Prince Takamatsu The Praemium Imperiale ( ja, 高松宮殿下記念世界文化賞, Takamatsu-no-miya Denka Kinen Sekai Bunka-shō, World Culture Prize in Memory of His Imperial Highness

Prince Takamatsu was the third son of Emperor Taishō (Yoshihito) and Empress Teimei (Sadako) and a younger brother of Emperor Shōwa (Hirohito). He became heir to the Takamatsu-no-miya (formerly Arisugawa-no-miya), one of the four ''shinnōke'' or branches of ...

) is an international art prize inaugurated in 1988 and awarded since 1989 by the

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on behalf of the

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in the fields of

painting Painting is the practice of applying paint, pigment, color or other medium to a solid surface (called the "matrix" or "support"). The medium is commonly applied to the base with a brush, but other implements, such as knives, sponges, and ...

sculpture Sculpture is the branch of the visual arts that operates in three dimensions. Sculpture is the three-dimensional art work which is physically presented in the dimensions of height, width and depth. It is one of the plastic arts. Durable sc ...

architecture Architecture is the art and technique of designing and building, as distinguished from the skills associated with construction. It is both the process and the product of sketching, conceiving, planning, designing, and constructing building ...

music Music is generally defined as the art of arranging sound to create some combination of form, harmony, melody, rhythm or otherwise expressive content. Exact definitions of music vary considerably around the world, though it is an aspect ...

, and theatre/film. The prize consists of a gold medal and 15 million

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, and was created by the

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, which pays the expenses of around $3 million per year. The prizes are awarded for outstanding contributions to the development, promotion and progress of the arts.

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The Praemium Imperiale is awarded in the memory of

(1905–1987), younger brother of

Emperor Shōwa Emperor , commonly known in English-speaking countries by his personal name , was the 124th emperor of Japan, ruling from 25 December 1926 until his death in 1989. Hirohito and his wife, Empress Kōjun, had two sons and five daughters; he was ...

who reigned from 1926 through 1989. Prince Takamatsu was famous for his longtime support of the development, promotion and progress of arts in the world. The laureates are announced each September; the prize presentation ceremony and related events are held in

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, each November. The prize presentation ceremony is held in the presence of His Imperial Highness

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, President of the Japan Art Association, at th
Meiji Kinenkan
in Tokyo. Prince Hitachi presents the prizes to the selected laureates. The prize consists of a gold medal and 15 million Japanese yen, and was created by the

, which pays the expenses of around $3 million per year. The laureates are annually recommended by international advisers, and decided by an anonymous committee of the Japan Art Association. The advisers include

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, William H. Luers,

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, and

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. Honorary advisers included

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and

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Table of laureates

Grants for Young Artists

Since 1997, a series of grants have been made to organizations which nourish young artists. * 2021 The Advanced Training School of the Central Institute for Restoration, Italy * 2019 Démos (Philharmonie de Paris) * 2018 Shakespeare Schools Foundation * 2017 Zoukak Theatre Company and Cultural Association, Lebanon * 2016 Five Arts , Centre, Malaysia * 2015 Yangon Film School, Myanmar/Germany * 2014 The Zinsou Foundation, Benin * 2013 The JuniOrchestra of Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia in Rome * 2012 The Sphinx Organization, USA * 2011

Southbank Sinfonia Southbank Sinfonia is a British chamber orchestra founded in 2002. Composed of young professionals from around the world, each year it brings together 33 graduate musicians for a programme of performance and professional development. The annual ...

and The Royal Court Young Writers Programme * 2010

Asian Youth Orchestra The Asian Youth Orchestra (AYO) is a youth orchestra composed of musicians from several Asian countries. It was founded by Yehudi Menuhin and Richard Pontzious in 1987, and its first concert took place in August 1990, conducted by Menuhin. Current ...

* 2009

Kremerata Baltica Kremerata Baltica is a chamber orchestra consisting of musicians from Baltic countries (Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania). It was founded by Latvian violinist Gidon Kremer in 1997. Gidon Kremer is an artistic director of Kremerata Baltica. Description ...

, Latvia/Lithuania/Estonia * 2008 Italian Youth Orchestra, Italy * 2007 West-Eastern Divan Orchestra * 2006 State Foundation of the National Network of Youth and Children Orchestras of Venezuela (''

El Sistema El Sistema (which translates to The System) is a publicly financed, voluntary sector, music-education program, founded in Venezuela in 1975 by Venezuelan educator, musician, and activist José Antonio Abreu.Lesniak It later adopted the motto "M ...

'') * 2005 Kusatsu International Summer Music Academy, Japan * 2004

Young Sound Forum of Central Europe Young may refer to: * Offspring, the product of reproduction of a new organism produced by one or more parents * Youth, the time of life when one is young, often meaning the time between childhood and adulthood Music * The Young, an American roc ...

* 2003 ''De Sono Associazione per la Musica'', Italy * 2002

European Union Youth Orchestra The European Union Youth Orchestra (EUYO) is a youth orchestra with members drawn from the 27 members states of the European Union. Since its foundation in 1976, it has connected music colleges and the professional music world for generations o ...

* 2001 Résidence du Festival, France * 2000 Ulster Youth Orchestra, Northern Ireland * 1999

Instituto Superior de Arte The University of Arts of Cuba / Instituto Superior de Arte (ISA) was established on September 1, 1976, by the Cuban government as a school for the arts. Its original structure had three schools: Music, Visual Arts, and Performing Arts. History ...

, Cuba * 1998 Polish National Film, Television and Theater School, Poland * 1997

Hanoi Conservatory of Music The Vietnam National Academy of Music ( vi, Học viện Âm nhạc Quốc gia Việt Nam), formerly the Hanoi Conservatory of Music, is the major classical and traditional music teaching institution in Vietnam. History Originally established in 1 ...

, Vietnam

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