2024-03-05

MHD Artists Scholarship Program - Award Winners

MHD Moët Hennessy Diageo has continuously supported the activities of the non-profit organization Able Art Japan since 2017, and in 2020 launched the MHD Artists Scholarship Program to offer aid for artists with disabilities.

This is the fourth time since we began the Able Art initiative. We have received 14 applications for the 2023 scholarship, and our Able Art Scholarship team selected six winners.

The winners have been working on their artworks since last year, and their works were exhibited at our offices in Tokyo, Sendai, Nagoya, Hiroshima and Fukuoka from 15-30 January 2024.

We will continue to support Able Art Company artists through exhibitions, workshops, and other activities.

The winners for 2023 are as follows.

 

(1) Winner: Yukio Sakai (right: representative work)

Collection of works: https://ableartcom.jp/ishii-yukio/

Application details: A 100-page croquis to express gratitude to his mother

Comments from judges: I am sure that his mother will be pleased with his work, so I would like to support him.

I can feel his passion for his mother, and I would like to support him.

 

(2) Winner: Takahiro Uchida (right: representative work)

Collection of works: https://garaku-ch.org/artist-uchida/

Application details: Exhibition of pencil drawings and acrylic paintings of liquor bottles

Comments from judges: I can very much relate to the work because they are bottles of liquor.

 

(3) Winner: Tomoko Urushima (right: representative work)

Collection of works: https://garaku-ch.org/artist-uchida/

Application details: Holding a solo exhibition

Comments from judges: I was attracted by the warmth of her style. I would like to see more of her work.

 

(4) Winner: Kanade

Application details: Creating a picture book in collaboration with her sister

Comments from judges: I look forward to the day when children will be able to pick up a copy of her picture book.

 

(5) Winner: Hironori Kobayashi (right: representative work)

Collection of works: https://ableartcom.jp/kobayashi-hironori/

Application details: Creating a 3D work and materializing it with a 3D printer

Comments from judges: I am excited because it’s hard to imagine what kind of art he can create with a 3D printer.

I am looking forward to his creation because most of the works I have seen so far were two-dimensional. Good luck with your new challenge! I support you!

 

(6) Winner: Yuma Suda (right: representative work)

Collection of works: https://ableartcom.jp/suda-yuma/

Application details: Creating a picture book

Comments from judges: I am looking forward to seeing what kind of story it will be!

I think this work has an impact, and I can feel its energy and impact. I am looking forward to seeing how it will turn out when it becomes a picture book.

 

【Able Art Japan】　http://www.ableart.org/

【Able Art Company】 https://www.ableartcom.jp/

MHD Moët Hennessy Diageo K.K.

2025-06-08

A Place to Express Your Authentic Self: MHD’s participation in Tokyo Pride 2025

MHD Moët Hennessy Diageo participated in Tokyo Pride 2025, one of the largest LGBTQ+ events in Asia, which celebrated its 14th edition this year. Held during pride month, June 7th and 8th, the Pride Festival welcomed approximately 273,000 attendees over two days, each coming together to celebrate and support the rights and diversity of the LGBTQ+ community. The event also saw companies, organizations, and individuals communicate their efforts toward diversity and inclusion from their respective standpoints.

This year marked a significant evolution for the event, with a name change from Tokyo Rainbow Pride to Tokyo Pride. The change reflects a broader scope, shifting the focus beyond LGBTQ+ rights to address various intersecting human rights issues, including gender, race, and disability. The central theme for the event, “Same Life, Same Rights”, delivers a strong message affirming that all lives deserve equal rights, free from discrimination and prejudice. Tokyo Pride 2025 will continue throughout pride month with a range of events, with the initiatives that aim to raise awareness of the complex challenges faces by the LGBTQ+ community and foster open dialogue around inclusion and equity.

As a platinum sponsor, the LVMH Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton Japan proudly supported the event. On June 8th, around 250 employees from various maisons, including MHD, marched in the Pride Parade, which was filled with an atmosphere of warmth, solidarity, and celebration in the Shibuya and Harajuku areas. As part of MHD’s sustainability manifesto, "Living Soils, Living Together," our participation in Tokyo Pride represents one aspect of our ongoing commitment to “engaging with society”. This was also an opportunity to re-visualize DE&I (Diversity, Equity & Inclusion) initiatives both internally and externally, and to show a commitment to supporting and walking together with the community.

MHD, together with the LVMH Group, will continue to promote DE&I initiatives and strive to ensure that our corporate efforts spark new findings and learning opportunities for each and every employee.


 

MHD Moët Hennessy Diageo K.K.