JW Group Hosts 'JW Art Awards Winning Artists Exhibition'

At Bambugallery from the 20th to 25th

[Asia Economy Reporter Lee Gwan-joo] JW Group's public welfare foundation, Jungwoo Academic Welfare Foundation, announced on the 18th that it will hold the 'JW Art Awards Winning Artists Exhibition' to commemorate 'Day of Persons with Disabilities.'

The 'JW Art Awards' is the first corporate-sponsored art contest for persons with disabilities in the domestic industry, established to provide creative opportunities for disabled artists and serve as a bridge connecting disabled artists and society. The total prize money amounted to 23 million KRW last year, making it the highest level among domestic art competitions for persons with disabilities. Over the past seven years, a total of 1,257 works were submitted, producing 222 award-winning artists.

Under the theme 'Drawing Tomorrow,' this winning artists exhibition was planned to offer a more hopeful vision of the future amid the physical and mental fatigue of the public caused by COVID-19. Twenty-eight winners of the main prize from the 'JW Art Awards' held from 2016 to last year are participating, showcasing fine art works including Korean painting and Western painting.

The exhibition will be held from the 20th to the 25th of this month, the Day of Persons with Disabilities, at the 'Bamboo Gallery' located on the basement first floor of Bamboo Tower in Gangnam-gu, Seoul. Visitors can appreciate the artists' works and purchase desired pieces on-site.

A representative of the Jungwoo Academic Welfare Foundation said, "To mark the Day of Persons with Disabilities, we have prepared an opportunity to introduce high-quality works by disabled artists to the public," adding, "We ask for much interest so that disabled artists who move the world through their paintings can grow into representative artists of the Republic of Korea."

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