Project Via

About Project VIA

Project VIA is a project to support research activities by art mediators in the field of visual arts, jointly carried out by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism and the Korea Arts Management Service since 2013. The goal of this project is to help Korean visual art curators and programmers acquire the requisite knowledge and capabilities to propel themselves onto the global scene and become meaningful participants in international exchange in the field. Project Via is intended to provide a stepping stone to career mediators in visual arts on their road to the international stage, contribute to building their curatorial and programming capabilities and serve them as networking channel.

Korea Arts Management Service

www.gokams.or.kr
The Korea Arts Management Service is a foundation established under the aegis of the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, with the mission of building capacity for self-sustained growth in Korea’s arts and culture sector, strengthening its international competitiveness and promoting global exchange. Activities carried out by the Korea Arts Management Service include providing funding for tour performances by performing arts troupes, at overseas locations, supporting research on visual arts, holding international conferences and workshops, offering consulting on arts management and conducting educational programs.
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[Visual Arts Planning Team] International Relations Division

To stimulate international exchange in the field of visual arts, the isual Arts Planning Team is currently carrying out the following activities aimed at discovering new Korean art content, developing manpower and constructing an international cooperation framework.

1. Compilation of catalogues raisonnés and creation of digital archives of senior Korean artists’ works
Training of fine art appraisers
Support for research on basic appraisal data
Support for the publication of catalogues raisonnés (support for the publication of catalogues raisonnés of deceased artists’ works and the creation of digital archives of senior artists’ works);
Holding of international conferences.

2. Project ViA : Research support program for visual art professionals
Support for participation in programs overseas
Support for participation in research projects.

3. The Artro : online platform for Korean Contemporary Art The Artro
Support for the overseas publication of discussions and theories about Korean art
Support for the translation of discussions and theories about Korean art into international languages.

4. Other : Organization and operation of programs for international participants and other international events

2017

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arteBA
About the institute: arteBA, held in Buenos Aires, is the largest arts fair in South America, and serves as a global hub for the cultural arts.
Details of Partnership : KAMS Supported Korean Art Specialists to participate in VIP program by arteBA
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V&A
About the institute: The V&A, a museum of decorative arts and design, houses a vast collection of objects and reflects contemporary trends in its diverse exhibitions.
Details of Partnership : KAMS Supported Korean Art Specialists to participate in International Training Course of V&A
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Whitechapel Gallery
About the Institute : For over a century the Whitechapel Gallery has premiered world-class artists from modern masters and contemporaries. The Gallery plays a central role in London’s cultural landscape and is pivotal to the continued growth of the world’s most vibrant contemporary art quarter.
Details of Partnership : Organized workshop on visual art publication in collaboration with Whitechapel Gallery

2016

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Whitney Museum of American Art
About the institute: Established in 1931, the museum boasts a collection of over 22,000 works by famous artists such as Edward Hopper, Jasper Johns and Jeff Koons.
Details of Partnership : Organized a research trip on Museum Marketing in collaboration with Whitney Museum of American Art and MET
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The Metropolitan Museum of Art
(MET)
About the institute: Founded in 1870, the MET is the largest museum in New York. The Met Breuer openedin 2016 as a museum of modern and contemporary art. The official website was renewed to provide the digital generation with an online museum experience.
Details of Partnership : Organized a research trip on Museum Marketing in collaboration with Whitney Museum of American Art and MET
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FIAC (Foire Internationale d’Art
Contemporain)
About the institute :Founded in Paris in 1974, fiac [Foire Internationale d’Art Contemporain] brings together modern and contemporary art galleries. In 2016, the FIAC brought together 186 galleries, originating from 27 countries.
Details of Partnership : Organized a research trip on art market and art fair in Europe in collaboration with fiac

2015

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Ars Electronica
About the institute: Ars Electronica is an international media art festival launched in 1979 to promote the convergence of art, society and technology.
Details of Partnership : Research trip was conducted under the theme of Media Art and Festivals in collaboration with Ars Electronica
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Yogyakarta Biennale Foundation
About the institute: Biennale Jogja, regarded as a platform that creates new discourse in contemporary Asianart, started in 1988. The Yogyakarta Biennale Foundation was established in 2011 to oversee and manage the event.
Details of Partnership : Research trip was conducted under the theme of Indonesian contemporary art and art market with Biennale Jogja