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2026 11th Master Craftsmen Exhibition of Painting, Calligraphy, and Crafts
Korean original:
2026 제11회 서화·공예 명장대전
The 11th Calligraphy, Painting and Craft Masters Exhibition, organised by the Kiro Art Association, is an open call for calligraphy, painting and craft. Entries were accepted from 7 to 14 September, judged on 16 September, with the prize ceremony on 9 December; the works are shown at the Korean Art Museum in Insadong from 16 to 21 December.
- Dates
- Dec 16 – Dec 21, 2026
- Venue
- 3rd Floor, Korean Art Museum (한국미술관 3층) · Insa-dong & JongnoOpen in Naver MapOpen in Google Maps
- Hours
- 10:00~18:00
- Admission
- Free
Visit planning
The calendar entry starts on the opening day and covers the whole run. Please check opening hours and closing days before your visit.
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Credits
- Organized by
- 대한민국기로미술협회
Knowledge cards
Seohwa: calligraphy and painting서화A Korean tradition that joins writing and painting as one art, tied to learning and self-cultivation.Read moreClose
01About
Seohwa is the joint name for “writing” (seo) and “painting” (hwa). Across East Asia it was the common term for traditional painting, and in ink painting image and writing were thought of as a unit; this is the idea behind “unity of writing and painting.” Korean artists of the past treated art as a way of learning and self-cultivation and held that writing and painting share one root, which is why poems were often inscribed on pictures. Only after Western-style painting arrived and modern art institutions formed did the two separate into calligraphy and Eastern-style painting. So with seohwa, the inscription and the picture can be read and looked at together.
02In the gallery
Read the inscription or poem first, then look back at the picture and notice which detail it brings forward.
Wall label terms in Korean
- 서화(書畫)
- seohwa (writing and painting)
- 제시(題詩)
- inscribed poem
- 서화일치(書畫一致)
- unity of writing and painting
03Notes
In seohwa, read the words and the image as one visual language.
This time, at 2026 11th Master Craftsmen Exhibition of Painting, Calligraphy, and Crafts —
How do the words change what you see in the image?