'Craft Week' Postponed to Autumn Due to COVID-19 Impact

[Asia Economy Reporter Jonggil Lee] The Korea Craft and Design Cultural Promotion Agency announced on the 28th that it will postpone the annual spring event, "Craft Week," to the fall in order to prevent the spread of the novel coronavirus infection (COVID-19). "Craft Week" is a craft culture festival that aims to revitalize both craft culture and regional culture simultaneously. Last year, 340,000 people participated nationwide. This year, it will be held for ten days from September 18 to 27 at Culture Station Seoul 284.

As a pre-event next month, the Korea Craft and Design Cultural Promotion Agency will hold "Da Hamkke Chacha茶," which reexamines traditional tea culture in a modern context. A venue will be set up in Jangseong, Jeollanam-do, where participants can experience tea leaf picking (chaeyeop) and tea making (jeda). To prevent the spread of COVID-19, general public participation will not be accepted. The event will be conducted on a small scale with participating artists, and the footage will be released online.

An exhibition will also be held at Boan Inn in Tongui-dong, Seoul, showcasing portable tea sets and works from Baekamyo, Huimyo, Nosandobang, and other young craft artists. Collaborators include Kim Yumi (ceramics), Baek Kyungwon (ceramics), Yoo Namkwon (lacquer), Kim Junsu (leather), Lee Yoonjung (metal), and Lee Jiwon (weaving). In the summer, craft culture events will be held in nature in the Gangwon region, and in the fall, the atmosphere will be enlivened with craft culture events inside traditional Korean houses in Andong Hanok Village.

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