2011 Donghwa Arts & Craft Fair

"Beauty of Asian Brush Stroke"― Calligraphy & Asian Brush Painting Exhibit

Winners of 2011 Asian Traditional Performing Arts Competition

2011 Asian Traditional Performing Arts Competition

2011 Chuseok Korean Tea Ceremony/ Lecture

Fundraising Event "Exhibition of Po Kim Art Works"

The 3rd American Youth Calligraphy & Asian Brush Painting Competition

One Book, One Dream
For the Children & Youth Korean Book Library in the USA

Donghwa Cultural Foundation is launching the Korean book donation event for the Children
& Youth Korean Book Library in the USA.

We accept any used or clean Children's or Youth's books or magazines in Korean, Korean
DVDs or CDs, etc. We welcome any individuals' or groups' donation and volunteering.

HOW: Visit Donghwa Cultural Foundation or
contact us via telephone 201-871-3033 or
email donghwaculture@gmail.com

WHEN: March 21st ­ April 30th , 2011

Organized by Donghwa Cultural Foundation

DOWNLOAD BOOKS AND MATERIALS DONATION FORM

March 10th, 2011

Deadline:
June 25th, 2011 (USA)
July 9th, 2011 (Int'l)

2011 Donghwa: East Meets West International Essay Competition

Topics (Select 1):

1. Discuss your interest in Korean/Asian traditional/ popular culture and analyze its impact on your cultural awareness of other countries.
2. Discuss the effect of Eastern Culture on Western Culture and explore how each has engaged each other and the resulting transformations in the 20th Century and their impact on the 21st Century.
3. Discuss your cultural identity and how that has affected your involvement in your community and your understanding of Korean culture.

Division:

1. High School grades 9th (including incoming 9th grade in fall, 2011) -12th
2. College/University (including senior in spring, 2011)

Qualifications:

1. All High school and Undergraduate students whose nationality is not Korean or who is permanent resident outside of Korea
2. School standing requirement (proof of enrollment)
3. The candidates for award recipients will be requested to submit all necessary documents to prove their qualifications.

Entry Fee: 15 dollars
Check: Make a check payable to Donghwa Cultural Foundation
Credit card: Contact us at 201-871-3033 or email us to donghwa.essay@gmail.com

Download The Entry Form (PDF or DOC) to fill it in and send it to donghwa.essay@gmail.com.

Essay Requirements:

1. Essay must be written in English, typed double space with 12 points Times New Roman or an equivalent font sizes. Margins should be one inch all sides.
2. Essay must be minimum 800- maximum1000 words for high school students and minimum 1200 – maximum 1500 words for undergraduate students.
3. Type the number of the chosen topic on the top of the essay. However, do not type contestant name throughout the essay (including the essay content).
4. The contestant's entry form and essay must be submitted electronically by 17:00 p.m.(Eastern Time) on June 25th , 2011. Those who submit outside of the USA must send their entry form and essay by 17:00 p.m. (Eastern Time) on July 9th, 2011.

Entry Deadline:
All submissions must be emailed by June 25th 2011 to donghwa.essay@gmail.com. All international submissions (outside of the USA) must be emailed by July 9th 2011 to donghwa.essay@gmail.com.

Announcement of winners: Monday, August 15th 2011
Award Ceremony at Donghwa: Saturday, August 27th, 2011
Prizes:

• One Grand Prize: A round trip air ticket to Korea and an accommodation in Seoul, Korea
• Two Gold /Silver/ Bronze Prizes from each High School and Undergraduates: scholarship
• Special Awards: Consulate General Award, The Korean Daily Award, University of Pittsburgh Award
  
  There will be also an opportunity of posting works at Donghwa's web site and publishing at local news papers.

Organizer: Donghwa Cultural Foundation, Inc.
Sponsors: The Ministry of Culture, Sports & Tourism of the Korea Government, Overseas Korean Foundation, Korean Cultural Service NY, Asiana Airlines, Hotel Shilla, The Korea Daily, University of Pittsburgh

*All entries will become the property of Donghwa Cultural Foundation. The winning entries may be displayed and published by Donghwa Cultural Foundation.

Download Flier
Download Information (English, Korean)

The 3rd American Youth Calligraphy & Asian Brush Painting Competition 2011

Date: Saturday, April 30th, 2011 10:00 am- 12:15 p.m.
Participants: All American Children from 1st to 12th grade and college students
Division: Calligraphy (10:00-11:00 am), Asian Brush Painting (11:15 am-12:15 pm)
Qualifications:

1. A participant whose nationality is not Korean or who is permanent resident outside of Korea.
2. School standing requirement (proof of enrollment)
3. The award recipients will be requested to submit all necessary documents to prove their qualifications.

Entry Fee: 20 dollars
Check: Make a check payable to Donghwa Cultural Foundation, Inc.
Credit card: Contact us at 201-871-3033 or email us donghwaculture@gmail.com
Venue: Donghwa Cultural Foundation, Inc. 49 Honeck Street, Englewood, NJ 07631
Registration: Monday March 28th – Saturday, April 9th (via email only)

Download The Entry Form to fill it in and send it to donghwaculture@gmail.com.

Mail Submission: Participants whose locations do not allow participating in person (except NY, NJ, and CT residents) may submit their works and the fee via mail delivered by April 30, 2011. The assignment will be announced on our webpage on Saturday, April 23rd.

Prizes:

• One Grand Prize: A round trip air ticket to Korea
• Two Gold /Silver/ Bronze Prizes from each category of Calligraphy and Asian Brush Painting: scholarship

All winners will also be given an opportunity of exhibition at Donghwa Cultural Foundation in August, 2011 to share their work s and excellence with families, friends and community members.

Announcement of winners: May 9th 2011
Awards Ceremony at Donghwa: May, 2011 (TBA)
Organizer: Donghwa Cultural Foundation, Inc.
Sponsors: The Ministry of Culture, Sports & Tourism of the Korea Government, , Korean Cultural Service NY, Korean Times, Korean Air

Download Flier PDF

All entries will become the property of Donghwa Cultural Foundation, Inc. The winning entries may be displayed and published by Donghwa Cultural Foundation, Inc.

Award Ceremony of 2010 DongHwa East Meets West Essay Competition

2010 Winter Art Bazaar with arts workshops

2010 Asian Traditional Performing Arts Competition

View Details      Print an Apply Form

DongHwa East Meets West Essay Competition

View Details      Print an Apply Form

June 5, 2010

Bazaar With Special Workshop!
(Korean Traditional Arts and Crafts, Pottery, Jewelry, and Foods 6/5 10 Am - 4 Pm)
Donghwa is holding a cultural bazaar that will offer interesting opportunities to get a taste of the Korean culture. Such opportunities involve displays of traditional food, artwork, and trinkets that were made by our very own faculty.

April 28, May 5, 2010

Maedup Workshop (Korean Traditional Knotting)!
Donghwa had a Spring Special Workshop that introduces Korean knotting - Maedup. Ms. Kyungwon Lee, who is on the faculty of Donghwa and is also a Maedup researcher, is going to teach how to make the Dragonfly Maedup, among 33 other traditional knotting skills.

Feb 21, 2010

Lunar New Year Parade in Chinatown!
Girls in the traditional Korean dance class from Donghwa Cultural Foundation practice their routine before the start of Lunar New year Parade in New York, Feb. 21, 2010. Throngs of people gathered in the streets of Chinatown in lower Manhattan to mark the start of the Lunar New Year and the start of the Year of the Tiger.

Let's Learn Korean with Drama Making!

Donghwa 2010 Korean Language Program starts on January 16th (Saturday) at 10:00 AM

Level: Beginner (3-6yrs, and 7-11yrs) and Intermediate

On every Saturday from 10am to 12pm starting on the 16thth of January, Donghwa offers 2-hour Korean Language class for all levels. This class designed for children from pre-K to K12 to learn Korean Language with unique teaching applications from Drama/Acting to make a class more interesting and effective. During first hour class, you will learn the vocabulary, grammar and conversation whereas you, on the second hour class, will play acting/drama games or make a group drama to practice contents, which you learned in the earlier class.  Early registration is required.  Please let us know if you are interested in any programs at Donghwa.  Instructors for the Korean language class are all bi-lingual certified teachers, including Ms. Oh Yoon who is specialized in Drama acting and making and Ms. Banya Cho who is specialized in both Korean and Chinese Characters.

Donghwa Cultural Foundation, Inc starts its spring 2010 semester program on the 11th of January with interesting programs, including Calligraphy, Brush Painting, Korean Painting, Korean Music (Kayageum and Janggo), Korean Dance, Korean traditional knotting, Chinese Characters, Paper Folding, Korean Chess, Abacus and Korean Language for children and adults.

49 Honeck Street, Englewood, NJ 07631  Tel: 201-871-3033 (PDF Flier)

New Publication by Donghwa Cultural Foundation, Inc (Donghwa East Meets West, Korean Lifestyle and Arts)

Andrew N. Cho
Calligraphy & Brush Painting Exhibition at Donghwa Gallery

Opening reception: October 24th, 4:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Place: Donghwa Gallery - 49 Honeck street, Eglewood, NJ 07631 (201) 871-3033
Exhibition Time: October 24th to November 13th
Monday through Saturday, 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM

July 18, 2009 - Current

CYS (Calligraphy Youth Society) at Donghwa Cultural Foundation, Inc.

Date/Time: Every Saturdays at 12:30 pm
Participants: Open to All ages from K-12th grade
Place: Donghwa Cultural Foundation, Inc. 49 Honeck Street, Englewood, NJ 07631
Fee: Free
Contact Information: www.donghwaculture.org / donghwaculture@gmail.com
Tel)201-871-3033

July 16, 2009

Kid's Drama Workshop

Learning Korean Language
Date: July 16 (Thur), Aug 17 (Fri)
Time: 10-11 AM
Place: Donghwa Cultural Foundation, Inc. 49 Honeck Street, Englewood, NJ 07631
Fee: $ 30

Traditional Korean Music Workshop

Eunju Kang(Percussion Instrument: Janggo), Junghee Oh(String Instrument: Kayageum)

Cultural Events

Dongji, Winter Solstice Festival

We, Donghwa Cultural Foundation, Inc. (DCF) would like to invite you to "Connection to Arts and Culture @ Donghwa - Dongji" on Tuesday, December 22nd (7:00PM) at DCF, 49 Honeck Street, Englewood, NJ 07631

Date: Tuesday, December 22nd, 2009
Time: 7:00 PM
Location: Donghwa Cultural Foundation, Inc. (DCF), 49 Honeck Street, Englewood, NJ 07631

"Connection to Arts and Culture @ Donghwa - Dongji" will be a wonderful experience to learn and develop a greater appreciation for Korean culture and arts.

To sign up, please contact us by December 15th of 2009, either by phone at 201-871-3033 or via email at donghwaculture@gmail.com. Looking forward to have you and your families at Donghwa.

KOREAN MUSIC and DANCE

Enrich your understand of Korean arts and culture with this elegant music and dance performance.

Date: Saturday, October 31, 2009
Time: 2:00 PM
Location: Flushing Auditorium, 41-17 Main Street, Flushing (718) 661-1229

Chuseok (Tea Ceremory and Making Rice Cake)

In celebration of Chusek - a day of celebrating for a good harvest, Donghwa invites you and your families to Connection to Arts and Culture @ Donghwa on Saturday, October 3rd at 4:30 PM.

Early registration is required by September 28th
by email donghwaculture@gmail.com or phone: 202-871-3083

Let’s Experience! with children from Baedani Church

Learning about Korean culture and arts, including Calligraphy, Pottery and Drum

Donghwa Competition

Donghwa American Youth Calligraphy & Korean Brush Painting Competition 2009

Organizer: Donghwa Cultural Foundation, Inc.
Supporters: Korean Cultural, New York Cultural Service, The Korean Times, Korean Air
Date/Time: Saturday, August 15, 2009  9:30 am-2:00 pm
Participants: All American Children From Kindergarten to12th grade
Fees: $20
Place: Donghwa Cultural Foundation, Inc.

Out-reach program and performances

Korean tea Ceremony & Lecture at Northern Valley Regional High School

Donghwa’s outreach program to provide an opportunity for students to experience tangible Korean culture, an aspect of culture that may be difficult to directly experience from only literature.

11th Asian American Heritage Festival, Kensinco Dam Plaza

Performance by Junghee Oh:Pansori and Donghwa Childern진s Kayageum Byungchang Ensemble:Folksongs

Asian Cultural Festival at Metropolitan Museum

Performance by Junghee Oh:Pansori, Eunju Kang:Salpuri Dance, Donghwa Children진s Dance Group: Geummu

점Do you know Hanbok?졈 at Bradley Public Library, NJ

Learning about Korean Traditional Coustume, Hanbok and Making Hanbok with paper folding art. ? Lecture by Youngmi Ha

Donghwa Spring Concert

Jaesook Moon and Songjuk Ensemble from Korea

Corporate Outreach program: State Farm-International Food & Arts Expo

Performance by Junghee Oh(Kayageum Byungchang) and Workshop by Kyungwon Lee(Traditional Knotting)

점Do you know Hanbok?졈

Learning about Hanbok for Korean Language Class students at St. Joseph Palisades High School. Lecture by Mijeong Lee(Paper Folding Arts) and Youngmi

2009 Lunar New Year Festival Parade in Flushing, NY

Performance by Donghwa Children진s Drum Dance Group Sponsored by State Farm Insurance Company