Changwon Special City Holds 10th Anniversary Ceremony of Changdong Art Village Opening

Changwon Special City and Changdong Art Village held a commemorative ceremony on the 7th at the Agora Square within Changdong Art Village to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the village's opening.

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters, Reporter Song Jong-gu] Changwon Special City in Gyeongnam and the Changdong Art Village Corporation held a commemorative ceremony at 5:30 PM on the 7th in the Agora Square within Changdong Art Village to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the village's establishment.

About 100 people attended the event, including Hong Nam-pyo, Mayor of Changwon Special City, Kim I-geun, Chairman of the City Council, provincial and city council members, heads of art-related organizations, and resident artists of the art village.

The ceremony was organized to celebrate the growth over the past 10 years and to pledge a new leap forward.

Following the ceremony, a premium Korean traditional music performance by Hyu, the Gyeongnam Gugak Orchestra, a resident organization of Changdong Art Village, took place.

Starting with the gugak orchestra piece "Spirit of Goguryeo," the audience was captivated by the charm of K-music gugak, enjoying performances such as pansori "Hongboga," vocal and orchestral "Nangamha-ne," gugak orchestra "Play of the Wind" combined with dance, and gugak songs "Nagageodeun" and "Beautiful Country," leaving behind the midsummer heat.

The 10th anniversary festival of Changdong Art Village will continue with a tango performance blended with music on the 8th and street performances on the 9th. A special exhibition titled "Andy Warhol · The Beyond" will be held until August 7th in the exhibition hall on the 2nd floor of the Changdong Art Village Art Center.

Mayor Hong said, "I appreciate the hard work of the resident artists who have worked to cultivate Changdong Art Village," adding, "We will strive to develop culture and arts by creating an art market mechanism where the creative works of our local artists are consumed by consumers."

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