- Date
- Venue
- Halls 5 (2F) and Grand Hall (3F), Maru Art Center, Insa-dong, Seoul
- Partners
- Graduate School of Knowledge Service & Consulting, Hansung University, Global K
A six-day festival at Maru Art Center in Insa-dong with an invited AI art exhibition, our graduation works exhibition, an opening and award ceremony, a seminar and AI business training for international students.
The Department of Global AI Management Consulting held the 2026 AI Art & Business Festival, the 1st Global AI Creation and Business Week, at Maru Art Center in Insa-dong, Seoul, from June 24 to 29, 2026. The festival aimed to go beyond artistic uses of generative AI and build a cross-border ecosystem of business models that can earn real revenue.
At the opening ceremony, Dean Jung Jin-taek declared the goal of making Hansung University a global talent exchange platform where international students and Korean talent grow together. National Assembly member Kwak Sang-eon promised legislative support for young AI entrepreneurs and the AI business ecosystem. Lee Jong-chul, Chief of the Seoul Immigration Service, and Roh Kyu-sung, President of the Korea AI Convergence Technology Association, stressed developing talent across borders and policy cooperation. Park Yeon-jo, Vice President of the Korea Webtoon Association, and Choi Mi-jung, President of the Korea Latin Culture Association, gave words of encouragement.
During the festival, Prof. Park Yang-soo taught international students how to structure and validate business models quickly from field data, combining AI agent literacy indicators with no-code automation frameworks.
Awards
- Meritorious Service Award: Prof. Park Yang-soo
- Grand Prize, Excellence, Superior and Encouragement Awards: ten 4th-year students (see the awards page of the festival site for names)
Works, photos and press coverage are on the festival gallery site.
Program
- Jun 24, 14:00Part 1, opening ceremony (MC: Prof. Kim Nae-young): opening declaration, opening address, congratulatory and encouraging remarks, awards (Meritorious Service Award, Excellent Work Awards)
- Jun 24, 15:00Part 2, seminar: docent tour of the works, the global AI creation program, the global AI business program
- Jun 24, 16:00Meet the AI Art & Business artists; graduate students' research and business convergence models
- Jun 24 – 29Invited AI art exhibition (Hall 5) and graduation works exhibition of the department (Grand Hall)
- Jun 24 – 29AI business training for international students (designing and validating business models with AI agent literacy and no-code automation)
Topics
- AI art and business in Insa-dong, Seoul's street of traditional art
- Art with generative AI and business models (BM) ready for commercialization
- Commercialization strategy combining AI agent literacy and no-code automation frameworks
Speakers
- Jung, Jin-TaekOpening address; introduction to the exhibition
- Park, Yang SooIntroduction to the global AI business program; main lectures during the festival (AI commercialization strategy)
- Kim, Nae YoungMC of the opening ceremony
- Jang In-boOpening declaration; introduction to the global AI creation program (Executive Committee Chair and General Director)
