Sector: Economic Diplomacy, Trade, Business
Country location: Australia, Republic of Korea
Grantee: Queensland University of Technology

Project Description

The second Australia-Korea Emerging Fashion Designers Exchange Program will bring together emerging independent Australian and Korean fashion designers to exchange and pursue collaboration opportunities in design, production and/or distribution. Two emerging designers from Australia and two from Korea will have the opportunity to participate in a program of activities and events over 18 months aimed at facilitating knowledge sharing and transfer, design collaboration and introductions to in-country industry, market and cultural connections. The program will include industry and fashion show visits in Australia and Korea. The program will be led by Queensland University of Technology in collaboration with Seoul National University.

Key dates:

• Call for applications, Australia & Korea, 11 September 2017 to 30 October 2017
• Announcement of winners, Australia & Korea, 27 November 2017 to 30 November 2017
• Korea visit industry networking event, Seoul, 01 March 2018 to 31 March 2018
• Workshops, industry visits, networking in Brisbane, Brisbane, 26 August to 29 August 2018
• Industry visits, industry networking Sydney, Sydney, 29 August 2018 to 01 September 2018

Social media: #akf_emerge, #akf_emerge2018, nowalls.qut.edu.au/emerge

Australia-Korea Foundation grant offer: $74,800.00