Arts Council's '2021 Cultural Arts Promotion Fund Public Project Briefing' Online on the 8th

[Asia Economy Reporter Park Byung-hee] The Korea Arts & Culture Education Service (Arts Council Korea) will hold the "2021 Arts Promotion Fund Public Project Briefing Session" online at 2 p.m. on the 8th.

At this briefing session, the Arts Council Korea will introduce the operational direction and detailed contents of the Arts Promotion Fund public projects to be promoted next year.

Before explaining the projects, the briefing will summarize the major revisions of the 2021 public projects. The main points include ▲ project direction changes due to COVID-19 (expansion of support targets, expansion of individual activities and pre-production, utilization of non-face-to-face methods, increased flexibility in budget allocation, etc.) ▲ allocation of childcare expenses for infants and toddlers ▲ expansion of the scale and scope of creative support ▲ improvement of support review procedures ▲ strengthening of sexual harassment and sexual violence prevention systems.

Among the major revisions of this public project, the most notable is the "childcare expenses for infants and toddlers" that can be allocated if the participating artist has young children. This plan aims to allocate a certain level of childcare costs within the support funds for artists who find it difficult to continue their artistic activities due to caring for young children.

Among the 2021 public projects, this briefing will sequentially explain 22 projects in five fields promoted through regular public calls: literature, visual arts, performing arts, artist development, and Exciting Arts Travel. Projects promoted through separate calls have increased in number compared to previous years due to the impact of COVID-19, and announcements and application submissions will be accepted sequentially from November to the first half of next year.

The detailed materials containing the contents of this public project will be distributed online through the Arts Council Korea website (www.arko.or.kr) starting from the 8th. Printed copies can be received sequentially after the 12th by pre-registering on the Arts Council Korea website from the 6th.

One-on-one customized consulting with project managers on the day of the briefing will be conducted through a non-face-to-face online chat platform to prevent the spread of COVID-19. Applicants who wish to have one-on-one consultations can check the consultation times and access methods for each project on the website from 3 p.m. on the 8th and participate. In addition, consultations are available at any time through the Q&A bulletin board.

The briefing session can be viewed by anyone interested in the Arts Promotion Fund public projects via online live streaming, which will be broadcast live through the Arts Council Korea's Naver TV, YouTube, and Facebook channels.

Applications for the 2021 Arts Promotion Fund regular public projects will be accepted from October 8 to 30. Detailed information can be found on the Arts Council Korea website or the National Culture and Arts Support System.

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