Let’s Eat! 먹자! Exhibition

Let’s Eat! 먹자! Exhibition

KCCoC & Raupp Museum Special Exhibition Exhibition: Sep. 13~Nov. 24, 2021 Location: Raupp Museum 901 Dunham Ln, Buffalo Grove, IL 60089 Museum Hours: Mon-Thu. 11am-4:30pm Fri. & Sat. Closed Sun. 1pm-4pm We celebrate what is important to us through food. This exhibit explores food, culture and history from both American and Korean viewpoints. Learn about where people got their ingredients, the way technology has changed food preparation, and how one ingredient, cabbage, can become very different dishes (sauerkraut and kimchi). We will finish with a comparison of the harvest holidays of Thanksgiving and Chuseok (Korean Thanksgiving). Dive back in history...

Mozart in the Morning September Concert  시카고한인문화회관 목요 음악회 시리즈 9월 공연

Mozart in the Morning September Concert 시카고한인문화회관 목요 음악회 시리즈 9월 공연

KCCoC Thursday Concert Series “Mozart in the Morning” It has been a difficult year for live performances due to pandemic. Korean Cultural Center of Chicago’s, “Mozart in the Morning” concert will resume in person for the music lovers on second Thursdays in September and October at 11am at the Korean Cultural Center of Chicago Gallery. 팬데믹으로 라이브 공연이 힘들었던 한해였습니다. 시카고한인문화회관에서 “모짜르트 인 더 모닝” 목요 음악회 가을시리즈를 대면공연으로 시작하게 되었습니다. 9월 둘째 목요일 오전 11시에 문화회관 갤러리에서 음악애호가들과 만날 예정입니다. 9월9일: ”사랑이 너무 멀어” Distant Beloved 올해 3월 문화회관 유튜브 채널을 통해 동포사회에 소개된 “윤동주의 시와 음악” 에서 연주해서...

2021-2022 Junior Ambassador

2021-2022 Junior Ambassador

September 04, 2021 The Junior Ambassador of the Chicago Korean Cultural Center Student Volunteer Group started volunteering for the 2021 Fall semester on September 4th. The volunteer group consists of 11 students from middle school to high school and will volunteer for the next 10 weeks.   시카고한인문화회관 학생봉사단 Junior Ambassador가 2021 가을학기 봉사를 9월 4일에 시작하였다. 이번 봉사단은 중, 고등학생 11명으로 구성되어 앞으로 10주간의 봉사를 하게 된다.

2021 Book Discussion in August

2021 Book Discussion in August

August 21, 202 The second session of the Cultural Center Library Book Discussion program was “When Breath Becomes Air”. The book is about Paul Kalanithi, a young 36-year-old neurosurgeon, who struggled with death of patients with fatal brain injuries, who was also diagnosed with terminal lung cancer. A moving true story of a doctor’s final two years of his life.   문화회관 도서관 Book Discussion 프로그램 두번째 시간은 “숨결이 바람 될 때”였다. 이 책은 신경외과 의사로서 치명적인 뇌 손상 환자들을 치료하다가 자신도 폐암 말기 판정을 받고 죽음을 마주하게 된 서른여섯 젊은 의사 폴 칼라니티의 감동적인 실화이다.

Busan Jung-Bench Table 부산정 평상

입추 지난 지 한참인데, 올해는 긴 여름이라 참 좋네요. 부산정에 새로 생긴 평상에서 시원한 화채라도 먹어야 할 것 같습니다. Junior Ambassador로 봉사하고 있는 학생의 멋진 프로젝트입니다.

The 5th New Artist Competition Exhibition

The 5th New Artist Competition Exhibition

The 5th New Artist Competition, sponsored by the Korean Cultural Center of Chicago, awards ceremony and opening reception were held at the Cultural Center Gallery on Saturday, August 14 at 5:00 p.m. The New Artist Competition, the second competition since the Covide-19 pandemic, featured professional and non-professional Korean artists from all over the United States, with a total of 52 pieces of artworks. The artworks submitted were more unique and varied than the previous years, and each artist’s reverence, family, and dedication and love for art were expressed enthusiastically. Most notably, the participants were of a broad range of ages,...

2021 Korean Traditional Art Summer Special Classes

2021 Korean Traditional Art Summer Special Classes

 2021 여름 한국전통공방 특강 Korean Quilt: July 14 & 21, 2021 Paper Jewelry Box: July 19 & 26, 2021 During the Summer, Cultural Center held traditional craft workshop classes where each class had a maximum of 10 students, one session per week for two weeks. Many students participated as it was during Summer break. The ‘Jogakbo’ quilt, donated by Hanbok Technology Institute USA, class was slightly difficult as it was the first time hand sewing for some, but everyone successfully completed the work creating unique individual ‘Jogakbo’. In the ‘Hanji Jewelry Box’ class conducted by Hanji craft artist Seonju So, everyone created a...

11th Anniversary Celebration 시카고한인문화회관 11주년 개관 기념식 및 이사장 이, 취임식

11th Anniversary Celebration 시카고한인문화회관 11주년 개관 기념식 및 이사장 이, 취임식

June 27, 2021 The Korean Cultural Center of Chicago’s 11th anniversary celebration was held on June 27 at the Cultural Center Museum. More than 90 members of the cultural center including officers, directors, and officials have attended the event, as well as a number of mainstream figures, including Congressman Brad Schneider and Mayor of Wheeling, Pat Horcher. President of Bisco, Byung-In Seo said, “We believe that Bisco Hall architectural donation will benefit many Koreans and foreigners, and I am extremely pleased to be able to help”, requesting for more active interest, participation, and support from the community. In addition, an inauguration...