2011CICB, Held at the Old Tobacco Processing Plant :: 2011/04/22 05:012011 Cheongju International Craft Biennale, Held at the Old Tobacco Processing Plant - Main events include main exhibition, special exhibition, and guest nation exhibition. - The 2011 Cheongju International Craft Biennale will be held at the old tobacco processing plant. The Cheongju International Craft Biennale Organizing Committee decided to hold the Biennale, which has previously been held at the The Committee decided to utilize the old tobacco processing plant site since the legal dispute which lasted for 8 years between Moreover, the supportive exhibitions for museums and galleries in the Cheongju and Cheongwon area and the Green Design Project will be held in the city as scheduled. The Committee plans to utilize the area of 55,000㎡ of the old tobacco processing plant building area of 86,000㎡as the event venue and operate a tour program to show the history and story of the plant across the rest of the area. Also, the committee will give a boost to the creation of a cultural, arts theme park by gathering opinions from the general public and experts, stage by stage. The 2011 Cheongju International Biennale, held at the old tobacco processing plant, will be the In particular, by attracting national projects such as the project to create arts and the creation belt with the modern industry legacy of the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism and by connecting Dongbu Storage which is utilized as the venue for the Kim Tak-gu Exhibition and the already-developed Cutting-Edge Cultural Industrial Complex, it is expected to become the representative cultural and art theme park in the central region. The Committee said, “By using the old tobacco processing plant building as the event venue, the biennale will get attention in the cultural and art world. This will also prevent comments that the festival is a one-time thing and consuming. Of course, we have to address some car entrance and parking issues first. In addition, it may be a great opportunity to effectively utilize the old tobacco processing plant which has been deserted for more than 10 years and to boost the development of the northern area.” Since its launch in 1999, the Cheongju International Craft Biennale has grown to become one of the world’s largest craft events that approximately 50 nations participate in. The 2011 Cheongju International Craft Biennale is full of various events including the main exhibition, the contest exhibition, the guest nation, Finland, fairs, academic and educational programs, etc. under the theme of ‘Not the New, Just the Necessary (有用之物)’.
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