Mokwon University Presents 'Concert in the Art Museum' at Daejeon Museum of Art

A fusion art concert combining music performances and art exhibitions will open at the Daejeon Museum of Art at the end of this month.

Mokwon University announced on the 27th that, together with the Daejeon Museum of Art, it will hold a music therapy event titled "Music Ah! Will You Hug Me?" in the lobby of the Daejeon Museum of Art on the 31st.

Music Therapy for Youth 'Music, Will You Hug Me?' Poster. Provided by Mokwon University

This event is organized by the cooperative Korea Youth Artists. Korea Youth Artists is a corporation formed through Mokwon University's "Youth Cooperative Startup Support." Professor Kim Jimin of Mokwon University's Department of Music Education serves as the chairman, having established it to nurture the artistic capabilities of his students. Korea Youth Artists includes Mokwon University students and young artists from across Korea.

In particular, this event marks the first performance of the Daejeon Museum of Art busking series, allowing visitors to experience diverse cultures within the museum's exhibition space. Additionally, it carries the purpose of widely promoting the preciousness of life and conveying hope for life around World Suicide Prevention Day (September 10).

During this concert, which will be conducted with commentary, performers who graduated from Mokwon University will play a variety of pieces ranging from opera to solo, ensemble, and drama original soundtracks (OST), beautifully embellishing the last day of August.

So far, Korea Youth Artists has attracted much attention by pioneering the establishment of a metaverse (a three-dimensional virtual space mixed with reality) exhibition and performance venue that integrates music, art, and webtoons nationwide, and by holding concerts for socially vulnerable groups.

Notably, on last Liberation Day, 815 young Korean artists majoring in music, art, theater, fashion, and animation carried out a massive project performing and exhibiting within the metaverse. The Liberation Day performance received intense media coverage at the time and created a social impact, being featured in Ministry of National Defense documentaries and more.

Kim, chairman of Korea Youth Artists and professor of music education at Mokwon University, said, "The performance at the end of this month is planned for youth," adding, "I want to heal the hearts of young people and convey comfort and hope through music, the language expressed by harmony."

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