Gyeonggi Province wins Korea Crafts Competition Award in group section
Createdd 2014-11-03 Hit 529
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Of the 48 pieces submitted, 28 receves awards
Four-day exhibition starts on September 25 at COEX in Samsung-dong
◇ Gyeonggi Province was honored with a group prize at the 44th Korea Crafts Competition. Pictured: Cloud and crane inlaid celadon tea table (by Jeong Chungil, Hanam City) and paper string ceramic light stand (by Hong Yeonhwa, Seongnam City).
Gyeonggi Province was honored with a group prize at the 44th Korea Crafts Competition.
Hosted by the Small and Medium Business Administration and organized by the Korea Federation of Handicrafts Cooperatives, the Korea Crafts Competition seeks to discover and foster outstanding crafts and arts that have been created in line with modern trends on the basis of traditional folkcrafts, and thereby to develop the Korea’s crafts industry.
A total of 444 pieces, qualifiers from the regional rounds, were submitted to this year’s competition, and winners were selected through first and second-round evaluation sessions. Gyeonggi Province submitted 48 pieces, of which a total of 28 pieces received awards: 2 awards from presidents of sponsoring organizations including the Korea Chamber of Commerce and Industry, 5 third-place awards, 11 special awards, and 10 participation Awards. The evaluation criteria for the group section are the number of winners and levels of the awards.
In the individual section, a cloud and crane inlaid celadon tea table by Jeong Chungil from Hanam City was selected to receive the President of Korea Chamber of Commerce and Industry’s Award, and a paper string ceramic light stand by Hong Yeonhwa from Seongnam City was selected to receive the President of the Association of Korean Paper Craft Culture’s Award.
An award presentation ceremony for the 44th Korea Crafts Competition will be held at COEX in Samsung-dong on September 25, and award-winning entries will be exhibited for the general public until September 28.
ⓒ Gyeonggi G News | Lee Jun-kyun eyekle@hanmail.net
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