Young Artists Supported by Jeonju Selected for Arts Funding Program Meet Audience
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Lee ByungJae(2025-10-13 15:39:28)
Selected artists participating in the Jeonju Emerging Artists Support Program, sponsored by the Jeonju Cultural Heritage Foundation (CEO Choi Rak-gi), are meeting audiences with their unique personalities through diverse performances and exhibitions as autumn approaches.
In the performance category, director Lee Hee-joon, one of the selectors, will present a play targeting teenagers and families, while musician Kim Yoon-ha, another selector in the performance category, will engage audiences with a concert featuring gayageum and a narrative concert based on her own story. Visual artist Moon Chae-won will showcase an exhibition contemplating the uncertain future through chance encounters and symbolism.
Director Lee Hee-joon's production, "Aurora of Winter," follows the therapy process between a counselor and a patient against the backdrop of a psychiatric ward. It is a drama that raises questions about the human psyche within the journey of psychological healing, aiming to communicate with the audience.
Lee Hee-joon expressed, "As a selected artist for the Jeonju Emerging Artists Support Program, taking on my first solo production, I am very nervous and excited. I will do my best until the end to ensure that the performance can be healing for the audience."
The play "Aurora of Winter" will be held on the 18th and 19th at 5 p.m. at the Wujin Cultural Space Art Theater, with all seats available for 20,000 won through NOL Ticket reservations.
Musician Kim Yoon-ha, another selector in the performance category, will present a concert intertwining gayageum performances with writings in a narrative concert format. "To Reach There" is a performance that combines live music and storytelling, conveying the longing for music and the sincere struggles and emotions felt as an artist to the audience.
Kim Yoon-ha said, "I am ambitiously preparing for the upcoming performance, hoping that the stories and melodies filled with sincerity will touch the hearts of many. I ask for a lot of interest and anticipation for the upcoming performance."
The concert "To Reach There" will take place on the 26th at 5 p.m. at Jeonju's Gyeongwon-dong Shop, with all seats available for 15,000 won, and reservations and inquiries can be made through 010-4605-3177.
Visual artist Moon Chae-won, the selector in the visual arts category, explores human instinctual desires towards the uncertain future and the senses responding to them through the exhibition "Fortune Teller." Starting from the desire for good fortune, the exhibition reconstructs various objects and flows of consciousness related to fortune-telling, omens, and symbols in artistic language, interpreting the unsettling reality and proposing new perspectives.
Moon Chae-won stated, "Preparing for the exhibition as a selected artist for the Jeonju Emerging Artists Support Program was a great opportunity to contemplate and expand on new materials and methods. I hope this exhibition will be an opportunity for further growth in my artistic work."
"Fortune Teller" will be available for free viewing from the 28th to November 9th at the 'Unexpected Art Museum,' and additional programs can be confirmed later through the Jeonju Cultural Heritage Foundation's online platform.
Choi Rak-gi, CEO of the Jeonju Cultural Heritage Foundation, urged, "I ask for a lot of interest and support for the works of the Jeonju emerging artists that will be presented throughout October and November. I hope the Jeonju Emerging Artists Support Program will further enhance the creative capabilities of local emerging artists and serve as a meaningful opportunity for communication with the citizens."