Sponsoring and donations
People with Disabilities and
Friends of the Five Continents
A brighter world is one in which the work of disabled artists is celebrated.
The “People with Disabilities and Friends of the Five Continents” association supports an environment in which disabled artists within our organisation can share and engage in activities.
The association supports the growth of artists with disabilities through the ArtPara project, striving to create a society in which people with disabilities participate in social activities and enjoy equal rights and well-being with non-disabled people.
Sponsorship
Introduction
The “People with Disabilities and Friends of the Five Continents” association organises an annual itinerant international exhibitions of artworks created by artists with disabilities from different countries. Our itinerant exhibition is called ArtPara. The project was conceived by Korean artist Kim Geun-Tae, founder of the association, with the aim of developing the artistic potential of people with disabilities through culture and art.
The ArtPara exhibition, conceived as a kind of cultural Olympiad, consists of around 100 works by disabled artists from 30 different countries. The project is funded by the South Korean government and has received support from major international institutions.
Since 2015, ArPara has been held in various venues and at prestigious events, including the Berlin Wall, the Brazilian Paralympic Games in 2016, the United Nations headquarters in Geneva in 2017, the Pyeongchang Paralympic Games in 2018, the UNESCO headquarters in Paris in 2018, the Hangaram Art Museum at the Seoul Arts Centre in 2019, the National Asian Cultural Centre in 2020 and the Gwangju Biennale in 2022. This exhibition is in line with the values and ideals of the Olympic Games, which symbolise solidarity and integration of the five continents. It unfolds as a magnificent journey, aimed at promoting a healthy community through the transformative power of art, with the promise of continuing the journey into the future.
The most recent edition of the exhibition was held on the occasion of the Paralympic Games in Paris in 2024 at the OECD headquarters and was attended by artists from Argentina, Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Bangladesh, Belgium, Colombia, South Korea, the Philippines, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Luxembourg, Malawi, Morocco, Mexico, New Zealand, Poland, Portugal, Russia, Samoa, Singapore, the United States and Tanzania.
The program of the 11-day exhibition included an opening ceremony attended by OECD institutional representatives, the South Korean Ambassador to the OECD, as well as ambassadors from the 27 countries participating in the exhibition and artists with disabilities from five continents.
The ArtPara Paris 2024 exhibition was supported by the South Korean OECD delegation, the South Korean Ministries of Culture, Sports and Tourism, the Korea Disability Arts and Culture Centre, the Lotte Foundation for Arts, the city of Naju and the Japanese company X-PLUS.
The association “People with Disabilities and Friends of the Five Continents” is currently working to organise the next edition of ArtPara in Milan on the occasion of the Milan-Cortina 2026 Paralympic Games. The exhibition will consist of approximately 80-100 paintings with a maximum size of 100 x 100 cm by disabled artists from Italy and the various continents and will be included in the cultural programme of Milan-Cortina 2026. The exhibition programme is the following:
Sponsorship Opportunities
We offer the following sponsorship levels:
Silver sponsor
Sponsorship of travel and accommodation for 2 invited artists
3.000 Euros
Gold sponsor
Sponsorship of forum setup costs
5.000 Euros
Platinum sponsor
Sponsorship of inauguration cocktail
7.500 Euros
Sponsorship benefits
All sponsors will gain high visibility as their name and logo will be showcased on all media support before and during the ArtPara exhibition, including the ArtPara website, exhibition invitation, exhibition catalogue, as well as all the Milano-Cortina 2026 Paralympic Games platform and communication channels.
How to sponsor?
If you would like to sponsor in any way our next ArtPara exhibition, please send us an email at info-artpara@gmail.com and we will contact you shortly. Thank you for your kind heart.
Donations
Donations
Besides sponsoring our ArtPara project, we also accept any donations to help our disabled artists throughout the year.
If you wish to make a donation, please contact us at artpara.international@gmail.com. We will get back to you as soon as possible with detailed information.
Thank you for your generous help.
Info
Adress: 20, GYEONGYEIL-RO, SEO-GU, GWANGJU, REPUBLIC OF KOREA
Tel: 010-4179-9317 / 010-8488-6414
E-mail: dalri43@hanmail.net