Jeonju City held the '36th Jeonju City Arts Awards Ceremony' at the Jeonju Cultural Center Jakdang on the 24th to honor the contributions of artists who have contributed to the development of local culture and arts.

The Jeonju City Arts Award is a prestigious cultural arts award representing Jeonju City. Each year, the city selects and awards artists who have achieved outstanding artistic accomplishments in various fields and contributed to the promotion of local culture and arts. This year's winners were finalized after the judging by the selection committee held on the 26th of last month, with 8 individuals selected across 8 categories.

The winners include Yeon-hee Lee (Vice President of Seokjeong Literary Society) for literature, Soo-young Yeon (Representative of Bach Chamber Players) for music, Hyung-tae Kim (Director of Jeonju Branch of the National Association of Ethnic Artists) for traditional Korean music, Hyun-hee Park (Artistic Director of Park Hyunhee Movement) for dance, Cheol-gyu Lee (Visiting Professor at Yewon University) for fine arts, Sung-min Park (Representative of Photography Specialist Gallery Bom) for photography, Sung-wook Choi (Representative of Demisem Theater Company) for theater, and Kwang-don Yuk (Representative of Chaedam Architects) for architecture.

Jeonju City has been presenting the Arts Awards since 1990, and until last year, a total of 227 winners have been honored in 10 different fields.

Mayor Woo Bum-gi stated, "This meaningful award encourages the creative activities of local artists and promotes the value of Jeonju's culture and arts. I hope it will raise the pride of artists and serve as an opportunity for Jeonju to leap forward as a cultural arts city."