The Calgary Korean Art Club classes are now open to the public!

The Calgary Korean Art Club is introducing Korean traditional music and dance to you. Korean dance is quite different than contemporary dance. Korean traditional dance began with shamanistic early rituals five thousand years ago and now ranges from folk dance to newly created and adopted contemporary dance. One may feel free to experience its inner-centered and naturalistic technique of the breath starting from ones’ heart.

SamulNori’s music is based on the rhythms of traditional Korean folk percussion music. The name SamulNori literally means “the play of four things”. The four things refer to the four percussive instruments. Each instrument is associated with an element in nature.

Nanta is a type of music that is synchronizing beat and rhythm with low, mid, and high tones. Our performance is based upon drumming beats and rhythms coming from SamulNori.

Everybody is more than welcome to try a new cultural experience with the Korean Art Club. They have opened up their new classes, which can be described below:

• Every class is from July 1 – September 30, 2018 for 3 months. Each class fee is $80.00.
• Information & Registration: (587) 889-9725 or [email protected]
• Registration Deadline: June 30, 2018
• Venue: Korean Art Club (#106, 4202 17 Avenue SE)

In May 2002, The Government of Canada signed an official declaration to designate May as Asian Heritage Month. While Asian Heritage Month provides an opportunity to acknowledge the long and rich history of Asian Canadians, it also provides an opportunity for Canadians across the country to celebrate their contributions to the growth and prosperity of Canada. The work of the Asian Heritage Foundation (AHF) is two-fold: to foster awareness of the participation and contributions of Asian Canadians; and to raise awareness and address issues that impact Asian Canadians through advocacy, mainstreaming initiatives, policy, and education.

This year, the Asian Heritage Foundation is ramping up to celebrate all things diversity through engagement, events, community collaboration, and more. We proudly welcome our community members and partner organizations to our kick-off event luncheon, “Diversity Matters: systems changes to address Multiculturalism and Inclusion”. We are proud to be hosting a plethora of industry leaders to discuss what changes and impacts have been made in the name of diversity and inclusion. Let us celebrate our contributions with a discussion of positive change.

Calgary continues to show that it’s a fast-growing, multicultural and highly diverse city. In such dynamic times, we need to ask ourselves, “Are we diverse enough in gender, race, age, and other backgrounds?” Learn more about the leaders who are being purposeful in their conversations to implement institutional diversity and systemic approaches into higher education, government, companies, and non-profits in order to develop, execute, and assess best practices that aim to embed and infuse equity, diversity, and inclusion into the fabric and culture of both the workplace and society.

EVENT DETAILS:

When: Friday, May 4, 2018 from 12:00 pm – 1:30 pm
Venue: The Regency Palace, 328 Centre Street S, Calgary, AB T2G 4X6

Lunch Menu*:

*Please let us know if you or anybody in your party has any allergies or dietary restrictions by emailing on info@asianheritagecalgary.com by May 01, 2018.

Deep Fried Prawns in Salted Egg Yolk Sauce
Deep Fried Crispy Chicken
Pineapple Sweet & Sour Boneless Pork
Seasonal Vegetables in Supreme Broth
Shanghai Noodles
Preserved Vegetable Shredded Meat Fried Rice

For more information, please contact:

Roxanne Pham 
Community Outreach and Communications Coordinator
Asian Heritage Foundation
Direct: (403) 466-2560
Email: roxanne.pham@asianheritagecalgary.com

You can sign up through our Eventbrite or Facebook page.

Position Title: Community Outreach and Communications Coordinator

This is a full-time position requiring 30 hours per week

Job Description and duties:

• Regular liaising between organization and community partners, the press and the media
• Coordinate AHF programs and projects, including but not limited to events, fundraisers, conferences and workshops
• upholding the values and interests of the AHF and carrying out the organization’s strategic objectives
• Management and creation of content for AHF emails, social media accounts, newsletters, advertisements and other promotional and communication materials; monitoring of online traffic
• Development of marketing strategies, annual budget, demographics reports
• Initiation and organization of monthly board meetings, which includes preparing venue, invitations, preparation of agenda and minutes and collection of reports from subcommittees all prior to meeting
• Attendance and coverage (on social media platforms) of AHF and AHF partnered events
• Supervision of volunteers
• Other duties related to community outreach and communications

Desired Interpersonal Skills:

• Ability to initiate communication and establish and maintain relationship with community groups and key stakeholders
• Skill, patience and time for community outreach
• Independence, proactivity and timeliness
• Organizational and time management skills
• Confident, well-mannered, considerate in communication
• Culturally and interpersonally aware and sensitive
• Innovativeness
• Transparent

Desired Technical Skills

• Adept at using popular social media platforms such as Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, etc.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office suite
• Ability to explore and use networking and productivity tools to better the efficiency of Board activities and scheduling
• Graphic design for marketing materials such as posters, ads, newsletters, etc.

Desired Experience

• Community outreach and work experience with diverse communities
• Communications background
• Stakeholders relations background
• Marketing background
• Public Speaking experience
• Event coordination experience

To apply please email [email protected] with your resume and cover letter. Deadline is January 7.