Gwangyang Art Warehouse Hosts 'Contemporary Art and Excitement Special Lecture'

It Will Greatly Help Local Artists Acquire Professional Knowledge

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters, Reporter Heo Seonsik] Gwangyang Art Warehouse in Jeonnam announced that it will operate special lectures combining theory and practice in various fields of contemporary art for local artists and citizens interested in art.

The "Contemporary Art and Excitement (興) Special Lecture" will be held a total of 10 times every Tuesday at 2 PM from September 20 to November 29 in the multipurpose room of the Art Warehouse. Experts from each field will be invited to introduce the flow of contemporary art and new approaches to art that are difficult for local residents to easily access.

The first lecture will be ▲“Contemporary Art Museums and Their Social Roles,” delivered by Lee Jiho, Director of Jeonnam Provincial Museum of Art. The subsequent lectures are as follows:

▲“Contemporary Art and Careers: A Curator’s Daily Life” - Jo Inho, Art Critic ▲“New Discoveries in Media” - Lee Inam, Media Artist ▲“Form and Color, Materials and Techniques” - Jo Ganghun, Former Chairman of the Korea Fine Arts Association ▲“Future Value of Hanji Fusion Sculpture” - Yoo Bonghee, Director of Hanji Communication Research Institute ▲“A Glimpse into the Flow of Printmaking” - Yoo Daesu, Printmaker ▲“The Perspective of Art: Public Art” - Bang Woosong, Video Installation Artist ▲“Pop Art and Artistic Imagination” - Lee Joheum, Pop Artist ▲“Media Facade and Live Art” - Shin Dowon, Media Artist ▲“The World of Convergent Media Art” - Park Sanghwa, Media Artist

In addition to pure theory on contemporary art museums, art as a profession, and the fusion of technology and art, lectures on crafts, printmaking, public art, pop art, and media art are designed to be practical and experiential academies.

In particular, the media art lectures pursuing a new paradigm of contemporary art are expected to help local artists gain professional knowledge.

Each session has a capacity of 15 people, and participants are accepted through advance reservations. Currently, all sessions are fully booked, but applications for the waiting list are possible.

Kim Miran, Director of the Culture and Arts Division, said, “I hope this contemporary art special lecture will serve as a new driving force for local artists to acquire professional knowledge and literacy, thereby aiding their creative activities.”

She added, “We will continue to prepare specialized art lectures not only for local artists but also for citizens interested in contemporary art in the future, striving to make Gwangyang a ‘city blooming with culture as an art mecca.’”

Meanwhile, Gwangyang Art Warehouse runs cultural and artistic programs year-round for citizens’ cultural enjoyment, with the Sogyo-dong Creative Studio, Docent Reading Paintings, and Saturday 2 PM Concert held weekly until December.

Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters, Reporter Heo Seonsik hss79@asiae.co.kr

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