Published by the Gwangju International Center since 2001
GMA first opened its doors on August 1, 1992, and since that day, it has made a special purpose of preserving what Gwangju stands for. Every exhibition that comes through the museum places special emphasis on the theme of social justice. The curators at GMA work to bring socially conscious art work to the museum to reflect the themes that Gwangju is known for: art and human rights.
This is the Gwangju Korean Learners’ Club (GKLC), and the woman is Doaa Ghareeb. She’s not imposing, but Doaa’s clearly in charge.
Jino’s Garden is located in the heart of downtown. Gabriel Ward gives a tour of this Italian eatery.
Doug Stuber gave us a preview of the 2012 Gwangju World Music Festival.
Visiting new restaurants is always pleasing, and there are a lot more fabulous places you can eat in at nice prices, especially during lunch hour in Gwangju. Now, are you ready for your happy lunch? Bon Appetit!
There are currently over 80 other endangered species living in Korea, most of which are birds, though there are also the more exotic leopards and Asiatic black bears.
As with so much else, the swastika, or man (Hangul: 만, from 만자) is said to have arrived in Korea with the Buddha, who supposedly bore the sigil upon both his heart and his feet.
Gabriel has been living in Gwangju since mid 2009. He has always had a wide appreciation of the arts, but it was only at the beginning of 2012 when he really started to enjoy photography as a hobby.