Lee Beom-heon / Courtesy of Arts Council Korea
The Arts Council Korea has named Lee Beom-heon, a special professor at Shinhan University, as its new chairman.
The council, a state-run body tasked with leading the national arts agenda, said Lee was elected as its ninth chairman through an internal vote during a meeting on Monday.
The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism also appointed eight new board members during the meeting. Lee and the new board members will serve a three-year term. The meeting was attended by all 11 board members, including three continuing members whose terms run through July 31, 2027.
Lee majored in East Asian painting at Hongik University and received a master’s degree from the same institution. He previously served as the 24th chairman of the Korea Fine Arts Association from 2017 to 2020, a cultural arts adviser to the Seoul Metropolitan Office of Education from 2019 to 2024 and the 28th chairman of the Federation of Korean Artistic and Cultural Organizations from 2020 to 2024.
He currently serves as a special professor at Shinhan University, a non-tenure-track position typically reserved for prominent figures with substantial professional expertise outside academia.
Lee's inauguration ceremony was held Tuesday at Arko Hall in the Arts Council Korea headquarters in Naju, South Jeolla Province, according to the council.
This article was published with the assistance of generative AI and edited by The Korea Times.
Source: Korea Times News
