Seoul Foundation for Arts and Culture Opens 'Seoul Arts Education Center' for Teenagers at Sinyongsan Station

Official Opening Scheduled for March New Semester Following Pilot Operation and Various Program Trials Since Last November

[Asia Economy Reporter Lim Cheol-young] The Seoul Foundation for Arts and Culture is opening the ‘Seoul Arts Education Center,’ a media-utilizing integrated arts education space for teenagers, near Sinyongsan Station on Subway Line 4, and is beginning full-scale operations.

On the 26th, the Seoul Foundation for Arts and Culture announced that following a pilot operation last year, it has prepared an ‘Open Program with Youth’ to mark the official opening. The Seoul Arts Education Center provides arts education tailored to ‘youth’ and ‘media’ under the philosophy of ‘being together with everything where teenagers’ lives meet art.’

The Seoul Arts Education Center offers teenagers opportunities to experience various media alongside artists, ranging from traditional media such as writing, drawing, books, newspapers, and photography to high-tech new media including video, AR·VR, and mobile work. Unlike conventional media-utilizing arts education, which focused mainly on functions and skills like how to use video media, this center emphasizes the essence of media?‘message delivery and self-expression’?and actively uses diverse media.

Focusing on the process rather than large-scale lectures or skill-based education, it has shifted from ‘teaching’ arts education to ‘creating together’ with artists. Moving away from the fast-paced, result-oriented entrance exam preparation, the center encourages artists and youth to engage in the creative process together, enabling youth to view their lives autonomously and experience self-expression.

To celebrate the official opening, on the 26th, the center will present ‘Open Programs with Youth’ on the 5th and 6th floors of the public facility building, featuring a ‘VR Drawing Workshop’ and ‘Gongso (工所): A Small Workshop Creating Tools That Never Existed Before.’ Twenty teenagers from the alternative education space Mindeulle will participate in this hands-on event.

Starting in April, the Seoul Arts Education Center will offer various arts education programs for youth, including ‘2001/2023: Space Odyssey’ using VR drawing and photo scanning, the tool creation workshop ‘Survival Tools for Living on a Deserted Island,’ the ‘Zine Making Workshop’ to create personalized magazines, and ‘Mobile One Paper My Profile,’ a non-face-to-face online workshop.

Applications for participation in detailed programs operated by the Seoul Arts Education Center and more information can be found on the Seoul Foundation for Arts and Culture website or the official Instagram of the Seoul Arts Education Center.

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