Call for Artists to Participate in the Mapo Kkumtarae Art Project

Open Call for Artists Participating in '2020 Mapo Cultural Arts Education Dream Weaving' from 20th to 29th... Exciting and Vibrant Artistic Encounters Between Youth and Artists

Last Year's Art Project Activities Related to the Kkumtarae Weaving Initiative

[Asia Economy Reporter Jongil Park] Mapo-gu (Mayor Yudonggyun) is publicly recruiting participating artists for the ‘2020 Mapo Culture and Arts Education Dream Thread Weaving’ project, which develops local cultural and artistic resources into educational resources for youth, from the 20th to the 29th.

The Dream Thread Weaving project is part of the Mapo Innovation Education District initiative, jointly planned by Mapo-gu and the Mapo Cultural Foundation (CEO Song Jeyong) to ensure the smooth supply and operation of high-quality cultural and arts education content to elementary and middle schools in the Mapo area.

This project leads the activation of school culture and arts education by establishing creative partnerships among artists, schools, and parents, and by creating a cooperative system at the regional level.

Over the past four years, more than 2,300 youths from 25 schools have shared meaningful artistic experiences through enjoyable encounters with artists.

Artists, art groups, and creative collectives wishing to participate in the Dream Thread Art Project are free to propose art projects they want to carry out with youth, but these must include an educational purpose that provides intensive artistic experiences to young people.

Selected artists in this recruitment will be matched with schools through a showcase in June, and after detailed consultations between artists and schools, the projects will be organized into educational programs (regular classes, free semester system), vacation special lectures, and after-school programs starting from July to engage with youth.

At the same time, participants for the ‘Moms Art Salon 4th term,’ which supports art education, are also being recruited. Moms Art Salon is a parent network activity group open to any parents interested in art education. They will act as a monitoring group for the Dream Thread Art Project and will have opportunities to participate in cultural and arts education special lectures and experiential programs.

Applications for participation in the ‘Mapo Culture and Arts Education Dream Thread Art Project’ and the ‘Moms Art Salon 4th term’ can be found on the Mapo Cultural Foundation website (www.mapoartcenter.or.kr) or by phone inquiry at 3274-8608/8649.

Yudonggyun, Mayor of Mapo-gu, said, “Now in its fifth year, the Mapo Culture and Arts Education Dream Thread Weaving project is a distinctive arts education model in Mapo that utilizes local artistic resources as educational content,” adding, “We hope for the interest and participation of many original artists who will awaken the sensibilities of youth through creative art projects.”

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