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2025

03. KCCI·Forbes CSR Award (Cultural Arts/Social Contribution Sector) 'Grand Prize'
03. 2023 The Chosun Ilbo CSR Award 'Special Prize'
12. Opened the Re:stage Seoul

01. Won the Art Award at the 57th Dong-A Theatrical Awards(Namsan Art Center)
06. Opened the Seoul Foundation for Arts and Culture(Daehakro)
10. Appointed the 8th President (Chang-gi Lee) and the 7th Chief Director (Sang-won Park).
10. Opened the Seoul Artists’ Governance Platform

8. Opened the Seoul Art Education Center(Yongsan)
11. Opened the Seoul Artists' Platform_New&Young
12. Selected as “Best 3 Plays of 2020” - Namsan Arts Center “The Story of Wang Seogae” (International Association of Theatre Critics-Korea)
12. Selected as “Best 3 Plays of 2020” - Namsan Arts Center “The Story of Wang Seogae,” “Human Fuga” (monthly “The Korean Theatre Review”)

01. Won the Art Award at the 55th Dong-A Theatrical Awards (Namsan Art Center for the “End of the month, or the way you remember the world”).
01. Won the A.N.D Awards 2018 (public institutions category).
05. Won the Bronze Prize at the Asia Pacific Stevie Awards (for “Most Innovative Public Policy Communication”).

04. Opened Samgaksan Citizens’ Hall.
06. Opened the Samil-ro Changgo Theater.
09. Appointed the 7th President (Jong-whee Kim) and the 6th Chief Director (Kyung-ja Lee).

04. Selected as the best company to work for in the public institutions and non-profit organizations category (jointly announced by JoongAng Daily and Job Planet).
04. Won the Gold Prize at the Asia Pacific Stevie Awards (Museum City Seoul Project, “Let’s Collect Seoul” Campaign).
07. Ranked 1st among all state-funded institutions in Seoul by the Seoul Citizens’ Satisfaction Survey in 2016.
12. Won the Most Outstanding Award in the public institutions category at the 14th Web Award Korea (2017).
12. Acquired the Good Content Service Certification for the official Seoul Foundation for Arts and Culture website (Korea Data Agency).

03. Appointed the 5th President (Sunny Jo).
04. Opened Seoul Street Arts Creation Center
05. Appointed the 5th Chief Director (Kim Gwanglim).
09. Selected as the best state-funded institution in Seoul by the Seoul Citizens’ Satisfaction Survey.

02. Won the Excellence in Effort Prize at the 2013 Seoul Anti-Corruption Policy Evaluation.
10. Won the Bronze Prize at the 2014 Seoul Anti-Corruption and Integrity Best Practice Awards.
11. Won the Bronze Prize at the 2014 (2nd half) Seoul Creativity Award Innovative Policy Awards.
11. Received certification as the Best Professional Cultural Corporation in 2014 (Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism and Korea Arts Management Service).

01. Opened the Seoul Citizens Hall
06. Hosted a panel discussion session to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the Seoul Foundation for Arts and Culture.
08. Partially amended the “Ordinance on Establishment and Operation of the Seoul Foundation for Arts and Culture.”
09. Selected as the best state-funded institution in Seoul by the Seoul Citizens’ Satisfaction Survey (ranked no. 1 for two consecutive years).
12. Received a Minister of Employment and Labor commendation for outstanding job creation initiatives.

01. Partially amended the “Ordinance on Establishment and Operation of the Seoul Foundation for Arts and Culture.”
03. Appointed the 4th President (Sunny Jo) and the 4th Chief Director (Kim Jeongheon).
06. Ranked 1st out of 16 regional support centers (as the Seoul Culture and Arts Education Support Center) by the Korea Arts and Culture Education Service.
08. Ranked 1st out of 16 state-funded institutions in the Seoul Customer Satisfaction Survey.

05. Opened the Seoul Art Space Hongeun.
07. Included in the Best Institutions group in the Seoul Management Performance Evaluation.
08. Hosted the Seoul International Symposium for Arts in Education and Creativity (SISAC).
12. Published the “Variations on a Blue Guitar” (an art education series).

01. Appointed the 3rd Chief Director (Park Bum-shin) and the third board of directors.
02. Appointed the 3rd President (Ahn Hosang), and received a commendation from the Seoul Metropolitan Government for exemplary integrity policies.
04. Won the Grand Prize at the Korea Management Innovation Awards.
07. Opened the Seoul Art Space Seongbuk.
11. Selected as an exemplary organization in improving customer satisfaction (Seoul Customer Satisfaction Survey).
12. Opened the Gwanak Children’s Art Playground.

05. Renamed the “Ordinance on the Establishment and Operation of the Seoul Foundation for Arts and Culture.”
06. Opened the Namsan Arts Center and Seoul Art Space Seogyo.
10. Opened the Seoul Art Space Geumcheon and Sindang Creative Arcade.
11. Opened the Seoul Art Space Yeonhui.

01. Appointed the 2nd Chief Director (Park Bum-shin) and the second board of directors.
02. Appointed the 2nd President (Ahn Hosang)
10. Opened the Namsan Creative Center.
10. Opened the Creative Studio for Disabled Artists (Present The Seoul Art Space Jamsil)
11. Opened the Seoul Performing Center

08. Hosted the Cheonggyecheon River Restoration Cultural Arts Festival.
10. Hosted the Seoul International Networking Seminar for the Festival Organizer (SINSFO).

01. Opened a practice facility in Daehak-ro.
11. Published a job manual for art-related fieldwork.
12. Relocated the Seoul Foundation for Arts and Culture (Yejang-dong, Jung-gu → Yongdu-dong, Dongdaemun-gu)

03. Appointed the inaugural Chief Director (Jeong Yeon-hee) and the inaugural board of directors.
03. Appointed the inaugural President (Yu In-chon)
03. Registered the Seoul Foundation for Arts and Culture as a corporation (on its date of foundation), and hosted an inauguration ceremony.
09. Opened the Seoul Open Theater in Chang-dong.

07. “Ordinance on Establishment and Operation of the Seoul Foundation for Arts and Culture” enacted.
08. Hosted a general meeting of promoters of the Seoul Foundation for Arts and Culture.