About KACES
The Korea Arts & Culture Education Service(KACES)
is an affiliate organization of the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism of Republic of Korea, established on February 3, 2005, under the provision of Article 10 of the Arts  and Culture Education Support Act.

President’s Message

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"Creativity than function, empathy instead of exclusivity,"
Arts and culture education going beyond solace
and growing insights of life.

Since the enactment of ‘Support for Arts and Culture Education Act’ in 2005, Korea's arts and culture education has grown remarkably with the Korea Arts & Culture Education Service (KACES) for the past 13 years.
 
The purpose of Korea's Support for Arts and Culture Education Act is ‘to revitalize arts and culture education, and to contribute to improving the quality of cultural life of the people and to strengthening the cultural capability of the State’. In addition, it provides that ‘culture and arts education shall aim at education through which all people can enjoy arts and culture and build creativity. Moreover, all people are guaranteed equal opportunities to systematically study and receive education on arts and culture throughout their lives according to their interest and aptitude regardless of age, gender, disability, social status, economic circumstances, place of residence, etc.’
 
Foundations are being formed for more people to enjoy arts and culture, with the increased budget of KACES currently at 130 billion KRW, which was only 8.8 billion KRW in 2005, along with 5,000 teaching artists in 2017, which tripled from number of 1,800 in 2005. As a result, the number of participant beneficiaries has quadrupled from 710,000 in 2005 up to 3.1 million in 2017.
 
Without being satisfied with such quantitative growth, KACES is preparing for another qualitative leap forward. We dream of Korea with a virtuous circle, where all its people can feel the joy of creation through arts and culture, and where such arts in daily lives can, in turn, stimulate arts in other lives as well.
 
KACES is the cornerstone of an era of living culture that enriches the lives of all Koreans. Efforts will be made in searching for the meanings of coexistence with its experiences along the past 13 years, as a bridge that keeps close ties and interactions with the international community, and as an institution that practices open education in an era of new technologies.
 
KACES will review its values of arts and culture education in its early days of establishment, and will become an institution that makes better future together with the international community. 

Mission & Vision

Mission

We support access to high-quality Arts and Culture Education throughout all stages of life enhancing cultural well-being and strengthening the nation's cultural capacity.

Vision
A specialized organization dedicated to bringing Arts and Culture Education to everyday life for all citizens.

Stragetic Goals

  • Pursue future values of arts and culture education
    • Improving Public Awareness of Arts and Culture Education
    • Spread the Values of Arts and Culture Education
  • Enhance participation in arts and culture education
    • Strengthening the Foundation for Expanding Arts and Culture Education
    • Enhancing Professional Capacity in Arts and Culture Education
  • Establishing an Advanced Management System
    • Future-Oriented Management Innovation

Core Values

  • Confidence

  • Change

  • Challenge

  • Coexistence

History

  • 2024
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      • Designated as the Neulbom (Educare) Arts School Project Center by the Ministry of Education
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      • Awarded the Prime Minister’s Citation for contributions to law and order establishment
    • ·
      • Led the adoption of the New Framework for Culture and Arts Education at the Third UNESCO World Conference on Culture and Arts Education
  • 2023
    • ·
      • The Second Comprehensive Plan for Arts & Culture Education was established
    • ·
      • Selected as a Top-performing Public Institution in the Customer Satisfaction Survey and achieved Grade A in the Public Institution Management Evaluation for two consecutive years
  • 2022
    • ·
      • Achieved Grade A in the Public Institution Management Evaluation
  • 2021
    • ·
      • Selected as a Top-performing Public Institution in Management disclosure
  • 2020
    • ·
      • Hosted the Fifth International Teaching Artist Conference (ITAC5)
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  • 2019
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      • Designated as a professional Training Institution for Arts and Culture Education Teachers (Authorized by the Ministry of Education)
    • ·
      • Awarded the Presidential Citation for Contributions to the PyeongChang 2018 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games
  • 2018
    • ·
      • Established the First Comprehensive Plan for Arts & Culture Education
  • 2015
    • ·
      • Under the newly implemented policy, support for culturally marginalized groups was increased, including through Arts Healing Programs
  • 2013
    • ·
      • KACES’s Budget for 2013 surpassed KRW 100
        billion (KRW 108.9 billion)
    • ·
      • Launched the Arts & Culture Education ODA
    • ·
      • Hosted the First Korea-China-Japan Arts and Culture Education Forum in Korea
  • 2012
    • ·
      • Selected as a Top-performing Public Institution in Management Evaluation and ranked first in the Public Institution Customer Satisfaction Survey
    • ·
      • Implemented National Qualification System for Arts & Culture Education Instructors (ACEI)
  • 2011
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      • The 36th UNESCO General Conference adopted “The Seoul Agenda” and declared the International Arts Education Week
  • 2010
    • ·
      • Hosted the Second UNESCO World Conference on Arts Education in Seoul
  • 2008
    • ·
      • Signed an MOU with Ministry of Culture, Sports, and Tourism and Ministry of Education
  • 2005
    • ·
      • The Support For Arts and Culture Education Act was enacted
      • Established the Korea Arts & Culture Education Service (KACES)
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  • 2024
    • ·
      • Designated as the Neulbom (Educare) Arts School Project Center by the Ministry of Education
    • ·
      • Awarded the Prime Minister’s Citation for contributions to law and order establishment
    • ·
      • Led the adoption of the New Framework for Culture and Arts Education at the Third UNESCO World Conference on Culture and Arts Education
  • 2023
    • ·
      • The Second Comprehensive Plan for Arts & Culture Education was established
    • ·
      • Selected as a Top-performing Public Institution in the Customer Satisfaction Survey and achieved Grade A in the Public Institution Management Evaluation for two consecutive years
  • 2022
    • ·
      • Achieved Grade A in the Public Institution Management Evaluation
  • 2021
    • ·
      • Selected as a Top-performing Public Institution in Management disclosure
  • 2020
    • ·
      • Hosted the Fifth International Teaching Artist Conference (ITAC5)
  • 2019
    • ·
      • Designated as a professional Training Institution for Arts and Culture Education Teachers (Authorized by the Ministry of Education)
    • ·
      • Awarded the Presidential Citation for Contributions to the PyeongChang 2018 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games
  • 2018
    • ·
      • Established the First Comprehensive Plan for Arts & Culture Education
  • 2015
    • ·
      • Under the newly implemented policy, support for culturally marginalized groups was increased, including through Arts Healing Programs
  • 2013
    • ·
      • KACES’s Budget for 2013 surpassed KRW 100
        billion (KRW 108.9 billion)
    • ·
      • Launched the Arts & Culture Education ODA
    • ·
      • Hosted the First Korea-China-Japan Arts and Culture Education Forum in Korea
  • 2012
    • ·
      • Selected as a Top-performing Public Institution in Management Evaluation and ranked first in the Public Institution Customer Satisfaction Survey
    • ·
      • Implemented National Qualification System for Arts & Culture Education Instructors (ACEI)
  • 2011
    • ·
      • The 36th UNESCO General Conference adopted “The Seoul Agenda” and declared the International Arts Education Week
  • 2010
    • ·
      • Hosted the Second UNESCO World Conference on Arts Education in Seoul
  • 2008
    • ·
      • Signed an MOU with Ministry of Culture, Sports, and Tourism and Ministry of Education
  • 2005
    • ·
      • The Support For Arts and Culture Education Act was enacted
      • Established the Korea Arts & Culture Education Service (KACES)
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Organization

President

  • Management & Strategy Division
    • Management & Strategy Team
    • Human Resources & Development Team
    • Internal Affairs & Financial Accounting Team
    • Legal & Informatization Team
  • Community Engagement Division
    • Community Education & Regional Affairs Team
    • Creative Communities Team
  • Community Arts & Culture Education Division
    • Community Outreach Team
    • Youth Outreach Team
  • School Arts & Culture Education Division
    • School Partnerships Team
    • Neulbom Creative Learning Team
  • Future Strategy Division
    • Future Strategy & Management Team
    • Children's Arts & Culture Facility Development Team
  • Arts & Culture Education Initiatives Division
    • Professional Development Center Design Team
    • Global Arts Education Institute
  • Audit Team

Strategic Partners

  • America
    • Colombia
      El Colegio del Cuerpo
    • Venezuela
      Fundacion Musical Simon Bolivar
    • US
      New York Philharmonic
    • Canada
      NESCO Chair in Arts and Learning, Queen’s University
  • Europe
    • Germany
      Little ART
    • Germany
      UNESCO Chair in Arts and Culture in Education, University of Erlangen-Nuremberg
  • Asia
    • China
      Central Academy of Cultural Administration
    • Japan
      Agency for Cultural Affairs
    • Singapore
      UNESCO NIE (National Institute of Education) CARE (Centre for Arts Research in Education
    • Indonesia
      Regional Government of Cirebon City
    • Kazakhstan
      Children are Painting the World
    • Vietnam
      Lao Cai Department of Education and Training
    • Vietnam
      Vietnam National University Hochiminh City, University of Social Sciences and Humanities
  • Australia
    • Australia
      Melbourne UNESCO Observatory of Arts Education, The University of Melbourne