Past ACCFs

President
Korea Arts & Culture Education Service, Korea

Mr Kim is Founding President of Korea Arts & Culture Education Service (KACES), a statutory governmental agency mandated to support arts and cultural education in schools and communities, as well as providing training programs to artists and teachers. Since 1987, he has served as manager and consultant in Korea's leading arts institutions such as Seoul Arts Centre (1987-1997), LG Arts Centre for Performing Arts (1997-2001), Metta Consulting Inc. (2002-2004) and is currently an Advisor to the Ministry of Trade and Foreign Affairs of Korea. He received both his Bachelor degree in Russian Language and Literature (1983) and Master degree in Linguistics (1985) from the University of Korea and obtained a Postgraduate Diploma in Arts Administration from the City University of London (1991). Mr. Kim is author of Arts Management-Manual for the Arts Manager, Music Business Handbook, and has taught in the Arts Management Departments of Kyunghee University and Sungkonghoe University.