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- South Korea’s Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism named an basic income for artists among six key tasks in its second-half business report, delivered at a briefing hosted by President Lee Jae-myung, and plans to have a model established by the end of this year.
- Inspired by Ireland’s successful trial and implementation, the stated purpose is to support a stable creative environment for artists as the foundation of a culturally powerful nation.
- The move lands as AI takes over graphic design, advertising, and other arts-adjacent work that has historically paid artists’ bills — the same pressure the Creatives Rebuild New York evaluation flagged earlier this year.
