The Fund for Korean Art Abroad (FKAA) is a grant program established to promote Korean contemporary visual art to an international audience and to support exhibitions of Korean artists overseas. The program is sponsored by the Ministry of Culture, Sports, and Tourism of Korea and managed by the Korea Arts Management Service (KAMS). The FKAA directly awards grants to international art organizations, both non-profit and commercial, that (1) invite Korean artists to exhibit their artworks; (2) collaborate with Korean partners—including curators, galleries, and other relevant organizations—to present exhibitions of Korean artists; or, (3) collaborate with Korean artists/partners to produce and exhibit commissioned artworks.
The open call for the FKAA’s second year occurred from December 3, 2018 to February 27, 2019. KAMS selected 10 applications among the 81 applications received during this open call. Following a session that reviewed the applications, the screening committee further assessed the applications by conducting interviews with the representatives of the applicants. For more information about the screening criteria and the comments made by the screening committee, please visit: KAMS NOW.
Award recipients and featured Korean artists
*Listed by earliest project start date
June
‘Move on Asia’ at Spain Moving Images Festival 2019 by Asia Film Association in Spain & Latin America, Madrid, Spain (Kyubin Cho, Woonghyun Kim, Hayoun Kwon, Biho Ryu)
August
Beyond the Frame by Taksu, Singapore (Chongwoon Choi, Kunju Kim)
Better Days, Photographs by Seunggu Kim by Filter Photo, Chicago, America (Seunggu Kim)
September
Cosmological Arrows by Bonniers Konsthall, Stockholm, Sweden (Lee Bul)
15th Lyon Biennale ‘Où les Eaux de Mêlent’ by La Biennale de Lyon Association, Lyon, France (Mire Lee, Yona Lee, Minouk Lim)
October
Counter Art by RedLine, Denver, America (Byungsoo Choi, Bongjun Kim, Jonggu Lee, Yunyop Lee, Oksang Lim, Youngsun Lim, MaC, Seungyeong Mun, Gyuwhan Na, Suntag Noh, Jungho Oak, Jaechol Park, Younggyun Park, Yeonbok Ryu, Yeongbong Yu)
Whispers Only to You by Fondazione Donnaregina per le arti contemporanee, Naples, Italy (Yee Sookyung)
Big Bang Theory (working title) by High Art, Paris, France (Hun Kyu Kim)
June 2020
Haegue Yang by Museum of Contemporary Art and Design, Manila, Philippines (Haegue Yang)
September 2020
Ruinophilia by EXPRESSION, Centre d’exposition de Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada (Shin Meekyoung)
Inquiries
Visual Arts Promotion Team, Korea Arts Management Service (KAMS): T +82 2 2098 2928 / art.abroad [at] gokams.or.kr
