By Cathy Rose A. Garcia
Staff reporter
A group of international artists, who are living and working in Korea, have recently created a website to showcase their art.
The International Artists Community (IAC), a group of artists from all over the world who are currently living in Korea, unveiled koreaiac.com earlier this month.
The website, which is in English and Korean, provides information about the artworks of over 40 artists who have participated in exhibitions with the IAC. It also includes links to the artists’ individual websites and gives details on upcoming events and exhibitions of the IAC and its members.
``It is intended in the coming months to continue to develop the site to provide opportunities for artists to exhibit their work online; to produce a monthly newsletter to members containing news, comments and reviews and to extend the links to other art groups who share the aims of the IAC,’’ organizers said, in a statement.
The IAC will be hosting its fourth group exhibition ``Domestic Bliss’’ Aug. 18-28 at Jay Gallery and Na Gallery, located at the basement of SK Hub Plaza, Insa-dong, downtown Seoul. The exhibition will feature paintings, photographs, installations and performances by 22 artists from 10 countries.
The exhibition will open at 6 p.m., Aug. 21, with performances by artists from Korea, France and United States. The opening event will be part of the ``Nighttime in Seoul’’ festival, which includes other evening events in various venues around the city.
Currently the IAC represents over 60 artists, of which 45 have already participated in exhibitions or will participate in up-coming exhibitions. In addition, there are also some 50 members who are art lovers or simply enjoy supporting artists and going to the shows.