Dr. Chung Young Yang, a director on the Korea Society’s board, is Chair of the Society’s Arts & Culture Committee. Explore the intricate artisanship and history of court robes worn by empresses of China’s Qing dynasty with Dr. Young Yang Chung. A scholar and master embroiderer, Dr. Chung is the author of Silken Threads: A […]
Young Professionals working in the field of International Development will share their exciting industry experiences with members of The Korea Society. This will be a great opportunity for our community to learn more about how big leading organizations, such as the UN and World Bank, are trying to end poverty and build shared prosperity around […]
Master artist Kim Kyeong-Ho is a pioneer and transmitter of the art of Sagyeong, Korean Sutra Copying. He was appointed by the Korean Ministry of Employment and Labor as the sole Traditional Sutra Copying Skills Transmitter, and is both an accomplished artist and teacher of this unique art that had not been practiced for 600 […]
– SOLD OUT – Join us for a networking reception with members from The Korea Society, Council of Korean Americans (CKA), and Asian American Journalists Association (AAJA) over light food and drinks. Come learn more about the vision and programs of each organization and connect with the participants of CKA’s Media Training, presented by AAJA. […]
Simultaneity presents an ongoing series based on the Korean Dansaekhwa monochrome movement by artist Suh Seung Won (b. 1941), a pioneer of geometric abstraction in Korean contemporary art. Expanding on a career across five decades, Suh’s Simultaneity series explores his continued meditations on the concurrence of time and space, expressed through interactions between geometric […]
SOLD OUT Famed producer Won Dong-Yeon–the creative force behind Along with the Gods and Masquerade–speaks to the state of Korean film today and intricacies of the film industry at home. He also reflects on the power of Korean directors, producers and actors for the global box office. Co-Sponsor: Korean Film Today with Won Dong-Yeon MONDAY, […]
Korea’s most prized literary masterpiece: a Buddhist journey questioning the illusions of human life—presented in a vivid new translation by PEN/Hemingway finalist Heinz Insu Fenkl Often considered the highest achievement in Korean fiction, The Nine Cloud Dream poses the question: Will the life we dream of truly make us happy? Written in 17th-century Korea, this […]
As an early member of the Dansaekhwa art movement, Suh Seung-Won (b. 1941) presents the theoretical basis for Korean modernism. For over 50 years, Suh has expressed his aesthetic views on the simultaneity of time and space through his exploration of interactions between geometric patterns and backgrounds. Suh’s firm investment into this aesthetic philosophy […]
Pansorist Saebom Shin offers her rendition of gugak, a traditional Korean vocal music, in this New Year performance. Shin performs Danga: Sacheolga, Chunhyang-ga, poet Jinee Hwang’s Longing for the Moon, and the folksong Taepyung-ga. Performers include gayakeumist Rami Seo, guitarist Hokyung Choy, tabla player Deen Singh, and guest vocalist Hera Yoon. New Year Pansori […]
Begin 2019 with renowned Buddhist teacher and writer Haemin Sunim. Born in Korea and educated in the United States, he has more than a million Twitter and Facebook followers. His books The Things You Can See Only When You Slow Down–published in thirty languages–and Love For Imperfect Things have sold more than four million copies. […]
