Discovering Korea with CNU
A Summer Travelogue By Mia Montes Time and time again, you hear the marvels of traveling while you’re young. As a 20-year-old American who had seldom left California, my experiences … Read More
Gwangju’s October Festivities
Chungjang Festival & Busking World Cup By Chung Hyunhwa October is a beautiful festive month with its cool and dry air after the heat and humidity of summer. Generosity is … Read More
Flower Pot Pentagons, Numerical Sequences, and Phosphorescent Strings
Biennale 2024 Artist Kim Hyeong Suk By Kang Hyunsuk (Jennis) The 15th Gwangju Biennale is opening this month: September 7. Along with its main exhibition halls, it features 31 “pavilions” … Read More
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