'2024 Gyeonggi Province Artist Opportunity Income' First Payment Begins on July 17th!

[Suwon Ilbo=Reporter Kim Gap-dong] The first payment of the '2024 Gyeonggi Province Artist Opportunity Income' began on July 17th.

The province announced that from July 17th to 19th, it will make the first payment of Artist Opportunity Income (First Payment, 750,000 won per person) to a total of 1,718 General Art Activity Certificate Holders from 27 cities and counties.

The Gyeonggi Province Artist Opportunity Income project began accepting applications simultaneously from 27 cities and counties starting on the 24th of last month, and within about 20 days, 8,403 people, representing 81.6% of the total 10,298 target applicants, had applied.

According to the province, each city and county will review individual income recognition amounts and duplicate benefit status, and Artist Opportunity Income will be distributed on a rolling basis depending on the order of application and review progress. The first payment is scheduled to be completed by August, and the second payment is planned for October.

The Artist Opportunity Income payment for Emerging Art Activity Certificate Holders, which is being implemented for the first time this year, will be distributed as a lump-sum payment in October after confirming for duplicate benefits, as the selection of recipients for the Art Activity Preparation Fund support conducted by the Korea Arts and Culture Institute is scheduled for after the end of August.

Meanwhile, the 'Artist Opportunity Income' is a flagship project of the Do Governor Kim Dong-yeon administration of the 8th popular election term, which supports 1.5 million won annually so that artists creating social value can take pride and devote themselves to creative activities. Following support for 7,252 artists from 27 cities and counties last year, it continues to be a priority policy this year.