Daniel Orphanage Students with Disabilities Hold 'Flower Hour' Charity Art Exhibition with 'Be Friend' Team

There's an upcoming charity art exhibition in Seoul titled "Flower Hour," which showcases artwork from students with disabilities at the Daniel Orphanage. The event will be held at the 'S.ONE project' gallery from 2023 August 17th to 21st.   Operated by the Daniel Social Welfare Corp., the Daniel Orphanage offers both a home and specialized education to orphans with intellectual disabilities.   This exhibition is the culmination of a collaboration between the orphanage and 'Be Friend', a volunteer team from North London Collegiate School(NLCS) in Jeju, South Korea. Over the summer vacation, they conducted a 5-week art therapy program, comprising 10 sessions. Approximately 52 creative pieces, jointly crafted by 15 students from the orphanage and the 'Be Friend' team, will be on display.   Minju Kang, a senior at NLCS Jeju and the team leader of 'Be Friend', shed light on the inspiration behind their theme. "Our art classes, over the span of five weeks, were centered on the theme of ‘flowers’ using various materials and encouraging the children to express their inner selves. Just as humans experience various stages in life, flowers too undergo different phases of growth," Kang said. She hopes visitors will find joy in the students' interpretation of the floral world, which mirrors their pure and resilient hearts.     'Be Friend' is a community service club of students from the North London Collegiate School in Jeju. Both Minju Kang and Yumin Lee led the art therapy sessions for this initiative.   If this exhibition, ‘Flower Hour’, piques your interest, make sure to visit the S.ONE project gallery located at 35 GL B/D in Seocho District, Seoul, from August 17th to 21st. The admission ticket is $8, and all the funds raised in the exhibition will be donated to the Daniel Orphanage. 강동현 기자 [email protected] exhibition daniel orphanage art exhibition friend team