On Tuesday, July 15, the 2025 Praemium Imperiale Laureates were announced in London, Paris, Rome, Berlin, New York, and Tokyo.
The recipients are as follows:

These artists are recognized for their outstanding international achievements in the arts and their contributions to enriching the global community. Each laureate will receive an honorarium of 15 million yen and a testimonial letter. Prince Hitachi, Honorary Patron of the Japan Art Association, will present each laureate with a medal at the Awards Ceremony, which will be held in Tokyo on October 22, 2025.

The related events for media coverage are as follows:

On October 21, at 13:30, a joint press conference with the laureates and the International Advisors will be held at The Okura Tokyo, followed by individual press meetings with each laureate. The Awards Ceremony will take place on October 22 at Meiji Kinenkan in Tokyo. A commemorative architecture lecture by Eduardo Souto de Moura will be held on October 23 at 16:00.

The recipient of the 2025 Grant for Young Artists was announced at a press conference in London on July 15. This year, the National Youth Theatre (NYT) has been selected to receive the grant. At the press conference, the NYT was presented with 5 million yen in recognition of its outstanding contributions to nurturing and promoting young talent in the arts.

For detailed information regarding the laureates, and related photos, please contact:

THE JAPAN ART ASSOCIATION
1-2 Ueno Park, Taito-ku, Tokyo
TEL: 03-5832-6464
Website: https://www.praemiumimperiale.com

Click on the names of the laureates and the recipient of the Grant to access their profile pages.