Arts & Culture Programs

2026 Gala

2026 Annual Gala

2026 Van Fleet Award Honoree
JENSEN HUANG
Founder & CEO
NVIDIA

This year, the Korea Society is honored to announce the 2026 Van Fleet Award recipient is Jensen Huang, Founder and CEO of NVIDIA, in recognition

Hong Seon Jang | Minor Landscaping

September 10-December 5, 2025 | Opening Exhibition: Wednesday, September 10, 2025 | 5-7 PM |Image courtesy of the Artist | With his installations, Hong Seon

Ed Park: An Oral History of Atlantis with Mira Jacob

  A deadpan, wildly imaginative collection of stories that slices clean through the mundanity and absurdity of modern life, An Oral History of Atlantis is

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Author Talks: Cheon Seon-Ran

SICA A bestseller in Korea, The Midnight Shift by Cheon Seon-Ran is a biting, fast-paced vampire murder mystery exploring queer love and the consequences of loneliness.

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Julia Riew & Brad Riew @ The Strand

Author Photos Ramona Park & Marcos Ramirez Join us for an in-person event at The Strand with debut authors Julia Riew and Brad Riew for

Author Talks: Kyung-Ran Jo

Author Photo © Park Jae-hong “A memorable existential tale.” —Publishers Weekly An atmospheric, melancholic novel about a successful sculptor who decides to commit suicide by

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Artist Talk: Kyungmin Park & Jinsik Yoo

Courtesy of Artist |  Through figurative sculpture, two Korean-born artists transcend language and cultural barriers to tell their personal stories and express emotions that resonate

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From POW Camp to Muralist: The Untold Story of Lee Qoede

Join Korean art historian and curator Jinyoung Jin as she reveals the fascinating life and art of Lee Qoede (1913–1965), a groundbreaking twentieth-century Korean painter

Future Present: Contemporary Korean Art with Andy St. Louis

  Join Andy St. Louis for an in-depth exploration of South Korea’s burgeoning art scene and the most intriguing artists who are at the forefront

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Writing YA Novels with Claire Ahn and Kat Cho

  Young adult literature is rapidly becoming one of the most popular genres in publishing today. Also increasingly visible are YA novels featuring Asian American

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Women in Food Media

There are many Korean American voices within food media nowadays, and many more women on editorial mastheads. But, what is it like to navigate this

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