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Registration is now open to New York-area K-12 educators for Silla Korea: The Silk Road’s Unknown Key Player. Join Dr. Cornelius Chang, Art Historian and former Director of the Graduate Program of Chinese Art and Archaeology at Columbia University, as he speaks about the historical significance of Sŏkkuram Grotto, an 8th century man-made cave in Kyŏngju, South Korea. Sŏkkuram exemplifies the interaction of Roman technology and Indian Buddhist art that created the distinctive style known as Gandhāra. Mrs. Rachel Song, a New York City educator and collaborator with Yo-Yo Ma’s Silk Road Project, will lead a Classroom Activities Workshop to help teachers utilize the day’s materials in their schools. Ms. Luz MacManus, Program Officer for Korean Studies, will explain how Silla Korea relics reveal substantial archaeological evidence of Korea’s trade relations with Silk Road cultures.

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Korean Studies Conference
for
K-12 Teachers in the Greater New York Area

Tuesday, November 8th, 2011
9:00 AM-3:00 PM

Free Event: Early Registration Requested

SCHEDULE
8:30 AM - 9:00 AM		Registration/Breakfast
9:00 AM - 11:00 AM		Sŏkkuram: Innovative Use of Roman Technology and Indian Buddhist Art in 8th Century Korea Cornelius Chang Former Professor of Art History and Archaeology Columbia University
11:00 AM-11:30 AM		Break
11:30-12:30 PM		Classroom Activities Workshop Rachel Song NYC School Teacher P.S. 161 Pedro Albizu Campos
12:30-2:00 PM		Korean Lunch (provided)
2:00-3:00 PM		Relics of Silla Korea: A Window Into Silk Road Cultures Luz MacManus Program Officer, Korean Studies The Korea Society

Please contact Luz MacManus at (212) 759-7525, ext. 309.

About the Presenters
Dr. Cornelius Chang received his Ph.D. at Columbia University where he taught and served as Director of the Graduate Program of Chinese Art and Archaeology. After the Cultural Revolution in China, he was invited by the Chinese government to re-establish the program in Graduate Studies in Art History at the Central Academy of Fine Art in Beijing where he taught as Visiting Professor. He has lectured extensively at international conferences including: the Inaugural Conference of Dunhuang Studies at Urumqi, China; at the International Conference on Asian and North African Studies [ICANAS] in Mexico City on the subject of 4th Century Chinese Calligraphy; in Toronto Canada on the subject of Yunkang Caves; and in Budapest Hungary on the subject of Hye Cho and Sŏkkuram. In Fall 2010, he was invited to lecture at the International Conference «Byzantium» at the University of Cologne, Germany on the subject of the Interaction between Buddhist Art and Byzantine Art.

Rachel Song is an artist and educator with ten years of experience in the field of education. Her research interests include testing fun activities that are deeply meaningful for students, which provide opportunities for both intensive skills development as well as creative growth. Currently a teacher for the New York City Public Schools, she has also worked for the City College of New York as an Adjunct Lecturer, and other regional community colleges, schools, and institutions. Recent educational projects include collaboration with the Silk Road Project’s NYC Pilot Program, from 2009-2011.

Luz MacManus joined The Korea Society in 2009 as Executive Assistant to the President. In 2011, she became a Program Officer for Korean Studies. Prior to this she worked for over a year as an intern in the Development department. Ms. MacManus graduated from New York University in 2009 with a BA in East Asian Studies and History.