Gyeonggi Province Governor Kim Dong-yeon Says He Will Provide 'Opportunity Income' to Cultural Artists and People with Disabilities

[Suwon Ilbo=Park No-hun] Gyeonggi Province Governor Kim Dong-yeon announced that he will provide 'opportunity income' to cultural artists and people with disabilities.

Governor Kim Dong-yeon introduced on the 30th through SNS an anecdote of purchasing artwork from a painter with a disability, then said "To provide more equal opportunities, Gyeonggi Province will provide 'opportunity income' to cultural artists and people with disabilities, etc." and explained "Filling the gaps in opportunity, and through this, enabling anyone to realize freedom—this is the core value that Gyeonggi Province pursues."

He continued, "We will provide various opportunities so that artists with disabilities can meet the public through their activities, receive feedback, recognize their own value, and grow."

The following is the full text of Governor Kim Dong-yeon's SNS post.

<An opportunity to recognize one's own value is needed>
The only painting hanging in my home is by Hwang Jin-ho, an artist with developmental disabilities.
Hwang Jin-ho's mother offered to give it to me, but I purchased it directly after paying a fair price appropriate for emerging painters.
Today's exhibition was prepared for artists with disabilities who do not have many exhibition opportunities. We prepared space on the first floor of the Gyeonggi Province Government building and arranged the display at a height so that people in wheelchairs can view the works.
Gyeonggi Province often invites developmental disability orchestras to perform music at important provincial events.
To provide more equal opportunities, Gyeonggi Province will provide 'opportunity income' to cultural artists, people with disabilities, and others.
We will not stop at support for 'opportunity income.'
Filling the gaps in opportunity, and enabling anyone to realize freedom through this.
This is the core value that Gyeonggi Province pursues.
We will provide various opportunities so that artists with disabilities can meet the public through their activities, receive feedback, recognize their own value, and grow.
On behalf of all, I express my deep gratitude to the seventeen artists who allowed us to display their precious works today.