Arts Council Korea (ARKO) has published three books in English on Korean dance, K-pop and female artists as part of a project to introduce Korean contemporary arts and culture to the world.

According to ARKO, it is the nation’s largest funding agency for the arts.

The three books are part of a 15 volume series, which ARKO began last year with four titles on the theater district in Seoul Dehangno, the Korean diaspora, 20th century Korean music and architecture in Seoul.

It plans to issue three more titles next year and complete the project by 2015.

The three titles published this year are “Dancing Korea: New Waves of Choreographers and Dance Companies,” “K-pop: Roots and Blossoming of Korean Popular Music,” and “Coexisting Differences: Women Artists in Contemporary Korean Art.“

The books will be distributed to art institutions and universities around the world that offer Korean studies programs.

The books are priced at 10,000 won each. For inquiries about buying them, contact the publisher, Hollym Corp., at (02) 734-5087.

By Lee Woo-young (wylee@heraldcorp.com)