A conversion from an old printing house, Seoul Art Space_ Geumcheon is an idea factory aiming at an international artist residency and collaborative project studios to facilitate local and global aesthetic encounters.
With 19 resident studios, 5 hostel rooms, 1 co-work space and 1 rehearsal room for the members of the community, Seoul Art Space_ Geumcheon can host artists from a wide range of fields including visual arts, installation art/media arts, performing arts/experimental arts, and critical theory from periods of 6 months to 1 year.
The Idea Factory offers a space for artistic activities and an International Exchange Program to artists, while offering art workshop programs for local members of the community. By implementing the global-local approach Seoul Art Space_ Geumcheon will grow into an international art space.
To nurture artists and regenerate a city by supporting artists' activities related to citizens' life.
- To support and nurture artists: Provides opportunities for international exchanges for artists who achieve global aesthetics
- To bring arts and people together: Operates International Artist Residency program for artists who achieve artistic plans related to citizens' life
- To regenerate a city: A new creative space in the region of Geumcheon-gu whose cultural infrastructure is weak
To nurture artists and regenerate a city by supporting artists' activities related to citizens' life.
- Open Studio
Invites the general public into the open studio in order to show them the work; resident artists will give a presentation on their 1-year performance, thereby promoting their work directly to the local people.
- International Exchange Program
Operates an exchange program of artists with international studios in New York, Yokohama, Barcelona and Amsterdam, which have signed an MOU with Seoul Art Space_ Geumcheon.
- Visual Arts Incubating Program
Discovers new talented visual artists and producers and helps them grow to be international artists.
- Creative Arts Programs based on Technology
Discovers innovative and creative ideas from both experts and amateurs and offers not only financial support but also networking opportunities with the local industrial companies.
- Art Programs for the Public
Provides the public with more opportunities to experience arts and culture through workshop programs by artists
- Community Art Programs
Gives the public the opportunity to think and study about issues on the local agenda with artists through artistic activities
- International Symposia
Introduces and discusses global issues on arts and culture
- 1978 Establishment of the telephone-coil factory
- 1991 Establishment of the Jouni printing factory
