Kim Un-nam, chairman of the Goyang Special City Council, announced on the 19th that he listened to various opinions on the field for the development of Goyang City’s art and culture through a meeting with local artists. At this meeting, masters from various fields of art, including architecture, music, and art, including Professor Sangchae Kim of Hoseo University, participated, and in-depth discussions were held on ways to improve the arts environment and expand support policies.
Artists who attended the meeting first pointed out the problem of lack of creative space and proposed ways to temporarily utilize national and public land. Emphasizing the need for a stable space for creative activities, he requested that an environment where artists be able to freely focus on their work be created through the installation of temporary structures. In addition, they requested that systematic support policies be established to expand and promote exhibition and performance opportunities.
Additionally, artists emphasized that collaboration between each art field must be strengthened in order for Goyang City’s art culture to further develop. They suggested that Goyang City should create a unique artistic culture through projects in which experts from various fields, including architecture, music, and art, participate together to create new forms of creations.
In addition, the importance of international exchange and cooperation was also mentioned for Goyang City to become a global art city. Participants suggested that Goyang City artists should be provided with opportunities to be active on the global stage through exchanges with internationally recognized artists, and that measures should be taken to raise the artistic status of Goyang City through this.
Chairman Kim Un-nam promised to carefully listen to artists’ grievances and suggestions and make efforts to reflect them in the city’s policies. Chairman Kim said, “The content raised at today’s meeting is an important task to bring out the artistic potential of Goyang City,” and added, “We will continue to cooperate with artists and listen to their voices so that Goyang City can grow into a creative city where art and culture coexist.” “We will actively reflect this in our policies,” he said.
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