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A Day in the Leeum Samsung Museum of Art in Seoul, South Korea

On October 23, 2023, in the finest autumn afternoon weather in central Seoul city, about 200 multicultural families, foreign nationalities, and international students from 20 countries were to set foot to visit one of Seoul’s contemporary artwork avenues, the Leeum…

Bharat Mata Pujan to Showcase the Legacy, Culture, and Traditions of the Land

The art connoisseurs along with the patriotic citizens in the far eastern part of Bharat (India) gather at the Chandmari AEI field in Guwahati on 19 October (1 Kati of 1430 Bhaskarabda) for a five-day festival to celebrate the legacy,…

Anak Datu: Myth, Memory and History Interweaves and Stages a Tale for Peace

To hear the kulintang, gongs, and drums play is enough to connect you and me to our Muslim brothers and sisters living in Mindanao. To see and hear their heartfelt stories of what happened during the Mindanao war, in song…

Elunio M. Faraon & Jericho S. Faraon: Timeless Art Exhibit Father & Son Featured Artists

by Genevieve Balance Kupang   “The heart of a father is the masterpiece of nature.” -Antoine Francois Prevost The Malabon Artists’ 2023 Timeless Art Exhibit, Series Two This second series of The Malabon Artists’ Timeless Art Exhibit features the remarkably gifted…

The Healing Role of Art: TR310 Offers Space for Reflection and Renewal

As we emerge from the darkness of recent challenges, we are faced with the task of rebuilding our lives and our communities. In the face of adversity, we have seen the power of the human spirit to adapt and overcome.…

Yongsan-based foreign artists celebrate ‘Joyous Itaewon’

The Yongsan Spring International Art Exhibition invited 77 visual artists, including 32 foreign residents of Korea, to display their works for “Joyous Itaewon 2023,” which officially opened for public viewing on May 8 and was held until May 12 at…

Song for the dearly departed, Adrian Jones

Elegy and eulogy by critic and curator Marian Pastor Roces for an artist He entitled an exhibition “Songs for the dearly departed:” his elegiac installation for the long-deceased composer and proto-ethnomusicologist Percy Grainger. For it, he made an overlarge concrete…