The Asian Art Museum of San Francisco is hosting the Korean Foundation Korean Culture Day on September 17, 2011 from 11:00 am to 4:00 pm. As part of the festivities, which are free with museum admission, author Joan Schoettler will be on hand signing copies of Good Fortune in a Wrapping Cloth at 2:00 pm.
Here is what the Asian Art Museum says about the event:
And here is the day's schedule:
Here is what the Asian Art Museum says about the event:
Chuseok is the Korean holiday of the autumn harvest during the full moon, when people visit their hometowns and feast with family and friends. This family fun day for all ages offers docent tours, storytelling, food tastings, music, and art. Korean musicians Kang Eun-il & Haegum Plus will perform their "new music" for the first time in the Bay Area. Artists Shin Meekyung and Lee Kang Hyo will demonstrate new and traditional forms of ceramic art.
And here is the day's schedule:
| Explore and Join In | |
| Education Studios and North Court 12:00 noon-4:00 pm |
Watch two artists from Korea demonstrating new and old forms of Korean art! Shin Meekyoung uses ceramic forms and imagery as the inspiration for her soap sculptures, and ceramist Lee Kang Hyo follows ancient way of pottery making using a simple kick-wheel and red and white clay. Make an artwork to take home inspired by artists. |
| South Court 2:00-3:00 pm |
Meet the author of the new book "Good Fortune in a Wrapping Cloth". Joan Schoettler signs and discusses how she was inspired to write her book after viewing Korean wrapping cloths (bojagi) at the Asian Art Museum. The book is available for purchase at the museum store. |
| Korean Galleries and Resource Room | Pick up a copy of the Family Gallery Activity Guide for the Poetry In Clay exhibition, and learn to look at the artworks in a different way. |
| Learn and Discover | |
| Samsung Hall 12:30 and 3:00 pm |
Discover "New music" of Korea! Musical group Haegum Plus performs. Musical director Kang uses haegum, a two-stringed vertical fiddle-like instrument, along with guitar and keyboard, and fuses Korean music with jazz and western classical music. |
| Korean Galleries* 11:00 am and 1:30 pm |
Asian Art Museum's storytellers tell myths and folktales from Korea. Special 15 min. tour at 11 am for families with kids ages 3-6. |
| Korean Galleries* 11:30 am and 2:00 pm |
Join the museum's docents for a tour of new exhibition the Poetry in Clay with your family. |
| Korean Galleries* 2:30 pm (Korean only) and 4:00 pm (English only) |
Join the special tour of Poetry In Clay exhibition with Associate Curator of Korean Art, Hyonjeong Kim Han, and listen to her behind-the-scene stories. |
| Resource Room | Meet students from Oakland Korean School in Oakland and see their Youth Inspiration Artwork Display; play with IPads to checkout latest K-pop and other great videos from the Asian Art Museum. |
| South Court | Just for teachers! Learn about the museum's school programs and resources. Browse the museum's teacher education resources and pick up a poster. |
| Make and Do | |
| North Court 11:00 am-4:00 pm |
Make an artwork to take home! Get inspired by art in the galleries and enjoy fun art activities with your friends and family. |
| South Court 1:00 pm-3:00 pm |
Taste sweet rice called yaksik (or yakbap)! It is a sweet dish made by steaming glutinous rice with chestnuts and pine nuts, seasoned with honey, sesame oil, and soy sauce, generally eaten on traditional holidays as well as weddings and other festivities. |
| And More | |
| Museum Café and Outside | Korean tacos and more! San Francisco's Gourmet food trucks join the museum for the day's festivities. Also the museum's Café Asia offers affordable Asian-fusion dishes for the whole family. |
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