Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism Announces Public Contest for Private Organizations to Plan Rental and Exhibition of Artworks in Local Living Spaces

Art Rental and Exhibition Project Contest Open Until April 18
Maximum Support Fund of 10 Million KRW, Exhibitions Held from May to November

The BRT Small Art Museum in Sejong City.

[Asia Economy Reporter Kim Heeyoon] The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism announced on the 18th that it is recruiting private organizations to exhibit artworks in spaces easily accessible to local residents in their daily lives, such as nationwide public and medical facilities and small art galleries, in cooperation with the Arts Management Support Center.

The Ministry is promoting this project to provide artists with opportunities to enter the art market and to enhance the public’s enjoyment of art culture.

Through this project, exhibition planning organizations can gain experience hosting exhibitions in various spaces and opportunities to sell artworks. Artists improve their creative environment and seek market entry through artwork rentals generated during the exhibition period.

This year, the project scale has been expanded to allow artworks to be exhibited in small local art galleries and social economy enterprises so that local residents can enjoy and purchase artworks in spaces more closely connected to their daily lives.

It is expected that opportunities for art appreciation will increase for residents visiting cultural spaces of social economy organizations such as cafes run by baristas with disabilities, bookstores where Tour Dure activities take place, workshops, and local attractions.

Private organizations wishing to apply must join the Art Sharing Service operated by the Arts Management Support Center and complete prior consultations regarding exhibition venues and rentals.

Applications are accepted through the national subsidy integrated management system ‘e-Naradaum.’ Detailed recruitment announcements can be found on the Arts Management Support Center’s website. Selected organizations will receive support funds up to 10 million KRW depending on the exhibition scale and will hold exhibitions from May to November.

In addition to this recruitment, the Ministry and the Arts Management Support Center will collaborate with five regional cultural foundations in Gangwon, Ulsan, Jeonju, Gwangju, and Jeju to promote rental exhibitions of works by emerging local artists. They also plan to exhibit works by Korean artists targeting domestic and international tourists passing through Incheon International Airport, the gateway to Korea.

A Ministry official stated, “This project aims to increase touchpoints to introduce contemporary Korean art and create opportunities for the public to become familiar with it. We hope many art organizations participate in the recruitment so that various exhibitions can be experienced in daily life.”

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