Open Call for Artistic Director

Open Call for Artistic Director of the 14th Seoul Mediacity Biennale.
The Seoul Museum of Art (SeMA) is pleased to announce an open call for the position of Artistic Director of the 14th Seoul Mediacity Biennale.

Originally launched with the exhibition SEOUL in MEDIA in 1996, the Seoul Mediacity Biennale is the only Biennale in Korea hosted by a museum and serves as SeMA’s flagship international exhibition. Over the past 30 years, the Seoul Mediacity Biennale has functioned as a platform to produce contemporary art by organically bringing together the rapidly changing media environment and the dynamic nature of the expanding city of Seoul.

Who can apply:
Curators with demonstrated expertise in contemporary art and, within the past five years from the date of this announcement, experience serving as director or chief curator of an international art project on the scale of a Biennale.

What you get:

Establish exhibition theme, develop exhibition plan, select artists and artworks, install exhibited works, produce related texts and adhere to budget management policies for the SMB14
Plan related programs, publications and events of the SMB14
Coordinate all tasks related to public relations and sponsorship objectives of the SMB14
Cooperate with Biennale team and other departments of SeMA including participation in related events
Submit reports throughout the process of completing each task
Fulfill additional requirements as determined by SeMA

deadline: 15 July 2026
more info: https://mediacityseoul.kr/en/yesterday/programs/open-call-for-artistic-director-of-the-14th-seoul-mediaciy-biennale