Children and Youth

We offer creative experiences to children and adolescents to grow together through the arts and culture and envision a healthy future.

  • In-School Teaching Artists in Schools
    KACES supports activities for arts and culture education by visiting or placing teaching artists in 8,500 elementary, middle, and high schools in 17 cities and provinces across the Republic of Korea. The goal of this program is to create an educational environment where children and adolescents are free to develop their artistic and creative capabilities and build character by experiencing the arts.
  • Neulbom (Educare) Arts School
    As part of the Korean government’s core education and after-school policies, KACES provides tailored Arts and Culture Education for Neulbom Schools. This includes developing specialized content, offering masterclasses led by renowned artists, and training professionals to enhance the quality of education and care in schools.
  • Arts Blossoming School
    Following the Arts Budding School* initiative, this project supports small schools in culturally marginalized regions. It helps build sustainable Arts and Culture Education foundation, enabling independence and growth alongside students, schools, and communities.
    Corporate Social Responsibility(CSR) donations help expand public-private partnerships in Arts and Culture Education.

    *Arts Budding School (2008~2023)
    This project was for small scale schools in culturally marginalized areas, integrating Arts and Culture Education into school curricula to transform the entire school bodies and communities.
  • Art of Dreams
    Art of Dreams provides orchestra, dance, theater, and visual/media educational programs for children and adolescents from different backgrounds to experience and grow through arts by supporting 113 regional hubs nationwide.

    - Orchestra of Dreams
    The Orchestra of Dreams is a program in which children and adolescents naturally experience music in their everyday lives, teaching and learning from each other and completing their performance together. Each child selects their own instrument and develops their creativity and sensibility while practicing music.
    They learn to communicate with the world through the music channel while interacting with diverse peers.

    - Dance Company of Dreams
    Based on creative dance forms (Korean, modern, ballet, practical dance, etc.), the Dance Company of Dreams supports children and adolescents to move their body freely and express their own stories through dance. Through movement, children learn to understand each other and develop experiences that connect them with the world while performing their creations on stage.

    - Theater of Dreams
    Theater of Dreams invites children and adolescents to participate in all aspects of theater production, from directing to stage production, providing a holistic growth experience. Children and adolescents explore various genres such as plays, musicals, and traditional performances (Changgeuk, Madanggeuk, etc.), sharing ideas and working together to create a performance, learning how to communicate with the world

    - Studio of Dreams
    Studio of Dreams is a space-based program that invites children and adolescents to immerse themselves in arts through creative activities in visual art/media, design, video, and more. Children collaborate with a variety of artists to build their creative process and expand their perspectives.

    - Festival of Dreams
    “Festival of Dreams” is an arts camp where children and adolescents from various Art of Dreams hubs (Orchestra, Dance, Theater, etc.) come together to experience and share their art.
  • Children's Arts & Culture Complex
    We establish and operate Children’s Arts Village as a K-Arts and Culture Education hub, where children and families can experience various arts education programs and nurture creativity.
    - An R&D lab dedicated to developing and spreading future-oriented arts education methods and content
    - A space for creative arts education where exploration, development, and experimentation across genres can take place
    - A hub for regional expansion and a platform for global exchange in arts education

For Citizen and Community

We expand opportunities for healing and empathy through Arts and Culture Education, ensuring that everyone can enjoy arts equally.

  • Kumdarak (Dream Attic) Arts & Culture School
    Kumdarak provides Arts and Culture Education programs to people of all ages. The project brings arts and culture closer to everyday life through hands-on experiences, enriching the lives of individuals across all generations.
  • Daily Arts Club
    Arts education programs in corporate clubs, laying the foundation for integrating arts in everyday life and contributing to a stronger organizational culture.
    *Provide funding support for corporate club activities and access to network of professional artists.
  • Closely linked-to-daily life Arts & Culture Education Gagahoho (From Door to Door)
    Gagahoho promotes family-oriented Arts and Culture Education to enhance better-understanding and communication skills within families in response to societal changes such as declining birth rates, aging populations, and increasing single households. It also aims to bridge cultural gaps across regions and generations.

    - Supporting Arts and Culture Education for diverse families - Supporting family oriented Arts and Culture Education programs by connecting closely linked-to-daily life spaces and resources within local communities, focusing on cities, counties, and districts *Family Types : Families with preschoolers, large or extended families, dual-income families, single-parent families and grandparents-grandchildren families, etc.
  • Cultural Arts Healing Initiatives
    We support psycho-emotional arts healing programs that help take care of public mental health and reduce social isolation.

    - Healing Arts : Urban Forests
    Combining nature and arts to provide healing experiences to people struggling in daily life.

    - Arts Healing : Spring
    This arts and culture program is personalized for those requiring psychological and emotional healing. We provide tailored programs for recipients of five partner institutions*.
    *Partner institutions : Wee Class Center, Dementia Relief Center, Mental Health Welfare Center, Youth Future Center, Youth Counseling and Welfare Center

    - Arts as Healing
    During the International Arts Education Week, we operate field-specific healing workshops for those in need of healing and recovery.
  • Promoting Regional Arts & Culture Education
    We are enhancing regional Arts and Culture Education foundations to ensure that every citizen nationwide enjoys high-quality arts education.
    - Operating Regional Cooperative Committee
    As a central organization for Arts and Culture Education, it organizes councils with regions to communicate with 17 regional Arts and Culture Education centers nationwide and promote policy cooperation.
    *Inauguration of Regional Cooperative Committee (2018~)

    - Forum on Regional Arts & Culture Education This forum shares regional achievements and discusses strategies to vitalize and maintain the regional ecosystem for Arts and Culture Education.
  • Arts Embrace : Access, Inclusion, and Equity
    Arts Embrace provides equitable Arts and Culture Education programs. for culturally marginalized groups, including children, adolescents, adults, seniors, persons with disablities, soldiers, and inmates.
    *Recipients : Culturally marginalized groups such as children, adolescents, adults, seniors, the disabled, soldiers, inmates
  • Cultural Diversity Education
    We provide a wide range of education open for all citizens to participate in, to create a society where diverse cultures coexist through mutual understanding and respect for different ideas and expressions.
    - We celebrate the UN-designated World Day for Cultural Diversity (May 21) and Cultural Diversity Week (May 21-27).
    - Development and operation cultural diversity education programs
  • Korea Arts & Culture Education Festival
    Korea Arts & Culture Education Festival is a comprehensive festival that encompasses the achievements of Arts and Culture Education and explores its future direction. It is held in 17 cities, provinces, and regions and holds various programs nationwide, including forums, performances, exhibitions, lectures, participatory campaigns,
  • Library for Arts & Culture Education
    We operate a dedicated library housing arts and culture education literature, complemented by interactive programs such as ArtE Book Talks, expanding engagement with the public.
  • Digital Archives Service
    ArtE Library is a digital repository offering a wide range of content, including videos, curated materials, information on policy trends, and expert columns related to Arts and Culture Education.
  • ArtE 365 : Webzine Specializing in Arts & Culture Education
    Published every Tuesday, <ArtE 365> delivers insightful columns, expert interviews, and various stories from home and abroad regarding Arts and Culture Education policy and practice.
  • Arts & Culture Education Resource Map
    ArtE Map provides citizens with an easy way to navigate Arts and Culture Education resources online. It provides information on relevant programs, organizations, and cultural infrastructure such as museums, art galleries, and libraries nationwide.
  • Advocacy and Promotion for Arts & Culture Education Policies
    - Press, broadcasting, and media publishing
    We carry out promotional activities through various media such as press and SNS channels to increase consensus on Arts and Culture Education policies and share the accomplishment of various projects.

    - Advocacy Campaigns
    Our PR campaigns aim to integrate Arts and Culture Education into daily lives of citizens and foster public engagement.

R&D and Professional Development 

  • ArtE Academy (AA)
    ArtE Academy trains Arts and Culture Education professionals to enhance their artistic expertise and teaching competency. It aims to lay the foundation for achieving high-quality Arts and Culture Education.
    *Authorized by the Ministry of Education as a comprehensive training institute for arts and culture teachers (2019–present)
  • National Qualification System for Arts & Culture Education Instructors (ACEI)
    We manage a national qualification system to develop professionals with artistic expertise and teaching competency.
    - Consigned management of the National Qualification System for Arts & Culture Education Instructors in accordance with Article 2, Sub-paragraph 5 of the Culture and Arts Education Support Act (Ministry of Culture, Sports, and Tourism)
    - Operate on-site capacity-building projects for Arts and Culture Education instructors and support for training sites
  • Training Center for Arts & Culture Education Professionals
    We establish a space for specialized training, experience, and exchange in Arts and Culture Education to foster professionals.
    - Create a center for training Arts and Culture Education professionals, with specialized functions for each art genre and target audience
  • Organizing Discourse on Arts & Culture Education Policies
    - Future Arts & Culture Education Forum
    In response to the rapidly evolving future society, we organize an annual forum to foster discussions on the social significance

    - Arts & Culture Education Policy Discussion
    A forum where policymakers and industry experts gather to discuss policy improvements and explore implementation strategies that address the needs of the future.
  • Research & Surveys
    We conduct research and surveys to support the development and implementation of effective Arts and Culture Education policies.