Seongdong-gu Supports Creative Activities of Young Artists

District selects 6 teams including film, music, and fine arts for the '2020 Youth Artist Activity Support Contest'... Total of 20 million KRW activity support to discover young artists and support the cultural and artistic scene affected by COVID-19

[Asia Economy Reporter Jongil Park] Seongdong-gu (Mayor Jeong Won-oh) has selected 6 teams for the ‘2020 Young Artists Creative Activity Support Contest’ prepared to help young artists become independent and continue their creative activities, providing a total of 20 million KRW in support.

This project is part of the ‘2020 Youth Policy Governance Activation Project’ and is one of the youth autonomous budget projects directly planned and proposed by young people.

In May, the district held a contest to support the creative activities of young artists and selected 6 teams out of a total of 14 teams that applied through expert review.

The selected fields cover various genres such as film, music, art, and illustration, including ▲production of a short independent film set in Seongdong-gu ▲video and performance about Wangsimni and Seoul Forest titled ‘Emergency Sound Support Project’ ▲‘Fixed Light, Flickering Sea’ expressing data attributes and awareness of issues based on virtual data ▲illustration work and exhibition ‘100 Personas’.

On the 18th, the district signed a business agreement with the selected teams and held a project sharing meeting to introduce each project and discuss ways to collaborate.

The district will provide continuous administrative support to ensure the project proceeds as planned and will hold an exhibition and presentation of the works at the end of the year.

A district official said, “This contest will be an opportunity to newly discover young artists active in various fields such as theater, film dance, modeling, and art toys,” adding, “Teams not selected will also be given opportunities to participate in events such as youth festivals.”

Jeong Won-oh, Mayor of Seongdong-gu, said, “As COVID-19 prolongs, I hope this project will be of some help to young artists facing difficulties,” and added, “The district will continue to provide broad support to create new cultural arts in the local community and to provide opportunities for young artists to freely carry out creative activities.”

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