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Korea Herald
26-05-2025
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- Korea Herald
Arts Council Korea to Host ARKO Global Week Presenting A Global Vision: Connecting Korean Arts with the World
SEOUL, South Korea, May 26, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- The Arts Council Korea (ARKO) is hosting "ARKO Global Week," from May 24 until May 30, 2025, featuring a series of major international programs and events that reinforce Korea's role as a global cultural hub. The week includes the 10th World Summit on Arts and Culture, which brings together global leaders from the arts and culture sectors, and APE CAMP, a collaborative platform fostering innovation between emerging artists and technology developers worldwide. Through these efforts, ARKO seeks to position Korea as a key player in international cultural exchange and to open a new chapter in its global engagement strategy. ARKO Announces Global Vision and New International Strategies At a press briefing on May 14 at the ARKO Art Center in Daehak-ro, Seoul, Chairman Byoung Gug Choung unveiled ARKO's new global vision, themed "Connecting Korean Arts with the World." He also outlined a suite of strategic initiatives aimed at deepening international collaboration and creative development, including: 10th World Summit on Arts and Culture to Convene in Daehak-ro The 10th World Summit on Arts and Culture, co-hosted by ARKO and the International Federation of Arts Councils and Culture Agencies (IFACCA), will be held May 27–30 in Daehak-ro. The event is expected to bring together over 400 professionals from more than 80 countries, including 105 speakers representing 62 nations, comprising policymakers, cultural leaders, scholars, artists, and government officials. Under the theme "Charting the Future of Arts and Culture," the summit will tackle global challenges such as AI and digital transformation, climate change, and community resilience, focusing on how the arts can respond to and shape these evolving realities. APE CAMP: A Global Crossroads for Artists and Tech Innovators Launched in 2022, APE CAMP is now in its fourth year as APE CAMP is ARKO's signature international platform for interdisciplinary collaboration. This year's edition attracted over 200 applicants from 67 countries, demonstrating growing global interest. The program includes: The 2025 edition will gather 100 participants from 22 countries, mentored by leading institutions including ZKM (Germany) and SAT (Canada). Participants will engage in hands-on creative experiments that blend artistic vision with emerging technologies. Commemorating 30 Years of the Korean Pavilion at the Venice Biennale To mark the 30th anniversary of the Korean Pavilion at the Venice Biennale, ARKO is presenting the architecture exhibition "Little Toad, Little Toad: Unbuilding Pavilion", on view from May 10 to November 23 at the Giardini in Venice. The exhibition reflects on the past, present, and future of the Korean Pavilion, with a particular focus on sustainability in the architecture of national pavilions. On May 9, ARKO hosted a dedicated architecture forum, "Vision and Legacy: 30 Years of the Korean Pavilion," featuring key figures such as Franco Mancuso, co-architect of the Korean Pavilion, and Cho Min-suk, commissioner of the 2014 Golden Lion-winning exhibition. Launch of ARKO Art Studio and Expansion of International Programs ARKO recently opened the ARKO Art Studio in Pyeongchang-dong, Seoul - a new creative base for visual artists. The facility includes five private studios, an outdoor performance stage, and an academic hall. It will host 10 resident artists, with programming that includes cultural tours, mentorship, seminars, open studios, art fair participation, and exhibitions. In addition, ARKO is expanding global partnerships to support Korean artists abroad. Current collaborators include: In 2025, ARKO is running residency programs with 23 partner organizations across five global regions and has launched new collaborations with institutions such as New Museum's NEW INC (USA), transmediale (Germany), and Ain Shams University (Egypt). New initiatives to support the international visibility of Korean arts include: Additionally, ARKO is also enhancing inbound cultural exchange through a new Inbound Cooperation Program themed around "Regional Decline," encouraging dialogue and experimental artistic responses to this urgent issue. Chairman Choung concluded, "ARKO will continue to take bold steps to foster a sustainable ecosystem for Korean arts. By transcending borders and partnering with global institutions, we aim to make Korean arts more accessible, more connected, and more inspiring to the world." Press materials and images are available for download via the Arts Council Korea Google Drive. [ARKO] 2025_Global Week presskit - Google Drive
Korea Herald
14-05-2025
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- Korea Herald
Korea brings together artists, producers, cultural leaders at ARKO Global Week
With 10th World Summit on Arts and Culture, APE Camp and international exchanges programs, Korea looks to be among leaders in culture, arts Arts Council Korea, a national institution dedicated to promoting arts and culture, is launching ARKO Global Week — a comprehensive celebration of global artistic exchange, cross-disciplinary collaboration and cultural vision. Scheduled from May 24-30, the cultural week brings together leading voices in the arts for a series of international programs in Seoul. Set within the event is the 10th World Summit on Arts and Culture, to take place from May 27-30 in Seoul. It is the first time this global summit of the International Federation of Arts Council and Culture Agencies is being held in Asia. Under the theme "Charting the Future of Arts and Culture," about 400 cultural leaders, policymakers and artists from across the globe will explore strategies for building inclusive and resilient cultural ecosystems in a rapidly changing world, according to Arts Council Korea, or ARKO. Speakers include Korean artist Kim A-young, writer Chung Se-rang, musical producer Shin Chun-soo, professor and author Lee Jin-joon and stage director Khoo Ja-hye. From abroad, Gerfried Stocker, artistic and managing director of Ars Electronica, Austria, Michael Running Wolf, lead architect of the Mila Quebec Artificial Intelligence Institute, Alexandra Xanthaki, UN special rapporteur in the field of cultural rights, Pavla Petrova, director of the Arts and Theatre Institute of the Czech Republic and Paloma Estevez, director of artistic programming at the Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts, will participate. From May 24 to 27, the innovative APE Camp program returns for its fourth edition. Launched in 2022, APE Camp — for artists, producers and engineers — is a creative incubator that invites emerging creators to collaborate across disciplines. This year, 100 participants -- 65 from Korea and 35 from overseas -- will gather to engage in convergent thinking and collaborative experimentation, building networks that go beyond traditional artistic boundaries. "For the first time, APE Camp is partnering with the Seoul Business Agency and private companies to create a new, mission-driven model. Participating companies assign real-world challenges, and selected teams have the opportunity to develop their projects further in collaboration with the companies," Choung byoung-gug, chairperson of ARKO, told reporters during a press conference on Wednesday. "Organizers see this as a prototype for a startup pipeline, where creative ideas cultivated through APE Camp could eventually evolve into viable businesses," he added. To enhance global exchanges, ARKO announced it has expanded both inbound and outbound exchange programs for artists. For its outbound programs, ARKO has expanded partnerships with international organizations from 18 to 23, while also broadening the scope beyond the arts to include interdisciplinary fields. "We will continue expanding the program internationally. In addition to our existing overseas residency initiatives, we've noticed a growing interest from international artists who, after experiencing our programs abroad, expressed a strong desire to come to Korea and collaborate here," Choung explanied, announcing the launch of a new inbound residency program open to both international and domestic artists. The program was open to both domestic and international applicants through a global open call. Six artists from overseas and four from Korea have been selected. Beginning this month, they will begin their residencies in two sessions -- one in the first half of the year and another in the latter half. 'Going forward, ARKO will continue to respond proactively to help build a sustainable ecosystem for Korean arts and lay the policy foundation for our arts to secure a solid place on the global stage,' Choung added. 'We will work to ensure that everyone can experience and enjoy Korean arts, expanding our collaborations with more institutions across domestic and international boundaries.'
