Shinseisaku Kyà Âkai (Japanese: æ°å¶ä½ÂÃ¥ÂÂä¼Â, lit.âÂÂNew Production Association) is a Japanese artistsâ organization. It was founded in 1936 and is known for its annual exhibition, the Shinseisaku Art Exhibition (æ°å¶ä½Âå±Â, Shinseisaku-ten).
The association was founded in 1936 by seven paintersâÂÂGen'ichirà  Inokuma, Masayoshi Ise, Toshio Nakanishi, , Ryà Âhei Koiso, , and Yasushi Mita. The association was founded in opposition to academic art, avoiding government-run exhibitions and those considered incompatible with independent artistic practice. Thereafter, and joined, bringing the number of founding members to nine.
The Sculpture Section was established in 1939, followed by the Architecture Section in 1949, renamed the Space Design Section in 1969. Today, the association remains organized into three divisions: Painting, Sculpture, and Space Design.
In 1951, a Japanese Painting Section was created when thirteen Nihonga painters, including Fumiko Hori joined the association. At this time, the group adopted its current name, Shinseisaku Kyà Âkai. The Japanese Painting Section later became independent as the (åµç»ä¼Â), and was dissolved from Shinseisaku in 1974.
The association's annual exhibition is known as the Shinseisaku Art Exhibition (æ°å¶ä½Âå±Â, Shinseisaku-ten) held at the National Art Center, Tokyo in Roppongi since 2007, beginning with the 71st exhibition. Prior, it was conducted each September at the Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum.
The exhibition is known for staging relatively limited number of works compared with other major Japanese art associations and for conferring fewer awards. Judging is carried out by association members, with decisions made by majority vote after works are physically submitted.
Two awards are formally recognized: the Association Award (Ã¥ÂÂä¼Âè³Â, Kyà Âkai-shà Â) and the New Artist Award (æ°ä½Â家è³Â, Shinsakka-shà Â), though in practice the latter functions as the main prize. Recipients of the New Artist Award are recommended as Kyà Âyà « (Ã¥ÂÂÃ¥ÂÂ, "associate members").