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Korean Traditional Paper Folding Workshop

A CCPL 2024 Summer Learning Challenge Program!

2024-06-15 14:00:00 2024-06-15 15:00:00 America/New_York Korean Traditional Paper Folding Workshop P.D. Brown Memorial Branch -

Saturday, June 15
2:00pm - 3:00pm

Add to Calendar 2024-06-15 14:00:00 2024-06-15 15:00:00 America/New_York Korean Traditional Paper Folding Workshop The Korean American Cultural Arts Foundation will present a hands-on workshop: "Korean Traditional Paper Folding" P.D. Brown Memorial Branch -

The Korean American Cultural Arts Foundation will present a hands-on workshop: "Korean Traditional Paper Folding"

Join the Korean American Cultural Arts Foundation for a workshop on a Korean art form based around folding paper! Participants will learn how to transform a flat piece of paper into a finished piece of art through folding techniques.

Seol Gyeong is a Korean paper decoration which was used in traditional Korean shamanic rituals. The mulberry paper was folded and cut in various ways, and it makes a splendor appearance when it is opened. Patterns are usually carved out or cut out of white Korean paper with a knife or scissors, and the shapes of natural objects such as flowers are added. In addition, shapes such as Buddha, locks, and wire mesh, or geometric patterns with symbolic meaning are used. In this workshop, you will create decorative works based on lotus patterns and you will experience a different field of traditional Korean crafts.

About the Instructor: Jihwa Artist Seok Yong Lee, Executive Director of Korean American Cultural Arts Foundation.                                          

Artist: Joo Hwan Lee 

Executive Director of Korean American Cultural Arts Foundation

Joo Hwan Lee is a traditional Korean Jihwa (paper flower) artist. Master Lee is designated as Gyeonggi intangible cultural heritage No. 63 Jihwajang function holder and also inscribed on the UNESCOs representative list of the intangible cultural heritage of humanity in 2009. Lee was born in 1967 and became a monk when he was young. His dharma name is Seok Yong.

As a Buddhist cultivation, Seok Yong put all his efforts to make traditional paper flowers from the scratch and achieved the national master level. Lee received numerous prizes and recognitions including Korean National assembly citation, U.S. Member of Parliament award, etc. 

He has held many invited exhibitions and taught Jihwa classes in Kyung Sung University and Kum Kang University in Korea.

The Korean American Cultural Arts Foundation is a non-profit, 501(c)(3) organization. The mission of Korean American Cultural Arts Foundation is to expose Korean cultural art and heritage to citizens of the United States and to sustain the creative development of artists. The KACAF provides outreach to public libraries in the Maryland, Virginia, and Washington DC areas. The goal of the KACAF education programs is to provide people of all ages with knowledge about traditional Korean art and music, as well as opportunities to have hands-on experiences with master artists from the Republic of Korea.

Established in 2005, KACAF is a non-profit 501c(3) foundation officially licensed by the U.S. government and is affiliated with the National Endowment for the Arts, the Maryland State Arts Council, and Charles County.


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