Seoul City Announces Spring Contest for 'Seoul Kkumsaegimpan' Billboard Messages

Selected Works: 6 Pieces Including 1 Award-Winning Work

[Asia Economy Reporter Kiho Sung] Ahead of spring, the Seoul Metropolitan Government announced on the 15th that it is conducting the ‘Seoul Dream Signboard Text Contest,’ themed around hopeful and warm spring vibes, accepting submissions via the ‘Seoul City website’ and by mail until the 24th.

The ‘Seoul Dream Signboard’ is a large text board installed on the front exterior wall of the Seoul Library since June 2013, designed to deliver warm comfort and messages of hope to citizens amidst harsh daily life and to share messages that resonate within citizens’ lives. It has selected texts through public submissions of original Korean texts within about 30 characters.

For this contest, welcoming spring 2023, original texts containing hopeful and warm spring vibes are being accepted. Submissions must be original Korean texts within 30 characters, with up to two entries allowed per person, each to be submitted separately.

Submitted works will be reviewed by a text selection committee composed of internal and external members, and a total of six works will be selected. The winning work (1 piece) will receive 1 million KRW, and five runner-up works will each receive 200,000 KRW, totaling approximately 2 million KRW in cultural gift certificates.

□ Choi Won-seok, Director of Public Relations Planning at Seoul City, stated, “We hope that through the upcoming spring Dream Signboard, hope and warmth will be conveyed,” and added, “We look forward to active participation and interest from citizens.”

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