National Intangible Heritage Center Operates 2022 Intangible Heritage Creative Workshop... 5 Residents Selected

Participants of the 2022 Intangible Cultural Heritage Creative Workshop.

[Asia Economy Reporter Seomideum] The National Intangible Heritage Center of the Cultural Heritage Administration announced on the 29th that since the 7th, it has been operating the ‘2022 Intangible Heritage Creative Workshop (Residency)’ by selecting five holders of national intangible cultural heritage traditional skills.

The ‘Creative Workshop’ is a residency program operated by the National Intangible Heritage Center since 2014 to spread the value of traditional skills and strengthen the creative capabilities of holders. It is the only residency creative support project for holders, providing participants with workspace, accommodation, activity expenses, and material costs.

This year’s participants, selected through public recruitment and screening, are ▲Nubijang holders Lee Sunhyeop and Choi Mijeong, ▲Maedeupjang holder Heo Heejin, ▲Sagijang holder Lee Solchan, and ▲Yeomsaekjang holder Jeong Chanhee, totaling five people. They plan to reside at the National Intangible Heritage Center from March to September for seven months to produce three creative works (individual and collaborative).

Additionally, to secure self-sustainability as next-generation traditional artisans, they will participate in education related to craft and design trends, product development and distribution, and marketing. Through education conducted via brainstorming and cultural exploration methods, participants will contemplate the role of holders and continue self-directed creative activities.

The participants expressed their ambition, stating, “In this Creative Workshop, we will create works that can improve the perception of traditional crafts, which have not been recognized in value compared to Western luxury goods.”

The activities and creative works of this year’s Creative Workshop will be disclosed later through videos and catalogs on the National Intangible Heritage Center’s website. The Center plans to continue supporting the creative activities of holders in the traditional skills field as part of government innovation and consistently suggest ways to utilize traditional crafts and their sustainable development potential.

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