Gwangju Buk-gu Fully Opens Regular Programs at Four Community Culture Centers

by Min Hyunki

Published 12 Feb.2026 15:20(KST)

Programs Offered at Shinyong, Usan, Unam, and Ilgok
Nine Courses Including Korean Folk Painting and Dance

Exterior view of Gwangju Buk-gu Office. Provided by Gwangju Buk-gu.

Gwangju Buk-gu has fully opened its community culture centers so that residents can easily enjoy cultural activities close to home, and has begun full-scale program operations.

Gwangju Buk-gu announced on the 12th that it will operate regular programs to fill residents' daily lives with culture at four community culture centers in the district: Shinyong, Usan, Unam, and Ilgok.

In particular, this year the Ilgok Community Culture Center, built on the site of the former Ilgok-dong Post Office with a total project cost of 3 billion won, has opened, enabling the district to provide residents with even richer cultural content.

The program consists of a total of nine courses. Each center offers a variety of classes, including: Shinyong (Korean folk painting, harmonica), Usan (French embroidery, calligraphy), Unam (garak janggu, calligraphy), and Ilgok (shuffle dance, YouTube school, kalimba).

The regular courses will run for six weeks until next month, and material costs are charged separately from the tuition fee. In addition to the regular classes, the Ilgok Center will also host six one-day classes, such as terrarium making and s'mores cookies making.

After the programs end, Buk-gu plans to strengthen the quality of operations through a satisfaction survey. Residents can apply for the classes on the Facilities Management Corporation website, and anyone can rent spaces within the centers.

Moon In, Mayor of Gwangju Buk-gu, said, "I hope that the community culture centers will become refined cultural playgrounds for our residents," adding, "We will continue to provide various forms of support to invigorate the centers."