Gwangyang Steelworks Traditional Play Culture Volunteer Group Leads Efforts to Eliminate Cultural Blind Spots

Sharing Cultural and Artistic Activities in the Community in Diverse and Unique Ways

Significantly Expanding Opportunities for Various and Meaningful Cultural Performances through Collaboration with Organizations

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters, Reporter Heo Seonsik] The POSCO Gwangyang Steelworks Traditional Play Culture Talent Volunteer Group signed a cultural performance business agreement with the Gwangyang Jungma Disabled Welfare Center and the Gwangyang Regional Children's Center Association on the 7th, embarking on efforts to eliminate cultural blind spots in the region.

The signing ceremony was attended by Jeong Heonju, Director of Gwangyang Jungma Disabled Welfare Center; Lee Youngmi, President of the Gwangyang Regional Children's Center Association; Choi Wangguk, Head of the Gwangyang Steelworks Traditional Play Culture Talent Volunteer Group; and other officials, who graced the occasion.

From this day forward, the Gwangyang Steelworks Traditional Play Culture Talent Volunteer Group, Gwangyang Jungma Disabled Welfare Center, and Gwangyang Regional Children's Center Association will provide diverse and meaningful cultural performances regularly and continuously to neighbors who find it difficult to easily enjoy cultural life, based on active cooperation.

The Gwangyang Steelworks Traditional Play Culture Talent Volunteer Group was established last April to offer new healing experiences to local residents weary from COVID-19 and other challenges, and has been conducting various cultural and artistic sharing activities.

The members provide new opportunities for daily healing through unique methods such as panel theater, which involves communication with the audience beyond typical cultural performances, traditional plays, magic, laughter therapy, and storytelling.

Building on their experience of conducting various cultural performance activities for users of the Jungma Disabled Welfare Center, they aim to expand these efforts further and broaden cultural enjoyment experiences for children at the Gwangyang Regional Children's Center through this agreement.

In the current situation where opportunities for cultural life are decreasing due to the spread of COVID-19, this agreement made by the Traditional Play Culture Talent Volunteer Group is expected to be an opportunity to fully utilize their talents and invigorate the local community.

Especially, as the importance of diverse cultural experiences grows for children to develop creative thinking and grow into convergent talents, the significance of this initiative is even deeper.

Choi Wangguk, head of the Gwangyang Steelworks Traditional Play Culture Talent Volunteer Group, said, “Through this agreement, we hope to support the dreams and hopes of children who will lead the future and bring great joy to them,” adding, “Though our talents are small, we will strive to spread a culture of sharing in the local community and practice POSCO’s corporate citizenship management philosophy.”

Meanwhile, in June, Gwangyang Steelworks signed a business agreement with Gwangyang City to promote volunteer activities, and is actively working to realize a “company with the local community” model that grows together with society by expanding the ‘talent volunteer group’?an asset of ‘corporate citizenship’ built through efforts for mutual development with the local community?through cooperation with related organizations, accelerating the spread of a sharing culture in the community.

Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters, Reporter Heo Seonsik hss79@asiae.co.kr

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