Gateway for Garden Artists to Enter the Global Stage, 'Korea Garden Show' Contest Held

The Korea Forest Service announced on the 13th that it will accept submissions for the ‘2024 Korea Garden Show’ contest from the 8th to the 10th of next month.

The Korea Garden Show is a garden design competition held since 2014 to provide a platform for domestic garden artists to become world-class creators.

This year’s theme is “Consilience (統攝), Breaking Boundaries to Open the Door to the Healing Era.”

Hosted by the Korea Forest Service and organized by the National Arboretum, the Korea Garden Show contest aims to discover creative garden designs that integrate fields such as architecture, art, music, medicine (healing), and humanities.

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Any garden expert capable of creating an actual garden can participate in the contest. Applicants must submit the application form, design boards, and project descriptions by the deadline (4 p.m. on the 10th of next month).

Detailed information about the contest, including guidelines and application forms, can be found on the websites of the National Arboretum and the Korea Garden Show.

The Korea Forest Service will select six teams through document screening and public verification (first round). Then, the selected teams will create actual gardens in the area around Seoul’s Ttukseom Hangang Park, where the Korea Garden Show will be held. On-site evaluation (second round) will be conducted to determine the final rankings.

The Korea Garden Show will take place from October 2nd to 8th, and the contest awards ceremony will also be held during this period.

Lim Young-seok, director of the National Arboretum, said, “We will open an era of garden renaissance where Korean gardens, plants, and culture meet to achieve diversity and harmony.”

Je Eun-hye, head of the Arboretum and Garden Policy Division at the Korea Forest Service, said, “This year’s Korea Garden Show will focus on nurturing garden artists and expanding garden culture. We will continue to broaden exchanges with various industries to promote Korea’s garden culture.”

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