The Korean Cultural Center New York (KCCNY) is a government institution inaugurated in December 1979 to establish and promote Korean culture and aesthetics in New York. KCCNY provides diverse cultural and artistic activities including gallery exhibitions, performing arts programs, film festivals, educational workshops, and more.

Exhibitions are organized and presented at Gallery Korea at the KCCNY for various Korean, Korean-American, and international artists. Each year, multiple exhibitions are held with artists showcasing their works through our annual Call for Artists program as well as specially curated programs featured during Asia Week New York. Each year, numerous exhibitions are held to showcase new and renowned artists.

KCCNY both presents and supports performing arts events that span traditional Korean music and dance to contemporary works of any discipline. With our annual Open Stage program that provides rising performers stages to showcase their works in New York, special presentations of institutions like the National Gugak Center of Korea, and co-presentations with world-famed venues in collaboration, KCCNY’s performing arts attract audiences from all over the country. Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts (also simply known as Lincoln Center) is a 16.3-acre (6.6-hectare) complex of buildings in the Lincoln Square neighborhood on the Upper West Side of Manhattan. It has thirty indoor and outdoor facilities and is host to 5 million visitors annually. It houses internationally renowned performing arts organizations including the New York Philharmonic, the Metropolitan Opera, the New York City Ballet, the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center, and the Juilliard School.