KOREAN AMERICAN WOMEN ARTISTS AND WRITERS ASSOCIATION (KAWAWA) in collaboration with ART CAMP in Seoul, Korea present “Women Artists in Action” at the SomArts Cultural Center Bay Gallery.

The purpose of WOMEN ARTISTS IN ACTION is to present the artworks of women who are actively engaged in documenting, articulating and expressing critical issues in society, through means of numerous forms of art. The works of Korean and Korean American women artists Jia Chang, Eun Sook Kwak, Ji Hae Kim, eDa (Okryun Yoon, Jiyeon Kim), SungKeum Ahn, Dai Sil Kim Gibson, Grace Yoo, Jung Hi Kang, Sojung Kwon, and non-Korean women artists’ works such as Taraneh Hemami and Nancy Hom will join the exhibition. The content of artworks will cover the range of civil rights, the peace movement, decolonization, women’s liberation, diaspora, and environmental issues. The exhibit will include video installations, animation, painting and drawings and performances.

The Seoul exhibition will take place in March 2008.
 
This exhibition is supported by Arts Council Korea, San Francisco District 5 Supervisor Ross Mirkarimi’s Office, KAWAWA, ARTCAMP, SomArts Cultural Center, Asian Pacific Islander Cultural Center, K & S Company, Inc, and the Korean American Community Center.

KAWAWA was founded in 1988 (Executive Director Min Paek) and since then has organized various community advocacy oriented arts performances, art exhibitions, and events. Located in Western Addition since 1994, KAWAWA’s Youth Program is well known for after school and summer program for youths in the city.