'Opportunity Income Artists Festival' Held at 9 Venues in Gyeonggi-do from 21st to 31st

Opportunity Income Artist Festival Information Poster

Gyeonggi Province is hosting the ‘Opportunity Income Artists Festival.’

Gyeonggi Province announced on the 19th that the Opportunity Income Artists Festival will be held from the 21st to the 31st at nine venues including Suwon Gyeonggi Art Center and Uijeongbu Art Library.

This event is a follow-up measure after Governor Kim Dong-yeon of Gyeonggi Province accepted the suggestion made by artists who attended the ‘First Meeting of Opportunity Income Artists’ on July 20, expressing the wish that "artists have more opportunities to perform on stage."

Accordingly, Gyeonggi Province received applications for participation from about 2,000 artists from 10 cities and counties who received opportunity income in July and August, and finally selected 78 artists for exhibitions, 71 teams for performances, and 22 teams for experiences as exhibitors and performers.

The nine venues include Suwon Gyeonggi Art Center, Gyeonggi Provincial Government New Office Building, Uijeongbu Art Library and Music Library, Gapyeong Music Station 1939, Gwangju Namhansanseong, Pyeongtaek space ‘Mihak’, Paju Asia Publishing Culture Information Center, and Incheon Airport.

The exhibition events will be held at ▲Gyeonggi Art Center (Suwon) ▲Gyeonggi Provincial Government New Office Building (Suwon) ▲Uijeongbu Art Library ▲Gapyeong Music Station 1939 ▲Pyeongtaek space ‘Mihak’ ▲Incheon Airport Terminal 1 Transportation Center, where regional exhibition themes have been selected to display works by a total of 78 artists.

Performances will be held at ▲Gyeonggi Art Center (Suwon) ▲Gapyeong Music Station 1939 ▲Uijeongbu Music Library ▲Namhansanseong Inhwagwan ▲Paju Asia Publishing Culture Information Center, featuring a total of 71 teams performing various genres including classical, popular music, and traditional Korean music.

In particular, at Gyeonggi Art Center and Paju Asia Publishing Culture Information Center, exhibitions, performances, art experiences, and flea market programs will be held together. For detailed event schedules, please refer to the Gyeonggi Province website.

In addition, to provide richer opportunities for artists, Gyeonggi Province plans to hold performances by 100 artist teams on major streets in Pocheon, Gunpo, Yangpyeong, Icheon, Yangju, Gwangmyeong, and Bucheon during the event period.

Andong Kwang, Director of the Gyeonggi Province Culture, Sports and Tourism Bureau, said, "This event was prepared to provide artists with direct opportunities such as exhibitions and performances along with opportunity income. We expect it to be an art festival opportunity that allows artists to fully demonstrate their artistic talents and residents to enjoy exhibitions and performances in their daily lives."

Opportunity income for artists is a representative policy of the 8th Gyeonggi Province administration that supports artists residing in the province who have valid proof of artistic activity and whose recognized personal income is 120% or less of the median income, as fair compensation for the social value created by artists.

Currently, the first payment of 750,000 KRW per person has been completed for about 5,000 people in 27 cities and counties in the province. The second payment of 750,000 KRW per person will begin from October according to the schedule of each city and county.

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