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Sponsored the "Oshima Fujikura Gakuen Art Brut Exhibition"
Fujikura Ltd. (Director, President and CEO: Okada Naoki) will sponsor the "Oshima Fujikura Gakuen Art Brut Exhibition," which is being held in collaboration with the Fujikura Gakuen * social welfare corporation, which Fujikura supports, and the Kasama Nichido Museum of Art.
Art Brut is an art created by people who have not received specialized art education, but who follow their own impulses without being swayed by artistic trends.
For this exhibition, people with disabilities from Oshima Fujikura Gakuen on Izu Oshima Island created unique works of art based on the theme of "recycling," using unwanted items such as old newspapers, the backing of calendars, and cushioning material from parcels.
In recent years, art by handicapped person has gained greater social recognition through exhibitions at art museums and collaborations with companies, and is also attracting attention as an initiative to promote social participation by handicapped person and contribute to the SDGs (Sustainable Development Goals).
[Exhibition details]
Period: First semester: January 2, 2026 (Friday) - February 15, 2026 (Sunday)
Concurrent Event: The Happy Relationship Between Art and Fashion
Second semester: February 21, 2026 (1st) - April 12, 2026 (Sun)
Simultaneously held Eiichi Watanabe Retrospective Exhibition -Shonen Kingokokutan-
Venue: Kasama Nichido Museum of Art, Special Exhibition Hall, 2nd floor central exhibition room (978-4 Kasama, Kasama City, Ibaraki Prefecture)
Opening hours: January and February 10:00-16:30 (entrance accepted until 16:00)
From March onwards: 9:30am - 5:00pm (entry accepted until 4:30pm)
Closed: Every Monday (except January 12th and February 23rd, when the museum is open, but closed the following day)
The gallery will be closed from February 16th to 20th due to exhibit changes.
Admission fee: 1,300 yen for adults, 1,000 yen for those 65 and over, 900 yen for university and high school students, 300 yen for junior high school students, free for elementary school students
Groups of 20 or more receive a 200 yen discount
Half price discount for those with a disability certificate and one accompanying person
Organized by: Kasama Nichido Museum of Art, Nichido Art Foundation, Public Interest Incorporated Foundation
Special cooperation: Fujikura Gakuen Social Welfare Corporation
Planned sponsors: Ibaraki Prefecture / Ibaraki Prefectural committee of Education / Kasama City / Kasama City committee of Education / NHK Mito Broadcasting Station / Ibaraki Broadcasting / Asahi Shimbun Mito Bureau / Ibaraki Shimbun / Kyodo News Mito Branch / Sankei Shimbun Mito Branch / Tokyo Shimbun Mito Branch / Mainichi Shimbun Mito Branch / Yomiuri Shimbun Mito Branch
Kasama Nichido Museum of Art official website: https://www.nichido-museum.or.jp/
Fujikura Group has continued to support Fujikura Gakuen since its founding, and will continue to cherish and protect its efforts as the starting point for our social contribution activities.
*Fujikura Gakuen Social Welfare Corporation
In 1919, Harukichi Nakauchi, the younger brother of founder Zenpachi Fujikura, donated his personal assets, land, and buildings to establish the facility on Izu Oshima (Oshima Town, Tokyo) for the benefit of handicapped person. Currently, there are facilities on Izu Oshima and in Tama (Hachioji City, Tokyo).
