Osan City to Establish Cultural Foundation in May

Osan City announced on the 5th that it will establish a cultural foundation to promote cultural and arts projects.

The city will contribute 200 million won to establish the cultural foundation in May, which will take over management of the Cultural Arts Center currently operated by the city's Facilities Management Corporation and the Municipal Art Museum set to open in May.

The foundation will also support the creation and dissemination of cultural arts, activities of related organizations, and handle collection management and research work of related materials.

Additionally, the foundation will undertake festival planning and operational management, as well as projects for cultural and arts promotion delegated by the city.

The foundation will be operated with a board of trustees comprising approximately 15 members, with the city mayor as chairman, and will have an executive director.

The city submitted the ordinance proposal for the establishment and operation of the Osan Cultural Foundation, containing these details, to the 182nd extraordinary session of the city council held on the 5th.

After enacting the ordinance, the city plans to officially launch the cultural foundation in May through procedures including establishment of bylaws and composition of the board of trustees.