[Newsis] Seongnam City wins Excellence Award in Group Category at Gyeonggi-do Craft Exhibition

Seongnam City, Gyeonggi Province announced on the 1st that it won an Excellence Award in the group category at this year's 'Gyeonggi-do Craft Exhibition.' This exhibition, which marks its 56th anniversary, is a leading event in the craft field held for the transmission of traditional craft techniques, development of the craft industry, and creation of sales channels. It also serves as the Gyeonggi regional preliminary competition for the 'Korea Craft Exhibition.'
In this exhibition, jointly hosted and managed by Gyeonggi Province and the Korea Ceramic Foundation, a total of 363 pieces from 27 cities/counties in the province were entered. The city exhibited a total of 63 pieces across 6 fields: wood lacquerware (22 pieces), ceramics (4 pieces), metal (1 piece), textiles (6 pieces), paper (13 pieces), and others (17 pieces). In the individual category, it achieved notable results with ▲Bronze Prize Jang Chun-cheol (wood lacquerware) for 'Mother-of-pearl Lacquerware Dish,' and ▲Encouragement Award Lee Han-kyung (ceramics) for 'Teapot' (Hangeul, Biseok color sound of a bell), along with 13 award winners from the city's craftspeople.
The awards ceremony will be held at Yeoju Gyeonggi Life Ceramic Art Museum on the 9th of next month, and the winning and shortlisted works will be exhibited from the 9th to the 19th of next month. Works that win Special Prize or higher in this exhibition are scheduled to be entered as representative works of Gyeonggi Province in the '56th Korea Craft Exhibition,' hosted by the Cultural Heritage Administration.
◇Seongnam Media Center selected as 'AI Lounge Hub'... Expanding Citizen AI Experience and Education
The Seongnam Culture Foundation announced on the 1st that the Seongnam Media Center was selected as a metropolitan area participating institution in the '2026 AI Lounge Hub Operation' contest, which is hosted by the Ministry of Science and ICT and the National AI Agency (NIA). This project aims to support all citizens in easily and familiarly experiencing and learning about Artificial Intelligence (AI) and utilizing it in daily life, creation, and solving regional community problems.
Seongnam Media Center will jointly promote the metropolitan area project by forming a consortium with the Korea Media Center Association and 5 regional media centers in the Gyeonggi area (Goyang, Gimpo, Seongnam, Anseong, Hwaseong), and Emotionwave, an AI technology specialized company. Furthermore, it plans to utilize the space, equipment, and expertise held by the regional media centers.
The core program, 'My AI Lab,' operates as a practical project where citizens discover local issues and explore solutions using artificial intelligence technologies such as generative AI. It plans to expand AI accessibility and utilization opportunities by preparing customized programs that reflect the characteristics of information-vulnerable groups, thereby contributing to bridging the digital divide.
Original article: Newsis Reporter Shin Jeong-hoon