Young Artists Engage in 'Cultural ODA Exchange' in Chiang Mai
The 2024 Asia Culture Expedition held an exhibition of young artists from Chiang Mai, Thailand, through the Gwangju-type Cultural Official Development Assistance (ODA) cultural regeneration project. Provided by Gwangju City
The 'Asia Culture Expedition Team,' comprised of young artists from six Asian cities, has successfully completed a cultural urban regeneration project through art, including an exhibition, in Chiang Mai, Thailand.
The city of Gwangju announced on the 2nd that the '2024 Asia Culture Expedition Team' recently carried out the Gwangju-style cultural Official Development Assistance (ODA) regeneration project successfully in Chiang Mai, Thailand.
The Culture Expedition Team is a cultural regeneration project in which young artists from various Asian countries unite to seek artistic alternatives for deteriorated and aging spaces. It has been part of Gwangju's 'Asian Intercity Cultural Exchange and Cooperation Project' since 2022.
About 60 young artists from six Asian cities?Gwangju, Nanyang in China, Chiang Mai in Thailand, Jakarta in Indonesia, Ulaanbaatar in Mongolia, and Changhua in Taiwan?participated. In October last year, all members took part in a cultural regeneration project in Dabok Village, Jisan 2-dong, Dong-gu, Gwangju. This was followed by another project in December in Chiang Mai, with participation from young artists of both Gwangju and Chiang Mai.
The exchange project also included CTRD (Center of Tourism Research and Development), a research organization in the field of cultural tourism at Chiang Mai University.
The Culture Expedition Team created a mini-complex space by donating three additional containers to Chiang Mai University, in addition to the four previously donated by the city in 2022. An exhibition was held in this space, featuring joint works by young artists from Chiang Mai and Gwangju, works by Asian artists with disabilities, results from the '2024 Cultural Regeneration Idea International Competition,' and works by young artists from Chiang Mai, which received an enthusiastic response from locals.
Kim Seongbae, Director of Culture and Sports, stated, "Cities around the world have already proven that culture and art are the most powerful tools for urban competitiveness in modern times," adding, "The cultural exchange project among Asian cultural cities is very significant in that it shares Gwangju's cultural power and potential with various Asian countries."
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