예술가와 전문가가
한자리에 모이는 곳.

A community where Korean artists in America and the professionals who understand them gather.

Open gatherings, talks, and long conversations in New York. Artists of every discipline, from musicians and painters to dancers, photographers, fashion designers and entertainers, share the table with professionals who understand their world: attorneys, tax professionals, investors and business advisors. Come to meet, mingle, connect, learn and inspire one another, and when it fits, work together directly.

예술가가 예술에만 집중할 수 있도록.

So artists can focus on their art.

Join as an artist Join as a professional

Artists Professionals Korea Reframed opens the space

Like jogakbo (조각보), the Korean patchwork: separate pieces become one cloth once they share the same ground.

Why we gather

재능이 문제였던 적은 없습니다.
무너지는 건 늘 예술 바깥의 인프라였습니다.

Talent was never the problem. What breaks is the infrastructure around the art.

Contracts signed in a hurry. Visas renewed at the last minute. Sudden success with no structure behind it. We have watched gifted people lose years to problems a good attorney or accountant could have solved in an afternoon.

A note from the founder

예술은 늘
제 삶의 한 부분이었습니다.

I practice law, but music has always been more than a hobby. I still lead a men's choir. I love stories from art history, beautiful design and clothes, and the places where things are filmed. Art, to me, is wide: music, fine art, dance, performance, broadcasting and entertainment.

I also have something close to an obsession with connection. When I meet a good person, I want to introduce them to another good person. For a long time I didn't know why. Now I know it is what I love and do best.

Years ago I watched a documentary about a violinist who had once stood at the very top. Years later, he was playing in a small restaurant. There is nothing wrong with a small restaurant. What stayed with me was how he got there: the film told how he had been exploited by his management, lost the fortune he had built, and finally found peace in that small room. That scene never left me.

I am not a man of great wealth. What I have is the grit of someone who started from the ground, a heart for the arts, and remarkable people around me. I believe in the power of connecting good people.

Yosef Lee Founder

A different kind of support

제가 먼저 생각하는 후원은
구조입니다.

The support I care about first is structure.

Florence did not bloom by accident. Da Vinci and Michelangelo could give themselves to their art because someone stood behind them. Talent was always there. What differed was the ground it stood on.

Today that ground is legal guidance, visas, contracts, finances, taxes and structure. And structure is built by people: professionals who carry a quiet passion for the arts, gathered around the same table.

컵에 물이 차면
자연스럽게 흘러넘치듯.

Like water that fills a cup and overflows on its own, what each professional knows reaches each artist in the shape of their own situation.

Water that flows one way goes still.

Help that only moves in one direction does not last. It has to circle back.

So it moves both ways.

Artists find help that truly fits. Professionals find meaning in their work. Everyone comes to give, not only to take. When that circle turns, people gather on their own.

How it works

이렇게 이어집니다.

Inside the room, and beyond it.

Inside the room

모임 Gather

Open gatherings. Come as you are, and bring someone.

배움 Learn

Talks on visas, taxes and more, from people who practice them.

연결 Connect

Meet the professionals who fit your situation, person to person.

Outside the room

직접 Directly

When it fits, you work with them on your own terms, between the two of you.

서로의 시간과 재능을 귀하게 여기는 사람들이 좋은 사람을 만나는 자리입니다.

A room for meaningful connection and learning, among people who value each other's time and talent.

What happens here

열리는 자리들.

KONNECT

모임

Open gatherings where artists and professionals share a table, a story and a meal.

First gathering · Nov 21

Artist Stories

아티스트 스토리

Interviews and short films about Korean artists building a life and a body of work in America.

In planning

Bridge

브릿지

A landing point for artists coming from Korea: what to know, who to meet, and where to begin.

In planning

Artist stories

자기 이름으로 서는 사람들.

Artist portraits and stories are in planning.

MusicianTheir story, in their own words.

PainterTheir story, in their own words.

Fashion designerTheir story, in their own words.

Join

두 개의 문, 하나의 자리.

Two doors, one room.

예술가에게 For artists

What you will find

A table of people who understand your world
Talks on visas, taxes and more
Conversations with professionals in law, tax and finance

What we ask

Show up, share honestly, and bring someone who needs this. Respect the time and expertise of the people you meet, the way you want your own work respected.

Join as an artist

전문가에게 For professionals

What you will find

Artists whose path you can genuinely change
Colleagues across law, tax, finance and business who care about the arts
Relationships that begin with trust, not a pitch

Our principles

Share what you know in plain language. No selling inside the room, only meaningful connection and learning. Treat artists' work with the same respect you expect for your own.

Join as a professional

Next gathering

KONNECT, Vol. 1

Saturday, November 21, 2026 · 1 to 4 PM
Noflex NYC, 286 5th Ave, New York

Artist visa and tax talks, Q&A, and an afternoon of new connections between artists and the professionals who want to stand beside them. Hosted by MEARI Collective & Korea Reframed.

Tickets are sold by MEARI Collective. Korea Reframed, a nonprofit, does not receive ticket proceeds. Leave your email to hear about future gatherings.

예술가와 전문가가한자리에 모이는 곳.

재능이 문제였던 적은 없습니다.무너지는 건 늘 예술 바깥의 인프라였습니다.

예술은 늘제 삶의 한 부분이었습니다.

제가 먼저 생각하는 후원은구조입니다.