Recruitment of Participating Artists and Cafes for Songpa-gu Youth Artist Support Project

Songpa-gu Launches Youth Support Project… Linking Cafes with Young Artists to Create Gallery Spaces in Everyday Life

From May 8 to 31, Recruiting 15 Young Artists Needing Exhibition Space and 5 Cafes

Seo Gang-seok, District Mayor, “We Will Listen to Youth Voices and Strive to Discover Various Youth Support Policies”

Songpa-gu (District Mayor Seo Gang-seok) is recruiting artists and cafes to participate in the ‘Young Artist Support Project,’ which transforms everyday spaces like cafes into venues for exhibiting works by local young artists, supporting their cultural capabilities and creating spaces where everyday life becomes art.

The ‘Young Artist Support Project’ connects local cafes with young artists by exhibiting their works in cafes, providing residents with opportunities to enjoy culture in daily life, while supporting young artists by enabling them to exhibit and sell their works.

The participants include ▲ 15 young artists aged 19 to 39 residing in Songpa-gu who can exhibit up to 4 works ▲ 5 cafes located in Songpa-gu with a store area of 60㎡ or more.

Applications can be submitted by downloading the application form from the Songpa-gu website from May 8 to May 31 and sending it via email along with the required documents.

The selected young artists’ works will be exhibited inside cafes for three months from August to October. The exhibited works can be sold, and all proceeds will go directly to the artists.

Additionally, an activity support fund of 1 million KRW per artist will be provided to economically assist young artists who have limited exhibition opportunities.

Participating cafes will receive support for producing various promotional materials such as pamphlets, banners, and cup holders, offering tailored promotional opportunities to help increase sales and revitalize the local economy.

For more details, please contact the Economic Promotion Division of Songpa-gu Office.

Seo Gang-seok, Mayor of Songpa-gu, stated, “Through this project, Songpa-gu will be a strong support and encouragement for young artists to fully express their individuality and capabilities,” and added, “We will continue to listen to what young people truly want, not only young artists, and discover various youth support policies that residents can enjoy and empathize with together.”

Gangnam-gu, 39 Medical Tourism Interpretation Coordinators in 9 Languages Begin Full-Scale Activities

Reorganizing Global Healthcare Coordinators Specialized in Medical Interpretation... New Appointment of Arabic Coordinators This Year to Target Middle Eastern Market

Gangnam-gu (District Mayor Jo Seong-myeong) has reorganized the ‘Global Healthcare Coordinators’ to provide smooth professional interpretation services to foreign medical tourists and appointed 39 coordinators on April 28.

The medical tourism coordinators program started in 2011 to support foreign patients visiting medical institutions in Gangnam-gu by providing medical interpretation services. Freelance professionals who have completed relevant qualifications, interpretation training, and field experience are directly appointed by the district to provide safe and accurate interpretation services to foreign patients.

Especially to effectively target new key countries such as Mongolia and the Middle East, which have shown great interest in Korean medical tourism, Arabic-speaking coordinators were newly appointed this time. A total of 39 professionals fluent in 9 languages (English, Chinese, Japanese, Russian, Mongolian, Spanish, Vietnamese, Thai, Arabic) will be actively working for two years.

They provide professional interpretation services during consultations, treatments, and surgeries upon request at local medical institutions. Starting this year, they will also be deployed in the newly launched Gangnam-gu Medical Tourism Concierge Interpretation Service, assisting patients visiting 165 medical institutions. Additionally, they will play a key role in interpretation at overseas local fairs aimed at attracting medical tourists.

The district will continue to support coordinator training and capacity-building education. When the Gangnam Medical Tour Center, currently under remodeling, reopens in June, it plans to hold language-specific medical interpretation skill courses and workshops there.

Jo Seong-myeong, Mayor of Gangnam-gu, said, “With the recovery of the global medical tourism market, the role of professionals equipped with medical knowledge and foreign language skills has become more important,” and added, “We will provide top-notch services to medical tourists visiting Gangnam-gu and continue to uphold the reputation as a leading city in medical tourism in Korea.”

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