Baekdudaegan National Arboretum Selected as Outstanding Institution for Cultural and Artistic Sponsorship

The Korea Arboretum and Garden Institute (KAGI) announced on November 12 that the Baekdudaegan National Arboretum has been selected as a '2025 Outstanding Institution for Cultural and Artistic Sponsorship,' marking the first time a domestic arboretum has received this honor.

Entrance view of Baekdudaegan National Arboretum. Provided by Baekdudaegan National Arboretum

The Outstanding Institution for Cultural and Artistic Sponsorship is an annual recognition hosted by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism and organized by the Arts Council Korea. It is awarded to organizations with notable achievements in facilitating cultural and artistic sponsorships, as well as companies and institutions that have conducted exemplary sponsorship activities.

The Baekdudaegan National Arboretum was highly praised for promoting the advancement of culture and the arts and for contributing to regional coexistence through its sponsorship projects. These include the 'Baekdudaegan National Arboretum Art Stay,' an artist support program; 'Gyeongbuk Arts Road,' an artist dispatch support project organized by the Gyeongbuk Cultural Foundation; and the 'Autumn Night Classical Concert.'

In particular, the Baekdudaegan National Arboretum has continued to develop cultural events involving local artists and people with disabilities, such as providing free venues for performances and hosting collaborative exhibitions with artists. These efforts have established the arboretum as a complex forest cultural space and as a response to regional depopulation.

Lee Gyumyeong, Director of the Baekdudaegan National Arboretum, stated, "Being selected as an Outstanding Institution for Cultural and Artistic Sponsorship is a recognition of our ongoing efforts to harmonize nature and the arts and to promote regional coexistence. We will continue to foster a culture where artists can focus on their creative work and help ensure that the public can enjoy culture and the arts as part of daily life."

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