Gyeonggi-do Exhibits Artworks by Disabled Artists at Gwanggyo New Government Building

'Conversation with Flowers,' a work by a visually impaired artist exhibited at the Gyeonggi Provincial Government Gwanggyo New Office Building

Gyeonggi Province will lease artworks by local artists, including artists with disabilities, and exhibit them at the Gyeonggi Provincial Government Gwanggyo New Office in Yeongtong, Suwon, until February next year to help artists generate income.

This exhibition is part of the 'Gyeonggi Art Distribution Activation Project' (Art Gyeonggi), which supports the market development of visual artists in the province.

To this end, Gyeonggi Province collaborated with Nurim Center (Gyeonggi-do Comprehensive Welfare Support Center for the Disabled) in March to select 60 visual artists, including 10 artists with disabilities, through an open call.

Among them, 48 works by 17 artists were recently installed in the lobby and corridors of the Gwanggyo New Office.

Other works will be showcased starting in July at exhibition and sales venues such as art markets and pop-up galleries once secured.

Gyeonggi Province will hold a special exhibition at the Gwanggyo New Office in the second half of this year.

Kim Hyun-su, Director of the Culture, Sports and Tourism Bureau of Gyeonggi Province, said, "This provides fixed rental income to artists who are caught in a vicious cycle of poor creative environments and income decline," adding, "We will continue to discover such projects to expand opportunities for artists in the province."