The Festival of Art for the Global Village, Gwangju Biennale
Gwangju Biennale was designed to honor the 50 th anniversary of Restoration of Independence and ' the Year of Art ' prepare a foundation for promotion of Korean art culture and sublime Gwangju's democratic movement that begins to be internationally recognized and its artistic tradition into new cultural value.
Biennale Event : Gwangju Biennale consists of festivals and appendant events such as special exhibitions, international academic seminars and international and domestic festivals, centering on the International Contemporary Art Competition. It is held for three months every second year.
The exhibitions are divided into main exhibitions which express current and future art trends as specific themes and special exhibitions that main interests and current tasks are combined according to themes. Festivals deal with tradition and modernism, oriental and western countries, cultural areas and races, various dances and songs, and musical performance.
Symbol, Logos, Mascot : The symbol which configures Mt. mudeung and light simply was designed to mean energy of Gwangju which expands to the world with a help of community mind of Gwangju people. The logo in Korean was reorganized in wooden type of the late Joseon period, symbolizing current inheritance of Korean traditional culture.
The reddish brown of the symbol is a traditional color that reflects regional characteristics along with identify as Korean people. The green color in the logo represents healthy vitality and strength of Gwangju people. Biduri, official mascot of Gwangju Biennale, represents simplified characteristics of pigeon which is a bird of Gwangju and the texture of free line is designed to represent artistic Gwangju in which tradition is alive.
* Gwangju Biennale 2006
- Period : 2006.9.08 ~ 11.11
- Place : Gwangju Jungoui Park
Gwangju Biennale 
The Festival of Art for the Global Village, Gwangju Biennale 
