
Hansae Yes24 Cultural Foundation announced that it has signed a business agreement with the Seoul Foundation for Arts and Culture to expand support for the discovery and creation of promising artists in the basic arts field and establish a cooperation system to promote Korea-ASEAN cultural and artistic exchanges.
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Hansae Yes24 Cultural Foundation and Seoul Foundation for Arts and Culture are strengthening cooperation to support basic arts and expand international cultural exchange.
Discovering promising artists and supporting their creativity... Strengthening Korea-ASEAN cultural and artistic exchanges
(Seoul = Yonhap News) Reporter Koo Jeong-mo = Hansae Yes24 Cultural Foundation announced on the 16th that it has signed a business agreement with the Seoul Foundation for Arts and Culture to expand support for the discovery and creation of promising artists in the basic arts field and to promote cultural and artistic exchanges between Korea and ASEAN.
With this business agreement, Hansae Yes24 Cultural Foundation will establish a cooperation system to support culture and arts with the Seoul Foundation for Arts and Culture and promote various projects.
In addition, we plan to further strengthen support for basic arts and cultural and artistic exchanges through linkage with Korea-ASEAN cultural and artistic projects such as the International Cultural Exchange Exhibition and the Southeast Asian Literature Series.
We plan to support artists' creative activities in connection with artist creation spaces and art education centers operated by the Seoul Foundation for Arts and Culture, and gradually expand sustainable cooperation models such as promoting joint projects and establishing artist networks.
Baek Soo-mi, chairman of the Hansae Yes24 Cultural Foundation, said, โThis cooperation will serve as a bridgehead for Seoul citizens to deeply experience the true value of basic arts such as classical songs, ASEAN literature, and art in their daily lives, and to revitalize Korea-ASEAN cultural and artistic exchanges.โ
AI outlook โ possibilities, not facts
Korea-ASEAN cultural and artistic exchange projects will be expanded step by step.
Likely ยท Within months
Artists' creative activities will be supported through connections with artist creative spaces and art education centers.
Very likely ยท Within months

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