2025 KOREA ART FESTIVAL

2025
KOREA
ART FESTIVAL

The “2025 Korea Art Festival” is
a premier festival brand that integrates, links, and promotes art events held in major cities,
such as Gwangju Design Biennale, Daegu Photo Biennale, Sea Art Festival, Seoul Mediacity Biennale,
World Seoye Biennale of Jeonbuk-state, ASYAAF, Jeonnam International SUMUK Biennale,
Cheongju Craft Biennale and Kiaf SEOUL· Frieze Seoul.
In September 2025, experience the Korea Art Festival—celebrating the heart of Korean art!

About the Festival

ExhibitionsMajor Events

Gwangju Design Biennale poster

Gwangju Design Biennale: Aug 30 - Nov 2, 2025 Gwangju Biennale Exhibition Hall

Daegu Photo Biennale poster

Daegu Photo Biennale: Sep 18 - Nov 16, 2025 Daegu Arts Center

Sea Art Festival poster

Sea Art Festival: Sep 2 - Nov 2, 2025 Dadaepo Beach

Seoul Mediacity Biennale poster

Seoul Mediacity Biennale: Aug 26 - Nov 23, 2025 Seoul Museum of ArtNAKWON SANGGA, Cinematheque Seoul Art Cinema, Seoul Artists' Platform_New&Young

World Seoye Biennale of Jeonbuk State poster

World Seoye Biennale of Jeonbuk State: Sep 26 - Oct 26, 2025 Jeonbuk region including the Sori Arts Center of Korea and the Jeonbuk Arts Center

ASYAAF: Aug 12 - Sep 7, 2025 Culture Station Seoul 284

Jeonnam International SUMUK Biennale poster

Jeonnam International SUMUK Biennale: Aug 30 - Oct 31, 2025 Mokpo City, Jindo County, Haenam County, and other parts of Jeollanam-do

Cheongju Craft Biennale poster

Cheongju Craft Biennale: Sep 4 - Nov 2, 2025 Culture Factory in Cheongju

Kiaf SEOUL poster

Kiaf SEOUL: Sep 3 - 7, 2025 COEX Hall A·B

Frieze Seoul poster

Frieze Seoul: Sep 3 - 6, 2025 COEX Hall C·D

MMCA Collection: Korean Contemporary Art poster

MMCA Collection: Korean Contemporary Art: May 1, 2025 - May 3, 2026 MMCA Seoul, Gallery 1, 2

ARKO DAY poster

ARKO DAY: Aug 26 - Sep 7, 2025 ARKO Art Center & ARKO Theater

ProgramSpecial Programs

We introduce joint exhibitions
highlighting Korean artists, Art Tours,
and an international conference in collaboration
with Kiaf SEOUL and Frieze Seoul.

Curation

Must-See Exhibitions We introduce 48 must-see exhibitions, recommended by seven art magazine editors and daily newspaper art journalists.
Immerse yourself in the charm of Korean art throughout the Art Festival!

Kansong Art Museum Daegu Permanent Exhibition

Kansong Art Museum Daegu, Exhibition Gallery 1

May 15 - Sep 14, 2025

Play It Again, Paik

Nam June Paik Art Center

Apr 10, 2025 - Feb 22, 2026

Minjung Kim Solo Exhibition: Timeless

　

Aug 2025 (TBD)

2025 Title Match Young-Hae Chang Heavy Industries vs. Hong Jin-hwon

Buk-Seoul Museum of Art

Aug 14 - Nov 2, 2025

Cat and Dogs: In between Moments

Jeju Museum of Contemporary Art

Jul 11 - Oct 12, 2025

MMCA Collection: Korean Contemporary Art

MMCA Seoul, Gallery 1, 2

May 1, 2025 - May 3, 2026

Jaye Rhee Solo Exhibition
《All That Glitters, All That Flickers》

CR Collective

Aug 26 - Sep 27, 2025

Nudity : A Forbidden Truth

Jason Haam, Seoul

Aug 30 - Oct 25, 2025

Host/Organizer

Partners

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