2019 Chuseok Celebration – A Holiday for Giving Thanks

2019 Chuseok Celebration – A Holiday for Giving Thanks

September 15, 2019 Around 200 Korean Culture fans got together to celebrate Korean Thanksgiving “Chuseok”, one of the biggest holidays in Korea. Attendees learned how to make “Songpyun”, Korean Thanksgiving rice cake and taste tested their own creations, and got to taste Korean holiday foods and deserts. Attendees participated in a Chuseok game of tug of war and “Ssireum”, traditional Korean wrestling. They also enjoyed a round of dance and performance with “Gang-gang-Sullae” and “Samulnori”.   시카고 한인문화회관과 시카고 한인여성회가 2019년 9월 15일 오후 2시 문화회관 제1행사장과 부산정 정원에서 마련한 ‘제2회 추석행사’에는 외국인 100여 명을 포함해 모두 150여 명이 참석해...

Journey to Korea at Open Center for the Arts

Journey to Korea at Open Center for the Arts

Korean Cultural Center Pop Up Museum   Date: 8. 29. 2019 Pop Up Museum: 8/29 ~ 9/5 Gallery:  8/29 ~ 9/26 Location: Open Center for the Arts (2214 S. Sacramento Avenue, Chicago, IL 60623) Pop Up Museum was an event prepared by Open Center for the Arts, which is in our Mexican community, to share the Korean culture. Each year, one of the countries is the main focus for this event and in 2019 the focus was on Korea. In 2018, Cuba was in the spotlight with Journey to Cube Experience. Open Center for the Art hosted and Korean American...

50th Exhibition Art in out time 2019  시카고 미술협회 50회 정기전

50th Exhibition Art in out time 2019 시카고 미술협회 50회 정기전

Happy July for all of us, just the picturesque scenery of the blue summer sky, the Korean Art Association in Chicago would like to be with you in its 50th exhibition. Beginning in 1985, the Korean Art Association in Chicago, there are respected senior artists who have led to love and countless efforts over the past 33 years. In such a culture, we want to make another beautiful memory with our art culture brand, which supports each other and communicates in the common language of painting. We hope you can get away from your busy daily routine and enjoy a...

Korean Cultural Center of Chicago’s 9th Anniversary Celebration  한인문화회관 9주년 기념식 및 이사장 이 취임식

Korean Cultural Center of Chicago’s 9th Anniversary Celebration 한인문화회관 9주년 기념식 및 이사장 이 취임식

A ceremony to mark the ninth anniversary of the opening of the Korean Cultural Center of Chicago and the departure of its chairman was held on June 30 with 190 people gathered at the center. The ceremony opened with a celebratory performance of Chicago Cultural Center Pungmul School and then starting with the president, “Yoon-tae Kim’s welcoming speech, “Sung-bae Lee,” chairman of the Korean American Association in Chicago, and congratulatory remarks by Mayor Patrick Hawker. “Angela Oh,” a lawyer working in California, gave lectures under the theme of “Emergence, Co-creation, and Transcendence.” Then, a celebratory performance by male members of...

KCCoC attended 125th Anniversary parade of Wheeling town   풍물학교와 함께 윌링타운 125주년 기념 퍼레이드 참가

KCCoC attended 125th Anniversary parade of Wheeling town 풍물학교와 함께 윌링타운 125주년 기념 퍼레이드 참가

On Sunday, June 23, Northwest suburb Wheeling Town held a parade to celebrate its 125th anniversary. On this day, about 50 community groups from North Gate Parkway to Wolf Rd. Chicago Cultural Center of Chicago received a lot of applause as it marched along with the exciting music of the Poongmul School in order 30 times. 6월 23일 일요일, 북서부 서버브 윌링 타운이 125주년 기념 퍼레이드를 펼쳤다. 이날 50여개의 커뮤니티 단체들이 North gate Parkway 로부터 Wolf Rd.까지 행진했는데 시카고 문화회관은 30번 순서로 풍물학교의 신나는 풍악과 함께 행진하며 많은 박수 갈채를 받았다.

Village of Wheeling, 125th Anniversary Parade

Village of Wheeling, 125th Anniversary Parade

2019년 6월 23일 북서부 윌링 타운이 125주년 기념 퍼레이드를 펼쳤습니다. 이 날 50여개의 커뮤니티단체들이 North gate Parkway에서 wolf road까지 행진했는데 시카고 한인 문화회관은 30번째 순서로 풍물학교의 신나는 풍악과 함께 행진하여 많은 박수갈채를 받았습니다. 발런티어로 활동하시며 우리 전통문화를 알리는 일에 시간과 노력을 아끼지 않으시는 풍물학교 단원님들 감사드립니다 Korean cultural center of Chicago, along with KCCoC Pungmul School, attended the 125th anniversary parade in the city of Wheeling on June 23, 2019.

Scholarship from SAIC and KCCOC   장학금 전달식

Scholarship from SAIC and KCCOC 장학금 전달식

Scholarship delivery ceremony On May 20, a scholarship ceremony was held at the Gallery of the Korean Cultural Center in Chicago sponsored by artists from SAIC. Lee In-hye, David Huh, Won Hye-ri, and Min Ye-ji, a Korean artist who graduated from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, selected two high school students who are talented in art and delivered it on May 12 for a scholarship. Lee Ga-eun is currently in the ninth grade of Stevenson High School, and Han Hyo-ri is in the 11th grade of New Trier High School. The Korean-American Cultural Center in Chicago will...

한인문화회관 전통혼례 체험

지난 5월 28일 시카고 한인 문화회관에는 제임스 엔 갬블 몬테소리 고등학교(James N Gamble Montessori High school)의 한국어 반 학생들이 방문해서 한국 전통혼례를 재현하며 직접 참여하는 시간을 가졌다. 학생들은 신랑, 신부, 혼주 들의 역할을 정하여 문화회관에서 마련한 모든 소품을 사용하여 진행된 혼례 절차에 열성적으로 참여했다. 이들은 혼례복, 혼례상등 색다른 결혼식을 사진에 담으며 흥미를 보였다. 앞으로 한인문화회관은 전통혼례 체험을 정규프로그램화하여 보다 많은 미국인들에게 한국의 전통 혼례식을 선보일 예정이다.

Experience Korea Day

Experience Korea Day

2019.5.29 “Experience Korea Day” Sponsored by 250 Korean students from 10 Midwestern American Schools (mainly the Korea Institute of Education) 2019년 5월 29일 시카고 한인 문화회관과 한국교육원이 주최하는 “한국체험행사”에 중서부 미국학교 한국어반 학생들이 참석했다. 250여명의 학생들은 준비된 여러 이벤트를 즐기고 한국음식을 먹으며 다채로운 시간을 가졌다.