Dano Festival
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Hi y'all! Gateway Korea Foundation is partnering with the Saint Louis Art Museum for their annual Dano festival! Come join us to explore a traditional Korean holiday and Korean culture through art, performance, and discussion.
Schedule of Events:
5:30 pm, Auditorium lobby
Opening reception with light refreshments and music by St. Louis Youth Ambassadors
6 pm, The Farrell Auditorium
Welcome from Jessica Kennedy, educator, adult learning and Access for All program director at SLAM; and Jina McAtee, Dano chair at Gateway Korea Foundation and board of directors member
6:05 pm, The Farrell Auditorium
Performance: Landscape and Desire by Janet Park, performance artist
6:15 pm, The Farrell Auditorium
Joining the New World: Modernity in Korean Art, a presentation by Yeonsoo Chee
7 pm, The Farrell Auditorium
A conversation, What Is Colonial Art? and Q&A with Yeonsoo Chee, moderated by Philip Hu, SLAM’s curator of Asian art.
7:30 pm, The Farrell Auditorium
Closing remarks by Jina McAtee. Korean National Treasures: 2000 Years of Art will be available for purchase at the Museum Shop. Yeonsoo Chee will be available to sign books in the auditorium lobby until 7:50 pm.