"Supporting the Dreams of Young Artists" ... BNK Busan Bank Holds Award Ceremony for the 6th Young Artists Art Competition
The winners of the 6th BNK Young Artists Art Competition and BNK officials are taking a group commemorative photo.
View original image[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Hwang Du-yeol] BNK Busan Bank held the award ceremony for the ‘6th BNK Young Artists Art Competition’ on the afternoon of the 19th at BNK Art Cinema.
BNK Busan Bank’s representative mecena project, the ‘BNK Young Artists Art Competition,’ is an art contest conducted to discover local young artists and support their creative artistic activities.
The competition was first held in 2013 and marked its 6th edition this year.
From August 5 to 12, about 250 works in various fields such as painting, installation, and video were submitted to the competition.
A judging panel consisting of five members, including critics and professional artists, comprehensively evaluated originality, artistic quality, and marketability to select four winners.
The grand prize was awarded to artist Park Seo-yeon for the work ‘Limbo: A space of the moon.’
The excellence award went to artist Jo Jae-eun for ‘Digital Vagabond 12,’ and the merit awards were given to artist Choi Soo-yeon for ‘Disintegrating Space’ and artist Lee Hye-seong for ‘La Divina Commedia (The Divine Comedy).’
The total prize money amounted to 46 million KRW, and winners were given the opportunity to exhibit their works at the special exhibition for emerging artists at ‘ART BUSAN 2023,’ one of Korea’s leading art fairs.
The winning works will be exhibited for five days until the 23rd on the 2nd floor of BNK Art Cinema at the Busan Bank Gallery, and local citizens can view them free of charge.
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Park Myung-chul, Head of the Management Strategy Group at Busan Bank, said, “The quality of works submitted to the BNK Young Artists Art Competition has improved remarkably with each edition,” adding, “We will continue various cultural and artistic projects to support the dreams and hopes of young artists.”
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