Kyoto Arts and Culture Foundation

The Kyoto Arts and Culture Foundation (Geibunkyo) is a public-interest incorporated foundation established in 1981, with roots in the Kyoto City Cultural Organizations Roundtable set up in 1959. It conducts research on arts and culture, supports creative activities, and carries out various cultural projects to contribute to the development of arts and culture in Kyoto. It also manages and operates the Kyoto Arts Center and supports a wide range of artistic activities. Its mission is to realize a society in which creativity and imagination are alive in daily life.

The organization's predecessor, the Kyoto City Cultural Organizations Roundtable (Kyoto-shi Bunka Dantai Kondankai), was established in 1959. In 1980 it was reorganized as the Kyoto City Arts and Culture Council, and in 1981 the incorporated foundation Kyoto Arts and Culture Association was established. In 2011 it transitioned to a public-interest incorporated foundation. It has managed and operated the Kyoto Arts Center since the center opened in 2000, and has been designated as its designated manager for successive terms from 2006 through 2026. In 2021, marking the foundation's 40th anniversary, it created a symbol mark.

A public-interest foundation specializing in arts and culture, serving as a network hub for cultural and artistic activities in Kyoto.

1. 1公益財団法人京都市芸術文化協会geibunkyo.jp
2. 2京都市芸術文化協会とは｜公益財団法人京都市芸術文化協会｜基本情報geibunkyo.jp
3. 3京都市芸術文化協会とは｜公益財団法人京都市芸術文化協会｜協会のミッションと中期ビジョンgeibunkyo.jp
4. 4Kyoto Arts and Culture Foundationwikidata.org