Jeong Byeong-guk, Chairman of the Arts Committee, "We Will Host the 10th World Congress of Culture and Arts in Korea"

Discussion on Cultural and Artistic Exchange Cooperation with 11 Countries Including the USA and New Zealand

Jung Byung-guk, Chairman of the Korea Arts & Culture Education Service (hereinafter Arts Council Korea), expressed his intention to host the 10th World Summit on Arts and Culture in Korea.

Group photo of attendees at the IFACCA (International Federation of Arts Councils and Culture Agencies) General Assembly.
[Photo by IFACCA]

The World Summit on Arts and Culture is an event where key policymakers, researchers, administrators, and practitioners from the fields of arts, culture, and related sectors worldwide gather to establish the foundation for cultural policies and explore practical methods to pursue artistic freedom.

According to the Arts Council Korea on the 8th, Chairman Jung attended the IFACCA Leaders’ Meeting and Regional Meeting, as well as the 9th World Summit on Arts and Culture, held in Stockholm, Sweden, from the 1st to the 5th. IFACCA (International Federation of Arts Councils and Culture Agencies) is an organization established to promote exchange and development between artists and arts support agencies worldwide and organizes the World Summit on Arts and Culture.

At the event, Chairman Jung stated, “In response to threats to artistic freedom and the reduction of public support for the arts, I hope to creatively collaborate and cooperate with the international community to establish a new paradigm for arts support,” and conveyed to IFACCA his intention to host the next World Summit on Arts and Culture in Korea. The 10th World Summit on Arts and Culture is scheduled to be held at the end of 2025 or in 2026.

Chairman Jeong Byeong-guk speaking at the Asia-Pacific Cultural and Arts Institutions Regional Meeting.
[Photo by IFACCA]

At this summit, participants discussed the ‘polycrisis’ occurring worldwide, including pandemics, climate change, wars, and economic crises. They actively agreed on the role that arts and culture can play in addressing these challenges. They pledged to take action in their respective positions to protect cultural rights as fundamental human rights and artistic freedom.

Additionally, Chairman Jung held individual meetings with representatives of arts and culture support organizations from 11 countries (New Zealand, Malawi, Mexico, the United States, Vietnam, Singapore, Uruguay, Zambia, China, Canada, and Australia). They discussed various cooperation measures such as bridging the digital divide in the arts and culture sector, human exchanges, international collaborative projects, and the establishment and utilization of public data, agreeing to continue exchanges. They also reached a consensus to establish a separate consultative body with arts and culture support organizations in the Asia-Pacific region starting from July this year. Furthermore, they shared a mutual intention to exchange personnel with the U.S. National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) to advance the arts sponsorship system.

Chairman Jung will visit the Czech Republic and Germany to benchmark cases of utilizing industrial heritage in Europe for the successful opening of the Danginri Cultural Space. Starting from the 17th, he is also scheduled to attend the opening ceremony of the 18th International Architecture Exhibition of the Venice Biennale.

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