Pyeongtaek City Hosts Forum to Establish 5-Year Cultural Policy Plan

[Suwon Ilbo=Reporter Seo Dong-yeong] Pyeongtaek City has launched efforts to establish a 5-year plan for regional cultural promotion.

On the 6th, the city held its first forum to establish the Pyeongtaek-style regional cultural promotion implementation plan at the City Hall conference room.

City Council Member Kim Dong-sook, President and CEO Lee Sang-gyun of Pyeongtaek Cultural Foundation, Vice Director Shin Tae-sik of Pyeongtaek Cultural Center, President Lee Yong-sik of Pyeongtaek Arts & Culture Association, Regional Manager Choi Seung-ho of Gyeonggi Provincial Folk Arts Association, and Professor Hwang Young-soon of Pyeongtaek University participated as panelists. Approximately 50 citizens, including local cultural and arts workers, attended.

The forum aimed to establish a comprehensive and detailed 5-year cultural policy plan as a campaign pledge for the current administration. The goal is to develop a future-oriented glocal cultural city that harmonizes regional characteristics with globalization.

In January, the city conducted a survey with 704 citizens to reestablish the direction of cultural policy. Subsequently, the city held the forum to gather interim opinions on strategic initiatives reflected through expert focus group interviews and advisory meetings.

▲Systematization of art education paradigm (Council Member Kim Dong-sook) ▲City branding through cultural resources and expansion of regional cultural empathy scope (President and CEO Lee Sang-gyun) ▲Reestablishment of roles for regional cultural organizations through expansion of specialized living culture projects (Vice Director Shin Tae-sik) ▲Preparation of support measures for local artists (President Lee Yong-sik) ▲Utilization of cultural infrastructure facilities and promotion of cultural diversity (Regional Manager Choi Seung-ho) ▲Linking cultural activities with regional economic revitalization (Professor Hwang Young-soon) and other opinions were presented.

Going forward, the city plans to establish a practical and systematic regional cultural promotion plan by enhancing the utilization of cultural facility infrastructure including the (tentatively named) Peace Arts Center, History Museum, Complex Living Culture Center, and Intangible Cultural Heritage Transmission Education Center, while presenting detailed measures regarding the roles of the cultural foundation.