Overview

The Gangneung International Art Festival 2025(GIAF25)
Esiza, Osiza

GIAF25 focuses on the long-lasting narratives as a thread that weaves from yesterday to today and paves their way through tomorrow. It highlights the rich, millennium-old stories of the Gangneung Danoje, a National Heritage and UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage, along with folktales and rituals from various cultures that resonate with the history of communities and individual lives. The festival delves into the element of ‘old stories’ in both micro and macroscopic levels: what makes stories live for a long time, what kind of structures narratives have, and what kind of stories we need in this world. The festival writes a present-perfect-continuous epic together with the artists, experts from various fields, and the audience.

Period: March 14th(Fri), 2025 – April 20th(Sun), 2025

Venue: Gangneung Station, Okcheon-dong Warehouse, Gangneung Daedohobu Government Office, Former Hahm’s Surgical Clinic, Changpo Bridge, Seven-Roomed Yeogwan, Small Theater Dan, Sinyeong Theater

Artist: Kim JAE HYEON, SUH Dasom, Minok AN, Yun Suknam, Yanghee Lee, Leehaiminsun, Yeondoo Jung, Kiwalim, Ho Tzu Nyen, Hong Lee, Hyun-Sook, Hrair Sarkissian

Artist Workshop: SUH Dasom, Yanghee Lee, Kiwalim

Visitor Guides and Program: City Docent, City Guide, Children’s Programs in Collaboration with the Gangwon Regional Meteorological Administration, Foreign Language Docent, Lecture Program
(Detailed operation information will be announced later)