Shinan-gun Opens Path to Becoming an 'Island and Marine Culture City'

Appointment of 14 Organization Representatives, Cultural City Promotion Committee Inaugural Ceremony Held

County Governor Park Wooryang: "We Will Make People Want to Live on the Island and Foster Cultural Pride"

Shinan-gun held the launching ceremony of the Cultural City Promotion Committee on the 4th to challenge the 4th Cultural City designation. (Photo by Shinan-gun)

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Seo Young-seo] Shinan-gun, Jeollanam-do held the launching ceremony of the Shinan-gun Cultural City Promotion Committee at the county office auditorium on the 4th to challenge the ‘4th Cultural City’ designation.

According to the county on the 5th, the event was held in compliance with COVID-19 prevention guidelines, attended by County Governor Park Woo-ryang, county council members, Jang Jang-bae, director of the Shinan Cultural Center, Professor Choi Seong-hwan of Mokpo National University, representatives of the Korean Federation of Arts and Culture Organizations Shinan branch, and various cultural and artistic organizations.

A cultural city is designated by the Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism under the Regional Culture Promotion Act to effectively utilize the region’s unique cultural resources and strengthen cultural creativity.

In his opening remarks at the launching ceremony, Governor Park Woo-ryang said, “The ultimate goal of Shinan-gun’s key projects such as the island where flowers bloom all year round, the island of colors, one island one museum, and renewable energy projects is to make people want to live on the islands and to foster cultural pride.” He added, “This is ultimately the path to becoming a cultural city.”

After holding a briefing session on promoting the cultural city of Shinan-gun in January last year, Shinan-gun went through the enactment of related ordinances and the establishment of a cultural city creation plan, and will apply for the 4th cultural city designation in June under the theme of ‘Island and Marine Cultural City Shinan.’

Meanwhile, the Shinan-gun Cultural City Promotion Committee consists of a total of 15 members, including Jang Jang-bae, director of the Shinan Cultural Center, who serves as the chairman. Fourteen representatives from organizations such as the Shinan Federation of Arts and Culture and village schools were appointed as private governance members to actively cooperate in creating the cultural city.

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