▲ 2024 Gangwon-do Culture Olympics Exhibition Opens, "The Wonderful Stories of Saving the Earth" Starts a 23-day Long March

Hosted by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism and Gangwon State and organized by the Gangwon Foundation, the 2024 Gangwon Winter Youth Olympics and Culture Olympics exhibition program "The Wonderful Stories of Saving the Earth" will start at 2 p.m. on Jan. 10 at Pyeongchang (Daegwallyeong Snow Village Ceremony) and will be held until Feb. 1 at the Daegwallyeong Training Center and Gyeongpo Beach area.

The exhibition will feature teenagers as the main audience, and will deal with the importance of the ecosystem we live in, environmental issues, and green activity discourse for the future based on detailed topics such as "Biodiversity," "Climate Crisis" and "Sustainability."

A total of 28 works by 5 foreign artists and 21 domestic artists (45 people) will be available.

The exhibition "Digital Gangwon to the Future" at the Daegwallyeong Training Center in Pyeongchang presents cultural heritages of art, culture, and historical value covering a total of 18 Gangwon regions as works of "digital content."

Lee Ye-seung's "Arirang Eight Scenic Views" (2024), which embodies various cultural heritages in the beautiful scenic spots of Gwandong Eight Scenic Views (關 East 八景) using augmented reality technology, Kim Ki-ra's "Arirang_Jeongseon" (2023-2024) and "Vina Nabinaida_Gangneung Gwanno Mask Drama_As if the wind blew and passed" (2023-2024), an interactive artificial intelligence robot turtle traveling to ᄋᅀᅀᅵ히ᅀᅵᆼ in Nojina, "Aurora" (2023), Gangneung Nongak, Pyeongchang Dunpyeong Nongak, and Donghae Mangsang Nongak, a participatory interactive work by Rogue (2023), which reproduces "Sinmyeong" (2023), Bae Jun-hyung's "Heritoid: The Cultural Heritage Fairy," which acts as a streamer, seems to have decided to open a dimensional shift gate because the number of subscribers was not enough. You can see the digital art of seven teams (person) including "2023).

The sea gallery's exhibition "Gangwon of Symbiosis Protecting the Earth" at Gyeongpo Beach in Gangneung will feature various outdoor installations dealing with biodiversity, climate change and crises, and environmental issues under the theme of "Environmental Issues and Sustainability," a global issue.

The exhibition, which consists of a total of 19 people (team), is designed to enhance understanding of the global environment, including the environment and culture of Gangwon Province, by maintaining the diversity of all species that survive on Earth, understanding the relationship between various individuals included in the ecosystem, and presenting works of art for various creatures to coexist together.

What is noteworthy about this cultural Olympics exhibition program is that various school and regional linkage programs and "Gangwon of Empathy Together" were held together before the event to increase the connection between youth and the region, and to increase pre-regional promotion and participation.

"Gangwon of Empathy Together" presents works completed through participation from various age groups, including elementary, middle, high school, and college students.

The program, which is part of public art with citizens and the general public, consists of "Fluibus: Another World made up of Many Worlds" (2024), collaborated by Choi Soo-ang and Doma-da Restaurant, "Pavilions to Protect the Earth" (2024) with architect Choi Yi-sun and future architects, "The Cedar Horse Project" (2024) produced by Heo Jeong-won and students from Gangneung-Wonju University, and "Worry Exchange Center" (2024) of CTR, a cultural topography research institute, to share and exchange opinions on environmental issues.

Gangwon of the Future, a participatory program that practices green activities for the future through active participation by visitors, embodies ideas for the future of sustainable Earth based on various topics such as eco-friendliness, recycling, upcycling, endangerment, and biodiversity.

Lee Ye-seung's "Tea Room_Palgyeong," which completes part of his work by drawing an image of "Gwandong Palgyeong," a cultural heritage site in Gangwon Province, exploring the surroundings of Gyeongpo Beach and collecting natural sounds to produce his own records, Kang Joong-seop's "Sea Sound: Making Upcycling Analog Records," and So (昭) Jin (Jeong Min-jin × Ahn Yoon-jin)'s "The Story of Saving Plastic Island (Hopefully, Nevertheless)," which creates an endangered "Southern Yellow Butterfly" in Gangwon Province using recycling materials, Choi Sun-hee's "Good Night Lucky Bag," which makes a lucky bag containing hope from hanbok, and finally, Heo Jeong-won's "Cedar Horse Stencil Workshop," which allows visitors to experience the endangered species of Gangwon State, "Cedar Horse" with stencil prints on the sandy beach.

Details can be found on the official website.