Are Public-Led Arts Incubating Programs a Double-Edged Sword? A Case Study of the Arts Council Korea's Performing Arts Grant Program. Issue 1 (2nd January 2019)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Shin, Hyesun; Kim, InSul
• Is Part Of: Journal of arts management, law, and society. Volume 49:Issue 1(2019)
• Page Start: 89
• Page End: 103
• Publication Date: 2019-01-02
• Subjects: Arm's length principle -- Arts Council Korea (ARKO) -- cultural policy -- direct public funding -- government intervention; Arts -- Periodicals; Performing arts -- Periodicals; Performing arts -- Law and legislation -- Periodicals; Art and state -- Periodicals; 700
• DOI: 10.1080/10632921.2018.1473309
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1063-2921

Abstract

Abstract: A nation's cultural policy is derived from its political and governance history, and its past practices. Taking the genealogical traits of South Korean cultural policies into account, the authors examine the contributions and risks of a public-led arts incubator program. One of the Arts Council Korea's grant programs in the arts-incubating structure was involved with a public funding scandal of political intervention during the grant review process. Consequently, questions were raised about the current bureaucratic system for cultural policy. This article discusses the legitimacy of state intervention in the arts, and analyzes the case with relevant collected documents and interviews.