Korea Ceramic Foundation Supports This Year's Ceramic Festival with 135 Million KRW

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[Asia Economy (Gwangju) = Reporter Lee Young-gyu] The Korea Ceramic Foundation will support ceramic festivals in the province with 135 million KRW this year. To this end, the foundation is publicly recruiting organizations to apply for the 'Gyeonggi-do Regional Ceramic Festival Support Project' until the 17th of next month. This project was planned to revitalize the local economy by discovering and fostering outstanding regional representative ceramic festivals.

Last year, the foundation supported four festivals, including the Icheon Ceramic Festival, Gwangju Royal Ceramic Festival, Yeoju Ceramic Festa, and Yongin Goryeo Baekja Festival, with 140 million KRW.

The support targets are excellent ceramic festivals held in Gyeonggi-do from April to November, and ceramic-related corporations or organizations holding a corporate registration certificate, business registration certificate, or unique number certificate based in Gyeonggi-do as of the announcement date.

The foundation decides the final support after a first round of document eligibility screening and a second round of face-to-face evaluation by a review committee, assessing ▲festival content ▲festival operation ▲contribution to the local community ▲necessity of support.

The total support fund is 135 million KRW, and selected festivals will receive differential support up to 35 million KRW per festival for expenses necessary for event operation, such as production costs, material costs, promotion costs, and rental fees, depending on the festival's nature and scale.

The foundation also supports tasks such as negotiating the use of event venues and promoting the festivals.

Seo Heung-sik, CEO of the Korea Ceramic Foundation, said, "We will continue the support project this year to help hold dignified ceramic festivals by ceramic organizations in the province," adding, "We expect it to raise public interest in Gyeonggi-do and the ceramic cultural industry and help residents enjoy ceramic culture."

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