Gwangju City Opens Public Recruitment for Cultural Arts Award Nominees

From the 23rd to September 17th: Literature, Korean Painting, Western Painting, and Gugak in 4 Categories

Award Winners Selected in October... 2022 Performances and Other Cultural and Artistic Creative Activities

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Yoon Jamin] Gwangju Metropolitan City announced on the 20th that it will publicly recruit candidates for the ‘2021 Gwangju Metropolitan City Culture and Arts Awards’ from the 23rd of this month until September 17.

The ‘Gwangju Metropolitan City Culture and Arts Awards’ honor the noble artistic spirit of cultural and artistic figures from the region who have made remarkable achievements in the development of culture and arts, and are awarded to those who have made clear contributions to the creative development and advancement of Korean culture and arts by carrying on that spirit.

The award categories include ▲Literature Awards named after Park Yongcheol, Kim Hyunseung, and Jeong Sopa (3 literature awards) ▲Korean Painting Heo Baekryeon Art Award ▲Western Painting Oh Jiho Art Award ▲Korean Traditional Music Im Bangul Gugak Award, totaling 4 categories, selecting a total of 9 cultural and artistic figures.

Candidates for the awards can be recommended not only by heads of various institutions, heads of social organizations, and presidents or deans of colleges or higher, but also by personal signatures of 20 or more Gwangju citizens aged 19 or older as of the announcement date.

Recommendations, including a public service record, resume, and supporting documents, should be submitted in person or by registered mail to the Performance Arts Promotion Team of the Gwangju Cultural City Policy Office during the recruitment period.

The recruited candidates will be reviewed by the respective category operation committees, and winners will be selected in October. Awardees will receive support for cultural and artistic creative activities such as publication of collections, invitational exhibitions, and commemorative performances.

Kim Junyoung, Director of the Culture, Tourism and Sports Office of the city, said, “We will select awardees through objective and transparent screening, including publicly recruiting operation committee members who review candidates. Despite the difficult conditions due to COVID-19, we hope that excellent artists who have built outstanding achievements based on their passionate creativity will be actively discovered, and we ask cultural and artistic institutions, organizations, and citizens to show great interest.”

Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Yoon Jamin yjm3070@asiae.co.kr

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