The “Comfort Women” Justice Coalition hosted a public exhibition of the submissions from the international art community for proposals for the “Comfort Women” Memorial built in Saint Mary’s Square in September of 2017. The exhibition was free and opened to the public. You can see all the proposals here.
Proposals from Artists from around the world were on display. An expert jury of arts professionals, community organizers and citizens selected the three finalists from the works submitted. A final, winning proposal by Steven Whyte from Carmel, California was approved and unveiled on September 22nd, 2017.