Mudeung-san’s Valley Invaders

GIC Eco-Tour Uproots Invasive Wingstem Wildflower By Isaiah Winters While I’ve long associated the Gwangju International Center’s “GIC tours” with packed buses headed on epic overnight journeys to distant islands … Read More

Public Service Packs Great Power!  

By Park Nahm-Sheik “Ask not what your country can do for you, ask what you can do for your country!” This statement was at the heart of an audacious experiment … Read More

GIC Hosts KOICA Fellowship Program

Human Rights Administration Enhancement in Asia By Diariatou Gaye The Gwangju International Center (GIC), in collaboration with the Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA), has launched the 2024 Capacity Building for … Read More

Meet the World in Gwangju

– Gwangju International Community Week– By Lee Hwadahm We are only one month away from one of the biggest events organized by the Gwangju International Center (GIC). This year’s Gwangju … Read More

Civic Space and Human Rights

The 14th World Human Rights Cities Forum By Diariatou Gaye Gwangju is once again set to take center stage in the global discourse on human rights as it hosts the … Read More

A Traditional Chuseok in Modern Korea

By Diane Dooley Tradition and Modernity One thing that has always fascinated me about Korea is the way tradition and modernity blend together in contemporary society. This juxtaposition is evident … Read More

UPCOMING EVENT

August 2024 MUSIC CONCERTS Gwangju City Changgeuk Company of Korea: Pansori 광주시립창극단 기획공연<판소리감상회> Date: August 28(Wed) Time: 7:30 p.m. Venue: Gwangju Arts Center, Small Theater Admission: All seats 10,000 won … Read More

Top of The Drop

By Daniel J. Springer This is our monthly installment of soon-to-drop and recently dropped releases from the music world. The best of the best that may not yet be on … Read More