Those Were the Days, New Year Luck... BNK Busan Bank Invites to Art Festival

Yeonhwa Workshop
"2025, Fortune’s New Year Paintings" Exhibition Opens

BNK Busan Bank (President Bang Seong-bin) has sent out an invitation to citizens for a 'Feast of Art.'

On the 4th, Busan Bank announced that it has prepared an exhibition to deliver artistic inspiration at the 'BNK Busan Bank Gallery' in Sinchang-dong.

The exhibition "2025, Fortune’s New Year Paintings" by Yeonhwa Workshop will be held until the 6th. Sehwa refers to paintings drawn during the Joseon Dynasty to celebrate the New Year and ward off disasters. These paintings carry the meaning of preventing misfortune such as diseases or calamities and wishing for good luck throughout the year.

This exhibition is essentially an event that recreates the Joseon Dynasty custom of drawing such paintings, exchanging them, and greeting each other for the New Year.

From the 7th to the 13th, the Shin Gwang-su solo exhibition will showcase works expressing the symbolic meaning of pine trees and the forms and colors of the human inner self. The artist’s works are expected to resonate deeply, as they contain messages reflecting on human existence within social and cultural contexts, beyond mere visual beauty.

From the 14th to the 21st, the Ban Hye-kyung solo exhibition will present works that reinterpret seasonal changes from the artist’s perspective. The emotional depth is conveyed through the subtle harmony of colors and forms that capture the natural beauty felt within the changing seasons.

The Exhibition of Harmony in Diversity will be held from the 24th until the 4th of next month. Featuring three artists active in Korean painting, crafts, and Western painting, this exhibition offers a special opportunity to appreciate a variety of artworks where tradition and modernity blend. Each artist will showcase a unique artistic world through different techniques and styles.

Kim Yong-gyu, Head of the Management Strategy Group at Busan Bank, said, “We hope art naturally blends into people’s daily lives,” adding, “We will strive to spread the value of culture and art.”

Since opening the BNK Busan Bank Gallery in 2011, Busan Bank has provided over 340 free rentals and supports exhibitions with a dedicated curator. Applications for using the BNK Busan Bank Gallery can be made through the Busan Bank Gallery website.

The exhibition "2025, Haengun-ui Sehwa Napsio" held at BNK Busan Bank Gallery.

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