 
Join the Children's Museum of the Arts (CMA) and The Korea Society for a celebration of Korean art and culture.
This festive day will feature a Korean folk tale reading from guest storyteller Heinz Inzu Fenkl, as well as dance and drumming performances by the Korean Traditional Performing Arts Association, and workshops with calligrapher Sungsook Hong Setton. A CMA Teaching Artist will also lead projects inspired by Korean culture and tradition. Open to all families with children, ages 4-14 years old, $10/person.
CMA Multicultural Festival Series
Saturday, May 1st @12 - 5 PM
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December 11, 2009
Evans J.R. Revere, president of The Korea Society, spoke to 600 students about Asia and Korea at the East-West School of International Studies in Flushing, New York on December 11. After a tour of the school that included a Korean drumming demonstration by students, Revere met with 16 student ambassadors who were studying Chinese, Japanese and Korean. Revere, who is fluent in all three languages, discussed his 35-year career as an American diplomat and one of the U.S. Department of State's leading Asia experts. Revere answered student questions and encouraged them to continue their studies. Teachers reported that the visit had been inspirational for a number of students. One student wrote: "I am very thankful for this invaluable opportunity to listen to your experiences and challenges as a top U.S. official and diplomat. Your encouragement and appraisal of our foreign language education inspired me to dedicate myself even more to developing a fluent level of the Korean language." |
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| November 22, December 4, 11, 12, 2008
Artist and calligrapher Sung-Sook Hong Setton visited five schools in the greater New York area to introduce students to the art of Korean brush painting and calligraphy. At the workshops, students were provided with rice paper, brushes and ink and instructed in traditional Korean brush painting and calligraphy. Students learned how to use basic Korean brushstrokes and by the end of the session were able to paint pine trees along with the Korean characters for the phrase "only when winter comes do people really realize the pine tree is green." The program venues and dates were as follows: Clinton Avenue Elementary School (November 22); John F. Kennedy Middle School (December 4); Norwood Avenue Elementary School (December 11); Half Hollow Hills High School West (December 11); and Comsewogue High School (December 12). |
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