The Asia Art Award was designed to discover and cultivate the talents of young Asian artists and to provide them with a system that will support the international promotion and circulation of their art. This art competition aims to re-establish the status of Asian contemporary art and build the foundation for positioning Asian art professionals as art leaders of the future. Utilizing mass media, online, publication, etc., multi-faceted efforts will be made in order to promote better, active communication with the general public. Further information on: Soma Museum of Art and National Museum of Korea