Awarded the 'Minister of Culture Commendation' in the Field of Living Culture Promotion on the 24th
Sharing Culture Through Practice Process Together Across All Generations, Not Competition or Awards
Chuncheon City, Gangwon Special Self-Governing Province (Mayor Yuk Dong-han) announced on the 24th that the ‘Onse-dae Choir Festival,’ jointly conducted by Chuncheon City and the Chuncheon Cultural Foundation, was selected as an excellent case in the field of living culture promotion in the ‘2024 Regional Culture Promotion Policy Excellent Case’ contest hosted by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, and received the Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism Award.
This year's 'Onse-dae Choir Festival' held jointly by Chuncheon City and Chuncheon Cultural Foundation in Gangwon Special Self-Governing Province. Photo by Chuncheon City Hall
The 2024 Regional Culture Promotion Policy Excellent Case contest was held in three categories?▲Culture Day ▲Living Culture Promotion ▲Regional Culture Professional Workforce Development?targeting metropolitan and basic local governments and affiliated public institutions nationwide. Among these, a total of four institutions, including the Chuncheon Cultural Foundation, were selected in the Living Culture Promotion category. In all three categories combined, 11 institutions were selected.
According to Chuncheon City, the Onse-dae Choir Festival began in 2016 with the purpose of sharing culture across generations and uniting through choir as part of living in Chuncheon, focusing on the rehearsal process involving all generations together rather than competition and awards.
This year’s Onse-dae Choir Festival was held for nine days from August 23 to 31, with a total of 3,147 participants from 97 choirs, and attracted 13,369 spectators, achieving great success.
The Onse-dae Choir Festival will begin recruiting participants in April next year. Afterwards, various programs such as busking performances and family choir presentations will be held throughout Chuncheon until the end of August, allowing more citizens to participate.
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