13th Dosan Yeongang Arts Award Presented to Playwright Lee Hongdo and Visual Artist Jeong Heemin

A Total of 290 Million KRW Support for Prize Money, Performance Production, and Exhibition Costs

At the awards ceremony of the 13th Doosan Yeongang Arts Awards held on the 17th, Park Yong-hyun, Chairman of the Doosan Yeongang Foundation (center), playwright Lee Hong-do, recipient of the Performance category award (left), and artist Jung Hee-min, recipient of the Visual Arts category award, are taking a commemorative photo. Photo by Doosan

[Asia Economy Reporter Choi Seoyoon] Playwright Lee Hongdo and visual artist Jeong Heemin have been awarded the '13th Doosan Yeongang Arts Award'.

On the 18th, the Doosan Yeongang Foundation announced that it held the '13th Doosan Yeongang Arts Award' ceremony at Yeongang Hall in the Doosan Art Center, Seoul, and presented the award to playwright and director Lee Hongdo (performance category) and artist Jeong Heemin (visual arts category).

The Doosan Yeongang Foundation supports the awardees with a total of 290 million KRW. The prize money is 30 million KRW each. The performance category winner receives 150 million KRW for new production costs, while the visual arts category winner is supported with 80 million KRW for Doosan Gallery exhibition expenses, overseas residency accommodation, stay, and airfare.

Lee Hongdo, a playwright and director, has been pursuing an original path by raising multifaceted questions about all artificial boundaries such as gender and race. Regarding his acceptance speech, he said, "I am deeply grateful for the great trust given to a relatively unknown playwright under the name of the 'Doosan Yeongang Arts Award'.

Jeong Heemin, a painter who began activities around 2015 and has stood out through various works, said, "I have gained the courage to look further and wander longer," adding, "I want to show more mature work by leveraging the various opportunities provided by Doosan."

Park Yonghyun, Chairman of the Doosan Yeongang Foundation, congratulated the awardees and said, "Supporting artists who tirelessly strive to build their unique artistic worlds and expand their artistic horizons is the responsibility and duty of a corporation," and added, "I hope this award will be an encouragement to those who will lead our culture and arts in the future."

The Doosan Yeongang Arts Award was established in 2010, the 100th anniversary of Yeongang (蓮崗) Park Dubyeong, the first chairman of Doosan, who emphasized the importance of talent. It selects and supports young artists under 40 years old with high growth potential in the fields of performance and visual arts. To date, a total of 40 individuals (teams) in performance and visual arts have received the award.

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