Gwangju Seo-gu to Hold Naming Contest for '(Tentative) Complex Community Center' Until the 25th

Published 12 Jul.2022 13:42(KST)

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Shin Dong-ho] Seo-gu, Gwangju Metropolitan City (Mayor Kim Yi-gang) announced on the 12th that it is holding a naming contest for the (tentative name) Seo-gu Complex Community Center being constructed in Pungam-dong.

The complex community center, being built to provide cultural and artistic enjoyment, knowledge and information sharing, and elderly welfare services, is scheduled to open in the first half of next year. It is a representative living SOC facility in Seo-gu with a total floor area of 5,595㎡, housing a cultural and arts center, a public library, and an elderly welfare center.

This naming contest was planned to create a name that gives a sense of familiarity to citizens and well represents the characteristics of the region, fitting the function of an open complex cultural space that communicates with citizens.

Anyone who is a citizen of Gwangju can participate. Applicants can download the application form from the Seo-gu Office website, fill it out, and submit it by email, visit the Education Library Division, or send it by mail by the 25th.

The submitted names will go through internal screening and a citizen preference survey, followed by a final judging committee to select the official name next month. Four winners will be awarded Sangsaeng Cards: one grand prize of 500,000 KRW, one excellence prize of 300,000 KRW, and two encouragement prizes of 100,000 KRW each.

A Seo-gu official said, “Since we prepared the naming contest to create a living SOC complex facility centered on citizens, we hope for much interest and participation so that a new and fresh name can be selected.”