Recruitment of Participants for 'Asia Culture Street Festival' in Dong-gu, Gwangju

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Park Jin-hyung] Dong-gu, Gwangju Metropolitan City announced on the 4th that it will recruit individuals and groups to participate in the 'Asia Culture Street Festival' to be held at the Asia Food Culture District on September 23-24.

The Asia Culture Street Festival is a private participation festival planned and operated directly by entities active within the Asia Food Culture District, and it will be held as a nighttime street festival in the Asia Food Culture District.

The recruitment fields include food, music, cultural and artistic performances, and nighttime specialized programs. They are looking for 10 to 17 individuals or groups to plan and operate performance-type or experience-type programs. Each group participating in the festival will receive up to 5 million won in support.

Eligibility includes ▲business establishments within the Asia Food Culture District ▲prospective new startups within the Asia Food Culture District ▲individuals or groups suitable for operating cultural and artistic performances such as food and music or nighttime specialized programs.

The application period is until the 12th of this month, and applicants can download the relevant documents from the Dong-gu Office website and apply via email. For more details, contact the Cultural Tourism Division, Cultural Infrastructure Creation Department of Dong-gu Office.

Im Taek, Mayor of Dong-gu, said, “We hope for the interest and participation of existing business stores, prospective entrepreneurs, and young planners who will lead the festival with their unique and distinctive content,” and added, “We will continue to develop the Asia Food Culture District into a specialized street full of diversity combining food and culture by establishing permanent private festivals and creating nighttime content.”