Gwangsan-gu, Gwangju 'Baedongshin Eodeung Art Festival' Call for Entries

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters, Reporter Yoon Jamin] Gwangsan-gu, Gwangju Metropolitan City (Mayor Kim Samho) is calling for submissions for the 'Baedongshin Eodeung Art Festival.'

According to Gwangsan-gu on the 22nd, the 30th Baedongshin Eodeung Art Festival will be held to commemorate local artist Baedongshin and to discover artistic talent and provide opportunities for creative activities.

Anyone who is a citizen of the Republic of Korea can participate, and the categories are painting, calligraphy, and literary painting.

Entry forms can be downloaded from the Gwangsan-gu and Gwangsan Cultural Center websites and submitted from September 23 to 25.

Paintings should be submitted via email, while calligraphy and literary paintings are accepted in person or by mail at the Gwangsan Life Culture Center.

After judging in November, the winning works will be selected, and the awards ceremony and exhibition will be held in December at the Sochon Art Factory Cube Museum.

The grand prize winner will receive the Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism Award, a prize of 5 million won, and an opportunity for a solo exhibition.

To encourage artists who have had fewer opportunities to present their work due to the prolonged COVID-19 pandemic, the district has waived the entry fee and decided that the copyrights of the winning works will not belong to the organizer.

For more detailed information about this Baedongshin Eodeung Art Festival, please contact the Culture and Arts Division of Gwangsan-gu.

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