Jinju City Elevates Its Cultural and Artistic Brand with Special Exhibition of Colored Paintings

Linked Exhibition at Three Major Venues...
Creating an Urban Cultural Cluster

Realizing an Open Art Museum City
Through "The Flow of Colored Paintings"

Jinju City in South Gyeongsang Province has officially begun preparations for a special planning exhibition aimed at strengthening its status as the "birthplace of Korean colored paintings."

On April 13, the city announced that it held a report meeting for the "Jinju Municipal Lee Sungja Art Museum Special Planning Exhibition <The Flow of Colored Paintings>" in the situation room at city hall, discussing the exhibition’s direction and operational plans. City officials, members of the Lee Sungja Art Museum management committee, senior local artists, and other experts attended the meeting.

The "Flow of Korean Colored Paintings" series, which began in 2022, has attracted great attention by highlighting the tradition and value of colored painting from ancient times to the modern era, and has accumulated 200,000 visitors to date.

Jinju City, Group Photo of the Special Planning Exhibition at Jinju Municipal Lee Seongja Art Museum Review Meeting

The special exhibition scheduled for June 2026 will build on previous achievements and focus on the modern interpretation and genre expansion of traditional colored painting. A diverse range of artworks will show how colored painting can be newly reinterpreted within contemporary art.

The exhibition will be held simultaneously at three major venues: Jinju Municipal Lee Sungja Art Museum, Ilho Square Jinju Station Rolling Stock Maintenance Depot, and the National Jinju Museum. Visitors will tour the exhibition across the city, with the aim of turning all of Jinju into one open art museum.

To enhance the quality of the exhibition, the city has appointed contemporary artist Kim Kirah as chief director. Director Kim plans to curate an experimental exhibition that combines traditional coloring techniques with modern elements such as media art, installation art, and pop art.

At the report meeting, experts suggested that Jinju’s unique historical and cultural assets should be more closely connected with colored painting to create distinctive content.

A Jinju City official stated, "We will finalize the detailed plans by incorporating the feedback from the report meeting and make thorough preparations for the exhibition opening in June."

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