Culture Ministry to Hold Forum on the Enactment of the 'Art Promotion Act' on the 17th

[Asia Economy Reporter Donghyun Choi] The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism announced on the 16th that it will hold a forum for the enactment of the Art Promotion Act at 2 p.m. on the 17th at the National Assembly Members' Office Building in Yeouido, Seoul, in cooperation with the office of National Assembly member Do Jong-hwan.

The forum will be held without an audience to prevent COVID-19 and will be broadcast live online on the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism's Facebook page.

At the forum, the results of the "Stepwise Institutionalization Study for Revitalizing the Art Ecosystem," conducted by the Industry-Academic Cooperation Foundation of Kookmin University (research led by Professor Donggi Lee of Kookmin University) from December last year to May this year, will be presented. In addition, opinions from creators, distribution industry, consumers, and other sectors regarding the draft Art Promotion Act will be collected.

In the first part, Professor Donggi Lee of Kookmin University will present "The Necessity and Key Contents of the Art Promotion Act," followed by designated discussions by ▲ Professor Seongmi Lee of Hongik University ▲ Jung-sook Kim, Secretary General of the Korea Gallery Association ▲ Jungmoo Yang, Professor at Korea National University of Arts.

The second part, conducted as a roundtable discussion, will be moderated by co-researcher Professor Kyungshin Park of Ewha Womans University. Comprehensive discussions will continue with ▲ Mihee An, Director of Gyeonggi Museum of Modern Art ▲ Hyunmin Kim, Curator of Si-an Museum of Art ▲ Yukyoung So, Director of Seoul Auction ▲ Changkyum Kim, Chairman of the Media Art Association, among others.

After the comprehensive discussion, there will be a session for panelists to answer questions submitted in advance. If you have any questions after reviewing the forum materials posted on the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism's Facebook page, you can submit an online questionnaire. The online questionnaire will be accepted starting from the day of the forum.

A Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism official said, "This forum is a place where systematic research and suggestions covering the art ecosystem lead to discussions in the field," adding, "We will strive to enhance the completeness of the art sector's system based on the discussion results."

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