Arts & Culture Programs

2026 Gala

2026 Annual Gala

2026 Van Fleet Award Honoree
JENSEN HUANG
Founder & CEO
NVIDIA

This year, the Korea Society is honored to announce the 2026 Van Fleet Award recipient is Jensen Huang, Founder and CEO of NVIDIA, in recognition

Video Introductions to Korea

A series of videos that gives a brief introduction to Korea in aspects of history and culture.  

Video: Introduction to Chuseok

An introduction to Chuseok, a Korean Thanksgiving with Professor Charles K. Armstrong, Professor Tae Yang Kwak, and Lauren Kendall.            

Video: Introduction to Tae Kwon Do

Introduction to Tae Kwon Do. Korea’s most popular sport and one of only two official Olympic medal martial arts, taekwondo transcends all boundaries of language, culture,

Video: Introduction to Seollal

An introduction to Seollal, Korean New Yearks, with Professor Jane Hong, Professor Tae Yang Kwak, and Professor Michael J. Pettid.          

Lucky Pouches

Create a lucky pouch (bok jumeoni), during this 4 week, 8 hour workshop with artists Wonju Seo and Karen Ahn. Using two traditional art forms,

FILM SERIES: Action Korea

A series for the natural Bourne lovers and the head-spinning action followers, Action Korea explores the savant, signature blend of the delightfully silly and the deadpan

The Paintings of Park Dae Sung

  After losing his parents and left hand to the Korean War, Park Dae Sung so loved art that by the age of ten he

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Adoption, Assimilation, Transformation: Korean Painting of the Koryo (918-1392) and Choson (1392-1910) Dynasties

Robert D. Mowry, Alan J. Dworsky Curator of Chinese Art Emeritus, Harvard Art Museums, and Senior Consultant on Chinese and Korean Art, Christie’s, New York,

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The Great Leader and the Fighter Pilot with Blaine Harden

Author and journalist Blaine Harden discusses his new book, The Great Leader and the Fighter Pilot:The True Story of the Tyrant Who Created North Korea

Spring Sumukhwa: Korean Inkbrush Painting

  Artist Sungsook Setton teaches Sumukhwa, Korean ink brush painting, in this 6 session (12 hour) course. Learn brush stroke techniques, composition, and essential skills