Published by the Gwangju International Center since 2001
EXHIBITIONS Special Exhibition in Celebration of the ACC’s 10th Anniversary: “Masters of New York: The Generation of Mark Rothko, Jackson Pollock, and Krasner” 2025 ACC Focus “Ryoji Ikeda” *This exhibition … Read More
We welcome this month and the August issue of the Gwangju News with “heated” applause! Of course, one would expect nothing less than “heated” as the mercury hits 35°C on … Read More
80 Years of Liberation August 15 marks the 80th anniversary of Korea’s liberation from Japanese colonial rule in 1945. This year, the city of Gwangju observes the day with deep … Read More
By Park Yeonju This summer, from June 26 to July 1, the Gwangju International Center carried out a public diplomacy project in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia. A group of 28 Gwangju citizens … Read More
By Park Yeonju In 1945, a cheer echoed throughout the land. Korea had finally escaped the sorrow of losing its nationhood and welcomed the complete restoration of independence. Gwangbok-jeol, which … Read More
By Park Nahm-Sheik Uldolmok (울돌목) is a wild whirlpool of a strait off the coast of Haenam on the southwestern tip of the Korean Peninsula. To be more precise, it … Read More
By Michael Attard The independent country of Iceland lies in the North Atlantic Ocean between the Greenland Sea and the Norwegian Sea. Situated just below the Arctic Circle at 66 … Read More
By Neha Bisht As summer reaches its peak, the city of Busan transforms into a lively coastal celebration with the return of the Busan Sea Festival (부산 바다축제). Held every … Read More
