Geochang-gun Transforms Idle Spaces into 'Sangsang Living Culture Center'

The opening ceremony of the Geochang-gun Sangsang Living Culture Center is taking place.

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Choi Soon-kyung] Geochang-gun, Gyeongnam, has created the ‘Sangsang Lifestyle Culture Center’ in the underground space of Nonghyup Bank Geochang-gun Branch to provide small-scale cultural sharing spaces to residents.

The newly opened Sangsang Lifestyle Culture Center was renovated from the underground space of Nonghyup Bank Geochang-eup Jungang-ri Geochang-gun Branch. It is a lifestyle culture space that can be used for various purposes such as club meetings, cultural and artistic lectures, meetings, exhibitions, small performances, and flea markets. This project was promoted after a resident proposal to provide idle urban spaces as lifestyle culture spaces for residents was selected in the ‘2020 Gyeongsangnam-do Resident Participatory Budget Contest.’

In February last year, a mutual business agreement was signed after consultations with Nonghyup Bank Geochang-gun Branch. Regarding the space configuration, residents’ opinions were reflected through four design workshops and surveys targeting local cultural artists, youth, and housewives in their 30s and 40s.

The opening ceremony included a commemorative speech by County Governor Gu In-mo, congratulatory remarks by Vice Chairman Choi Jeong-hwan of the Geochang County Council, a Mecenat donation, a fusion gugak performance by the Geochang Gugak Group, and a congratulatory performance by the Life Rest Senior Acoustic Guitar Club.

Before the opening ceremony, a flea market participated in by about 20 individuals and groups was held, and a dance performance by the youth club Isis was presented as a pre-event performance.

Nonghyup Bank Geochang-gun Branch, which provided the space for the Sangsang Lifestyle Culture Center, participated in local social contribution activities supporting local cultural artists’ activities through Mecenat donations at the opening ceremony.

County Governor Gu In-mo said, “I hope this space will become a place that breathes vitality into Geochang through various cultural activities,” and added, “We will continue to expand cultural spaces to quench the cultural thirst of residents.”

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