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.
*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)
Further information:
The Screening Criteria and the Comments Made by the Screening Committee
art.abroad@gokams.or.kr
+82 2 2098 2928