The First President is Kim Sun-ok, Chairman of the Culture and Arts Association
Choi Young-jun, former president of Gwangju Munhwa Broadcasting Corporation (MBC), has been appointed as the inaugural chairman of the National Asia Culture Center Foundation. The Culture Foundation is an organization under the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism. It was established last March following the revision of the "Special Act on the Creation of an Asia Culture-Centered City." The foundation aims to promote and disseminate content based on the diversity and creativity of Asian cultures to enhance the public's cultural enjoyment.
On the 17th, the day the Culture Foundation registered as a corporation, Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism Hwang Hee presented appointment letters to Chairman Choi and President Kim Seon-ok. He stated, "The Culture Foundation is a key driving force that will create the future of the Asia Culture Center by providing differentiated cultural services," and promised, "We will support the Culture Foundation and the Asia Culture Center to cooperate organically and develop mutually."
Chairman Choi is an experienced administrator who has served as chairman of the Gwanhyeon Scholarship Foundation, chairman of the Seoul 50 Plus Foundation, and visiting professor at Hunan University in China. With extensive experience in culture and management and deep knowledge of regional issues, he was selected as the ideal leader to guide the Culture Foundation. President Kim, who will work closely with him, is the chairman of the Cultural Arts Association. She has worked as a director of the Gwangju Biennale, an invited professor at Honam University, a member of the Gwangju City Council, and director of the Gwangju Gwangsan Women's New Work Center.
The Culture Foundation has formed a board of directors, its highest decision-making body, consisting of fifteen experts in culture, arts, content, and public relations. The organization is structured into six teams: management, cultural project development, cultural distribution, external cooperation, children's culture, and service business. Some employees are former members of the Asia Culture Institute, which previously handled content creation and production. The institute was dissolved upon the foundation's launch, and employment was transferred accordingly. Moving forward, the foundation will focus intensively on various cultural service tasks, including content utilization and distribution, children's experience and education, cultural product development, and operation of convenience facilities at the Asia Culture Center.
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