| Dates | 25–30 Oct 2022 |
|---|---|
| Venue | Amnok Resort Area, temporary festival stage전라남도 곡성군 죽곡면 섬진강로 1012 |
| Admission | Free for every programme (KTO). KTO lists the viewing age as elementary-school age and up. |
| Previous edition | 2021: 30 Oct – 6 Nov 2021 |
| Next edition | 2026: 22 Sep – 30 Oct 2026 |
Program
- Nature art exhibition of 35 works by about 60 artists from 14 countries
- Performances, live drawing, art workshops, nature-art activities, an eco playground, a forest art picnic, forest talks and healing workshops
Notes on the 2022 edition
Theme 'Jewolseom International Nature Art Fantasy'. Supported by Jeollanam-do, the Jeonnam Culture & Arts Foundation, Gokseong County and several embassies and cultural institutes.
About the festival
The Seomjingang International Experimental Art Festival (SIEAF, 섬진강국제실험예술제) is a free festival of performance, installation and experimental art staged outdoors along the Seomjin River in Gokseong, Jeollanam-do. The 2026 edition officially runs 22 September–30 October, but the public programme sits on a few set days: the opening show at the Amnok Resort Area on Friday 23 October (17:00–21:00), a forest concert in Okgwa on 24 October (11:00–16:00) and a flower parade on 25 October (13:00–17:00). Guryegu Station on the KTX Jeolla Line is about 9 km from Amnok; 2027 dates have not been announced.
Transport, booking, crowd and accessibility details are on the main Seomjingang International Experimental Art Festival page, which covers every edition.
Source
Facts checked
19 October 2026, against the sources listed below.
- 2022 edition source
- KTO TourAPI listing 2026섬진강국제실험예술제(SIEAF) (contentId 2737313)kto
- ktriptips (KTO data mirror) — 2026 섬진강국제실험예술제(SIEAF), contentId 2737313 (page title still reads 2023)kto
- ktriptips (KTO English data mirror) — Seomjinggang International Experimental Arts Festival (contentId 3345719)kto
- Popga — 2026 섬진강국제실험예술제(SIEAF) '자연에 스미다'other