Launch of Gangdong Cultural Foundation

Launch Ceremony Held at Gangdong Art Center at 4 PM on the 13th... A Dedicated Cultural and Arts Organization Preparing for an Era of 550,000 Population to Lead Regional Cultural and Arts Promotion

Exterior view of Gangdong Cultural Foundation (Gangdong Art Center)

[Asia Economy Reporter Jong-il Park] Gangdong-gu (Mayor Lee Jeong-hoon) is launching the ‘Gangdong Cultural Foundation’ to enhance the quality of life for residents through abundant culture and arts.

The launch ceremony will be held on the 13th at 4 p.m. at Studio #1 of the Gangdong Art Center, with about 200 attendees including residents and heads of related organizations.

The event will also be attended by many prominent figures in the cultural and artistic fields, including Park Yang-woo, Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism; Han Sang-hyuk, Chairman of the Korea Communications Commission; Yoo Si-chun, Chairman of EBS; Son Sook, Chairman of the Seoul Arts Center; Yoon Beom-mo, Director of the National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art; Ha Cheol-kyung, President of the Federation of Korean Artistic & Cultural Organizations; Oh Tae-geun, Chairman of the Korea Theatre Association; Kim Jong-gyu, Chairman of the Cultural Heritage National Trust; and Lee Beom-heon, Chairman of the Korea Fine Arts Association.

Gangdong-gu is converting the Gangdong Art Center, which it has directly managed, and five public libraries under the Gangdong-gu Urban Management Corporation into a foundation corporation, thereby launching the Gangdong Cultural Foundation.

Professor Lee Jae-hoon, Special Appointment Professor at Dongbang Culture Graduate University, has been appointed as the inaugural CEO. The Gangdong Cultural Foundation will be composed of four teams: Management Support Team, Performance and Exhibition Team, Cultural Projects Team, and Library Team, with about 50 employees including the CEO.

The Gangdong Cultural Foundation will serve as a dedicated cultural and artistic organization preparing for the era of 550,000 residents following large-scale reconstruction, tasked with discovering and promoting systematic and professional cultural and artistic policies tailored to the characteristics of the region.

By unifying cultural and artistic facilities, personnel, and programs that were previously dispersed across the district’s Cultural and Arts Division, Gangdong Art Center, and Gangdong-gu Urban Management Corporation, the foundation plans to establish an efficient integrated system and, based on this, plan and execute various local cultural and artistic events.

Furthermore, the foundation aims to lead the promotion of local culture and arts by systematically managing and operating cultural infrastructure facilities within the region, fostering public-private cooperation, attracting external competitions, providing high-quality cultural content to residents, activating cultural networks, and supporting everyday arts.

Lee Jeong-hoon, Mayor of Gangdong-gu, said, “With the launch of the Gangdong Cultural Foundation, we will develop cultural policies suitable for the era of 550,000 residents and provide residents with more refined cultural and artistic services. We will strive to create a city where culture and arts flow in daily life.”

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