Art Workshop Paints UNIQLO’s Support for Peace

UNIQLO strengthens its commitment promoting peace with an art workshop for children from underserved communities. Mounted at Museo Pambata, the event forms part of UNIQLO’s global PEACE FOR ALL project  with the estate of visual artist and luminary, Pablo Picasso.

Sofi and Isha with their own version of Peace for All

UNIQLO’s Peace for All project harnesses the power of clothing to make a positive impact. Through this initiative, UNIQLO partners with major figures who share the brand’s vision and collaboratively design T-shirts that embody peace. All proceeds from shirt purchases are then donated to international organizations supporting those affected by violence, discrimination, armed conflict, and poverty.

This year, the project welcomed the Picasso Foundation to its roster of partners, marking the first collaboration between UNIQLO and the iconic artist.  The Picasso PEACE FOR ALL shirt, called “Bouquet of Friendship,” was launched together with the Picasso UT designs earlier in the season. The collaboration included art workshops in UNIQLO markets across Asia, Europe, and North America. All artworks from every session will be collated and put up for exhibition in Paris, France, by the end of May.

For the Philippine edition of the global effort, UNIQLO invited scholars of Project Pearls, a non-profit organization committed to strengthening the basic human rights of children living in poverty. UNIQLO considers Project Pearls as one of its long-term partners in promoting the values of sustainability. The goal is to support underprivileged kids by fostering their creativity and providing them with artistic outlets to express themselves.

The UNIQLO PEACE FOR ALL x Picasso art workshop gathered students in Grades 4 to 12 residing in Tondo, Cavite, and Bulacan. They were taught the basics of the art-making process, primarily how to draw flowers inspired by Picasso’s “Bouquet of Friendship” shirt design. The instructors were local artists from UNIQLO’s global partner, Artolution, a community-based public arts organization founded in creative empowerment through participatory and collaborative art-making.

To date, more than 6.6 million shirts under the initiative have been sold, raising more than US$12.8 million in donations. The funds raised are divided among three partner organizations to promote global peace projects. The donations also reinforce initiatives designed to support emergency humanitarian assistance, protect the lives of displaced people around the world, and aid children who are facing difficult circumstances due to conflicts or other issues. The beneficiaries are UNHCR (the United Nations Refugee Agency), Save the Children, and Plan International.

Aside from Picasso’s “Bouquet of Flowers,” UNIQLO’s PEACE FOR ALL is set to roll out four more t-shirt designs from baseball legend Ichiro Suzuki and actor Kōji Yakusho. Suzuki’s shirt portrays a door being knocked upon, capturing the excitement and joy of finding something you love, and stepping forward to take on a challenge. Meanwhile, Yakusho’s design centers on a memorable scene from the 2023 film, Perfect Days, for which he won the Best Actor Award at the Cannes Film Festival. Moreover, in response to favorable customer reviews, two additional designs were produced by two existing collaborators: Akamai Technologies and Kashiwa Satō. The new designs will be available from June 20.

As part of its sustainability program, UNIQLO Philippines partners with non-profit organization Project Pearls and its scholars for a day of creativity and art at Museo Pambata.

Share UNIQLO’s vision for peace and check out the Peace for All collection in all UNIQLO stores nationwide and online at www.uniqlo.com/ph/en/. Follow @uniqlo on Facebook and @uniqlophofficial on Instagram for all the latest news and updates.