Due to circumstances beyond our control, this program has been cancelled.We apologize for the inconvenience. Koreans are known for their keen interest in genealogy and, long before there was ancestry.com, many Koreans kept detailed records of their ancestral lineages in their family jokbo. Twenty-five years ago, Dr. Eugene Y. Park, Korea Foundation Associate Professor of […]
On Chuseok, Korea’s Thanksgiving Day, families gather to celebrate the fall harvest and give thanks to their ancestors. The day includes a sumptuous feast, topped off with songpyeon, sesame and honey-filled rice cakes. Learn how to make these rice cakes from scratch in a hands-on workshop led by culinary instructor Shin Kim. She’ll also demonstrate […]
Director Kyuhwan Kim, the mind behind South Korea’s most iconic television advertisements, explains his creative process when crafting memorable messages for companies like Samsung, Hyundai, Google, McDonalds, and Pepsi. Tuesday, September 9, 2014 | 1:30 PM FREE with RSVP at korea.rsvp@nyfa.edu If you have any questions, please contact korea.rsvp@nyfa.edu NEW YORK FILM ACADEMY Screening […]
Po Kim’s artistic career was characterized by an ever-evolving style, and an eagerness to seek out new areas of inspiration. His paintings, often large in scale, were bold and compelling, bursting with life, energy, and emotion. This work distinguished Kim as one of the premier Korean-American artists of his time. When the artist died earlier […]
K-pop performers from Korea’s major labels are well known throughout the globe. Now, artists signed to Korea’s independent music labels are gradually attracting international recognition. Like a breath of fresh air, Lucite Tokki (루싸이트 토끼), a Seoul-based female pop duo, creates unique and honest music. Musicians Kim Sun Young and Cho Ye Jin compose pieces […]
Lea Sneider has a passion for folk art: the ceramics, woodwork, paintings, and sculpture used and enjoyed in everyday life. While accompanying her husband, Richard L. Sneider, to his appointment as U.S. Ambassador to Korea in 1974, Mrs. Sneider became an avid explorer of the art galleries and museums of Seoul, Daegu, and Busan. She […]
Author Euny Hong discusses, with The Wall Street Journal Online’s columnist Jeffrey Yang, her first nonfiction book, The Birth of Korean Cool, which mixes stories from her childhood in Korea with in-depth reporting and exclusive interviews with government officials and cultural icons. The result is an entertaining look at how South Korea made an unprecedented […]
Suki Kim, who has written about North Korea for Harper’s and The New York Review of Books,discusses Without You, There Is No Us, her fascinating new book which chronicles her six month stay in North Korea, where she taught English to the sons of the North Korean elite at Pyongyang University of Science and Technology […]
Artist Sungsook Setton teaches Sumukhwa, Korean ink brush painting, in this 4 session course. Learn brush stroke techniques, composition, and essential skills while painting an autumn scene including chrysanthemums, persimmon trees, rocks, birds & insects. While mastering brush strokes, participants will also gain an understanding and appreciation of Korean art and aesthetics. […]
The Korea Society partners with the University of Minnesota and All That Story America to present an afternoon of Korean culture in the Twin Cities, including an introduction to Sijo, Korean poetry, and performances by the National Orchestra of Korea and Hanyang Traditional Performing Arts. Friday, October 31, 2014 | 1 – 5:30 PM […]
