We are excited to announce a new international exchange parthership with Arts Council Korea (ARKO) that will deliver reciprocal exchanges between Australia and Korea for the next three years.
Varuna has already delivered international exchange programs with organisations in Scotland, Ireland, New Zealand, China, India and Indonesia, and we are excited to build a new partnership that will forge new connections between Australian and Korean writers.
Under this partnership, Varuna and Arts Council Korea (ARKO) will offer one Australian writer a four-week residency at Seoul Art Space Yeonhui and one Korean writer a four-week residency in Australia, with Festival appearances in Brisbane, Canberra and the Blue Mountains.
The exchange will commence in 2027 with the Australian writer traveling in September and the Korean writer coming to Australia in October. The exchange is open to Varuna alumni who have had their work professionally published, and who have a work-in-progress that would benefit from the opportunity to undertake a residency in Seoul.
Varuna is grateful to Arts Council Korea for their enthusiastic support of the program, and to the local and Korean writers who advised on the development of the program.