Artistdirector
At Nishiura Foundation for Children,
we are actively engaged in activities aimed at bringing smiles
to the world through art.
After departing from Yoshimoto Kogyo (Yoshimoto Art),
she resonated with our philosophy and has been serving
as an artistic director.
I was deeply impressed by Mr. Nishiura's establishment of the Nishiura Foundation for Children, which aims to nurture the sincere hearts and gratitude of children and connect them to the future.This profound inspiration led me to accept the role of artistic director.
Since I quit nursing ten years ago to start my activities as an artist, Mr. Nishiura has provided continuous support and purchased numerous pieces of my artwork. With that funding, we have organized art workshops for children in 20 countries worldwide, provided braille machines and toothbrushes to schools for the blind in Asia, and donated gifts to children at the German International Peace Village.
A few years ago, when I reported to Mr. Nishiura about my activities at children's homes in Hokkaido and Okinawa, he said, "Let's send Christmas presents to the children at those facilities!" Since then, he has continued to send Christmas presents every year. I am deeply grateful for this and have learned once again the importance of "continuous support and persistent effort."
From now on, together with the foundation, I have high hopes for activities to nurture children's dreams, hopes, and pure hearts. I aspire to continue my activities as an artistic director to heal the "invisible wounds of the heart" through art, so that all children can have dreams and realize them, and so that children around the world can smile, even if only for a moment.
Since I quit nursing ten years ago to start my activities as an artist, Mr. Nishiura has provided continuous support and purchased numerous pieces of my artwork. With that funding, we have organized art workshops for children in 20 countries worldwide, provided braille machines and toothbrushes to schools for the blind in Asia, and donated gifts to children at the German International Peace Village.
A few years ago, when I reported to Mr. Nishiura about my activities at children's homes in Hokkaido and Okinawa, he said, "Let's send Christmas presents to the children at those facilities!" Since then, he has continued to send Christmas presents every year. I am deeply grateful for this and have learned once again the importance of "continuous support and persistent effort."
From now on, together with the foundation, I have high hopes for activities to nurture children's dreams, hopes, and pure hearts. I aspire to continue my activities as an artistic director to heal the "invisible wounds of the heart" through art, so that all children can have dreams and realize them, and so that children around the world can smile, even if only for a moment.
Profile
- 1985
- Born in Kushiro, raised in Nemuro.
- 2007
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Became a registered nurse.
Worked as a nurse for five years before
beginning full-fledged artistic activities in 2013. - 2016
- Conducted a workshop at the Kyoto International Film Festival.
- 2017
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Conducted a workshop at the Spanish National Organisation of the Blind (ONCE).
Held a workshop to create Braille picture books at the Okinawa International Movie Festival.
Conducted workshops at the 24-Hour Television event, Hokkaido University Hospital Pediatrics, and the Minwara Project.
Held a solo exhibition at Shinjuku Odakyu Department Store from August 23rd to 29th.
Conducted workshops at schools for the blind, deaf, and disabled in Taiwan.
Conducted a workshop at the International Peace Village in Germany.
Conducted workshops at the Spanish National Organisation of the Blind (ONCE) and care facilities in Spain. - 2018
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Conducted a workshop at Asahikawa Medical University Hospital.
Conducted a workshop at Higashikawa special education school.
Held the second round of workshops at three support schools in Taiwan.
Conducted a workshop at Ho Chi Minh School for the Blind in Vietnam.
Conducted workshops at the Okinawa International Movie Festival for special needs schools and children's homes.
Exhibited at the Satoly Art World from May 2nd to 8th at Nagoya Sakae Mitsukoshi.
Held a solo exhibition at Odakyu Shinjuku Department Store Satoly Art World from August 8th to 14th.
Created giant art for the 24-Hour Television event.
Conducted workshops at schools for the blind and deaf in Thailand.
Conducted workshops in Myanmar.
Conducted workshops in France, Spain, and Germany. - 2019
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Conducted workshops at schools for the deaf and disabled in China, Macao, and Taiwan.
Exhibited at Satoly Art World at Nagoya Sakae Mitsukoshi in May.
Conducted workshops in Portland, USA.
Domestic Support Organizations
in Alphabetical Order
Child Care Facility
Aiji no Ie (Home of Love)
Social Welfare Corporation
Social Welfare Corporation
Child Care Facility
Kushiro Marimo Gakuen
Child Care Facility
Social Welfare Corporation
Kodomonoie
Child Care Facility
Social Welfare Corporation Koumyoukai
Suginami Gakuen
Social Welfare Corporation
Okinawa Prefecture Social Welfare Association
Harimizu Gakuen (Miyako Island)
Child Care Facility in Accordance with
the Child Welfare Act
Social Welfare Corporation
St Francis Children's Home
Overview of the Organization
- Name of the Organization
- General Incorporated Foundations
Nishiura Foundation for Children - Established
- March 1, 2023
- Representative Director
- Ryutaro Nishiura