May Culture & Art Project < Culture

The Encounter of May and Culture and Arts

May-related Exhibitions and Performances

The May Culture and Arts Project aims to spread emotional consensus through cultural understanding of the May 18 Democratic Uprising.

Project Content

1. May 18 Planned Exhibition
2. May 18 Culture and Arts Content Development

Current Status

1. Performance Status

Performance Status
Year	Official Name	Performance Content	Remarks
2022	42nd Anniversary of the May 18 Democratic Uprising Commemorative Performance	Performance of the first stage play dealing with the May 18 Democratic Uprising	1 performance, over 300 attendees
2020	40th Anniversary of the May 18 Democratic Uprising Special Performance	Performance at the historic site of May 18 (Old Jeonnam Provincial Office area)	2 performances, over 250 attendees

Performance Status
Year	Official Name	Performance Content	Remarks
2019	Support for May 18 Creative Plays	Support for plays and madang-geuk (traditional Korean outdoor theater) that inherit the spirit of the May 18 Democratic Uprising	Support for two teams, Shinmyeong and Tobagi
2018	1. May Culture and Arts Experience 2. May Road Culture and Arts Performance	Hosting of May plays and madang-geuk performances	1. Participation of 21 schools, over 2900 attendees 2. 11 performances, over 800 attendees
2017	1. May Culture and Arts Experience 2. Maple Flower Busking	Hosting of May plays and madang-geuk performances	1. Participation of 12 schools, 460 attendees 2. Participation of 26 teams, 300 attendees
2016	1. Healing Cinema Talk 2. ‘Maple Flower’ Busking Festival	Film talk show featuring films about the May 18 Democratic Uprising and busking performances themed around inheriting the spirit of May 18	1. 450 participants 2. Participation of 23 teams, 500 attendees
2015	1. May Pansori 2. Busking Festival	Pansori performance Busking performance themed around inheriting the spirit of May 18	1. 1 performance 2. 13 busking teams

Performance Status
Year	Official Name	Performance Content	Remarks
2014	1. May Traveling Performance 2. Support for May Creative Plays 3. May Culture and Arts Event 4. May Poetry Exhibition	1. Traveling performance at schools in various regions 2. Theatrical troupe Earari's “Byeonsageuk - Story of Rice Balls” 3. Kim Won-joong's Monthly Event 4. Kim Nam-joo Memorial Event	1. Participation of 10 schools 2. Approximately 450 attendees
2013	Support for May 18 Culture and Arts	Performance of the monodrama ‘The One-Eyed Clown’	2 schools, total 400 attendees
2011	May Festival	Madang-geuk, joint performances, etc.
2010	May Festival	Plays, story concerts, performances, etc.

Performance Status
Year	Official Name	Performance Content
2009	‘Nanjang·In·Free’	Human rights performances, plays, madang-geuk, concerts, pungmul parade, etc.
2008	‘Nanjang·In·Free’	Dance/ play/ music/ exhibition
2007	‘Nanjang·In·Free’	Gallery literary café/ people's songs/ dances from various Asian countries
2006	Gwangju Music Festival: From May to Unification
2005	Gwangju Music Festival: Echoes of Asia

2. Exhibition Status

Exhibition Status
Year	Official Name	Exhibition Content	Exhibition Period
2022	Youth Curator May 18 Planned Exhibition	Highlighting misconceptions and stigmas about Gwangju among the unexperienced generation	2022.5.4.~2022.6.8.
	May 18 Planned Exhibition [The National Anthem of That Day]	Joint project by the May 18 Memorial Foundation and KBS 'The National Anthem of That Day' video and May 18 documentary photos 'The Great Legacy'	2022.7.25.~2022.8.12. 2022.9.13.~2022.10.21.
	Nolpae ‘Shinmyeong’ 40th Anniversary Exhibition	Archive exhibition commemorating the 40th anniversary of Nolpae ‘Shinmyeong’	2022.8.1.~2022.9.30.
	May 18 Photography Special Exhibition	Photography exhibition featuring the historic site of May 18 (old Red Cross Hospital)	2022.11.7.~2022.12.4.
2021	Linked Exhibition with May Memory Storage	Highlighting the activities and perspectives of women and children during and after May 18	2021.11.10. ~ 2022.2.28
	May 18 Photography Special Exhibition	Photography exhibition featuring the historic sites of May 18	2021.10.5. ~ 2021.10.20
	Democracy Human Rights Peace Exhibition	Joint exhibition with Gwangju Museum of Art	2021.8.27. ~ 2021.12.5
	May 18 Planned Exhibition	An exhibition planned to reflect on the pain and distortion still present from May 18 by young artists who did not directly experience it	2021.8.20. ~ 2021.9.30
	10th Anniversary of the May 18 Archives UNESCO World Heritage Exhibition	Exhibition showing stories of May 18 participants through trial and oral records since 1980	2021.5.7. ~ 2021.6.30
2020	May 18 Planned Exhibition Korea Daily Photo Exhibition	Photo exhibition by the Korea Daily	2020.11.25. ~ 2021.2.24
	May 18 Photography Special Exhibition	Photography exhibition featuring the historic sites of May 18	2020.10.29. ~ 2020.11.13
	70th Anniversary of the Nogeunri Incident Touring Exhibition	Touring exhibition by the Nogeunri International Peace Foundation commemorating the 70th anniversary of the Nogeunri incident	2020.10.16. ~ 2020.10.25
	40th Anniversary of the May 18 National Archives Touring Exhibition	Exhibition of May 18 records held by the National Archives commemorating the 40th anniversary of the May 18 Democratic Uprising	2020.9.2. ~ 2020.10.11
	40th Anniversary Special Exhibition	Joint exhibition with Gwangju Museum of Art	2020.8.15. ~ 2021.1.31
	40th Anniversary of the May 18 People's Art Archive Exhibition	Exhibition of collected works from the May People's Art Archive	2020.5.6. ~ 2020.6.30
	May 18 Archive Exhibition	Exhibition of works themed around May 18	2020.2.12. ~ 2020.5.4

Exhibition Status
Year	Official Name	Exhibition Content	Exhibition Period
2019	Gwangju Museum of Art Collection Exhibition	Print exhibition of Gwangju Museum of Art collection themed around democracy, human rights, and peace	2019.12.25. ~ 2020.2.9
	Archive Exhibition	Exhibition introducing the Killing Fields of Cambodia in connection with May 18, highlighting human rights violations by state power	2019.8.1. ~ 2021.9.1
	Joint Exhibition with Gwangju Museum of Art, Democracy Human Rights Peace Exhibition	Exhibition of comics themed around the independence movement and the May 18 Democratic Uprising	2019.3.19 ~ 2029.6.30
	May 18 Picture Book	Exhibition of artworks based on the illustrations from the May 18 picture book	2019.5.3. ~ 2019.6.10
	May 18 Planned Exchange Exhibition	Exhibition of materials on civilian massacres by Koreans in the Vietnam War, reflecting on history and exploring the meaning of peace	2019.4.3. ~ 2019.4.30
	May 18 Planned Exchange Exhibition	Exhibition introducing the May 18 Democratic Uprising and the Jeju April 3 Incident	2019.2.28. ~ 2019.3.30
2018	Gwangju Museum of Art Collection Exhibition	Print exhibition of Gwangju Museum of Art collection themed around democracy, human rights, and peace	2018.12.19. ~ 2019.2.24.
	May 18 Planned Exhibition	Photography exhibition of the May 18 historic sites	2018.10.29. ~ 2018.12.16.
	May 18 Planned Exhibition	Photo exhibition by reporters Na Gyeong-taek and Lee Chang-seong documenting the events of May 18	2018.8.4. ~ 2018.10.28.
	Relay Art Exhibition of 100 May Spirits	Exhibition of relay artworks by 100 artists celebrating the spirit of May	2018.6.27. ~ 2018.7.30.
	Joint Exhibition with Gwangju Museum of Art	Introduction of artworks themed around social criticism and peace, and universal values of humanity through world print works	2018.5.10. ~ 2018.8.12.
	May 18 Picture Book Original Art Exhibition	Exhibition of original artworks and videos from artist Hong Seong-dam's	2018.4.12. ~ 2018.6.13.
	30th Anniversary of the Gwangju Hearings Archive Exhibition	Exhibition of records from the Gwangju Hearings held by KBS Gwangju, MBC Gwangju, and Hankyoreh Newspaper	2018.4.9. ~ 2018.5.11.
	Jeju April 3rd Planned Photo Exhibition	Photo exhibition themed around Jeju April 3rd	2018.3.1. ~ 2018.4.16.
2017	Gwangju Museum of Art Collection Exhibition	Exhibition of paintings themed around the Gwangju Democratic Uprising from the Gwangju Museum of Art collection	2017.12.1. ~ 2018.2.25.
	May 18, The Great Legacy	Photo exhibition by reporters Na Gyeong-taek and Lee Chang-seong documenting the events of May 18	2017.8.21.~ 2017.9.14
	Relay Art Exhibition of 100 May Spirits	Exhibition of relay artworks by 100 artists celebrating the spirit of May	2017.6.28. ~ 2017.8.19.
	May 18 Archive Exhibition <1997 Mangwol>	Exhibition of photo works recording the process of collecting remains of the May 18 victims ahead of the 1997 reburial	2017.4.21. ~ 2017.6.15
	Joint Exhibition with Gwangju Museum of Art	Exhibition of artworks symbolizing the tragedy of the Sewol Ferry disaster	2017.3.28. ~ 2017.5.11.
	May 18 Planned Exhibition	Exhibition of contents (photos, videos) related to the Jeju 4·3 Peace Foundation	2017.3.1. ~ 2017.4.20.
	May 18 Planned Exhibition	Photo exhibition by reporters Na Gyeong-taek and Lee Chang-seong documenting the events of May 18	2017.1.18. ~ 2017.2.27.
2016	Gwangju Museum of Art Collection Exhibition	Exhibition of paintings themed around the Gwangju Democratic Uprising from the Gwangju Museum of Art collection	2016.10.14. ~ 2017.1.15.
	Nanjing Massacre Exhibition	Exhibition of photo and video materials introducing the Nanjing Massacre	2016.8.4. ~ 2016.10.12
	Relay Art Exhibition of 100 May Spirits	Exhibition of relay artworks by 100 artists celebrating the spirit of May	2016.7. ~ 2016.7.14.
	May 18 Overseas Archive Exhibition	Exhibition of records of overseas solidarity activities related to May 18	2016.5.12. ~ 2016.6.16
	Joint Exhibition with Gwangju Museum of Art Democracy Human Rights Peace Exhibition	Exhibition themed around the dignity of human life and universal values	2016.5.10. ~ 2016.8.15
	Jeju April 3rd Comic Original Art Exhibition	Exhibition of original artworks and videos from the comic by Jeju April 3rd artist	2016.3.25. ~ 2016.4.20
	Taiwan 228 Justice and Peace Movement Special Photo Exhibition	Exhibition of photo and video materials introducing the Taiwan 228 Incident	2016.2.28. ~ 2016.3.24.
2015	36th Anniversary of the Buma Uprising Commemorative Photo Exhibition	Photo exhibition held by the Busan Democratic Uprising Memorial Association	2015.10.16. ~ 2015.12.3
	Special Invitation Photo Exhibition by Speaker Chung Ui-hwa	Exhibition of approximately 40 photo works	2015.10.7. ~ 2015.10.14
	Relay Art of 100 May Spirits <81518>	Exhibition of relay artworks by 100 artists celebrating the spirit of May	2015.9.3. ~ 2015.10.4
	28th Anniversary of the June Democratic Uprising Commemorative Exhibition	Exhibition of June 10 Democratic Uprising records	2015.6.30. ~ 2015.8.15
	35th Anniversary of the May 18 Commemorative Exhibition	Photo exhibition by Na Gyeong-taek and Lee Sang-il	2015.5.15. ~ 2015.6.14
	Joint Exhibition with Gwangju Museum of Art	2015 Democracy, Human Rights, Peace Exhibition	2015.3.13. ~ 2015.6.7