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Remembering the Sewol – the campaign’s next phase

event date Sat 17 Aug 2019 posted

This month Remembering Sewol UK is moving from their regular location at Trafalgar Square, where they have had a monthly presence for over five years, to New Malden – London’s ‘Koreatown’. They will be providing leaflets, yellow ribbons and badges to the public and engage in conversation with those who are interested in or affected … [Read More]

2019 Independence Day Korean Festival in New Malden

event date Sat 17 Aug 2019 posted

The celebrations by the Korean community are often a word-of-mouth thing. Everyone knows they’re going to happen — at least, everyone in the Korean community — but no-one seems to want to publicise it to non-Koreans. So credit to Wook Kim for posting a video about the upcoming New Malden celebrations on Facebook. The festivals … [Read More]

Liverpool Biennial seeks emerging Korean curator

posted updated 12 Feb 2022 by Philip Gowman 2 minute read

An interesting opportunity for an emerging Korean curator to work on the 2020 Liverpool Biennial: Curatorial Fellowship Dates: October 2019 – 2020 Location: Liverpool Hours: 37.5 per week Total fee: £22,000 Application deadline: 1 July 2019 Liverpool Biennial, working in collaboration with Arts Council England and Arts Council Korea, is offering an exciting opportunity for … [Read More]

Korean bands at Liverpool Sound City

event date 03 May - 05 May 2019 posted

The Liverpool Sound City website is, less than two weeks before the event, a bit light on detail as to the Korean bands attending and exact timing of the gigs. However, based on hearsay, some Facebook posts, a tweet from a record label and creatively joining the dots, the following bands (at least) should be … [Read More]

Korean bands at The Great Escape 2019

event date 09 May - 11 May 2019 posted

Brighton’s The Great Escape has now announced the detailed schedule for the 2019 Festival, and if you want to catch four Korean bands at once your best bet is Patterns Upstairs during the day on Saturday 11 May. But there are other appearances too. Here are the details of the four Korean and one UK/ROK … [Read More]

Kingston School of Art and Royal School of Needlework collaborate with Hanbok Advancement Centre

posted updated 12 Jan 2022 by Philip Gowman 4 minute read

The first stage of an innovative collaboration between the Hanbok Advancement Centre, Kingston School of Art and the Royal School of Needlework had its first public exhibition last week at Kingston University’s Stanley Picker Gallery. The collaboration was the brainchild of Justina Jang, who through Korean British Cultural Exchange shares Korean culture with London and … [Read More]

Hanbok-inspired fashion on show in Kingston University

event date 12 Mar - 16 Mar 2019 venue Stanley Picker Gallery posted

An international project in which the Royal School of Needlework collaborated with the Korean Hanbok Advancement Centre, KBCE and Kingston University, has offered a unique opportunity for students to create exhibitable works which creatively reinterpreted elements of the traditional Korean dress (Hanbok) using both traditional and contemporary hand embroidery techniques. The finished pieces by Kingston … [Read More]

Korea Day in Sheffield

event date Sun 10 Mar 2019 venue Octagon Centre posted

Last year’s Korea Day in Sheffield was such a success that they’re doing it again! Korea Day in Sheffield Sunday 10th March 2019, 12-5pm Octagon Centre | Clarkson Street | Sheffield S10 2TQ Tickets £5 | Buy tickets here Please retain your email confirmation of booking. Any food and photo purchases are charged separately. We … [Read More]

The Kimjang Project is officially launched

posted by Philip Gowman 2 minute read

The Kimjang Project launched yesterday in New Malden with congratulatory messages from the Mayor of Kingston Thay Thayalan and the local MP Sir Ed Davey among others. The project celebrates the various aspects of kimjang, for example the communal character of kimchi-making and its health-giving properties. New Malden, sometimes known as New Mal-dong (뉴몰동), as … [Read More]

[Liverpool] Yunchul Kim in Broken Symmetries at FACT

event date 22 Nov - 03 Mar 2019 posted

Yunchul Kim is participating in a group exhibition in Liverpool, showing the work that was recently on display in the KCC (apart from one item which unfortunately got damaged). Broken Symmetries 22 November 2018 – 3 March 2019 FACT | 88 Wood Street | Liverpool L1 4DQ | www.fact.co.uk Galleries open Tue – Sun 11:00 – 18:00 Yunchul … [Read More]

Little Pyongyang Screening with Q+A with Mr Choi

event date Mon 03 Dec 2018 posted

Join the Korea Future Initiative and Connect: North Korea on Dec 3rd for the first screening of ‘Little Pyongyang’ to feature a Q&A with the documentary’s star, Mr Choi Joong-hwa. The screening will take place in New Malden Methodist Church. Doors open at 7.15pm. Tickets in advance are £5; £7 on the doors. Proceeds will … [Read More]

In pictures: Kingston Korean Harvest Fest 2018

posted updated 15 Sep 2019 by Philip Gowman < 1 minute read

The weather wasn’t very kind to the organisers and visitors for the 2018 Chuseok celebrations in Kingston’s market square. But still there was an enthusiastic turnout, especially for the Kpop performances. LKL managed to make it towards the end of the afternoon, which means we missed the opening ceremony with the Korean ambassador and Ed … [Read More]