보도 일시	From development	배포 일자	20. 08. 03(Mon)
담당 부서	General Management Division, Safety Management Team

Korea Innovation Foundation to support creative activities for artists with developmental disabilities

Raising the awareness of startups of people with developmental disabilities and supporting their growth-

□ The Korea Innovation Foundation (President, Yang Sung-Kwang, hereinafter "Foundation") announced on the 3rd that it exhibited 80 works of artists with developmental disabilities in the I-HOTEL room in INNOPOLIS Daedeok through collaboration with social enterprises.

○ The exhibition was a collaborative project between the Foundation and "Bloom work Co., Ltd.", and a total of 10 works were displayed in 80 rooms by redesigning the paintings drawn by three artists with developmental disabilities.

○ At the end of June, the Foundation invited artists with developmental disabilities to introduce INNOPOLIS Daedeok and research institutes, providing an opportunity to draw pictures on the theme of Science City freely.

□ The Foundation promoted this project to support artists with developmental disabilities to realize community development and win-win cooperation, raise awareness of start-ups related to the disabled, support the growth of start-ups, and enhance the satisfaction of I-HOTEL guests

□ Yang Sung-Kwang, president of INNOPOLIS, said, "The works of artists with developmental disabilities will not be limited to exhibitions but will be used to produce souvenirs such as mugs and notepads, continuing to realize social values by finding talents for the disabled, creating jobs, and supporting the independence of related companies."

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[Photo 1] Yang Sung-Kwang, president of the Foundation, is listening to Yang Soo-Yeon, CEO of Bloom work Co., Ltd., about the works of artists with developmental disabilities exhibited in the I-HOTEL rooms.

(From the left, Yang Sung-Kwang, president of the Foundation, Yang Su-Yeon, CEO of Bloom work Co., Ltd, Kim Jung-Eun, Team leader

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[Photo 2] Representative works of artists with developmental disabilities (3 works)