On October 10, the Corporate Mécénat Council announced the winners of the "Mécénat Award 2013," which honors companies and corporate foundations contributing to the promotion of arts and culture.
Established in 1991, the awards consist of the "Mécénat Grand Prize Category," recognizing activities that contribute to social innovation through arts and culture promotion, and the "Commissioner of the Agency for Cultural Affairs Award Category," recognizing activities that enhance the public's "cultural power" and "creative power" or contribute to the global dissemination of Japanese culture. Following a call for applications for corporate patronage activities conducted between April 1, 2012, and March 31, 2013, 107 entries (99 companies/organizations) were received across both divisions. Winners were selected by an external expert selection committee.
The winning companies and their activities are as follows.
※Award Name = Company Name (Activity Region) / Awarded Activity
*The highest-rated entry receives the Grand Prize for Corporate Patronage. Other awards reflect the specific points particularly recognized in the award name.
【Grand Mécénat Award Category】
▽ Grand Prize = All Japan Manufacturing Spinning Top Battle Association (Nationwide) "All Japan Manufacturing Spinning Top Battle"
▽Globe Award for Film = Iwanami Real Estate (Tokyo) "Equipe de Cinéma—Uncovering and Screening Hidden Masterpiece Films"
▽Treasure Box of Learning Award = SCSK (Nationwide) "CAMP (Children's Art Museum & Park)"
▽ Art Through Dialogue Award = Sompo Japan Insurance Inc., Sompo Japan Art Foundation (Tokyo) "Development of Interactive Art Appreciation Education Support Activities Targeting Elementary and Junior High School Students, the Future Leaders"
▽Tam Tam Island Award = Toyota Motor Corporation (Nationwide) "Comprehensive Art Management Information Site 'Net TAM'"
▽Shining Townscape Award = Murakami Machiya Merchants Association (Niigata) "Merchants' Challenge: Illuminating Machiya Houses, Revitalizing the Town, and Preserving Machiya"
【Special Awards】
▽Agency for Cultural Affairs Director-General Award = Mitsubishi Estate (Tokyo) "Sparkling Art Contest: Painting Competition for Children with Disabilities"
