Yongin City "Calling for Candidates for Craft Masters and Cultural Awards Enhancing the City's Status"

Applications Accepted Until the 10th of Next Month

Yongin City in Gyeonggi Province is recruiting candidates for Craft Master and Cultural Awards for local artists who have elevated the city's cultural and artistic status until the 10th of next month.

The eligibility criteria for the 'Craft Master' include artists who have lived in the region for more than 5 years and have worked in related industries for over 20 years in one of six fields: ▲ceramics ▲metal ▲jewelry ▲wood and stone crafts ▲textiles ▲paper. The city will evaluate professionalism, skill proficiency, and the quality of works, and hold the Yongin City Craft Master Selection Committee in June to select one recipient. The selected artist will receive the title of 'Yongin City Craft Master' along with a plaque, a certificate of mastery, and a 10 million KRW incentive.

The 'Cultural Award' targets citizens who have enhanced the status of Yongin as a cultural city in seven fields: ▲academics ▲culture ▲arts ▲education ▲community service ▲sports ▲tourism. Applicants must have been registered residents of the city for at least 3 years as of the announcement date or have Yongin as their registered domicile in the family relations registry. The Yongin City Cultural Award Selection Committee will be held in June to select one recipient per category.

Applicants can download the relevant forms from the city’s website, fill them out, and submit them to the district office or the eup/myeon/dong administrative welfare centers. For the Cultural Award, recommendations from heads of related organizations or groups are required for each category.

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