Gwangju City Opens Public Recruitment for Culture and Arts Award Nominees from 9th to 11th

Gwangju City Hall

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Park Seon-gang] Gwangju Metropolitan City announced on the 5th that it will publicly recruit candidates for the 2020 Gwangju City Culture and Arts Awards from the 9th to the 11th.

The Culture and Arts Awards honor the noble artistic spirit of cultural and artistic figures from the region who have made remarkable achievements in the development of culture and arts, and are awarded to those who have made clear contributions to the creative development and advancement of Korean culture and arts. This year, nine cultural and artistic figures will be selected in four categories: literature, Korean painting, Western painting, and traditional Korean music (Gugak).

The awardees include three literature awards in the literature category: Park Yong-cheol, Kim Hyun-seung, and Jeong Sopa; the Heo Baek-ryeon Art Award in Korean painting; the Oh Ji-ho Art Award in Western painting; and the Im Bang-ul Gugak Award in traditional Korean music, selecting a total of nine cultural and artistic figures across four categories.

According to the candidate recommendation regulations of the 'Gwangju City Culture and Arts Awards Ordinance,' recommendations can be made not only by heads of various institutions and social organizations, presidents and deans of professional colleges or higher, but also by personal signatures of 20 or more Gwangju citizens aged 19 or older as of the announcement date.

To recommend, submit the recommendation letter including the achievement report, resume, and supporting documents to the Korea Federation of Artistic & Cultural Organizations Gwangju Metropolitan City Federation, selected as the supporting organization through the public contest, either by visit or registered mail from the 9th to the 11th.

Candidates recruited through the public contest and recommendations will be awarded next month after deliberation by the category-specific steering committee. To boost the morale of the awardees, the literature award will support the publication of related anthologies, the art awards will hold invitational exhibitions of works, and the Gugak award will support commemorative performances as forms of cultural and artistic creative activities next year.

Kim Jun-young, Director of the Culture, Tourism and Sports Office of the city, said, “We hope that various cultural and artistic institutions, organizations, and citizens will show great interest so that outstanding artists who have built excellent achievements with outstanding creative passion can be actively discovered.”

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