Gwangju City News

From the Gwangju Metropolitan City website (http://gwangju.go.kr)

From January 17 through February 28, Gwangju City is receiving applications for the daily life recovery subsidy, in the amount of 100,000 won per person, payable to all of the city’s registered inhabitants.

Applicants must be individuals with residency in Gwangju as of midnight, December 1, 2021, international residents who have registered their residence here, ethnic Koreans of foreign nationalities with residence in Gwangju, and newborns whose parents meet the payment conditions and can prove the baby’s birth within the application deadline.

The application procedure is of two types: an online application using credit/debit card points and visiting the administrative welfare center in proximity to the resident’s address for a prepaid Win-Win Card (Sangsaeng Card). (Note: International residents and ethnic Koreans of foreign nationalities can only apply by visiting their local welfare centers.)

Online application for credit/debit card points is possible through the website from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. daily from January 17 to February 18. Visit this website to access the Gwangju Daily Life Recovery Subsidy application form: https://광주일상회복지원금.kr

Those who select a credit/debit card company among the 15 participating enterprises will have the amount transferred within one to two business days after applying. For underage children in the same household, one parent can make their application in the same application as the parent’s.

Participating banks and credit cards: KB Kookmin Card, NH Nonghyup Card, Lotte Card, Samsung Card, Shinhan Card, Woori Card, Hana Card, Hyundai Card, BC Card, Gwangju Bank, IBK Industrial Bank, NH Nonghyup BC, Hana BC Card, Saemaul Geumgo, Post Office banking, Korea Federation of Credit Cooperatives.

Applications for on-site visits are open from January 17 to February 28. Within the submission period, the applicant must go to the administrative welfare center in the vicinity of their address with their ID card, complete the application form, and receive a prepaid Win-Win Card (Sangsaeng Card) immediately. Working hours are from 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. on weekdays. One member of a household can apply on behalf of other members of the same household. This is possible only with a visitor’s ID and consent of delegation of power of attorney in the application form without separate proof of relationship.

The subsidy should be used by May 31, and it is restricted from being used at department stores, large supermarkets, corporate supermarkets, large home appliance stores, entertainment establishments, and speculative businesses (such as gambling establishments).

Gwangju City has selected a new name for the Gwangju Media Art Center, a UNESCO Media Art Creative City platform, calling it “GMAP.”

“GMAP” are the English initials of “Gwangju Media Art Platform.” Moreover, while “G” stands for “Gwangju,” “MAP” has the meaning of “mapping,” with the connotation of “drawing a map” and “applying image (media),” conveying the “drawing of Gwangju’s future with media art.”

The newly selected name contains the futureoriented vision and will of the cultural hub Gwangju as a cultural tourism resource that leads the city’s competitiveness through the convergence of art, industry, and education.

GMAP, which will be built in Nam-gu’s Gudong with two basement floors and three aboveground floors, will contain a creative space that incorporates equipment to produce, experiment with, and implement images; an exhibition space where experimental and challenging media art works will be displayed; and the Teleport Hall, a UNESCO Media Art Creative City exchange space.

When GMAP opens in March, Gwangju is expected to add synergy as a creative media art city in conjunction with the creation of a creativity belt that will be introduced in the spring.

Accordingly, brand image integration that conforms to the GMAP name will be developed as soon as possible.

▲ Construction site of the Gwangju Media Art Platform at Nam-gu’s Gu-dong, expected to open in March 2022. (Photo: Naver Map)

Translated by Melline Galani.

Gwangju Dong-gu (East District) Office News Sharing the “Books in My Life” Event

The Dong-gu Humanities Center, newly born after remodeling an old house in Dongmyeong-dong, aims to become a base for humanities and cultural activities for Gwangju citizens. Those who love books are sure to know many works. Among those numerous, must-know compositions, please select one special book in your life, fill out the reason for the selection’s importance, and share it with the Dong-gu Humanities Center. The recommended books will be offered in the “Books in My Life” corner of the Dong-gu Humanities Center to be enjoyed by visitors.

1. Select one book for the event. 2. State the reason for your recommendation (a handwritten message inside the book is preferred). 3. Submit the recommendation by mail or at the center. • Application period: January–March 2022 • Reception desk: Donggyecheon-ro 168-5, Dong-gu, Gwangju, Dong-gu Humanities Center

Note: Please understand that copies of shared books cannot be displayed.

1. Priority in attending the Dong-gu Humanities Center’s programs 2. Stationery and souvenir gift

Cho Dae-young (Program Director, Dong-gu Humanities Center) Mobile: 010-4660-5792 / Email: jocorman@naver.com Phone: 062-608-2175 (Dong-gu Humanities and Urban Policy Division)