- 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/
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