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A center for experimental arts that enables artists to network and share their cultural spirit with the local community

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Converted from the former Seogyo district office and opened on June 19, 2009, Seoul Art Space_ Seogyo is a representative art space in the Hongdae area. With a basement, two ground floor sections and a rooftop, Seoul Art Space_ Seogyo has been used as a multi-function space including as an exhibition hall, multi-purpose hall, a cafe, and studios for artists, audiences and members of the community. The art space will help artists distribute and promote their extraordinary art products.

It will also constantly increase public access to the arts as a local cultural hub. In terms of programs on offer, Seoul Art Space_ Seogyo operates not only a regular call for cultural and art programs but also regular and special grants for rental space.

In addition, located on the first floor, the Art Archive Room holds the portfolios of art groups or individual artists working in the Hongdae area as well as Korean and non-Korean art magazines, and international journals and periodicals in the area of art and culture for the perusal of the general public.
In addition, the Archive Room has JSTOR which enables anyone to search and download information online free of charge.

Strategies
- To build creative and flexible operations system
- To establish an archive of cultural contents in the Hongdae area
- To converge good contents in the Hongdae area
Objectives and Goals
- A cultural infrastructure for artists and cultural and art organizations
- A convenience platform to introduce and deliver good contents to the general public
- An open art space that enables the general public to participate in and enjoy cultural contents
Key programs
- Provides a work space for small or medium sized cultural and art organizations
- Provides a space for workshops to the members of local community
- Provides professional training sessions to cultural and art organizations
- Offers a space for festivals, performances, exhibitions and events
- Provides information of cultural events in the Hongdae area
- Serves on/offline support system of marketing and publicity
- Operates a rediscovering Hongdae tour
- Operates art and cultural classes for the public

Guide to Bid for Culture and Art Programs
- 1. Objective
  The regular call to bid for cultural and art programs aims to boost the cultural vitality of Hongdae area, to encourage artists to create works, and to provide more opportunities to enjoy arts and culture for the general public.
- 2. Qualification and Categories
  - Eligibility
    - Projects which can be planned, produced and run within this year.
    - Activites included in the categories listed below and cultural and art programs that can be carried out by utilizing the spaces in Seoul Art Space_ Seogyo
  - Categories
    - (1) Arts and cultural programs
      - Art classes for the public
      - Art classes for experts
      - Visual arts
      - Performing arts
      - Activities in affiliation with cultural and arts organizations as well as artists working in the Hondae area
      - Rooftop Workshop
        (Description: Art and crafts workshop held on the open rooftop of Seoul Art Space_ Seogyo, Art education program planning & operations)
      - Media Arts Project
        (Description : Production and distribution of media channel introducing various experimental artists in a number of other art spaces as well as Seoul Art Space)
    - (2) Festivals based in the Hongdae area
      - Projects to develop new festivals in the local area
      - Projects in affiliation with Festivals based in the Hongdae area
      - Art Workshop and Classes
      - Exhibition and Performance Programs
      - Activities in collaboration with Creative Industries

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