The Seoul Museum of Art supports talented emerging artists with opportunities to exhibit their artworks. Since 2008, SeMA has provided to such artists exhibition venues (such as SeMA Storage and SeMA Bunker), production costs (cost of production, PR, and printing, etc.), and mentoring services by matching them with the museum’s curators. Since 2016, SeMA has expanded its support to cover art project organizers in addition to artists.
Target : Korean National
Selection Method : Evaluation
Number of Candidates : 9 persons, or teams in total (7 artists, 2 art project planners)
Application Period : February 1 (Monday), 2021 ~ 18:00, February 10 (Wednesday), 2021
For inquires contact : OOO@seoul.go.kr
Year of Support : 2021
1. Cost of the exhibition
- Artist Support Fund: KRW 10,000,000 per artist / About KRW 11,000,000 per art planner
(Inclusive of material cost, exhibition installation, printing and PR cost)
2. Venue of the exhibition
- Supported Venue: SeMA Bunker, SeMA Storage or others desired by the candidate
(Not including exhibition guards and equipment)
- Exhibition Duration: About 20 days per exhibition (including closed days)
(Not including 7 days to install and dismantle works / Closed on Mondays)
(In case of other venues, duration of the exhibition is negotiable)
3. Chosen candidates’ exhibitions are promoted thru SeMA’s homepage and official social media accounts.
Required Qualifications of the Candidate and Exhibition Type
Item | Artist | Art Planner |
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Status for Qualification | o Fine art artist who is a Korean national | Art planner who is a Korean national and planned at least one exhibition * As of the date of application, he or she does not belong to a national or public art institution |
Exhibition Type | Solo Show * Not for graduation show, dissertation show or invitational show | o Group show featuring more than 2 artists or teams * Not for graduation show, dissertation show or invitational show * The selected planner cannot include his or her work in the exhibition |
No. of Art Fund Recipients | o About 7 persons or teams | o About 2 persons or teams |
※ Term of Art Fund and Rules & Procedures
- Support from another institution cannot be used for the exhibition staged with Art Fund.
- 2021 SeMA Nanji Residency artists are not eligible.
- When applying as a team, only one person representing the team submits the application.
- If the fund winner drops out after one week after the date of announcement, he or she will not be eligible for future applications.
- If the fund winner is absent, the one with the second highest point wins the fund.
Application Period and Application Method
- Period: February 1 (Mon), 2021 ~ 18:00 February 10 (Wed), 2021
- Method: Apply online on the Seoul Museum of Art homepage
- Sign up for a membership on SeMA homepage and log in. Go to News and Click Participate.
> Find Support for Emerging Artists > Click the “Apply” button active during the application period.
※ Application can be submitted online only. / Application is not accepted by mail or in person.
※ At the last closing hour, the connection may slow down or the server crash. Early submission is recommended.
Applicants are encouraged to read and fully understand the content of the support program by reading the announcement made by SeMA that details conditions of the candidate, application methods and other information on the support program before submitting the application.
Documents for Submission
- Application Form (Download online)
- Portfolio (Attached file) / File Format: PDF smaller than 10 MB
- Download the form on the “Support Emerging Artists” page of the SeMA homepage.
※ Be sure to use the new 2021 form to create a portfolio.
※ Under the section “Introduction of the Funded Exhibition,” include and describe your plan to hold an online exhibition in the event of a canceled offline show due to the Covid-19 measures.
※ Applications using forms other than the one provided by SeMA may result in exclusion from the evaluation.
For inquires
- For inquires, contact the team in charge of “Support Emerging Artists” at (SeMA sinjin@seoul.go.kr)
※ Only e-mail inquiries are accepted.
Criteria of Evaluation
- SeMA forms a panel of evaluators to select talented and promising artists who submitted their portfolio and plan befitting the vision and purpose of the program.
Procedure of Evaluation
- [Primary Screening] Review documents -> [Secondary Screening] Interview and evaluate suitability (thru presentation) -> Select finalists and announce fund winners
수집·이용 항목 | 수집·이용 목적 | 보유기간 |
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이름, 성별, 생년월일, 휴대폰, 이메일, 주소, 학력 | 신진미술인 신청자 관리 | 2년 |
수집·이용 항목 | 수집·이용 목적 | 보유기간 |
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이력 | 신진미술인 신청자 관리 | 2년 |
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