CULTURE AND ARTS PROMOTION ACT

CHAPTER I GENERAL PROVISIONS

Article 1(Purpose) #

The purpose of this Act is to contribute to the development of national culture through succession to traditional culture and arts and creation of a new culture by supporting projects and activities aimed at promoting culture and arts.

Article 2(Definitions) #

(1) The terms used in this Act are defined as follows: <Amended on Feb. 17, 2012; Jul, 16, 2013; Dec. 20, 2016; Jun. 12, 2018; Dec. 22, 2020; Dec. 7, 2021; Sep. 27, 2022>

1. The term "culture and arts" means creative expression activities and their results, such as literature, art (including applied art), music, dance, theater, films, entertainment, Korean traditional music, photography, architecture, language, publishing, comics, games, animation, and musicals, carried out by individuals or groups based on their own or others' impressions, observations, experiences, etc. for the purpose of intellectual, spiritual, aesthetic appreciation and communication of meaning.

2. The term "cultural industry" means engaging, as a profession, in the business of planning, production, performance, exhibition, and sale of any creative works or articles of culture and arts by industrial means;

3. The term "cultural facilities" means the following facilities that are continuously used for cultural and art activities:

(a) Performance facilities such as performance hall under subparagraph 4 of Article 2 of the Public Performance Act;

(b) Exhibition facilities such as museum and art gallery under subparagraph 1 and 2 of Article 2 of the Museum and Art Gallery Support Act;

(d) A literature museum under subparagraph 5 of Article 2 of the Literature Promotion Act;

(e) Facilities available for public use as places for creative activities of artists, or established for performance or display, etc. of creative works of artists;

(f) Facilities available for public use as places for creative activities of artists, or established for performance or display, etc. of creative works of artists;

CULTURE AND ARTS PROMOTION ACT

Article 1(Purpose) #

Article 2(Definitions) #

Article 3(Policy measures and encouragement) #

Article 4 #

Article 4-2(Fact-finding surveys on cultural facilities and relevant statistics) #

Article 5(Encouragement of establishment of space for culture and arts) #

Article 6(Training of experts) #

Article 7(Designation and cultivation of professional arts corporations and organizations) #

Article 8 #

Article 9(Installation of art works at buildings) #

Article 9-2(Procedures and methods for installation of art works) #

Article 9-3(Management of art works) #

Article 9-4(Public offerings of art works) #

Article 9-5(Request for provision of materials on art works) #

Article 10 #

Article 11(Payment of subsidies) #

Article 12(Opening cultural courses) #

Article 13(Promotion of culture and arts in schools) #

Article 14(Fostering and support of cultural industry) #

Article 15 #

Article 15-2(Support for cultural and art activities of persons with disabilities) #

Article 15-3(Policy measures to promote welfare on culture and arts for culturally marginalized people) #

Article 15-4(Provision and management of culture vouchers) #

Article 16(Establishment of Fund) #

Article 17(Creation of Culture and Arts Promotion Fund) #

Article 18(Purposes of Culture and Arts Promotion Fund) #

Article 18-2(Separate accounting) #

Article 19 #

Article 20(Arts Council Korea) #

Article 21(Registration for incorporation) #

Article 22(Articles of association) #

Article 23(Composition of Council) #

Article 24(Chairperson) #

Article 25(Term of office of members) #

Article 26(Treatment of members and prohibition of concurrent offices) #

Article 27(Grounds for disqualification for members) #

Article 28(Prohibition of participation) #

Article 29(Independence of members on duties) #

Article 30(Functions of Council) #

Article 31(Meetings of Council) #

Article 32(Subcommittees) #

Article 33(Secretariat) #

Article 34(Auditor) #

Article 35(Assessment of results) #

Article 36(Organization of consultation body) #

Article 37(Seoul Arts Center) #

Article 38(Federation of Korean Culture and Arts Center) #

Article 39(State subsidy) #

Article 40(Supervision) #

Article 41(Delegation and entrustment of authority) #

Article 41-2(Entrustment of affairs related to income deductions, including credit cards for books, newspapers, performances, museums, and art galleries) #