Suncheon-si Launches Full-Scale Drive to Build 'Artist Center,' a Cradle for Cultural and Artistic Creation

Discussion on Establishing a Complex Cultural Space for Creation, Appreciation, and Education Simultaneously!

Suncheon City is holding a roundtable meeting with cultural and artistic stakeholders. (Photo by Suncheon City)

[Suncheon=Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Lee Hyung-kwon] Suncheon City in Jeollanam-do announced on the 28th that it is reviewing plans to build the 'Suncheon Artists Center' to provide creative spaces for cultural artists and opportunities for local residents to enjoy culture, aiming to promote the development of local culture and arts.

To this end, Suncheon City held a roundtable meeting with the Suncheon Federation of Artistic and Cultural Organizations and related cultural and artistic groups on the 23rd to gather opinions.

Participants in the roundtable expressed agreement on the necessity of spaces for creative activities to revitalize culture and arts and for appreciating high-quality cultural arts.

Suncheon City plans to establish the Artists Center as a complex cultural space including offices, educational spaces, creative spaces, and rest areas for local cultural artists. After thoroughly collecting opinions from experts and citizens and conducting discussions, the city will proceed with administrative procedures such as site selection.

A Suncheon City official said, "The need to build an Artists Center for the development of culture and arts in the Suncheon area has been raised for a long time," adding, "We will do our best to make it a hub for local culture and arts as a complex cultural space."

Meanwhile, Suncheon City established the Suncheon Cultural Foundation in 2019 and supports various cultural and artistic activities, including managing the artist registration system and providing customized support services to improve artists' welfare, fostering professional cultural artists through creative arts support projects, and promoting the 'Suncheon Cultural Tium' movement to revitalize culture and arts through sponsorship.

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