Upcoming Events – July 2026

The ACC’s Let’s Play: Pros and Cons Collection

• Dates: July 11 & 12 (Sat. & Sun.)
• Times: Sat. 11:00 a.m. & 7:30 p.m., Sun. 2:00 p.m.
• Venue: ACC Children’s Cultural Center, Children’s Theater
• Admission: Ages 5 and up, Ages 6–8 recommended
• Tickets & Info: ACC Foundation homepage, 1899-5566
• Overview: A whimsical world unfolding at the end of a clown’s tightrope and on sophisticated machinery through Tightrope Performance and Sudden Start.

Gwangju City Theater Company Traveling Play Series: Oscar and Grandma Rose

• Date: July 25 (Sat)
• Time: 5:00 p.m.
• Venue: ACC, Art Theater 2
• Tickets & Info: Yes24, Gwangju Arts Center 062-415-1820
• Overview: A heartwarming and humorous touring play based on Eric-Emmanuel Schmitt’s novel about a terminal boy who learns to live his final 12 days to the fullest – each day representing ten years – by writing letters to God.

ACC Theater for All: Yaho Yaho Echoing Dance

• Dates: July 3 & 5 (Sat. & Sun.)
• Times: Fri. 11:00 a.m. / Sat. 11:00 a.m., 3:00 p.m. / Sun. 2:00 p.m.
• Venue: ACC Children’s Theater
• Admission: Neurodiversity children aged 6 to 10
• Tickets & Info: ACC Foundation homepage, 1899-5566
• Overview: An interactive performance where children and dancers co-create art in real time. Transforming the stage into an open playground without fixed rules, this immersive experience invites young audience members to roam freely, interact with objects, and express themselves through movement and sound.

Gwangju City Korean Traditional Music Orchestra’s 149th Regular Concert: Suri Castle

• Date: July 16 (Thu.) Time: 7:30 p.m.
• Duration: 90 minutes
• Venue: Gwangju Arts Center, Grand Theater
• Tickets & Info: ticket.gjart.kr, 062-613-8243
• Overview: Conducted by Park Seung-hee, this performance honors the legendary master singer Lim Bang-ul (1904–1961) and features a diverse lineup of guest artists, including a soprano, a pansori singer, and traditional instrumentalists.

2026 Byun Jin-sub National Tour Concert: Byuncheonsa Season 2.5 – “Time Travel”

• Date: July 19 (Sun.) Time: 6 p.m.
• Duration: 120 minutes
• Venue: Gwangju Arts Center, Grand Theater
• Tickets & Info: Ticketlink, Good Choice 1833-4581
• Overview: This nostalgic two-hour performance offers audiences a musical time travel through the legendary ballad singer’s iconic hits, and enduring voice.

ACC Brunch Concert Plus: Docent Lee Chang-yong’s “Greek and Roman Mythology Meets Classical Music”

• Date: July 29 (Wed.)
• Times: 11:00 a.m. & 7:30 p.m. Venue: ACC, Art Theater 2 Ages: 7 and up
• Tickets & Info: Advance reservations (ACC website); 1899-5566
• Overview: The moment thousands of years of love stories from Greek mythology come back to life through classical melodies.
  

ACC Choice: Touching Play – “Coming Back”

• Dates: July 11 & 12 (Sat. & Sun.)
• Times: Sat. 3:00 p.m., 7:00 p.m., Sun. 2:00 p.m., 6:00 p.m.
• Duration: 100 minutes Venue: ACC, Art Theater 2 Tickets & Info: ACC
• Foundation homepage, 1899-5566
• Overview: A deeply moving play depicting the protagonists’ wounds and reconciliation.

ACC International Exchange Special Exhibition: Jamil Prize – “Moving Images”

• Dates: May 28 – August 23
• Times: (Tue.–Sun.) 10:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m., (Wed. & Sat.) 10:00 a.m. – 8:00 p.m. (Closed every Monday)
• Venue: ACC Creative Culture Center Complex, Exhibition Hall 6
• Admission: Free to all ages
• Overview: The 7th Jameel Prize exhibition, “Moving Images,” is an international touring exhibition, showcasing innovative digital and video works that reinterpret Islamic culture, history, and contemporary society.
  

ACC Thematic Exhibition: “Cosmo, Asia, People”

• Dates: May 14 (Thu.) – August 23 (Sun.)
• Times: (Tue.–Sun.) 10:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m., (Wed. & Sat.) 10:00 a.m. – 8:00 p.m. (Closed every Monday)
• Venue: ACC, Creative Culture Center Complex, Exhibition Halls 3 & 4
• Participating Artists: 30+ artists from across Asia and beyond, including Latif Mohidin and Georgette Chen.
• Overview: Starting with Lee Ungno’s ink drawings, this exhibition explores #Cosmo, #Asia, and #People to reimagine humanity in a planetary age. It bridges cosmological mystery and non-Western sensibility to move beyond anthropocentrism, awakening our capacity to dream differently.

ACC Film & Video: “Asia, The Apparatus”

• Dates: March 19 – September 27
• Times: (Tue.–Sun.) 10:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m., (Wed. & Sat.) 10:00 a.m. – 8:00 p.m. (Closed every Monday)
• Venue: ACC Creative Culture Center Complex, Exhibition Hall 2
• Admission: Free to all ages
• Overview: Using moving images as apparatus, this exhibition reconstructs the history and collective sensibility of communities through the interwoven processes of documentation, representation, and rewriting.

The Giver: “The Machines We Call Media”

• Dates: May 16 – July 19 Time: (Tue.–Sun.) 10:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m., (Wed. & Sat.) 10:00 a.m. – 8:00 p.m. (Closed every Monday)
• Venue: ACC, Creative Culture Center Complex, Exhibition Hall 5
• Overview: Inspired by The Giver, this exhibition explores the shift toward a machine-led memory culture, where media acts as a precise and colossal transmitter of shared human history beyond the limits of emotion.

ACC News Museum: Steidl Book Culture Gwangju

• Dates: April 23 – October 5 Times: (Tue.–Sun.) 10:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m., (Wed. & Sat.) 10:00 a.m. – 8:00 p.m. (Closed every Monday)
• Venue: ACC, N:NEWS
• Inquiries: 070-8834-1113
• Overview: With 110,000 cumulative visitors in Seoul and Busan, Steidl Publishing House steadfastly upholds the passion and craftsmanship for paper books.

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Amy Park is a content producer and the program officer for the ALRC Korea, based in Gwangju. She helps build the organization’s foundation and supports new efforts in human rights advocacy and resource sharing.