This Year’s Gumi Young Artists Exhibition ‘Blue Sky Blue Sea’ Held

August 8-27, Culture and Arts Center Exhibition Hall 1

Youth Artists Yang Heeseong and Cho Minjeong from Gumi Region Participate

Gumi City in Gyeongbuk will operate the 2023 Gumi Young Artists Exhibition "Blue Sky Blue Sea" in the 1st Exhibition Hall of the Cultural and Arts Center starting from the 8th of next month, featuring local young artists Yang Heeseong and Jo Minjeong.

'Blue Sky Blue Sea' Poster.

Now in its third year, the local young artists exhibition aims to enhance the region's artistic creativity and expand the social and economic value of art. Furthermore, it seeks to broaden creative opportunities for young artists who will lead the future of local visual arts, reduce entry barriers to the art scene, and explore the development direction of Gumi art.

The exhibition title "Blue Sky Blue Sea" metaphorically represents the situation of young artists freely crossing the vast sky and sea without boundaries while exploring their artistic worlds, symbolizing the infinite potential within.

Work by Yang Hee-seong.

For participating artists, developmental disability artist Yang Heeseong and nature painter Jo Minjeong, art is everyday life, and everyday life is art. For them, art is a powerful tool that transforms mundane and dull daily life into a creative and exciting experience. The works exhibited in this show are the results of this transformation and introduce their special ways of viewing the world through art.

The exhibition is open free of charge from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., closed every Monday. For more details, inquiries can be made by phone or through the Cultural and Arts Center website.

Additionally, an educational program linked to the exhibition, "Blue Sky Milky Way," and guided tours (daily at 11 a.m. and 3 p.m.) will be offered. Visitors who wish to feel closer to contemporary art are encouraged to attend the professional guided tours.

Lee Jeong-o, director of the Gumi Cultural and Arts Center, said, "Through this exhibition, we hope to provide an opportunity for local young artists to grow further and for visitors to enjoy art naturally in their daily lives as a precious time."