KDB and San-e Warmly Support... Sponsoring 10 Artists Affected by COVID-19

Support Initiated to Encourage Artists' Creative Activities

On the 9th, KDB Industrial Bank selected 10 artists who have faced difficulties such as performance cancellations due to COVID-19 as the 46th beneficiaries of the KDB Warm Companionship sponsorship and delivered sponsorship funds of 30 million won. The photo shows Moon Yong-gi, Head of Public Relations at KDB Industrial Bank, and Park Young-jung, CEO of the Korea Artists Welfare Foundation, at the sponsorship fund delivery ceremony. Photo by Moon Yong-gi

[Asia Economy Reporter Park Sun-mi] On the 9th, Korea Development Bank (KDB) announced that it selected 10 artists who have faced difficulties such as performance cancellations due to COVID-19 as the 46th beneficiaries of the 'KDB Warm Companionship' sponsorship program and delivered a total of 30 million KRW in sponsorship funds to help them continue their artistic creative activities.

KDB Warm Companionship had previously supported 10 artists, including masters of intangible Korean traditional music, in the first half of this year (June). With the transition to a phased recovery of daily life amid the COVID-19 situation, the program decided to provide support in the second half to encourage artists' creative activities. The beneficiaries were selected based on recommendations from the Korea Artists Welfare Foundation, focusing on 10 artists urgently needing support for their creative and artistic activities.

At the sponsorship fund delivery ceremony held at the Korea Artists Welfare Foundation, KDB’s Director of Public Relations Moon Yong-gi and Park Young-jung, CEO of the Korea Artists Welfare Foundation, attended. Both organizations agreed to further cooperate to expand patronage activities and promote the development of culture and the arts.

Meanwhile, KDB has selected beneficiaries with various backgrounds and, including this support, has delivered a total of 720 million KRW in warm sponsorship funds over 46 rounds.

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