480 Items Including Paintings and Crafts: Year-End Charity Art Exhibition Opens, Art Fans Visit - Sanyo Shimbun Digital
The 78th Year-End Charity Art Exhibition opened at Sanyo Shimbun, featuring about 480 items like paintings and crafts for bidding.Summary
The 78th Year-End Charity Art Exhibition, hosted by the Sanyo Shimbun Social Welfare Foundation, opened on October 29th at the Sanyo Shimbun building in Okayama City. The exhibition features approximately 480 items, including paintings, crafts, and calligraphy, donated by about 380 artists and groups from Japan and abroad, which are being sold via a bidding system. Notable works on display include pieces by Bizen ware Living National Treasure Ryuichi Kakuzaki, sculptor Jiro Hiruta, and a print by the late painter Koji Akagi. Many art enthusiasts visited on the opening day to examine the pieces. The exhibition runs until November 3rd, with free admission. Bidding results will be mailed after the event concludes, and successful bidders can collect and pay for their items on November 22nd and 23rd.
(Source：山陽新聞)