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

MOEBIUS

New York Premiere A playfully twisted black comedy with no dialogue, Moebius is an everyday tale of penectomy, rape, sadomasochistic sex, and incestuous love. It

Han Gong-ju

  New York Premiere Praised by Martin Scorsese, who presented it with the Golden Star for Best Film at the Marrakech International Film Festival last

Art Workshop-Sumukhwa: Korean Ink Brush Painting

Artist Sungsook Setton introduces Sumukhwa, Korean ink brush painting, in this four-session course. Learn brush stroke techniques, composition, and essential skills by painting the four

MADE IN NEW YORK/ MADE IN SEOUL

This exhibition of works by sixty contemporary artists from New York and Seoul reveals the broad range of techniques, styles, and sensibilities active in printmaking

Kyung-sook Shin: I’ll Be Right There

Kyung-sook Shin, one of Korea’s most acclaimed writers and author of the international bestseller Please Look After Mom, has written a seventh novel, I’ll Be

East Meets West Workshop

  July 25th is the deadline for this year’s Donghwa Cultural Foundation “East Meets West” International Essay Competition. Learn what it takes to win at

Korean Beauty Today

In Marie Claire’s article, The New Skincare Superpower, the Korean beauty industry is described as being 12 years ahead of the U.S. in terms of

The Art of Maedeup, Korean Traditional Knotting

In this knotting workshop, artist Karen Ahn teaches the Garakji (ring) knot, a versatile knot frequently used to make jewelry—including necklaces, earrings, and cufflinks. Maedeup,

Bojagi: Korean Patchwork

Create a Hot-bo (single layer Bojagi) which can either be displayed as art or used as a decorative household item, such as a window screen