Woori Bank Hosts First Online Art Competition in Financial Sector... Awards Including Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism Prize

[Asia Economy Reporter Kim Hyo-jin] Woori Bank announced on the 10th that it will hold the "23rd Woori Bank Woori Art Competition," the first in the financial sector to conduct the entire preliminary and final rounds online.

This competition is designed to enhance accessibility and convenience by fully adopting an online submission system for preliminary works and multi-video conferencing technology for the final round, in line with the spread of non-face-to-face interactions due to COVID-19 and the acceleration of digital transformation.

Kwon Kwang-seok, CEO of Woori Bank, said, "The Woori Art Competition, continuously held since 1995, is Woori Bank's representative cultural and artistic mecenat project that has discovered numerous artistic talents. We hope that this competition, which attempts innovative changes using digital technology, will revitalize the cultural and artistic community affected by COVID-19 and become a festival where future painters can unfold their dreams and hopes."

Participants are eligible from kindergarten students (born before December 31, 2016) to high school students. The competition schedule is as follows: ▲ Online preliminary submissions by September 2 ▲ Announcement of preliminary round qualifiers on September 11 ▲ Online final round with 1,000 finalists on September 27 ▲ Announcement of final winners on October 16.

Award-winning works will be selected through fair judging by a panel consisting of professors from major art universities and art experts from various fields. Final winners will receive various awards and scholarships, including the grand prize awarded by the Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism.

Those wishing to participate in the online preliminary round must submit their works through the Woori Art Competition website by September 2. Detailed information about the competition can be found on the website and the KakaoTalk mobile secretariat.

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