Given to an artist from Austria to realize a project in the field of women´s
rights and gender equality in Japan.
SirotaAward.atABOUT THE AWARDThe Beate Sirota Gordon Award recognizes the accomplishments of an Austrian
or Austria-based artist in the field of gender equality and women’s rights, by granting a prize money of EUR 6,000.- for the
creation of a new artistic or cultural project in Japan, sponsored by the Austrian Cultural Forum Tokyo.
Given
out annualy on International Women’s Day (March 8), it has a special focus on supporting the work of young and emerging artists
whoexplore the role of women and gender equality in the context of the 21st century.
The award honors the legacy
of Austrian-born Beate Sirota Gordon (1923-2012), who helped draft Articles 14 and 24 of the new Japanese constitution after
World War II, which gave women unprecedented rights in marriage, family and society, and made Ms. Sirota Gordon a feminist
heroine in Japan.
Project proposals can be submitted until 2 February 2025
via
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