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| Title | Start of Ticket Sales for 2019 Cheongju Craft Biennale Commences Prelude of Festivities |
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| Writer | Culture and Arts Division |
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Start of Ticket Sales for 2019 Cheongju Craft Biennale Commences Prelude of Festivities
As the 2019 Cheongju Craft Biennale accelerates towards its goal of realizing Craft in Future and Dream – Spread out Mongyudowon, various events commemorating D-50 of the festival are causing expectations to mount. The Cheongju Craft Biennale Organizing Committee (with Mayor Beum-Deuk Han of Cheongju City serving as Chairman, hereinafter the “Organizing Committee”) began ticketing for the 2019 Cheongju Craft Biennale on the 19th (Mon), which marked D-50 till the beginning of the event, thereby declaring the prelude of the festival. Following this, the 2nd Academic Symposium will be held on the 20th (Tue) to brainstorm the role of the biennale, including holding discussions on how to have Cheongju City chosen as the UNESCO Creative City for 2021 and turning Cheongju City into a sustainable crafts city. All these will serve to further affirm the presence of the upcoming biennale. Meanwhile, the KBS Gayo Stage for the Success of the 2019 Cheongju Craft Biennale held on the 18th (Sun) saw around 20,000 residents of Cheongju City spread their passionate wishes for the biennale’s success to viewers tuning in from all over the nation, and heated up the midsummer night. □ Ticketing to Open on the 19th (Mon), with Increased Advance Reservation Rates due to Biggest Exhibition Scale Ever and Various Discounts and Benefits The Organizing Committee announced its admission ticket sales policy and began accepting advance reservations on the 19th (Mon), which marked D-50 till the beginning of the 2019 Cheongju Craft Biennale. This year’s biennale is held under the theme of Craft in Future and Dream – Spread out Mongyudowon, and will feature a wide range of events, such as the main exhibition, the Invited Country Exhibition, the Cheongju International Craft Competition, Cheongju Craft Fair, and a museum project. This year’s biennale will have the largest exhibition scale yet, as the main exhibition – made up of 5 planned exhibitions and 3 special planned exhibitions – will not be contained to just the Cheongju Craft Cluster that serves as the main venue for the biennale, but instead expand its exhibition space to all historical and cultural areas in the entire Cheongju region, including Cheongju Jeongbuk-dong Toseong (Mud Rampart in Jeongbuk-dong), Cheongju Confucian Shrine-Academy, and Old Cheongju Station Museum. On top of all this, the addition of the museum project, which is linked to 7 national, public, and private art galleries and museums in the Cheongju region, is gathering attention. Moreover, the biennale marks the first public unveiling of <Culture Factory C>, a former tobacco factory turned massive cultural facility that now houses the Cheongju Craft Cluster, which serves as the main venue for the biennale itself, and MMCA Cheongju, making the festival all the more meaningful. All these exhibitions, projects, and the Cultural Factory C can be enjoyed at the 2019 Cheongju Craft Biennale with the purchase of admission tickets, priced as follows: KRW 12,000 for adults; KRW 8,000 for teens; and KRW 6,000 for both children and visitors meriting special treatment (seniors aged 65 and older, those with a certain disability rating, active soldiers, etc.). Various promotions and benefits are also offered to reduce the burden of ticket costs on visitors. The first of these is the early bird discount, which allows people to purchase tickets on Ticketlink, Naver, TMON, WEMAKEPRICE, and other online vendors at discounted prices (KRW 2,000 off each ticket). Meanwhile, anyone with a Munhwa Nuri Card can purchase tickets at 50% off, and even choose to have their tickets issued on-site. Another benefit worth keeping an eye on is the newly unveiled Free Pass, which allows holders to freely enter the biennale as they please during the entire 41-day period. The pass, which costs KRW 40,000 when purchased through an advance reservation and KRW 50,000 when purchased during the biennale’s duration, also comes with an official 2019 Cheongju Craft Biennale souvenir. Meanwhile, the Art Week One-Pass might be the pass of choice for exhibition aficionados. The Art Week One-Pass allows visitors to visit up to 3 biennales – Cheongju Craft Biennale, Gwangju Design Biennale, and Korean International Ceramic Biennale – at discounts of 50% or more off. The Art Week One-Pass can be purchased on the Ticketlink website, or on-site at any of the 3 biennales. The Organizing Committee aims to constantly showcase even more promotions to minimize any burden that visitors may feel. Any questions regarding group viewings, admission tickets, discounts, and more should be directed to the website of the Cheongju Craft Biennale Organizing Committee (www.okcj.org) or the Organizing Committee’s Promotional Marketing Team (043-219-1718). □ Reviewing the Changes in Korean Crafts and Proposing Cheongju City to Be Nominated as the 2021 UNESCO Creative City in the 2nd Academic Symposium The Organizing Committee will be holding the 2nd Academic Symposium for the 2019 Cheongju Craft Biennale in MMCA Cheongju this coming August 20 (Tue) at 10 am. This year’s symposium delves on the theme of Expanding the Value of Contemporary Craft, New Transformation and Prospects of Korean Crafts will feature presentations from leading experts in the field of contemporary Korean art such as professor SUH Younghee of Hongik University, ceramist LEE Kajin, art critic CHANG Junseok, President HAN Geunseok of Gwanghwamun Art Forum. The symposium is garnering attention all the more as Managing Director PARK Sehoon of the Global Development Partnership Center (GDPC) of Korea Research Institute for Human Settlements (KRIHS) and professor Lee Byungmin of Konkuk University will be presenting a proposal to nominate Cheongju City as the UNESCO Creative City of 2021. The presenters agreed that this year’s symposium would be a forum to share the transformation in the value of contemporary crafts culture with the public, establish sustainable urban culture policies, and brainstorm the role of the biennale. The ceramist LEE Kajin, who is also a presenter for the symposium and a participating artist at one of the biennale’s planned exhibitions, encouraged craftsmen and citizens from all over the nation to attend the symposium, noting, “We are planning on wholeheartedly sharing our introspective thoughts about craft as a genre through the prospects of craft in modern art and the series of works that we artists have made.” Ahn Jae-yeong, the art director for the 2019 Cheongju Craft Biennale, expressed expectations for the symposium, saying, “This year’s symposium will become a significance indicator for Cheongju in its selection as the UNESCO Creative City of 2021 and its development into a sustainable craft city by proposing the directions that the biennale itself should take.” Those who wish to learn about the expanded concept of crafts within modern art, the potential of Korean crafts after its transformation in the 4th industrial revolution, and academic definition and potential of crafts, and the future trend values of crafts can find out for themselves from the mouths of the presenters at the 2nd Academic Symposium, which will be held in MMCA Cheongju on the 20th (Tue) at 10 am. □ Blowing Away the Heat with the KBS Gayo Stage for the Success of the 2019 Cheongju Craft Biennale The KBS Gayo Stage for the Success of the 2019 Cheongju Craft Biennale held at Cheongju Stadium this past 18th (Sun) concluded successfully amidst the fervent cheers of nearly 20,000 citizens. The Gayo Stage was a present prepared by the Organizing Committee in commemoration of reaching D-50 till the commencement of the Cheongju Craft Biennale, in order to repay the citizens of Cheongju City for their passion and support, and to encourage them to continue participating and showing interest for the remaining 50 days as well. Top-class domestic artists such as Nam Jin, Ha Choon Hwa, Kim Yonja, Kim Bum Ryong, Bae Il Ho, Hyun Sook, Jin Sung, Kim Young Im, Yu Jina, Park Hyun Bin, Kum Jan Di, Yoon Soohyun, Park Seo Jin, Kim Na Hee, and Shin Mi Rae wowed the audience with their flashy showmanship and powerful singing skills, making them forget all about the heat, while famous entertainers such as Eom Young-soo, Yoon Taek, and Cho Young Gu had them constantly roaring uproariously with their characteristic wit. The citizens sang alongside the performers as they belted out their greatest hits and nostalgic classics, enjoying themselves to the fullest alongside their families, friends, and lovers for over 2 hours on a midsummer night. The event was a major hit, with all admission tickets – distributed in advance through the community service centers of each eup, myeon, and dong – were completely given out in just 2 to 3 days, and the Gayo Stage lived up to its status as a hit music program of 35 years by putting on the greatest show ever. As such, even after the concert had ended, many members of themselves found themselves too moved or caught up in the afterglow of the performances to leave their seats. The Organizing Committee received praises for focusing its efforts on minimizing any inconveniences that the visitors might have experienced by providing guidance to help everyone enter in an orderly fashion, preparing safety measures, and preparing measures to clean up after the events were over, ensuring that the concert went off without a hitch. Mayor Beum-Deuk Han of Cheongju City, who also serves as the Chairman of the Organizing Committee, partook in the festivities with the citizens and spoke afterward, saying, “I would like to thank the people of Cheongju for cheering for the success of the Cheongju Craft Biennale with more passion and support than I expected,” and “I hope that everyone will always be with us for the remaining 50 days until the opening of the 2019 Cheongju Craft Biennale.” □ Promoting the Biennale throughout Korea With only 50 days remaining before the 2019 Cheongju Craft Biennale, efforts to promote the event have become even more heated. On the 10th and 11th, 19 honorary citizen ambassadors of Cheongju visited rest areas and major tourist attractions in Jeongdongjin, Gangneung and Daegwallyeong Pass to promote the biennale during the holiday season. Equipped with banners that read Want to Visit the Cheongju Craft Biennale Together in Autumn?, the ambassadors greeted tourists and visitors on vacation from all over the nation and distributed posters and leaflets for the biennale in a local promotion campaign that was received favorably. Meanwhile, the Organizing Committee will be participating in the Korea International Tourism Show (KITS) 2019 held at Kintex from the 15th to 18th to conduct its own promotional activities, targeting domestic and foreign tour agencies and visitors at the event. In addition, promotional campaigns reaching out to every corner of Korea, such as trips to the 2019 Cheongju Culture Night, 2019 Chungju World Martial Arts Masterships, and 2019 Korea Reading Festival in Cheongju, will also be held. The 2019 Cheongju Craft Biennale, which will open in 50 days and has begun ticketing and promotional activities, will be held at the Cheongju Craft Biennale event venue and parts of Cheongju City under the theme of Craft in Future and Dream – Spread out Mongyudowon for 41 days from this coming October 8 to November 17. ▶ Inquiries: Crafts Team, Culture and Arts Division (☎043-201-2037) |
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