Are Public-Led Arts Incubating Programs a Double-Edged Sword? A Case Study of the Arts Council Korea's Performing Arts Grant Program.

A nation's cultural policy is derived from its political and governance history, and its past practices. Taking the genealogical traits of South Korean cultural policies into account, the authors examine the contributions and risks of a public-led arts incubator program. One of the Arts Council Korea's grant programs in the arts-incubating structure was involved with a public funding scandal of political intervention during the grant review process. Consequently, questions were raised about the current bureaucratic system for cultural policy. This article discusses the legitimacy of state intervention in the arts, and analyzes the case with relevant collected documents and interviews. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]