Gwangju Art Street

Gwangju Art Street is a 300-meter street that runs from the front of the Gwangju East Police Station to the intersection behind the Jungang Elementary School. Art Street also exhibits and sells art works while inheriting the tradition of developing Gwangju, the hometown of art. Here you can find various traditional Korean items such as calligraphy and painting, ceramics, handicrafts, and Korean paintings. Art Street holds "Ant Market" every Saturday, which is the only folk art market in the country and is quite famous. Here you can see ancient calligraphy works, coins, hairpins, brass utensils, wood carvings, folk stories, ancient books, ink, incense burners, inkstone ponds, etc. collected by folk art lovers across the country. These folk art still exude the ancestors. breath. In addition to the valuable antiques, the collectors' interesting talk is also endless to listen to. In addition, there are various exhibitions, the Wuwai Art Museum and the open-air booth are the main representatives. Wuwai Art Museum is directly managed by the district. It can not only hold various exhibitions, but also hold small-scale cultural activities. It is a multi-functional cultural space. Completed in February 1995, the open-air booth is open day and night, and its high-level art works and various sculptures and artworks often make visitors linger. There are 32 exhibition rooms in the large-scale exhibition hall. The planned exhibitions and special exhibitions are constantly held every year. The booth management office has various catalogues and other precious cultural materials of the region. This is an exhibition space that integrates with life. favored. Gwangju Art Street is closed to vehicles every Saturday and becomes a place where art, culture and people are integrated.