Suncheon Cultural Foundation Selected as Host Organization for This Year’s ‘Culture Day Youth Microphone’

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Lee Hyung-kwon] Suncheon Cultural Foundation (Chairman Heo Seok) announced on the 9th that it was finally selected as the organizing body for the Gwangju-Jeonnam region of this year’s ‘Culture Day Youth Microphone,’ hosted by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism and organized by the Regional Culture Promotion Agency on the 5th.

This ‘Youth Microphone’ organizing body competition saw participation from 33 institutions and organizations nationwide. Among the 21 organizations that passed the first screening, two institutions competed for the Gwangju-Jeonnam region, and Suncheon Cultural Foundation achieved the great success of being finally selected as the organizing body.

‘Youth Microphone’ is a project that provides passionate and talented young Korean artists with opportunities to perform on the ‘Culture Day’ stage, helping to nurture their dreams and support their growth into professional artists.

So far, a total of 857 teams and 598,943 people have participated, with a total of 4,601 events held.

This project, with a total budget of 456 million KRW (fully funded by the national government), is scheduled to be held over approximately nine months from next month until December at various locations in Gwangju and Jeonnam. It is expected to become a festival stage where young artists from Gwangju and Jeonnam showcase diverse cultural and artistic performances.

A representative of Suncheon Cultural Foundation said, “The selection as the organizing body for the ‘Culture Day Youth Microphone’ Gwangju-Jeonnam region is a remarkable achievement for Suncheon Cultural Foundation following last year’s selection for the National Life Culture Festival. We expect it to contribute to strengthening the capabilities and expanding the activities of young cultural and artistic talents in Gwangju and Jeonnam, as well as creating youth employment.” He added, “We will do our best to overcome the community crisis caused by the prolonged COVID-19 pandemic and to provide a place of comfort and healing for exhausted citizens.”