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Art protects art
8 out of 10
artists are shut out by banks
354
loans extended to fellow artists
95%
repayment rate — trust comes full circle
~KRW 140M
interest saved vs. predatory rates
Until the next exhibition, the next performance. For artists, income gaps are an unavoidable reality. For fellow artists forced into predatory loans just to afford paint, canvas, and studio rent, proceeds from this artwork become the Seed Fund — extending a fair hand at fair rates.
Voices of fellow artists
“The memory of going hungry for three days, alone, so my children wouldn't know.”
— 50s, theater artist
“I've been putting off urgent dental treatment because I can't afford it. I should be seeing a doctor regularly, but enduring instead of going has become a habit.”
— 50s, actor
“I kept delaying ear treatment because I had no money, and the symptoms in both ears worsened.”
— 30s, musician
“I couldn't pay my hospitalized mother's bills, so we had to delay her discharge, and she had to give up tests and treatment she needed.”
— 50s, actor/broadcaster
“Because of money troubles I had nowhere to go — drifting between gosiwon rooms and rehearsal studios, and for a while sleeping rough.”
— 30s, musician
“Because of unpaid rent, my collective was forced to vacate our shared workspace and home. Neither bank loans nor artist loans could help.”
— 50s, actor
“Without money, life collapses — and creating art? Out of the question.”
— 50s, artist
“It's painful that solving this month's money problems has to come before the work itself. As an artist, I can only earn well when the work succeeds — yet I have to chase odd jobs every month instead. It feels like being trapped in a vicious cycle.”
— 40s, musician
“Debt collection calls disrupted my rehearsals and performances, and the psychological burden made every day painful and the next day frightening.”
— 40s, theater artist
“Many times the loan payments looming each month forced me to step away from performing and focus on part-time work.”
— 50s, actor
“Sleeping less than four hours a night, juggling part-time jobs and theater — but the more I performed, the more debt piled up. Eventually I decided to quit performing.”
— 30s, actor
“When things were hardest, I couldn't even attend close friends' weddings or funerals — and as a result, relationships were severed.”
— 50s, actor/broadcaster
“When I said I was a stage actor, the loan officer called me "unemployed."”
— 50s, actor
“The shame and severed friendships that came with borrowing from people I knew, the pressure of failing to pay it back, the helplessness.”
— 50s, cartoonist/visual artist
“Even with programs meant for low-income citizens, I feel shame when I can't produce enough documentation simply because I'm an artist.”
— 30s, film/broadcasting professional
98 artworks sold, each becoming a seed of solidarity
One artwork becomes the oxygen that keeps a fellow artist creating.
Sales proceeds go to the artist mutual-aid fund.
This Year, Your Year
Jangcheon Kim Seongtae
About the Artist
Jang Cheon Kim Seongtae is a leading figure in Korean calligraphy who has built a formative language bridging traditional Korean calligraphy and contemporary design. After graduating from the inaugural class of the Department of Calligraphy at Wonkwang University and completing his M.A. in Art History at Dongguk University Graduate School of Humanities, he serves as Honorary Chairman of the Korean Calligraphy Design Association and Team Leader of the Video Graphics Team at KBS Art Vision. He has held 18 solo and invitational exhibitions—including 〈Words of the Nation in Calligraphy〉 at Muusu Gallery (2025), 〈Spring in Gwangju〉 at Gwanseonjae Gallery (2024), the 〈Words of Independence Activists Invitational〉 at the Independence Hall (2018), and 〈Ah! Chungmugong〉 (2016)—and over 250 group exhibitions. He has provided calligraphy for the films Seoul Spring (2023) and Spirits' Homecoming (2015) as well as for the official sign of Hwaseong Special Self-Governing City. He received the Grand Prize in the Culture & Arts Category at the 9th Dasan Jeong Yak-yong Awards in 2015.
About this work
〈This Year, Your Year〉 is a Korean Painting work by Jangcheon Kim Seongtae. Created in 2024 on Framed; ink on hwaseonji, measuring 50x50cm. Available as an original Korean contemporary artwork at SAF Online.
Key Career Highlights
Education B.F.A., Department of Calligraphy, College of Fine Arts, Wonkwang University (1st class) M.A., Art History, Graduate School of Humanities, Dongguk University Current Positions Honorary Chairman, Korea Calligraphy Design Association Executive Committee Member & Director, Calligraphy Division, Korean Fine Arts Association Team Leader, KBS Art Vision Video Graphics Team Adjunct Professor, Calligraphy Professional Course, Nazarene University Lifelong Education Center 2022 Chairman of Jury, Grand Art Exhibition of Korea Calligraphy Category Awards 2015 9th Dasan (Jeong Yakyong) Grand Award (Culture & Arts Category), Namyangju City Publications Kim Seong-tae, 'Learning Calligraphy with Brush alongside Jangcheon', Deokju Publishing, 2022 18 Solo & Invitational Exhibitions / 250+ Group Exhibitions 2025 Muwoosoo Gallery Curated Jangcheon Kim Seong-tae Invitational 'Letters of Our Nation', Muwoosoo Gallery, Seoul 2024 New Spring Curated Jangcheon Kim Seong-tae Invitational 'Spring of Gwangju', Gwanseonjae Gallery, Gwangju 2024 'Spring of Seoul in Mullae' Curated Invitational, ArtField Gallery, Seoul 2021 Jangcheon Glsup Gallery Opening Exhibition, Haeundae, Busan 2020 Admiral Yi Sun-sin 475th Birthday & 75th Navy Anniversary Invitational, Naval Jinhae Base Command 2018 Gwangyang Bonga Grand Opening Curated Invitational, Gwangyang Bonga, Seoul 2018 Independence Activist Quotations Invitational, Independence Hall of Korea, Cheonan 2016 Notable Series IV Jangcheon Kim Seong-tae Invitational 'Ah! Admiral Yi', Asan Foundation Gallery (Extended: 2016 Independence Hall of Korea, Biseonjae) 2014 Notable Series III Sister Hae-in's Poetry Exhibition 'Children Are Hope', Insadong Sunhwa Gallery (Extended: 2014 Busan Haeundae Culture Center) 2013 Notable Series II Dasan Jeong Yakyong 250th Birthday Memorial 'Ah! Yeoyudang', Ara Art, Seoul 2011 Notable Series I 1st Anniversary Memorial of Venerable Beopjeong, Topohaus, Seoul Title Calligraphy (Selected) 2025 Hwaseong Special City Inauguration Signboard 2024 Shinhan Financial New Year Slogan 2023 Film 'Seoul Spring' 2022 National Palace Museum 'Palace Signboard Exhibition' 2019 YTN Slogan 2015 Film 'Spirits' Homecoming' Title 2014 Blue House & Presidential Security Service Promotional Video Title 2014 Shinsegae Management Philosophy & Core Values and numerous others Broadcast Title Calligraphy Historical Drama Taejong Yi Bang-won / Jang Yeong-sil / Immortal Admiral Yi Sun-shin / Tale of the Olden Days / and numerous others Cultural: TV Show Jingpum Myeongpum / Korean Table / Gugak Hanmadang / Korean Language Challenge / Myeongyeonmanri / and others
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- For you —
- One-of-a-kind in the world
- For the artist —
- the next month of their practice
- For a fellow artist —
- a new ₩3,000,000 path of low-interest support
354 artists have walked this path of recovery; 95% returned to open it for the next.