News Free Zone | Dangjin City’s “Kim Dae-gon Class” Season 2 Concludes Successfully
News Free Zone reported that Season 2 of "Kim Dae-gon Class," the humanities lecture series held by Dangjin City commemorating the 200th anniversary of the birth of Father Kim Dae-gon, concluded on the 18th to great acclaim. On the 17th, Korean painter Kim Hyun Jung presented a performance drawing a portrait of Father Kim Dae-gon under the theme "Catholicism Seen Through Religious Painting."
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[Dangjin=News Free Zone] Reporter Ha Dong-gil = Season 2 of the humanities lecture series "Kim Dae-gon Class," held by Dangjin City, Chungnam, to commemorate the 200th anniversary of the birth of Father Kim Dae-gon, concluded on the 18th to great acclaim.
To make up for the shortcomings of Kim Dae-gon Class Season 1, held from July 20 to 23 at the city hall auditorium with instructors including Choi Tae-seong and Seo Kyoung-duk, the city planned a second humanities lecture series linked to a wider range of fields, live-streaming Kim Dae-gon Class Season 2 over two days, the 17th and 18th, via the YouTube "Kim Dae-gon Priest Channel."
On the 17th, Korean painter Kim Hyun Jung performed a drawing of a portrait of Father Kim Dae-gon under the theme "Catholicism Seen Through Religious Painting," presenting a fresh contrast to existing portraits of Father Kim Dae-gon.
On the 18th, calligrapher Lee Jung-hwa presented a calligraphy performance of Father Kim Dae-gon's sayings under the theme "Unchanging Yet Changing," elevating the feel of the previously created "Solmoe Kim Dae-gon" font into a rich visual spectacle.
Jang Chang-sun, head of the Culture and Sports Event Planning Team, said, "From the planning stage, the 200th anniversary commemorative events for Father Kim Dae-gon were designed to go beyond religion, as a humanities and cultural arts event that could resonate with people across various strata," adding, "We will continue to link various subjects related to Father Kim Dae-gon after the event to maximize the value of this figure."
Meanwhile, on Sunday the 22nd, the final day of the event, humanities YouTuber "Lime Yang" will give an online lecture on the theme "Father Kim Dae-gon, Who Proclaimed 150 Years Ago That Dokdo Is Korean Territory."