The Korea Arts and Culture Education Service announced on the 27th that it successfully held the '3rd APE CAMP,' an art-technology convergence creative network support project, and the related event '2nd Arko International Conference on Art and Technology Convergence' from the 19th to the 22nd.
APE CAMP is an international networking event where experts in Art (Artist), Planning (Producer), and Technology (Engineer) interact, which began in 2022.
From the 20th, the 3-day, 2-night APE CAMP was attended by 100 next-generation talents from the fields of art, planning, and technology both domestically and internationally. They collaborated by solving tasks composed of two team missions and one individual mission in an original way. The camp featured a director group including Professor Kim Jemin from Seoul Institute of the Arts, CEO Son Sangwon of Ida Entertainment, and CEO Jo Suhyun of Bauer Lab, as well as five overseas speakers who participated in the conference held as a side event, serving as judges and mentors.
The '2nd Arko International Conference on Art and Technology Convergence: Searching for the 3rd APEs' was co-hosted by the Korea Arts and Culture Education Service and the National Jeongdong Theater and took place on the 19th at the National Jeongdong Theater Cecil Hall.
The first part focused on the present and future of overseas convergence activities. Jason Bruges, head of Jason Bruges Studio, and Anette Holzheid, chief curator of the Karlsruhe Center for Art and Media in Germany, shared the latest cases that intersect cultural anthropological perspectives, multidisciplinary art ideas, and media-based knowledge. Milo Reinhardt, director of the Montreal World Creation Studio in Canada, Daiya Aida, artistic director of the Yamaguchi Center for Arts and Media in Japan, and Barry Threw, general manager and artistic director of Gray Area in the United States, also introduced project cases and plans from their respective institutions.
The second part was organized to share participation experiences from previous APE CAMP participants.
Jung Byung-guk, chairman of the Korea Arts and Culture Education Service, presented a long-term roadmap and vision in his opening remarks, stating that 'APE CAMP' should establish itself as a global hub, an international convergence art laboratory and forward base. Chairman Jung said, "While faithfully supporting the basic goal of forming networks that will be the driving force of convergence creation, it is necessary to create opportunities to experiment with and disseminate excellent proposals resulting from the camp, and actively seek ways to lead the growth and development of creative talents through connections with domestic and international institutions."
This year, the camp was sponsored by Dong-A Pharmaceutical and YM Healthcare.
Detailed information about the '3rd APE CAMP' and the '2nd Arko International Conference on Art and Technology Convergence' can be found on the official APE CAMP social media channels and the Korea Arts and Culture Education Service’s SNS channels.
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