The 61st Gangwon Arts Festival, the largest art event in the Gangwon region, is being held in Jeongseon, the hometown of Arirang, until the 7th.
The 61st Gangwon Arts Festival, held under the theme of ‘Pray for the Gariwangsan Olympic National Garden’, is held in the national hometown for the first time since the establishment of Gangwon Special Self-Governing Province. As an art event, it is very meaningful.
▲ The opening ceremony of the ’61st Gangwon Arts Festival’ was held on the 1st at the special stage of Jeongseon Public Stadium. ⓒ Jeongseon-gun
On the 1st, at 3:00 pm, the Gangwon Artists Contest was held at the Jeongseon Nonghyup Hanwoo Town Seminar Room, a special lecture by Professor Shin Beom-soon, a reading of a congratulatory poem on Mt. Representative evaluation contest and excellent artist awards were held.
In addition, at 7:00 pm on the same day, the ‘Empathy Concert’ was held with the people of Jeongseon-gun following the opening ceremony on the special stage of Jeongseon Public Stadium.
Starting with the opening declaration by Kang Won-ye Chairman Lee Jae-han and congratulatory remarks by Jeongseon County Mayor Choi Seung-joon, the Jeongseon County Arirang Art Troupe presented a sound performance of Jeongseon Arirang.
In addition, a recital of a congratulatory poem for the sunrise at Mt. Gariwang and a sand art to pray for the Olympic National Garden of Mt.
In the ‘Empathy Concert’, performances by popular singers such as Lee Yong, Seo Ji-oh, and Son Bin, as well as various performances such as soprano Hae-jin Yoon, baritone Gi-bok Shim, jazz Duda Street, and alto saxophonist Jeong-geun Seo were put on the stage.
On the 2nd, the Gangwon Concert, where you can see collaboration performances between new musicians and famous musicians in Gangwon-do, and the Gangwon Dance Festival, including traditional Korean dance, new dance, and creative dance, which contain the unique emotions and characteristics of Gangwon-do, were held.
In particular, on this day, Governor Kim Jin-tae of Gangwon Special Self-Governing Province visited Jeongseon, the hometown of the people, where the Gangwon Arts Festival is held.
Governor Kim watched the exhibition held at the Jeongseon Arirang Center and Arisamteo along with Jeongseonbu County Governor Kang Seon-gu, Gangwon Special Self-Governing Province Culture and Arts Department Director Park Gwang-yong, Jeongseon Arirang Cultural Foundation Director Choi Jong-soo, and Gangwon Arts Foundation officials.
At 1 p.m. on the 3rd, the Gangwon Living Arts Festival was held at the Jeongseon Public Stadium, where clubs from 18 cities and counties competed.
In addition, at 7:00 pm, a singing contest for housewives representing 18 cities and counties and performances by invited singers continued, providing a pleasant time to the participants and residents of Jeongseon-gun.
The Gangwon Arts Festival will hold various exhibition events until the 7th, and on the first floor of the Jeongseon Arirang Center, there will be a contest for poetry works for members of the Gangwon Literature Association, the Gangwon Love Poetry Exhibition, which selects and exhibits 50 excellent works, and 60 works by Gangwon photographers. The Gangwon Photo Exhibition will be held.
In addition, around 150 works, including Korean and Western paintings, watercolors, calligraphy, and literati paintings created by members of the Gangwon Art Association, will be exhibited at Jeongseon Arisemteo.
▲Kim Jin-tae (second from right), Governor of Gangwon Special Self-Governing Province, is watching the exhibitions being held at the Jeongseon Arirang Center and Arisamteo with the opening of the 61st Gangwon Arts Festival on the 1st. ⓒ Jeongseon-gun
On October 4th and 11th, at Jeongseon High School and Sabuk High School, there will be a Gangwon Theater Festival, such as a three-dimensional recital of ‘Fortune is approaching you’, and on October 28th, at the Gangneung Dano Cultural Center, a contest will be held to discover and develop new artists of Gangwon Korean traditional music. The 28th Gangwon Gugak Contest will be held.
Lee Jae-han, Chairman of the Gangwon-ye Convention, said, “Through the Gangwon Arts Festival, which is held in Jeongseon, the hometown of the people, we will gather the capabilities of Gangwon artists to provide a place of communication with the citizens through culture and art, and strive to support the creative activities of artists and enjoy the culture of the citizens of the province.” said.
Choi Seung-joon, Mayor of Jeongseon County, said, “I am deeply grateful to all the residents of Gangwon-do, including 6,000 cultural artists, for helping to host the Gariwangsan Olympic National Garden.” I hope that it will develop further into a representative arts festival where people can enjoy culture and arts.”
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