Seoul Foundation for Arts and Culture, 'Seoul Arts Support' 1st Call for Proposals... Up to 40 Million KRW Support

First Round of Public Offering from the 23rd to December 10th... Online Business Briefing on the 23rd

[Asia Economy Reporter Lim Cheol-young] The Seoul Foundation for Arts and Culture announced on the 17th that it will hold the first round of the '2022 Seoul Arts Support' from the 23rd to December 10th to support the creative activities of artists and art organizations, helping the cultural and artistic community regain vitality in the 'With Corona' era and expanding citizens' opportunities to enjoy culture.

The first round of the contest is divided into two parts: 'Artistic Creative Activity Support,' which provides support for creative activity expenses and production and presentation costs for all artists and art organizations engaged in creative activities in Seoul, and 'Resident Company Support for Performance Venues,' which supports artistic creative activities and public programs in collaboration between performance venues and performance groups. The budget is approximately 12.26 billion KRW and will be finalized after budget review.

The Artistic Creative Activity Support provides up to 40 million KRW to artists (groups) in seven basic art fields?drama, dance, music, traditional arts, multi-disciplinary arts, visual arts, and literature?to be used for creative activities from planning and rehearsal to production and presentation. The Resident Company Support for Performance Venues provides up to 150 million KRW per year (up to 2 years) to performance groups presenting drama, dance, music, and traditional performances for local residents at public and private performance venues located in Seoul.

This contest will be conducted through the 'Seoul Culture and Arts Support System (SCAS),' which opened in February to allow artists participating in Seoul's arts support projects to conveniently apply, manage, and settle accounts. The previously dualized application-settlement process and related document issuance can now be done online in a one-stop manner, greatly improving convenience for artists.

Lee Chang-gi, CEO, said, "This '2022 Seoul Arts Support' contest is like a primer that breathes new life into the stagnant cultural and artistic community," adding, "We will make further efforts to support creative activities and establish a foundation so that artists' creative activities can continue without disruption."

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