Busan Office of Education to Host 2024 Busan Student Biennale

From the 18th, 14 Days of 'Between the Brightness' Theme
Various Programs Including Art Class Exhibition Prepared

The Busan Metropolitan Office of Education will hold the '2024 Busan Student Biennale' for 14 days starting from the 18th at three locations: the Busan Student Education and Culture Center, the Busan Student Art and Culture Center, and Yeongdo Nolimaru. The event is open to elementary, middle, high school, and special school students, university students, and local artists.

Busan Student Biennale Poster.

This event aims to foster students' creativity and character development through activities such as aesthetic expression and art experiences, and to revitalize school culture and arts education.

Under the theme 'Between the Brightness,' the Busan Office of Education will operate the Busan Student Biennale with a variety of programs, including: ▲Art Class Exhibition ▲Collaborative Works Exhibition ▲Contemporary Youth Art Exhibition ▲Career and Collaborative Artist Talk Concert.

Starting with the opening ceremony at 2 p.m. on the 18th at the main auditorium of the Busan Student Education and Culture Center, works expressing individual talents and abilities through various art activities will be exhibited.

The 'Art Class Exhibition,' which showcases the current state of school art education, will display more than 1,100 pieces of student artwork?including paintings, sculptures, and videos?at the Busan Student Education and Culture Center and Yeongdo Nolimaru.

The 'Collaborative Works Exhibition' with university students will be held as an experiential exhibition tour at the Busan Student Art and Culture Center. The works were created through collaboration among 14 university students, local artists, 423 elementary, middle, high, and special school students, and 14 university students and local artists.

The 'Collaborative Works Exhibition' with local artists involved six local artists and 42 middle and high school students aspiring to become artists. These works will be exhibited at Yeongdo Nolimaru.

During the biennale, the Office of Education will also operate an online exhibition. Under the theme 'Between Spaces,' a video challenge for the 'Contemporary Youth Art Exhibition' will also be held.

On the 26th, a 'Career and Collaborative Artist Talk Concert' featuring local artists and art experts who collaborated with students will take place.

The Busan Office of Education expects that this event, which presents a variety of artistic experiences, will help foster students' aesthetic and artistic sensitivity and greatly contribute to creating a cultural and artistic education environment in collaboration with the local community.

Busan Metropolitan Office of Education Superintendent Ha Yoonsoo said, "The Busan Student Biennale will not only showcase students' artistic talents but also serve as an opportunity to bring 'brightness' to the educational community," adding, "The Office of Education will make even greater efforts to provide students with diverse opportunities to enjoy culture and the arts together with the local community."

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