JBNU Museum has been running the Korean Folk Painting Academy since March 7th for fifteen weeks, every tuesday. The JBNU Globe interviewed Ko In-hae, an assistant instructor at JBNU Museum, who opened the academy. “It was opened to provide opportunities for the community to enjoy culture and art through Korean folk painting, as well as to expand and revitalize the educational functions of museums.” Furthermore, she wants students to discover and foster their cultural heritage through cultural education programs. She plans to continue to open the Korean Folk Painting Academy as long as there are people willing to join it. Moon Keum-song, a lecturer at the Korean Folk Painting Academy, graduated from the College of Arts at JBNU. Her major was Korean painting, but she has been doing Korean folk paintings for forteen years due to the impressive painting of the Tiger[맹호도] genre. She has been teaching at the Continuing Education Center at JBNU for eight years, and this is the first time she has hosted the academy here at the museum.

Moon said, "Korean folk painting is a type of genre that wishes peace and happiness for me, my family and my neighbor. I am happy to be able to guide students to paint such beautiful paintings.” Subsequently, she explained how the classes are conducted. “The first three paintings are the genres of <The Peony>, <The Lotus>, and <Tigers and Magpies>, which appear the most in Korean folk paintings.” She added, “at first, I taught them how to mix colors and paint each picture one by one. When students finish drawing these three pictures, they can decide what they want to paint next, discuss it with me, and then set the level of difficulty.”

When students paint Korean folk paintings, they need traditional Korean paper handmade from mulberry textile, some paint, and a palette. Moon said “People say that Korean folk paintings start with a line. The more you draw lines, the better your skills will become. I think the most basic thing is the person being at peace and finding serenity when painting. With this in mind, I think their skills will naturally improve.”

Kim Kyeong-ouk, who has been attending the Korean Folk Painting Academy, graduated from the Department of Art Education at JBNU and worked as an art teacher for a long time. After she retired, she became aware that Korean folk paintings had become a new trend. “Minhwa”, Korean Folk Painting, is reported to represent the lives of our ancestors. Kim said, “even if everyone looks at the same picture and imitates it, each of them creates a unique painting, and it is fun to compare them.” She learns how to use materials well, such as brushes and paints, at the academy. She is also satisfied with the friendship that is forged between students taking the academy together.

The Academy owner Ko added, "right now the museum hosts the Korean Folk Painting Academy, but the museum always has educational programs such as Thursday's Thursday Cinema Muse and other special exhibitions and experiences. Please pay attention to the museum’s schedule and participate this year.”

| Kim Doe-hye, Yang Seo-jung Reporters