WHY <ART DAEGU>?

＜Art Daegu＞ is an international art market which was organized spontaneously by professional artists of the area.  

As one of the three biggest cities in Korea; Daegu is well known its time-honored passion for education and culture. Astonishing accomplishments by remarkable artists who were born and raised in Daegu have played a pivotal role in Korean art history and they make Daegu a city known for culture and art in every corner around the world. Daegu offers a large number of professional art institutes, art studios, 6 Universities, and several professional education systems out of which hundreds of preliminary artists yearly graduate.  

In addition, Daegu has extraordinary human resources and surrounding facilities such as artists’ associations with thousands of members, a variety of art groups, creation studios, more than 100 exhibition spaces, world-level exhibitions organized by well-known commercial galleries, popular art fairs, auctions, museums, and the list goes on. Daegu, proud of being ranked as second place in amount of wealthy residents, is one of the most suitable cities for an art market because professional collectors and regional art connoisseurs annually increase and the range of newly joining investors is still expanding along with tens and thousands of visitors to art fairs. Besides, it is noteworthy that foreign galleries participating in local markets are exempt from VAT tax for the revenue of selling artworks, unlike other cities and countries having relevant regulations. 

Daegu is the city where Samsung, the world famous brand, originated and grew up and the textile and fabric business having served as a driving force of the company helped Daegu become one of the most renowned cities in the fashion industry. Today the city holds several fashion shows as well as two yearly fashion fairs: the International Fair of Textile and Fashion and the International Fair of Glasses. As a vibrant city full of cultural activities such as International Opera Festival and large-scaled musicals held in the Samsung donated Opera House, Daegu city government has already identified itself as Colorful Daegu owing to its interests in art, culture, education, fashion, and music. 

Recently the tendency of consumption in Deagu has increased year after year, with grand retailing companies such as Deabaek, DongA, Shinsegye, Lotte, Homeplus, E-Mart, and Costco rapidly expanding its markets in the area.  

Daegu city is ready to provide the best service to national and international visiting VIPs, beginning at its International Airport, which is just 10 minutes or so away from Exco Center for exhibitions and conventions. Along with these amenities there are a variety of convenient facilities such as the Express Train KTX and all sorts of hotels.  

As one of the best five mountains in Korea, Mt. Palgong preserves thousand years of old temples intact, and is lauded by local and foreign pilgrims as a sacred site of Buddhist culture. This makes the site one of the best cradles for experiencing Korean mental culture.

As an independently organized international art fair with great cultural resources,  



＜Art Daegu＞ is a proud asset as well as a brand for the city. The festival will certainly keep prospering with the continued participation of people from around the globe as well as become a dream for artists.