JW Lee Jong-ho Foundation selects 27 winners from 341 entries, “JW Lee Jong-ho Foundation, the public welfare foundation of JW Pharmaceutical, announced on the 20th that it held the ‘2025 JW Art Awards’ ceremony at the Insa Art Center in Jongno-gu, Seoul on the 19th.”,
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Kang Da-yeon, winner of the grand prize at the 2025 JW Art Awards. JW Pharmaceutical,
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, ‘Celebrating its 11th year, the JW Art Awards is a fine arts competition organized by the JW Lee Jong-ho Foundation to provide opportunities for disabled artists to create and to promote the values of diversity and inclusion in culture and arts. It was established in 2015 by the late Jong-ho Lee, honorary chairman of JW Pharmaceutical, who believed that “disabled individuals can brighten society through cultural and artistic activities.”‘,
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, “The 2025 competition, held with the theme ‘Your Light, Our Rainbow’, took place last July and August. Open to disabled artists aged 16 and over, this year’s contest received a record 341 entries.”,
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, ‘At this award ceremony, the JW Lee Jong-ho Foundation granted a total of 23 million KRW in prize money, awarding 500,000 KRW to the grand prize winner, 300,000 KRW each to two Excellence Prize winners, 200,000 KRW each to two Merit Prize winners, 100,000 KRW each to two Encouragement Prize winners, and 30,000 KRW each to 20 Honorable Mention recipients.’,
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, “The grand prize was awarded to Kang Da-yeon, born in 2005, for her artwork. Kang submitted a piece titled ‘Father’s Love’, using acrylics and pens to symbolically depict an owl father warmly embracing his family.”,
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, ‘The artwork captures the warmth and sacrifice of a father, set against the backdrop of a cactus house. In particular, Kang received high praise from the judging panel for uniquely portraying the protective cactus spines using a knife to apply thick acrylic paint, without being confined to conventional imagery or techniques. Kang shared, “The light of my father’s love and sacrifice makes our family shine like a beautiful rainbow.”‘,
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, “The Excellence Prizes were awarded to Park Jae-young for ‘On My Thinking Tree’ and Pyo Geo-yeon for ‘Symphonie Nr.7 A-dur’. In addition, two Merit, two Encouragement, and twenty Honorable Mention prizes were given.”,
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, ‘The 27 winning pieces will be publicly displayed for free at Insa Art Center Exhibition Hall 6 until November 25.’,
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, ‘A representative from the JW Lee Jong-ho Foundation commented, “The JW Art Awards discovers artists with exceptional artistic sense and talent annually, providing them with a foundation to expand their presence confidently in the Korean art scene. We plan to continue broadly promoting and supporting talented artists in the future.”‘,
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