Kim Jin-pyo, continuing the wishes of his maternal grandfather, becomes Lee (President) of the 'Ko Hong-myung and Ham Eun-sook Cultural Foundation'

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The Ko Hong-myung and Ham Eun-sook Cultural Foundation held its inauguration ceremony at Seoul Donhwamun Gugak Hall on May 13 and began official activities.

The foundation was established as a public cultural foundation to honor the wishes of the late Ko Hong-myeong (Chairman), founder of the Korean Pilot fountain pen, and Ham Eun-suk (President). The foundation has set as its core value supporting the continuation of the value of writing and recording that the two individuals pursued. This inauguration realizes the establishment will of Ko Hong-myeong (Chairman) after approximately 10 years.

The foundation will operate the multi-purpose creative and exhibition space 'Studio Koham' to support creators and spread culture. It is designed with movable walls and retractable hidden seats to facilitate various exhibitions and events.

The first project, the 'Koham Bad Penmanship Contest', received approximately 7,307 submissions over about two weeks. After being judged by lyricist Kim Ina and calligrapher Gong Byeong-gak, 26 works were selected, with a total prize money of approximately 30 million won. The winning works will be exhibited at Studio Koham for about two months and will be publicly available for free starting May 14.

Foundation Lee (President) Kim Jin-pyo stated, "As a foundation that 'supports writing,' we will continue our activities to support creators and spread the culture of 'writing' steadily."

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