2020 Hangeul (Korean Alphabet) Calligraphy Contest 

Korean Cultural Center New York

Application Deadline: October 4th, 2020

To celebrate on the occasion of upcoming Hangeul Day on October 9, the Korean Cultural Center New York presents the 2020 Hangeul Calligraphy Contest!

2020 Hangeul Calligraphy Contest will be an opportunity for any resident in the United States with or without prior knowledge of Hangeul to participate and to appreciate the beauty of the Korean language. You can participate by writing and/or decorating your favorite Korean words or phrases in any way you like!

Hangeul is the name of the Korean writing system and alphabet invented in 1443 by King Sejong the Great. Hangeul consists of 24 letters inspired by the shapes formed by the human vocal organs during speech, making it very easy to learn and use. Hangeul was promulgated in 1446 by King Sejong, who helped devise it and named it Hunminjeongeum, or “The Proper Sounds for the Instruction of the People.”

How to participate

1. Please decorate any Korean words or phrases written in Hangeul and upload the image or video of it through the application form. 

You are welcome to write anything you’d like, but if you need ideas, we recommend the following: 훈민정음, 세종대왕, or 한글사랑

Important: the work submitted must be original and created by the applicant

Optional: Please send us a video of yourself writing your Hangeul submission! 

You are welcome to upload a video in the application form.

APPLICATION FORM

2. Anyone residing in United States is eligible to apply

3. Application Deadline: October 4th, 2020.

4. Winners to be announced on October 9th, Hangeul Day

Entries will be judged by a panel of Korean language experts in various cultural and academic fields.

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdKmm1RYFeXJi4ZNyNGmnEffV21oVS4RTQCbNc8uHEFa4PAtA/viewform

 <Prizes>

 1st Place : $200 

 2nd Place : $150 

 3rd place : $100 

 4th Place : $50 (2 people) 

 5th Place : $25 (2 people)

Participation rewards for 20 people.