Arts Council Korea (ARKO) supports artists and artistic projects through grants every year. One must meet the following criteria to apply for support.
Applicants must be of Korean nationality. Both individuals (including collectives) and organizations are eligible to apply.
A foreign individual who is able to provide their Certification of Artistic Activities is eligible to apply.
The public grant program will follow the schedule below:
- Announcement of program: September
- Application due: October
- Review: November - December
- Announcement of selection: End of December
- Project implementation: January to December of next year (can be single-year or multi-year project depending on type)
- Report of project results: Two months within program end date
*The schedule may be adjusted in cases of initiatives with overseas partner organizations.
International Artist-in-Residency
Arts Council Korea (ARKO) supports Korean artists and producers to participate in globally renowned residency programs.
Types of Residencies
- Designated type: Support for participation in ARKO-partnered overseas residency programs
- Non-designated type: Support for participation in residency programs the artist has been invited to
As of 2025, ARKO has partnered with 23 overseas residency organizations in all genres of the basic arts fields including literature, visual arts, theater and musicals, dance, music, traditional arts, and performing arts, to support artists’ participation in the designated-type program.
ARKO is continuously looking for international partners and hopes to expand cooperations in diverse fields.
International Engagement and Networking
Aims to strengthen international producing capabilities and find new international collaboration models.
In collaboration with overseas partner organizations, we strive to stimulate international discourses and research activities by promoting facilitators such as researchers, critics, curators, and producers in the fields of production, research, and criticism.
Creation and Production
Aims to help develop globally renowned artistic works and projects.
We support artists to collaborate with overseas partners to plan, create, and present new works. Under categories of Creation & Production, Showcase & Tryouts, and New Works & Productions, there are two types of support, the one-year track and the two-year track.
ARKO Next Global Stage
Utilizes the platforms of ARKO’s international partners to support the global presence of either works created through the Arts Council’s funding or artists/organizations that have carried out a project through the Arts Council’s funding.
In addition, in connection with the operation of the Korean Pavilion at the Venice Biennale, we support Korean artists who have been invited to the main exhibitions of the Venice Biennale Art and Architecture exhibitions.
ㅇ 2025 Partner Organizations
- Festival International Cervantino(FIC)
- Fondazione La Biennale di Venezia
ARKO Inbound International Exchange & Networking
Aims to promote inbound-focused international exchange. We seek to create a domestic platform for international exchange between local and international art communities to fuel discourses based on the regional characteristics of Korea.
We seek to explore various global issues through artistic discourse and practical solutions, discover new projects, and share and spread them within the global cultural and artistic community.
