Exhibitions & Performances

February Events 2025

Gwangju News

MUSIC CONCERTS                          

Candlelight Concert: Joe Hisaishi’s and Timeless Composers’ Masterpieces

The magic of a multi-sensory experience of music in an inspiring atmosphere, surrounded by candles and flowers.

  • Date: February 23, 2025 (Sun.)
  • Time: 4:00 p.m. (Joe Hisaishi’s masterpieces), 7:30 p.m. (Timeless composer’s masterpieces). (Running time: 65 min.)
  • Venue: ACC Art Theater, Theater 2
  • Admission: A seats 55,000; B seats 44,000; C seats 33,500.

 EXPERIENCES                              

ACC Asia Art Experience

Indonesian CraIs: Understanding of Baltic Culture (Instructor: Hwang Yeji)

  • Date: February 6–12 (Wed.– Wed.)
  • Time: 2:00–4:00 p.m., 7:00–9:00 p.m. (One session only per person).
  • Venue: ACC Cultural Information Center, B2 Cultural Education Room 1
  • Admission: Free (Parking tickets not included).
  • Reservations: Asia Culture Center website.
  • Age Requirement: Adults
  • Inquiries: 062-601-4324

The Garden Cultures of Asia (Instructor: Kang Yeonja)

  • Date: February 19 (Wed.)
  • Time: 2:00–4:00 p.m., 7:00–9:00 p.m. (One
  • session only per person).
  • Venue: ACC Cultural Information Center B2 Cultural Education Room 1
  • Admission: Free (Parking tickets not included).
  • Reservations: Asia Culture Center website.
  • Age Requirement: Adult
  • Inquiries: 062-601-4324

 EXHIBITIONS                               

Companionship Exhibition “Canvas and Harmony”

Jointly hosted by the National Asian Culture Center Foundation (ACCF) and the Gwangju Fine Arts Association, celebrating the spirit of connection and collaboration among local Gwangju artists.

  • Date: December 20, 2024 – February 23, 2025 (Sun.)
  • Venue: Asia Culture Center Archive & Research, Bamboo Garden
  • Admission: Free
  • Age Requirement: No restriction.
  • Inquiries: 1899-5566

ACC Future Prize 2024: Kim Ayoung’s “Delivery Dancer’s Arc – Inverse”

Traditional cosmologies and time systems that have gradually faded with the advent of Western modernization, seeking to revive them through contemporary art narratives.

  • Date: Until February 16, 2025
  • Times: Tuesday–Sunday: 10:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m.
  • Wednesday & Saturday: 10:00 a.m. – 8:00 p.m.
  • Closed on Mondays. Venue: ACC Cultural Creation Center Complex Exhibition Hall 1
  • Admission: Free
  • Age Requirement: All ages. Inquiries: 1899-5566

Asia Culture Museum Collection Series:

“Mithila Paintings”

  • Date: Until March 9, 2025 (Mon.)
  • Times: Tuesday–Sunday: 10:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m.
  • Wednesday & Saturday: 10:00 a.m. – 8:00 p.m.
  • Closed on Mondays. Venue: Asia Culture Center Archive & Research, Asia Culture Museum
  • Admission: Free
  • Age Requirement: No restriction. Inquiries: 1899-5566

ACC FOCUS – Koo Bohnchang: The Look of Things

About 160 works and 200 archive materials that include Koo’s Objects series (“DMZ,” “Blue and White Porcelain,” “Mask” [14 in total], the unreleased video work “Korea Fantasy,” and works from Koo’s collection).

  • Date: Until March 30, 2025 (Sun.)
  • Times: Tuesday–Sunday: 10:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m.
  • Wednesday & Saturday: 10:00 a.m. – 8:00 p.m.
  • Closed on Mondays. Venue: ACC Cultural
  • Creation Center Complex Exhibition Hall 3 & 4
  • Admission: Free

Yang Hong Gil’s Solo Exhibition

  • Date: Until February 16, 2025
  • Venue: Gwangju Arts Center (광주 예술의 전당)
  • Admission: Free
  • Age Requirement: All ages. Inquiries: 062-613-8357

Gwangju Culture & Arts Support Project: Desire Instead of Hope

  • Date: Until March 2, 2025
  • Time: 10:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m.
  • Venue: Gwangju Museum of Art, Exhibition Halls 3 & 4 (광주시립미술관)
  • Admission: Free Inquiries: 062-613-7100

Song Philyong – Straight Sound

  • Date: Until April 27, 2025
  • Time: 10:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m.
  • Venue: Gwangju Museum of Art, Exhibition Halls 5 & 6 (광주시립미술관)
  • Admission: Free Inquiries: 062-613-7100

Invitational Exhibition for Young Artists: Between Reality and Rationality

  • Date: Until February 16, 2025
  • Time: 10:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m.
  • Venue: Ha Jeongwung Museum (하정웅미술관)
  • Admission: Free
  • Inquiries: 062-613-7100

ACC Archive Exhibition: Park Joyeol and Soldier’s Mementos

An archive exhibition of the late playwright Park Joyeol.

  • Date: Until March 23, 2025 (Sun.)
  • Times: Tuesday–Sunday: 10:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m.
  • Wednesday & Saturday: 10:00 a.m. – 8:00 p.m.
  • Closed on Mondays. Venue: ACC Special
  • Exhibition Room 2
  • Admission: Free
  • Age Requirement: All ages. Inquiries: 1899-5566

SPECIAL EVENT                                                                                      

Nam-gu District Office: Traditional Bean Paste-Making Day

  • Date: To be announced in early February.
  • Venue: Gwangju Bean Center (광주콩종합센터), 101-1 Apchon-dong
  • Admission: 125,000 won (5 kg of bean paste [doenjang] and 2 liters of soy sauce [ganjang] included; delivery fee paid separately on arrival during August or September, when ready.)
  • Inquiries and Reservations: 062-385-0455

Compiled by Chung Hyunhwa.