SFAC

Contact us

+82 2 3290 7054

intl@sfac.or.kr

SFAC Global & External Partnerships Team

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Who we are

SFAC,
a Key Partner
Representing Seoul

The Seoul Foundation for Arts and Culture(SFAC) was established on March 15, 2004,
to support artists’ creative activities and citizens’ engagement in arts and culture.
SFAC improves citizens’ quality of life and strengthens Seoul’s competitiveness
under our vision statement:
“A global cultural foundation for arts and culture opening the future through the value of arts with citizens.”
SFAC Building
Slogan

Mission

To grow with arts and
create a happier Seoul for
its citizens

Vision

A global cultural foundation shaping
the future through the value of the
arts, together with citizens

Supporting Seoul’s Arts Ecosystem & Bridging Every Stage of the Artistic Process

Creation
Creation
Sustainability
Sustainability
Participation
Participation
Circulation
Circulation

The Drivers of Arts and Culture in Seoul

72,847

practicing artists based in Seoul

About 65%

of artists officially recognized
as actively practicing are based
in the Seoul metropolitan area,
including Seoul, Gyeonggi, and
Incheon.
Source : 2022 Staticstica on Artist Career Verification by the Korea Artists Welfare Foundation
Annual funding of

USD 15 million

(1,160 artistic projects selected)

3.93 million citizens

engaging in cultural activities annually

6 performing
arts halls