ACC Foundation Launches Three Collaborative Cultural Products with Gwangju University Students

Chonnam National University - Photo Cards, Chosun University - Diary
Gwangju University, "Time Imbued with Emotion" Calendar

Chonnam National University - Forest of Grit. Provided by the National Asia Culture Center Foundation

The Asia Culture Center Foundation (President Kim Sunok, hereinafter referred to as the Foundation) announced on the 19th that it has released three types of cultural products created in collaboration with university students in Gwangju.

The newly launched products are the result of about a year of planning and production by students from Chonnam National University, Chosun University, and Gwangju University, together with professional designers.

Since last year, the Foundation has been running the ‘ACC University Student Product Development Project’ to foster future young designers and develop new cultural products. This project is an educational program in which the Foundation, professional designers, and local university students participate together to design creative products targeting the MZ generation. The students collaborated with professional designers and received advice to create unique products that reflect their own characteristics.

The products released this time are: ▲Chonnam National University’s ‘Forest of Grit’ (photo cards, etc.), ▲Chosun University’s ‘Emotional Record Diary’, and ▲Gwangju University’s ‘Time Imbued with Emotion’ (calendar).

Chosun University - Emotional Record Diary. Provided by National Asia Culture Center Foundation

‘Forest of Grit’ is a product that captures stories of hidden spaces within the Center, while the ‘Emotional Record Diary’ is a notebook for visitors to record their feelings and thoughts after experiencing cultural and artistic content. ‘Time Imbued with Emotion’ is a calendar in the shape of tree rings, themed around ‘growth’, allowing users to reflect on themselves.

Kim Sunok, President of the Asia Culture Center Foundation, said, “The university student product development project is aimed at discovering future designers and providing practical experience through collaboration with local universities,” and added, “We will continue to offer more students a variety of experiences related to culture and the arts.”