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Korea x Canada x Disability Arts: Expanding Boundaries and Possibilities

To commemorate the 2024-2025 KOREA-CANADA Year of Cultural Exchanges, the National accessArts Centre presented by TD Ready Commitment, partnered with the Canada Council for the Arts (CCA), the Korean Foundation for International Culture Exchange (KOFICE), and the Korea Disability Arts and Culture Centre (KDAC) to jointly launch ‘Korea x Canada x Disability Arts: Expanding Boundaries and Possibilities‘.

This initiative connected five artists with disabilities from the Republic of Korea with five artists with disabilities from Canada, who toured with their works in Canmore, Toronto, and Ottawa in late September and early October 2025.

The Canadian Artists
Johnny Tai
Atanas Bozdarov
Mei Chan-Long
Laurie M Landry
David Oppong

The Korean Artists
Eun-seol Kim
Hyun-woo Kim
Chee-hyung Kim
Yu-seon Ko
Da-young Yoo

At each stop, the artists hosted a series of community roundtables and panel discussions to engage in deeper cultural exchange and connections — and to showcase their creativity and insights.

Canmore Events:

ArtsPlace, 950 8th Ave, Canmore, AB
September 25 and 26, 2025.

Gallery tour of the exhibition with touring artists, the exhibition opening reception, and a Cultural and Community Exchange Event: Panel discussion and Activity facilitated by guest Louie Fermor.

Toronto Events:

Won Lee Community Arts Hub, 1594 Queen Street West, Toronto, ON
Remote Gallery, 568 Richmond Street West, Toronto, ON
September 28 and 29, 2025

Workshop at the Won Lee Community Arts Hub with Myun Sun Kim, tour of exhibition at Remote Gallery and opening reception to follow.

OTTAWA EVENTS:

Senate of Canada Parliamentary Precinct, 1 Wellington St, Ottawa, ON
October 1, 2025

Breakfast hosted by Senators Sorenson and Martin, a tour of the exhibition, and a roundtable discussion about accessibility in the arts with representatives from Propellor Dance, Canada Council, and SAW Gallery.

Following the tour across Canada, the artists’ works will be showcased at the newly opened MODU Art Space in the heart of Seoul, Korea as part of a visual arts exhibition commemorating ‘2024-2025 KOREA-CANADA Year of Cultural Exchanges‘.

There will be a public event celebrating the exhibition at MODU Art Space on November 10, 2025. Stay tuned for more details.