OCI Dream Leads Disability Awareness with Exhibition Featuring Artists With and Without Disabilities
All Ticket Proceeds Donated
Funds to Support Job Training for People with Disabilities
OCI Dream, a standard workplace for people with disabilities under OCI Group, announced on April 17 that it held the "Dream Together" charity event in celebration of Day of Persons with Disabilities at "Colleague" in Sogong-dong, Seoul on the afternoon of April 16.
Jihyun Lee, CEO of OCI Dream (right), is delivering a donation to Eunseon Kim, Director of Mapo Disabled Welfare Center. OCI
View original imageThe "Dream Together" charity event, now in its third year, was organized to commemorate the upcoming Day of Persons with Disabilities on April 20 and to promote awareness and understanding of disabilities. A total of 300 employees attended the event.
This year’s event was themed "Art&Culture" and centered on exhibitions and performances led by people with disabilities.
Works by seven artists were displayed at the venue. Artists Juhee Kim, Jinsook Kim, and Minju Park presented calligraphy pieces inspired by OCI Dream’s vision slogan, "We Are Stronger Together," and also introduced paintings that depicted the "Colleague" space.
Following the exhibition, the OCI Dream Ensemble, a classical music group for people with disabilities, performed with a total of 11 members, including four new additions. There were also special performances by content creator Han Kim and the group 215 Sound System.
All proceeds from ticket sales for the event will be used to support the social independence of people with disabilities. The recipient organization selected for the donation is the Mapo Disabled Persons Welfare Center, which works to expand the realm of culture and arts for people with disabilities.
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Jihyun Lee, CEO of OCI Dream, said, "I hope this charity event serves as an opportunity to share the value of cultural and artistic activities among people with disabilities and to foster a positive perception of disabilities. Going forward, OCI Dream will continue to work to expand opportunities for social participation by developing job roles for people with disabilities."
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