Culture Ministry to Discuss Amendments to Culture and Arts Promotion Act at Policy Forum on 28th

The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism announced on October 27 that it will hold a policy forum on revising the Culture and Arts Promotion Act at 2 p.m. on October 28 at the Open Hall of Korea National Open University in Jongno-gu, Seoul.

Since its enactment in 1972, the Culture and Arts Promotion Act has effectively served as the basic law governing the culture and arts sector in South Korea. Although it has undergone two comprehensive revisions, in 1995 and 2007, as well as several partial revisions, critics have said it has not adequately reflected the rapidly changing needs of the culture and arts sector or the new policy environment.

The forum will share the key provisions of several bills introduced in the National Assembly, including a bill for a comprehensive revision of the Culture and Arts Promotion Act sponsored on July 21 by Jo Gye-won, a lawmaker from the Democratic Party of Korea. It will also gather opinions from people in the field on improving the legal framework to suit the changing culture and arts policy environment and on the future direction of culture and arts policy.

After a ministry official presents the key provisions of the proposed amendments to the Culture and Arts Promotion Act, topic-specific panel discussions will be moderated by Yang Hye-won, head of the Culture Research Division at the Korea Culture & Tourism Institute.

The discussions will cover establishing a foundation for culture and arts policy; supporting creative activity; strengthening local culture and arts ecosystems; supporting the arts industry; and supporting the convergence of the arts and technology, including artificial intelligence (AI).

Panelists will include Park Young-jung, former president of the Korea Artists Welfare Foundation; playwright Kook Min-seong; Kim Hyun-joo, head of the Culture and Arts Division at the Chungbuk Cultural Foundation; Shin Da-hye, CEO of Feel the Feel; visual artist Min Se-hee, who uses AI in her work; and Kim Hong-pil, director of the Arts Policy Division at the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism. The forum will then gather opinions from people in the field through an open discussion and a question-and-answer session. It will be livestreamed on the ministry's official YouTube channel.

A ministry official said, "The Culture and Arts Promotion Act has played an important role in the culture and arts sector, but its legal basis for supporting creative activity and artists, which are central to culture and arts policy, has been inadequate in some respects. We will convey a broad range of opinions from people in the field to the National Assembly during its review of the bills and pursue revisions that reflect the changing policy environment and improve the law's effectiveness."

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