文化庁「あいちトリエンナーレ2019」への補助金不交付に対する抗議文/The letter of protest to the Agency for Cultural Affairs on its decision over the subsidy for Aichi Triennale2019.

2019.9.27

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特定非営利活動法人 舞台芸術制作者オープンネットワーク(ON-PAM)は、文化庁の「あいちトリエンナーレ2019」への補助金不交付(2019年9月26日発表)に対して以下の抗議文を送付しました。

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Open Network for Performing Arts Management (ON-PAM) has sent the letter of protest to the Agency of Cultural Affairs of the Japanese Government regarding its decision not to grant the subsidy to Aichi Triennale 2019 which was announced on 26h September 2019.

If you wish to support this protest, please fill in the form below. The names of supporter, except for those who prefer to remain anonymous, will be added to the list in this page.
If you wish to give your support as a group or organisation, please send an e-mail to info@onpam.net.
* You do not need to be an ON-PAM member to give your support.

On 5th December 2019, we have closed the call-out for support. We would like to thank everyone who has given their support.

The list of supporters was distributed to the members of ON-PAM at General Meeting on the 6th of March 2020, and it is no longer on this webpage (it is kept at the Secretariat).

 

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令和元年9月27日

文部科学大臣 萩生田光一 殿
文化庁長官 宮田亮平 殿

特定非営利活動法人 舞台芸術制作者オープンネットワーク
理事長 塚口 麻里子

「あいちトリエンナーレ2019」への補助金不交付の決定について

 すでに採択されている「あいちトリエンナーレ2019」への補助金を交付しないという文化庁の方針は、恫喝・脅迫によって表現活動が中断されたという事態を国家が許容するということに他なりません。文化芸術基本法においては「我が国の文化芸術の振興を図るためには、文化芸術の礎たる表現の自由の重要性を深く認識し、文化芸術活動を行う者の自主性を尊重することを旨としつつ、文化芸術を国民の身近なものとし、それを尊重し大切にするよう包括的に施策を推進していくことが不可欠である」とされています。つまり、文化芸術を所管する文化庁の責務は、自主的な文化芸術活動を尊重し支えてゆくことです。現在会期中の「あいちトリエンナーレ2019」に関して文化庁が行うべきことは、恫喝や脅迫といった外部からの圧力によって中断を余儀なくされた展示を含め、採択された事業を完遂させるための支援であるはずです。今回の決定はそのような文化庁本来の役割に反する態度であり、強く抗議して不交付の方針の撤回を求めます。


27th September 2019

Mr. Koichi HAGIUDA
Minister, Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology
Mr. Ryohei MIYATA
Commissioner for Cultural Affairs, Agency for Cultural Affairs

Letter of protest on the decision over the subsidy of Aichi Triennale 2019

The Agency for Cultural Affairs has decided not to grant its subsidy to Aichi Triennale 2019 which was originally selected as the recipient of this subsidy programme. This decision is nothing but an approval by the state towards the situation in which an activity of artistic expression had to be suspended because of intimidation and threat.

In the Basic Act on Culture and the Arts, it is stated thus: “In order to develop culture and the arts in Japan, it is essential to promote the policy comprehensively, deeply recognising the importance of the freedom of expression as the foundation of culture and the arts, making culture and the arts accessible to the people while respecting the autonomy of those who conduct the activity of culture and the arts, and respecting and cherishing culture and the arts.”

In other words, the responsibility of the Agency for Cultural Affairs, which holds the jurisdiction over culture and the arts, is to respect and support the autonomous activities of culture and the arts. What the Agency should do towards Aichi Triennale 2019 is to provide its support so that the festival can fully realise and complete its programme, including the exhibition that was forced to close because of intimidation, threats and other forms of external pressure, which originally was selected for the subsidy. The decision not to grant the subsidy is against what the Agency is meant to do. We therefore strongly protest and urge to withdraw this decision.

Mariko TSUKAGUCHI
President
Open Network for Performing Arts Management (ON-PAM)


【賛同者(賛同順)】2019年12月5日
個人:898名(うち匿名210名)
団体:7団体

List of supporters – In order of form submission, on 5th December 2019
– 898 persons including 210 anonymous individuals
– 7 groups/organisations