Creating with AI and Verifying Onsite... Art Korea Lab Unified Call for Proposals

From Creative Experimentation to Commercialization Model Development
Comprehensive AI-Arts Support Across the Entire Cycle

The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism and the Arts Management Support Center announced on the 23rd that they are promoting a unified call for proposals for the "2026 Art Korea Lab AI Project Support."

The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism and the Arts Management Support Center announced on the 23rd that they will promote the integrated public offering for the '2026 Art Korea Lab AI Project Support'. Art Korea Lab

This call consists of two programs: "AI-Arts Creation and Production Project Support" and "AI Technology-Based Commercialization Model Development Support." The core aim is to establish a comprehensive support system across the entire AI-arts cycle, spanning from artistic experimentation to field application and commercialization.

Art Korea Lab plans to operate both creative support focused on artists and commercialization support based on technology, thereby expanding the ecosystem for AI-powered artistic creation and discovering new models for applying AI in artistic fields.

The "2026 Art Korea Lab AI-Arts Creation and Production Project Support" program connects artist-centered AI creative experiments with production and distribution. It is divided into two types: the Initial Model and the Advanced Model.

The Initial Model will support around 15 small- to mid-scale creative and production project experiments, prototype production, and demonstrations using AI tools, targeting both artists and groups.

The Advanced Model will support around three large-scale projects over a two-year period, aimed at artists and groups for the development of major works using AI technology and their distribution both domestically and internationally.

The concurrently promoted "2026 Art Korea Lab AI Technology-Based Commercialization Model Development Support" program is designed to support the development of services and solutions using AI technology, as well as technology verification through application in actual artistic settings. Universities, graduate schools, research institutes, small- and medium-sized enterprises, mid-sized companies, and organizations may apply individually or as a consortium.

Art Korea Lab will select approximately two projects in this program and provide support over two years. In the first year, the focus will be on technology utilization and prototype production; in the second year, the focus will shift to artistic field application and technology validation.

Detailed information about the call can be found in the notices on the websites of the Arts Management Support Center and Art Korea Lab. Applications for the "AI-Arts Creation and Production Project Support" should be submitted through the National Culture and Arts Support System (NCAS), while applications for the "AI Technology-Based Commercialization Model Development Support" should be submitted through the national grant management system "e-Naradoum." The deadline for both programs is 3:00 p.m. on May 15.

An official from the Art Korea Lab at the Arts Management Support Center stated, "This call is meaningful because it seeks to explore both AI-powered artistic creation and its potential for industrial expansion. Through support that keeps pace with changes in the artistic field, we aim to broaden the foundations of the AI-based arts ecosystem."

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