If you live in Gwangju or Jeolla province and are looking for a way to meet foreigners or just get involved, make sure to check out these May happenings at the Gwangju International Center.
GIC Talk Schedule
May 1: No GIC Talk – May Day
May 8: My Life in Gwangju Art Show
May 15: The Worst Place on Earth: Living and Working in Antarctica (Speakers: Austin Lewis & Mesa Schumacher)
May 22: The plight of refugees and the international community’s effort to protect them (Speaker: Anne Mary Campbell, Representative, The UN Refugee Agency )
May 29: Specialist Training Project for Intl. Exchange (STPIE) Project Review ( Speakers: 2nd STPIE Trainees )
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Gwangju International Center May Concert
Raising funds to protect refugees
Date: 7: 30 p.m., May 22
Small Theater, Gwangju Art & Culture Center
Unam-dong, near the Biennale (Bukmun-ro #328-16, Unam-dong, Buk-gu).
Bus 16, 18, 27, 51, 58, 84, 85, 95, 192 (Front gate of Gwangju Art and Culture Center)
Collaborator: The UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR)
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Funds raised will go to UNHRC which distributes funds to several causes.
For more information, please contact GIC at 062-226-2733/4 or visit website www.gic.or.kr.
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My Life in Gwangju art show and reception
Come and join the celebration for the “My Life in Gwangju” art show and opening reception, May 8th from 3pm – 5pm at the GIC. Over the course of 3 months 12 members of the Gwangju community have been gathering to make, discuss and share their art about life in Gwangju. The group is comprised of individuals from Korea, Canada, South Africa, India and America; both teachers and students, professionally trained and self taught, the artists work reflects a diversity of people, experience and expression. The group show will include a variety of painting, drawing, collage and photography. Come on out on May 8th to see the work, meet the artists and learn more about upcoming art opportunities at the GIC.
Facilitator: Sarah Epp
Members: Alva French, Bae Sang-don, Debra Josephson, Doug Stuber, Jennifer Yamane, Lisa Mynhardt, Mandy Facer, Maria Lisak, Moon So-eun, Shilpa Rani
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GIC Korean Language Classes
3rd Session Schedule
▣ Weekdays Classes
Period: May 10th – June 25th
(Twice a week for 7 weeks)
• Class Hours: 10: 30 am – 12:30 pm (2Hours)
Beginner 1-1
Monday & Thursday
서강한국어 1A (textbook)
Beginner 2-1
Monday & Wednesday
서강한국어 1A & B (textbook)
Advanced
Wednesday and Friday (changed from before)
서강한국어 3A
• Tuition Fee: 80,000 won (GIC membership fee: 10,000won/6 months and textbooks excluded)
▣Saturday Classes
• Period: May 15th – June 26th (Every Saturday for 7 weeks)
• Class Hours: 10: 30 am ~ 12:30 pm
Beginner1
서강한국어 1A (textbook)
Beginner2
서강한국어 1A (textbook)
Intermediate2
서강한국어 1B (textbook)
• Tuition Fee (Saturday Class): 50,000won
(GIC membership fee: 10,000won/6 months and textbooks excluded)
* The tuition fee is non-refundable after the first week.
** A class may be canceled if less than 5 people sign up.
