Kobe Consumers’ Co-op “ARTS in CO-OP – Collaboration between Life and Art” to connect artists with disabilities with the local community!

[Kobe Consumers’ Co-op] “ARTS in CO-OP – Collaboration between Life and Art” to connect artists with disabilities with the local community! ​
Kobe Consumers’ Cooperative Association Press release: October 17, 2025 To Members of the Press “ARTS in CO-OP – Collaboration between Life and Art” to connect artists with disabilities with the local community! ~ A diverse program will be held at Coop Kobe Seer from Friday, October 24th to Wednesday, October 29th ~ The Kobe Consumers’ Co-op, in collaboration with the Kinki Labor Bank and Tanpoponoye Association, is hosting “ARTS in CO-OP: Collaboration in Life and Art.” The event showcases the expressive activities of people with disabilities in an “everyday shopping space,” an effort to connect communities, lifestyles, and diversity through art.
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◇ Exhibition/event details ▶ ARTS in CO-OP exhibition October 24th (Friday) – 29th (Wednesday) 1st floor exhibition 10:00-21:00 / 2nd floor exhibition: 10:00-20:00 Artists working at facilities for people with disabilities in Kobe City will visit Coop Kobe’s “Sia” store. They will turn their encounters there into artwork and exhibit it in the store.
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https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/154476/18/154476-18-f15cef2359846035220d76ae5fc21a89-1536×1058.jpg Example of work ▶ Tsunagaru Marche (Product Sales) October 24th (Friday) – 29th (Wednesday) 10:00-15:00 2nd Floor Central Court A market will be held to sell products and unique artworks created daily at welfare facilities. We will introduce a variety of activities each day.