Jinju City Provides Additional Support to Cultural Artists and Groups Affected by COVID-19

Expansion of Activity Support Funds Before Lunar New Year Holiday to Include Non-Applicants and Intangible Cultural Heritage Holders

Appearance of Jinju City Intangible Cultural Heritage Saturday Regular Performance

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Choi Soon-kyung] Jinju City, Gyeongnam Province, announced on the 14th that it will expand the scope of support to help artists who are struggling with creative activities due to the cancellation of various events caused by the prolonged COVID-19 pandemic.

Earlier, the city provided a total of 372 million KRW, giving 1 million KRW each to 246 artists and 126 cultural and artistic organizations before the Lunar New Year holiday as part of the 4th regional economic emergency support measures.

In addition, the city decided to provide an additional 1 million KRW each to artists (including young and disabled artists) and organizations who missed the application period for activity support funds, as well as to intangible cultural heritage holders with artistic activity achievements.

The application period for the support fund is from the 12th to the 26th. For more details, please refer to the announcement on the Jinju City Hall website.

A city official stated, "Cultural and artistic activities have been greatly restricted due to the prolonged COVID-19 pandemic, and difficulties in the arts community are increasing," adding, "All artists and organizations who meet the conditions are urged to apply for the support fund within the deadline."

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