Week 7 Burwood Gallery- About AKVA

This week was the best week ever. The opening ceremony was held in this week and it was so fantastic and unforgettable. Our gallery is situated within the heart of Burwood, in the old court-house. Built in 1900, some of the rooms in the Council Chambers were used for courts in Burwood up until 1907. Federation in style, with its distinctive stone arches and rendered brick facade, the court-house in now the present day Burwood Gallery. Every three weeks, we will host a new exhibition.

The gallery now is presenting our opening exhibition featuring art works by Association of Korean Visual Artists in Australia (AKVA), entitles 'Crossing On Art' a group exhibition by eleven artists whose work is primarily abstract and landscape.. AKVA is running by Korean-Australian artists in Australia. AKVA was established in 1996 by two different art associations-emerging into one. ‘Soonsu’ Art Association and Korean-Australian Art Association got together and in late 1996 officially become AKVA. Currently, Lk-lae Jeong is a comity president for AKVA 

Artists include Eun-a Ko | Jung-hwa Ko | Sung-jong Ki | Young-bai Kim | Jain Kim | Lydia Sun | Suhhee Sirohi | Gabi S.Lee | My-kyoung Lee | Myung-deok Jeon | Ik-lae Jeong

This exhibition will allow you to see how art are influenced by the artist heritage and also the culture surround them. Sometimes artists see present, future and sometimes they look back and reminisce. The exhibition is ranging from Contemporary to the traditional art forms. You can feel the effects of bi-cultural influences on their art as you have yet to experience. Consequently, our gallery aims to provide a multicultural experience for its experience for its audiences an engagement with art, to create and foster strong connections between Australia and the word, to promote easily accessible and culturally enlightening dialogues. I was so excited about this exhibiton, because I was a member in market group. I did some researches for it. Firsly, I knew different kinds of art works so that I can savor them in different angels. In addition, according to my media advertisement research, it really does help to propagandize the exhibition so that more and more people come to have a visit. I feel good and satisfied with everything. I made it.

First Opening Day

It was quite busy and tired yesterday. It was the first opening day of our gallery. Our opening exhibition featuring art works by Association of Korean Visual Artists in Australia (AKVA), entitles 'Crossing On Art' a group exhibition. We have invited many friends and artists to participate the opening night from 6 pm to 8 pm for our first exhibition and there was a special event by Ro Seung Joo to performance Korean traditional harp ‘GaYaGeum’. It was really amazing; most audience lost themselves in her music. By the way, Ro Seung Joo has mastered Korean callssical music at the Ewha Womans University, and has performed with the Seoul Metropolitan Traditional Music Orchestra and Sejong Traditional Music Orchestra with her Gayaguem. She is also famed for her performance of Hwang Byungki’s music. So, our gallery, Burwood Gallery will be holding a performance by her of Hwang Byungki’s Chimhyang-moo and Chuchunsa at 7 pm on 2^nd, 3^rd and 4^th November. It is free and seats are limited 50 in our gallery. Welcome!

In order to present a wonderful night, we prepare everything early, as well as, we offer a lot of traditional Korean desert and fresh fruit and drink to the audiences. It looked professional when all staff wearing the same uniforms. During the exhibition, there were 11 Korean artists come to the gallery and kindly explained the meaning of their artworks. My main work today is easy but tired. I have a list of invitation, when the each audience comes in the gallery; I need to ask them whether they are on our invitation list or not. If not, I would ask them whether they mind leave their contact number or email address. So, our gallery will invite them to visit our new exhibition in the further.     

Our gallery address: 24 Burleigh St, Burwood. (5 min from burwood station)

Week 5

Last week  I was still doing some marketing work, and it was moderately busy. I was assigned to make a research on art performing centers, theaters in NSW. You just cannot imagine that. It was an amazing task. I did not realize so many theaters and art centers in NSW until I finished all my research. I had to collect a series of information, namely name, type, location, address, number of seats, price of rent, contact person, contact, and the web. To be honest, I was stunned and nervous at the moment I received my task, because I was sure about NSW really exists such amount of theaters. I knew some of them, and also heard several of them, but 45 was a big number, isn’t it? I was soothed when I goggled them, which surprised me is that there are at least 60 media-size performing centers in NSW without including some small ones. During my research, I was interested in the different types of shows and plays and concerts played in theaters. Everything seemed to be attractive. However, it was a small challenge here. “Price for Rent” was uneasy to find in web. It means this information is not reveal in web, and they need you to email them and show your intention. Fortunately, my leader is a mild person that I would not be stressed out. I finally managed to do that research. Although a few information was missing, I tried my best, most importantly, I realized that I chose a nice job and I really like it. I am looking forward to the final real exhibition will held in my gallery after so much work had done.

Week 4

It was really busy last two week, not only for the gallery but also the draft of research paper submitted last Friday. For the fourth week, is a little bit tough in terms of its hard-find information. As a member in the gallery, I was asked to do another important research about the Media. It was a crucial link between the gallery and the market. Therefore, a series of information has to be collected, such as different types of media, media content, contact, advertisements, rate, discount. I did it very carefully, as I was told the gallery has to make a budget right according to my research. To be honest, it was a tough task that some media information like advertisement rate and discount did not reveal in the Internet unless people intend to advertise. And some of websites need to register to be its member, filling out a sheet of personal information, and then they will send you emails about the advertisement thing. This also increases my difficulty. But I was eased when my leader told me it was alright missing some messages. I totally immersed myself on this research. Though finally, I did lose some information of the media advertising, I gained a sense of success. I realized that it was uneasy to advertise, different sizes have different rates, and different covers have different effect. It seems that every element could make a difference. Through this work, not only have I known various kinds of media types, but also realize how the exhibitions are hold in the gallery. I am glad that I used to be a member in this gallery group, I know the power of collaboration as well as the pleasure of work and I know how to deal with the emergency.