Suncheon Cultural Foundation Implements Agency Service for Senior Artists' Health Checkup Expense Support Project

Support for Health Checkup Costs up to 300,000 KRW for Cultural Artists Aged 70 and Over

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Lee Hyung-kwon] Suncheon Cultural Foundation (Chairman Heo Seok) announced on the 5th that it will intensively implement the agency service for the ‘Senior Artists Health Checkup Cost Support Project’ conducted by the Jeonnam Cultural Foundation until the 7th.

The ‘Senior Artists Health Checkup Cost Support Project’ is a project that supports health checkup costs up to 300,000 KRW per person for senior artists who are experiencing economic burdens due to excessive medical expenses, considering the regional characteristics of Jeonnam, which has the highest elderly population ratio and a large distribution of senior artists nationwide.

Eligible applicants are artists aged 70 or older who have completed the proof of artistic activity and have an income below the median income range.

The service period will be conducted by Suncheon Cultural Foundation until the 7th, and post-management such as submission of supporting documents will be provided for the selected senior artists.

Suncheon Cultural Foundation is also conducting agency services for ‘Proof of Artistic Activity’ registration, visiting services for information-vulnerable groups, and agency services for the Creative Preparation Fund support project hosted by the Korea Artists Welfare Foundation for those who have completed the proof of artistic activity to promote the welfare of cultural artists.

A representative of the Cultural Foundation said, “Although the government and central agencies are promoting various support projects for artists, many artists find it difficult to fill out application forms, so the foundation decided to promote agency services,” and added, “We plan to continue implementing various welfare services tailored to the needs of artists in the future.”

Artists who wish to use the service can visit the Suncheon Cultural Foundation with the relevant documents within the period to receive the service.

This content was produced with the assistance of AI translation services.