On June 13, Hannam-dong in Seoul’s Yongsan District was transformed into a vibrant site of artistic exchange. The inaugural edition of ‘Hannam Saturdays,’ a new collaborative program organized by twelve galleries located throughout the neighborhood, made its debut.
 
Hannam Saturdays is a community-based initiative in which participating galleries across Hannam-dong present their respective exhibitions and public programs on the same day, encouraging visitors to engage with the area’s diverse artistic offerings through a shared platform.

The program emerged from a shared concern among galleries based in Hannam-dong. Although the neighborhood has established itself as one of Seoul’s key hubs for contemporary art, visitors have often experienced it through individual gallery visits rather than as a broader cultural ecosystem.
 
Hannam Saturdays proposes an alternative to this mode of engagement by encouraging audiences to experience the exhibitions taking place across Hannam-dong as part of a connected and ongoing artistic trajectory.
 
The initiative was conceived to foster greater dialogue between venues and to allow visitors to navigate the neighborhood’s art scene as a cohesive whole.

Rather than creating an entirely new event, Hannam Saturdays focused on expanding the experience of viewing exhibitions already on display across participating galleries.
 
Through exhibition tours, artist talks, and gallery-specific programs, visitors were offered opportunities to engage with the artworks and exhibitions in greater depth. Participants were free to begin at any gallery and explore exhibitions and programs throughout Hannam-dong at their own pace. All exhibitions and related programs were offered free of charge.

The participating galleries hope that this inaugural edition will serve as the foundation for Hannam Saturdays to develop into a long-term collaborative program.
 
Through the initiative, they aim to foster greater artistic exchange throughout Hannam-dong and create new points of connection between galleries, artists, and audiences.

References

• 마이어리거울프 보도자료 (Meyer Riegger Wolff Press Release)