K.C.C. (Korean Craftmen's Council), Leaflet, 1965, Image provided by Kimdaljin Art Archives and Museum
Korean Craftmen's Council
* Source: Multilingual Glossary of Korean Art. Korea Arts Management Service
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Korea Society of Craft Designers
Korean Crafts Council (Hanguk gongyega heyophoe, KCC) is the largest craftspeople organization in South Korea with five divisions: metalwork, ceramics, wood lacquering, textiles, and glasswork. As a gathering of craftspeople from various fields, the KCC sought to inspire creativity and encourage the exchange of information. It also aimed to contribute to the development of contemporary Korean crafts and the enhancement of the quality of Korean people’s culture life by joining the World Crafts Council (WCC) and fostering international cooperation and ties. Its predecessor was the Korean Society of Craftspeople founded by ten people on September 15, 1973. The metal craftsman Kang Chankyun was selected as the first president of the Korean Society of Craftspeople. The inaugural exhibition featuring works by its nine members was held at Shinsegae Gallery from September 17 to 23, 1974. Holding annual exhibitions, the Korean Society of Craftspeople expanded. By 1980, it had more than 100 members and was divided into four divisions: metalwork, ceramics, wood lacquering, and dyeing. In 1988, it was renamed the Korean Crafts Council and reorganized its structure and system. The KCC put under its umbrella the Korean Society of Metal Craftspeople, Korean Society of Ceramists, Korean Society of Wood-lacquering Craftspeople, and Korean Society of Textile Craftspeople. In 1995, it became a corporation, and in 2003, a glasswork division was established. In addition to holding annual exhibitions, publishing its journal, and holding the Korean Crafts Council Award and Young Artist Award, the KCC also oversees the Mokyang Crafts Award established in honor of the wood-lacquering craftsman Park Sungsam. Moreover, the KCC has been active in hosting international conferences and subcommittees and participating in the Cheongju Craft Biennale and the Craft Trend Fair.
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Chung Kyu
Chung Kyu (1923-1971) was born in Goseong, Gangwon-do. He graduated from Gyeonggi Public Commercial School in 1941 and moved to Japan to attend the Department of Western Painting at Teikoku Art School. He returned to Korea in 1944 and stayed in Busan during the Korean War, moving to Seoul to be a researcher at the Korean Visual Art Research Institute from 1954 to 1962. He studied prints and ceramics in Rochester, New York, USA on a one-year invitation from the Rockefeller Foundation. After he came back, he expanded his art from painting to prints and ceramics. He was a founding member of the Korea Art Critics Association in 1956, the Korea Prints Association [Hanguk panhwa hyeophoe] in 1958, and the Korean Art Critics Association in 1960. He established the Institute of Korean Traditional Ceramics Craft in 1960. He contributed his prints to the Contemporary Art Exhibit sponsored by Chosun Ilbo and created ceramic murals at Oyang Building and Namsan Liberty Center, leaving an important mark on the development of public art in Korea. He worked as an art lecturer at Ewha Woman’s University from 1955 to 1961, at the department of craft, Hongik University from 1960 to 1963, and as a professor of the Department of Ceramics at Kyung Hee University from 1963 to 1971.
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