A Celebration of the Lunar New Year with Korean Folk Art (Minhwa) Culture: A Talk, Demonstration, Participatory Workshop, and Reception
About this Event
231 Beacon Street, Chestnut Hill, MA 02467
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfO2nr6n35e8wpuqQQ-pGBVuYsp_pOEfKHGwHbOB6FGh9Tw0g/viewformEvent Schedule and Registration
- 5:00-5:20 A Lecture by Ms. In Sun Cho: “Understanding Korean Culture Through Its Folk Art: Minhwa”
- 5:20-5:40 A Demonstration of Minhwa, by Ms. In Sun Cho
- 5:40-6:30 A Hands-On Workshop* with students, led by Ms. In Sun Cho
- 6:30-7:30 A Reception—Celebration of Sollal, the Korean Lunar New Year
* The workshop is limited to 50 participants. Pre-registration required: Register here.
In Sun Cho
In Sun Cho is an acclaimed minhwa painter and a grand-prize winner at the Korean Minhwa Museum Exhibition in South Korea. She studied visual design at the Seoul National University of Science and Technology, and has shown her paintings in numerous exhibitions, including the 2018 Pyeongchang Olympics Arts Exhibition and Korea Design Center Exhibition in Seoul, as a member of the Traditional Painting Division of the Ewha Women’s University Color and Design Research Institute. Currently living in the Greater Boston Area, Ms. Cho is a member of the Korean Traditional Color Research Association and Korea Cultural Society of Boston.
Sponsors and Co-Sponsors
Organized in collaboration with the BC Korean Students Association.
Co-sponsored by the Boston College Department of Eastern, Slavic, and German Studies, the Global Korea Project, the Asian Studies Program, and the International Studies Program.