Yeosu City Launches This Year's Yeosu International Art Festival Promotion Committee 'In Operation'

11 Committee Members Appointed at City Hall Situation Room... Jeong Chaeyeol Elected as Steering Committee Chair

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters, Reporter Heo Seon-sik] Yeosu City (Mayor Kwon Oh-bong) announced on the 10th that it held the Yeosu International Art Festival Promotion Committee Appointment Ceremony in the city hall situation room the day before, pledging to successfully hold the event this year.

On this day, Mayor Kwon Oh-bong presented appointment letters to 11 experts in the field of art.

The committee members elected Jeong Chae-yeol of the National Artists Association as the chairman of this year's Yeosu International Art Festival Promotion Committee and discussed the committee operation plan and the schedule for the next meeting.

The term of the promotion committee members is one year, during which they will promote the overall event, including establishing the basic plan and budget execution.

This year's Yeosu International Art Festival will be held from September 3 to October 3 at the exhibition hall of the Expo Center.

Mayor Kwon Oh-bong said, "We will do our best to provide administrative support so that there are no inconveniences in operating the promotion committee," and added, "Through the art festival, I ask for the active activities and cooperation of the promotion committee members so that citizens and visitors who have endured difficult times for over a year due to COVID-19 can feel comfort and healing."

Meanwhile, the Yeosu International Art Festival, which started in 2006, is celebrating its 11th edition this year and has established itself as Yeosu City's representative cultural and artistic event.

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