The Ockrang Cultural Foundation was established by Dr. Ockrang Kim, who also is the founder of the Dongsoong Art Center. In her capacity as chairperson of the Foundation, Dr. Kim has been providing support for culture and the arts since 1992. Under the guiding concept of promoting a contemporary renewal of the cultural traditions of Korea, the Foundation is engaged in a diverse array of projects. Its efforts are directed toward finding ways to support more creative and innovative forms of artistic expression rather than the conventional forms typically supported by the government and large corporations in Korea. In this way, the Foundation is seeking to develop a new methodology for promoting a more authentic Korean culture by funding opportunities for artists to conduct original cultural research and to devote themselves to creative activities. Currently, the diverse projects the Foundation is pursuing include the Ockrang Drama Prize, the Ockrang Documentary Award given in collaboration with the Seoul Women’s Film Festival, the Ockrang-Asian Cultural Council Fellowship awarded in collaboration with U.S.-based Rockefeller Foundation, the Ockrang Kkoktu Museum with its research program, and several other scholarship programs.

'전통의 현대적 창조'라는 설립이념 아래 다양한 사업들을 펼쳐오고 있는 옥랑문화재단은 동숭아트센터 설립자인 김옥랑 이사장에 의해 1992년에 설립되었습니다. 정부와 대기업 중심의 획일화된 문화예술 지원에서 보다 다양한 문화예술 지원의 통로를 구축하고자 노력해 왔으며, 문화예술 연구 및 창작 활동 공간 지원을 통해 한국적인 문화의 메소드(method)개발을 위해 노력하고 있습니다. 현재 새로운 희곡과 작가를 발굴하는 옥랑희곡상, 여성영화제와 함께하는 다큐멘터리 옥랑상, 미국 록펠러재단과 연계하는 Ockrang-ACC Fellowship, 옥랑꼭두박물관(나무꼭두연구), 장학금사업등 다양한 사업을 펼쳐나가고 있습니다.