Anseong City Hosts Korea-China-Japan Master Artisans Collaborative Workshop

Full-Scale Launch of the Anseong Master Artisans Glocalization Project

Anseong City in Gyeonggi Province is set to actively promote the "Anseong Master Artisans Glocalization Project" as part of its efforts to become a global cultural city.

Chinese and Japanese artisans visiting Anseong City for collaboration with Anseong cultural artisans pledge to expand cultural exchange among the three countries together with Anseong Mayor Kim Bora (7th from left). Provided by Anseong City

This project is part of the "Cultural City Anseong International Cultural Exchange Project," which includes collaboration and exchange with international artisans, glocal insight exchanges, and a glocal festival.

To this end, the city has invited cultural artisans from Kamakura and Yokohama in Japan and Macau in China to participate in a workshop with Anseong's own artisans from August 19 to 22, with the goal of creating collaborative works.

The workshop features Japanese sculptor Shishikura Yuki and lacquerware artisan Koizumi Goro from Kamakura, as well as ceramic artisan Huang Qishun from Macau, who are collaborating with Anseong artisans in various fields such as metalwork and hanji (traditional Korean paper). The completed collaborative works will be showcased at the "Anseong Master Artisans Glocal Festival" scheduled for November.

An official from Anseong City stated, "This project will serve as an opportunity for Anseong to emerge as a hub for global craft exchange and to widely promote the region's cultural potential."