Changwon Special City Announces Results of Small-Scale Culture and Arts Support Project ... Youth Account for 40%

124 Organizations Applied, 52 Selected

Changwon Special City in Gyeongnam announced the results of the public recruitment of subsidy recipients for the ‘2025 Small-scale Culture and Arts Support Project’ through the Local Subsidy Management System (Botaem-e) and the Changwon City website.

Changwon Special City Hall, Gyeongnam.

Until now, support projects in the culture and arts sector were conducted as subsidies without a public recruitment process. However, starting this year, in line with the government’s sound fiscal management policy and the trend of many local governments switching to public recruitment projects, the small-scale culture and arts sector was converted to a public recruitment system.

During the application period from January 8 to 22, 124 organizations submitted applications in five fields: ▲Literature ▲Visual Arts ▲Performing Arts ▲Traditional Arts ▲Culture and Arts Promotion.

The city reviewed the eligibility of these organizations and, on February 17, after an evaluation by the Subsidy Review Committee composed of external experts in the culture and arts field, the final subsidy recipients were selected on the 26th through the city’s Subsidy Deliberation Committee.

As a result of the selection, a total of 130 million KRW will be supported to 52 organizations for this year’s project. Notably, among the selected organizations, 21 are youth and new organizations, accounting for 40%, indicating that a more diverse range of culture and arts will flourish in Changwon than before.

Hong Nampyo, Mayor of Changwon Special City, said, “Through this public recruitment, we have lowered the entry barriers for youth and new organizations and enhanced the fairness and transparency of the support projects,” adding, “We expect this to expand citizens’ opportunities to enjoy culture and strengthen the capabilities of cultural and arts organizations.”

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