The Incheon Foundation for Arts & Culture (인천문화재단, CEO Lee Jong-kwan (이종관)) announced that its citizen cultural activity support program ‘Citizen X’ (시민X) won the Chairperson of Arts Council Korea (한국문화예술위원회) Prize at the Best Practice Competition for Local Culture held as part of the ‘2026 Regional Coexistence Culture Together Festa’ (2026 지역상생·문화동행 페스타), organized by the Korea Association of Regional Cultural Foundations (한국지역문화재단총연합회). The competition was designed to share outstanding project cases from regional cultural foundations nationwide and spread their achievements.
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Turning Local Agendas into Citizen-Participatory Cultural Projects
The Incheon Foundation for Arts & Culture (인천문화재단) shared ‘Citizen X’ (시민X) as a case demonstrating the role of regional cultural foundations as agents of cultural arts planning and mediation, earning recognition as a best practice.
‘Citizen X’ (시민X), run by the foundation’s Regional Culture Team, is a citizen-led cultural planning program in which local cultural planners and citizens jointly turn Incheon’s local agendas into cultural projects. The ‘X’ represents the various points of connection where citizens and communities meet.
Through initiatives such as Citizen X Community, Citizen X Ecosystem, and Citizen X Multiculture, the program has expanded the local character and citizen experiences found throughout Incheon into cultural and artistic activities.
 [코리안투데이] Incheon Foundation for Arts & Culture’s ‘Citizen X’ Wins Best Practice Award for Local Culture © 김현수 기자 |
Support Expanded to 15 Projects in 2026
Alongside planning the competition, the foundation has run a growth support program to strengthen the planning and execution capabilities of local cultural planners. This includes the open call and selection process, a kickoff workshop, expert consulting, on-site monitoring, promotional support, mutual site visits, and a results-sharing session.
The foundation supported 12 projects in 2025, and has expanded its support to 15 projects in 2026.
An official from the Incheon Foundation for Arts & Culture (인천문화재단) said, “This award confirms the achievements of ‘Citizen X’ (시민X), which has brought citizens and local cultural planners together to turn Incheon’s local agendas into cultural projects,” adding, “We will continue working to ensure these achievements keep spreading within the local cultural ecosystem.”
[ Reporter Kim Hyun-soo ] incheoneast@thekoreantoday.com
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