Association for Corporate Support of the Arts : Kigyo Mecenat Kyogikai [KMK ] is a Public Interest Incorporated Association supported by corporations, arts and culture organizations and others. They endorse us with our intent of assisting an effective environment and infrastructure development for promoting the arts and culture. We aim to address a creative and vibrant society where people respect diversity in it.
Mécénat is a concept of promoting creation of a society through support of the arts and culture.
Mécénat is one of the social contribution activities, and corporations that are actively supporting the arts are growing in number. The arts and culture mirror the age and embrace values of “innovation” and “creativity” for the betterment of society. For any corporation, to promote local culture for community revitalization or support the arts that engender new values is a social investment for future society. Such activities also promise a sustainable development for the corporation. Corporations are demanded of their total brand image. It is all the more important for a corporation to tie connections with the arts for purposes of business innovation, because arts are always innovative, flexible and rich with ideas and sensibility.
| Date of Establishment | February 14, 1990 |
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| Chairman / President | Masaya Futamiya (Special Counsel, Sompo Holdings, Inc.)
Masumi Natsusaka (Former Adviser, Kao Corporation) |
| Chartering Agency | The Cabinet Office, Government of Japan |
| Full Members | Private corporations |
| Associate Members | Arts and cultural organizations, foundations, governmental institutions and universities, etc. |
| Mission | The mission of our association is for corporations and organizations who are involved in arts and culture to participate and to corporate, and to create an environment and infrastructure for art and cultural promotion. And it is to contribute to establish the society with full of creativity, vitality and respect towards diversity. |
Kigyo Mécénat Kyogikai (KMK: Association for Corporate Support of the Arts) make policy proposals in regards to promotion of the arts, and cultural policies, utilizing resources and knowledge we have obtained. As an interim support organization, our proposals are placed neutral by reflecting opinions from corporations and non-for-profit organizations.
The new proposal which brings Tokyo Olympic and Paralymic 2-2 into view was introduced at the press meeting with new chairman and president held on April 10th 2014. It states the two key issues; revitalization of regional economy and community, and establishment of international networks, emphasizing that those have to be achieved by the encouragement of mécénat conducted in each part of Japan.
In the proposal, the establishment of a new fund “2021 Arts Fund” is introduced. The 2021 Arts Fund focuses on building an infrastructure of culture and society creation which should continue for more than twenty years. Furthermore, the numerical goal is announced to make the total amount of mécénat fee spend by corporations and corporate foundations, from 81.1 billion yen in 2013 to one hundred billion yen in 2016.
The activities and operations of Kigyo Mécénat Kyogikai are supported by the member corporations and organizations.
The activities and operations of Kigyo Mécénat Kyogikai (KMK: Association for Corporate Support of the Arts) are supported by the member corporations and organizations.
Our members include business corporations, corporate foundations, arts organizations, government bodies and public service organizations, which are collectively involved in such activities.
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Association for Corporate Support of the Arts. Kigyo Mécénat Kyogikai “KMK”
Add:5-3-2, Shiba, Minato-ku, Tokyo 108-0014 JAPAN
Tel: +81-(0)3-5439-4520 / Fax: +81-(0)3-5439-4521 / Mail: mecenat@mecenat.or.jp
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