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Category: Crafts

V+A Hallyu! family events

event date 13 Feb - 17 Feb 2023 posted

Make-it: Korean Calligraphy Take part in this families workshop and find out more about Korean Calligraphy. Monday 13 – Tuesday 14 February 2023, 10.30 – 16.00 Venue: Art Studio, Learning Centre £15 | book here Join artists Kilchan Lee and Taeyoung Lee as you experiment with Korean calligraphy. Have a go at mastering the Korean … [Read More]

Exhibition visit: Silent Mind, at Cromwell Place

posted by Philip Gowman 3 minute read

Lloyd Choi has a regular stable of artists whose body of work you can enjoy at her gallery’s exhibitions: as the work becomes more familiar, it somehow becomes more desirable. But she does not stand still. She gradually introduces new artists into her roster – as she did with the minhwa-decorated ceramics of Lee Geum-young … [Read More]

Silent Mind: an exhibition by Lloyd Choi Gallery

event date 14 Sep - 25 Sep 2022 posted

An exhibition for London Design Festival 2022, running as alongside the V+A’s Korean exhibition ‘K-Wave’ (September 2022 – June 2023). The included works consider the meditative aesthetic of Korean craftsmanship, exploring how this can help us all find tranquility and consolation in turbulent times. The exhibition title reflects the calm and mindful status of the maker-artists, whose … [Read More]

Expanding Horizons: Contemporary Glass from South Korea, Japan, China and Taiwan (in Stourbridge)

event date 26 Aug - 01 Oct 2022 posted

Expanding Horizons is an invitational exhibition by 34 artists from Korea, Japan, China and Taiwan. The Festival Committee spent over two years researching artists and seleected work we considered to have technical excellence and creative expression across a range of different glass techniques. Artists were invited to submit one large or three smaller pieces to … [Read More]

Hanji: Paper Compositions, at the KCC

event date 10 Jun - 13 Aug 2022 posted

The Korean Cultural Centre, UK presents Hanji: Paper Compositions, an exhibition that explores the possibilities of traditional Korean paper, or hanji. The exhibition approaches hanji as a versatile material, and features the work of over 20 internationally recognised and emerging artists whose mastering of various hanji techniques allows them to push the boundaries of making … [Read More]

Korean crafts at Collect 2022

event date 24 Feb - 27 Feb 2022 posted

Collect returns to Somerset House later this month. Han Collection will be there with their tempting array of ceramics from Icheon, while Lloyd Choi Gallery represents a broader range of crafts from across the country. In addition, expect to find the occasional Korean artist represented by non Korean specialist galleries: for example: Cube Gallery will … [Read More]

Korean galleries at Collect 2021 (online edition)

event date 26 Feb - 02 Mar 2021 posted

COLLECT moves online this year, 26 February – 2 March 2021. There are some lovely Korean pieces to see thanks to the commitment of three galleries, and images of the items are online now. Lloyd Choi Gallery is participating remotely from Jeju Island, and their physical exhibition there stays open until 15 March. Details and … [Read More]

Korean crafts at Collect 2020

event date 27 Feb - 01 Mar 2020 posted

COLLECT, the International Art Fair for Modern Craft and Design is at Somerset House from 27 February – 1 March, 2020. Tickets available here. Opening times: Thu 27 Feb – 11.00-17.00 | Private View Thu 27 Feb – 18.00-21.00 | Fri 28 Feb – 11.00-18.00 | Sat 29 Feb – 11.00-18.00 | Sun 1 Mar … [Read More]

Exhibition visit: Najeon and Ottchil, at Asia House

posted by Philip Gowman 2 minute read

The current exhibition at Asia House, featuring exquisite work by contemporary master craftsmen and women, celebrates 70 years of diplomatic relations between the UK and the Republic of Korea. Najeon is the craft of decoration using mother of pearl, usually made from abalone shells, while Ottchil is the craft of creating objects out of lacquer. … [Read More]

Korean Traditional Hand Embroidery Workshop at KCC

event date Wed 06 Nov 2019 posted

Wednesday 6 November 2019, 7pm @ KCCUK Register here Application deadline: 30 October 2019, 5pm The Korean Cultural Centre UK is proud to announce a new Korean cultural course this autumn. The Application Deadline is 30 Oct 2019 17:00. Jasu (hand embroidery) dates back to the prehistoric era when humans first started to make clothes. … [Read More]