On April 27, the event will be held simultaneously at Masan Robot Land Performance Hall and Ulsan Grand Park South Gate Plaza
BNK Gyeongnam Bank will hold the BNK Gyeongnam Bank Writing and Art Contest, which has a 33-year history, under a new name: the ‘BNK Gyeongnam Bank Family Culture Festival.’
BNK Gyeongnam Bank will host the ‘BNK Gyeongnam Bank Family Culture Festival (Subtitle: The 33rd BNK Gyeongnam Bank Writing and Art Contest)’ on April 27 at the Masan Robot Land Performance Hall and the South Gate Plaza of Ulsan Grand Park.
Divided into categories of writing (SNS poetry), painting, and digital painting, the BNK Gyeongnam Bank Family Culture Festival is open to all residents living in the Gyeongnam and Ulsan regions.
Participants submit works based on the theme announced on the day of the event, and awards, scholarships, and prize money (including additional prizes) will be given through evaluation by a panel of expert judges.
The writing category, which has no restrictions on eligibility, requires participants to complete an SNS poem (within 100 characters including spaces, multiple submissions allowed) using a mobile phone, laptop, tablet PC, etc., and submit it via email by 2 p.m. on the day of the event.
The painting category, divided into kindergarteners, lower-grade elementary students, and upper-grade elementary students, requires participants to draw on drawing paper distributed at the submission desk on the day (size 8-cut for kindergarten and lower grades, 4-cut for upper grades) and submit it.
The digital painting category, divided into elementary school and below and middle school and above, requires participants to complete a digital painting (resolution 1920X1080 or higher, file size within 10MB, JPG format, multiple submissions allowed) using a mobile phone, laptop, tablet PC, etc., and send it via email by 2 p.m. on the day of the event.
Submitted works will be judged by category, and awards will be given to 9 winners in writing, 2,580 in painting, and 12 in digital painting. Awards include the BNK Gyeongnam Bank President’s Award, Gyeongsangnam-do Governor’s Award, Gyeongsangnam-do Superintendent of Education Award, Ulsan Mayor’s Award, and Ulsan Superintendent of Education Award, along with scholarships or prize money (taxes on prize money are the recipient’s responsibility).
In particular, all families participating in the BNK Gyeongnam Bank Family Culture Festival will receive admission tickets (including free pass) to Masan Robot Land, as well as admission tickets to the Rose Garden and Butterfly Garden at Ulsan Grand Park, allowing free use of rides and exhibition facilities.
Additionally, a raffle on-site will offer generous prizes such as a Nintendo Switch, LG robot vacuum cleaner, Dyson Airwrap, Robot Land annual and daily free passes, and character umbrellas.
The announcement of winners will be made in May through the BNK Gyeongnam Bank website, YouTube, Instagram, and other channels, with the awards ceremony scheduled for June.
If it rains on the day of the event, the BNK Gyeongnam Bank Family Culture Festival will be postponed to May 18, and the venue in Ulsan will be changed from the South Gate Plaza of Ulsan Grand Park to the East Gate Plaza.
For more details, please refer to the BNK Gyeongnam Bank website or scan the QR code on the poster to access the information page, or contact the BNK Gyeongnam Bank Love Sharing Foundation.
Choi Dae-sik, Head of the Social Contribution and Public Relations Department, said, “The BNK Gyeongnam Bank Family Culture Festival is a family literary event where children draw and parents write, allowing everyone to participate. Since it is held at local landmarks in Gyeongnam and Ulsan, Masan Robot Land and Ulsan Grand Park, we hope that after the event, participants will enjoy the rides and exhibition facilities freely and create many good memories.”
Meanwhile, BNK Gyeongnam Bank will operate a ‘Robot Land Free Shuttle Bus’ on the day of the event to facilitate transportation for participants of the BNK Gyeongnam Bank Family Culture Festival.
Participants who wish to use the ‘Masan Route,’ departing from the BNK Gyeongnam Bank headquarters and passing through Gyeongnam National University, or the ‘Changwon Route,’ departing from the Meeting Plaza at Changwon Sports Park, should contact the BNK Gyeongnam Bank Love Sharing Foundation individually by April 12.
The Robot Land Free Shuttle Bus will accept 90 people each on a first-come, first-served basis for both the Masan and Changwon routes.
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