our craft revitalization vision, it is imperative that we educate both our staff and our membership. We accomplish this with regular online lectures for our members & private cultural events for our patrons.
The RONNIE Prize is awarded to the first place winner in our Japan Traditional Craft Revitalization Contests, and consists of 5 million yen ($50,000) in project funding for the winning project aiming to revitalize a craft for the 21st Century. The trophy given to each Ronnie Prize winner was created by renowned Japanese sculptor, Kan Yasuda. The work crafted from white statuary marble is entitled Tempi, meaning "mysteries of heaven."
We have opportunities beyond donating to help support the arts. Find out more here.
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