· Special Lecture Series on Korean Culture for Foreigners [On-going]
Hollym Corp., Publishers has been releasing books on Korea since 1963 and now is to hold public lecture series on Korean culture--Korean food, Korean paintings, and hanok (Korean traditional house), which foreigners are mostly interested in. We hope anyone who loves Korea could enjoy these series of lectures and get a greater chance to better approach to the genuine beauty of the country.
Lecture #1 Thursday, April 26, 2012, at 1-4pm
Korean Flavors : Spring Greens Bibimbap & Azalea Hwajeon
Lecturer: Dr. Yoon Sookja
Director of Institute of Traditional Korean Food/Tteok Museum
Professor, Department of Traditional Cuisine, Baewha Women's College
Chairperson, National Culinary Professor Association
Examiner £¦ Judge for the National Culinary Examination
Culinary Industrial Technician and Culinary Expert
Culinary Master Examiner
Lecture #2 Saturday, June 23, 2012, at 2-3:30pm
The Ethos of Koreans as Expressed in Late Joseon Paintings:
Portraiture, Landscapes & Genre Paintings
Lecturer: Dr. Yi Song-mi
Professor Emerita of Art History at the Academy of Korean Studies
She has been a member of the National History Council of Korea and has served as the President of Korean Art History Association. Overseas she is a member of the editorial board of Archives of Asian Art. In February, 2001, she held the 21st Franklin Murphy Lectureship at the University of Kansas. Professor Yi was educated at Seoul National University (B.A.), the University of California at Berkeley (M.A.), and Princeton University where she received a Ph.D. degree in Art History.
Lecture #3 Saturday, June 23, 2012, at 3:30-5pm
The Hanok Architecture in Rhythm:
Spirit of Traditional Korean Housing & Its Contemporary Adaptation
Lecturer: Chief Carpenter, Jo Jeon-hwan
Coordinator of Yiyeon Hanoak
2012 Refurnished Asia Culture Development Institute
2011 Designed Green Hanoak booth at the Seoul Housing + Deco Fair
2009 Hanstyle Expo advisory member, installed Hanoak booth
2008 Planned & Directed Nam June Paik Art Center Exhibition Halls
2007 Designed Hotel Millenium Palace in Gyeongju
2006 Coordinated Gangjin promotion booth at the UNESCO headquarters in Paris
1997 Joined Gyeongbokgung Palace Heungnyemun Gate repair plan
Lecture #4 TBD
Appreciation of Korean Paintings with Five Senses:
Celebrating Publication of Special Lecture on Korean Paintings
*More lectures on Korean culture forthcoming!
Join!
All interested are welcome to attend the event and first comers are given FREE PASS with prior registration. Sign up NOW by emailing us your name and contact information at info@hollym.co.kr.
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Ask for more information through info@hollym.co.kr and we will forward full contents of the lectures.
· Power Bloggers’ Power Review! [On-going]
We're seeking power bloggers who are interested in writing about the impression of Hollym's recent release "Special Lecture on Korean Paintings" on English-language based web blogs. If you had read the book and thought of posting about it on your blog, contact us at info@hollym.co.kr and we offer one of our titles, plus free ticket to the lecture on Korean paintings which we're planning to invite during the year. |
