공연예술문화학과

Jimin Cha majored in German language and literature at Sungkyunkwan University and received a master's degree in art history and museology from Ewha Womans University. She obtained another master's degree in arts administration from Columbia University in New York and a doctorate degree in arts administration, education and policy from the Ohio State University. She is a senior researcher for the Institute for Hybrid Future Culture at Sungkyunkwan University. Research on the disconnect between the past and present that exists in memorial museums is her major area of interest, and research is being conducted to present new perspectives on the social role of museums. Cha’s publications include 「Memorial Museums that Practicing Temporal Expansion - Connecting the Past with the Present and the Future -」, 「 Memorial Museums, Entertainment, and Consumer Society - On the Recreational Consumption of the Holocaust 」, 「Memorial Museums and “Good Feelings” -“Happy-ending” and “Bad Feelings” in an Unlikely Space」, 「 Memorial Museum and Consumer Society: Regarding “Implosion” in the “Most Diabolical” Space 」, 「 Memorial Museum in Consumer Society: Regarding the Pleasure of Consuming Memorial Museum」 and co-authored works include 『Future, with the Metaverse?』

After earning a B. A. in Anthropology, she received Ph.D. in Engineering from the Graduate School of Environmental Studies with a thesis titled 'Reproducing Spatial Authenticity: A Case Study of DMZ Borders and its Utilization of Local Resources' at Seoul National University. She has worked at the Korea Culture and Tourism Institute, Hana Tour, Art Center Nabi, and Gyeonggi Research Institute. She has been writing a serial column titled 'Reading Cities through Culture' in Sisa Journal' and has published as a book in August 2021. She also has published many articles in journals such as “Urban Leisure as a Nature-based Solution: A Case Study of Equestrian Tourism in Korea(2023),” “Placemaking through Public Art(2022),” “Peace Tourism in DMZ Borders and its Effect on Utilization of Local Resources(2019)," "On the Characteristic and Representation of Kyodong Island Soundscape(2019)."

Reseach areas include cultural economics, arts management, global management, and digital management. Recent interest include cultural economics and creativity in the Post-AI era. I have taught at SNU, KAIST, Yonseu, and K-Arts among others. I am a frequent contributor at Review of Cultural Economics and Journal of Arts Management. I have over ten papers published at SSCI-indexed journals 

] After receiving his doctorate, he lectured at The Catholic University of Korea, Kookmin University, and Semyung University, and served as an adjunct professor at Hanyang University's Graduate School of Public Policy. Since 2015, he has been working as Director of Policy Research at the National Heritage Policy Institute, and he worked at the Arts Council Korea. He currently specializes in cultural heritage and intangible heritage policy, and has carried out more than 50 national projects related to this as a project manager. He has published over 60 papers related to cultural heritage, intangible heritage, and arts policy in KCI and SSCI level academic journals, and has authored 4 co-authored books. He mainly conducts quantitative research. He served as a committee member of the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, an expert committee member of Seoul City, and he is active as a director and editorial board member of several related academic associations in the field of cultural heritage and public administration.

I majored in dance in my undergraduate studies, obtained a master's degree in arts management, and a Ph.D. in art studies. With various experience in the field, I have been actively involved in dance festival planning and management at performance venues, as well as in various promotional and marketing activities for different performances. I'm in charge of a director of the Han Young Suk Dance Preservation Society and the Buksa Dance Preservation Society, further contributing to the dance scene.

Currently, I hold the position of Director at the Korea Cultural Arts Institute and serve as a director of the Korean Entertainment Industry Society. Alongside conducting research on various aspects of cultural arts, I also operate Young.Inv, an investment company specializing in cultural and arts-related ventures.

I have translated three volumes of "Entertainment Integrated Marketing, Management Economics, and Product Management" by authors Thorsten Hennig-Thurau and Mark B. Houston, published by Hanul in 2021.

I was very interested in art and culture, so I studied aesthetics as my undergraduate major. Afterwards, I joined SBS broadcasting company as a TV culture program producer and created various video contents for about 10 years. I wanted to learn more about art/culture-related fields, which I had always been interested in, so I received a master's degree in arts management and switched my work to the cultural business field. Over the next 10 years, I gained a variety of practical experience by participating in the production of performing arts projects such as musicals and concerts, as well as exhibitions, conventions, and public interest projects. In order to academically systematize the knowledge gained through cultural projects and gain a deeper perspective, I entered an interdisciplinary program in studies of arts and received a Ph. D of arts. 

He received D.M.A and M.M in music composition from Michigan State University (united States). He was selected as a young composer from Detroit Symphony Orchestra, and his works have been  performed at diverse international music festivals such as ISCM world music days, ACC fesctival, ACL festival, Pan music festival, DeaGu Contemporary Music Festival, and Pyramidale Festival in Berlin. His music has been recently commissioned and performed by the internationally renowned music festivals and ensemble. He served as the programing director of the ISCM Korean Section and Pan Music Festival, and as the music director of ‘Symphony for Asia.’ (Asian Cultural Center International Contemporary Music Festival)

Sunmi Park founded an arts management company in 2003 and has lectured at several universities. She holds a B.A. in Music, an M.A. in Arts Management, and a Ph.D. in International Business. Her recent academic interests are diverse, encompassing arts management environments, sustainability of performing arts organizations, audience development, arts festivals, and global cultural exchange, as well as creating media content.

Soprano Young Eun Lee is a graduate of Sungshin women’s university where she earned her BA (Summa cum laude) and Master of music degree. She moved to the United States, and she earned her master’s degree and graduate performance diploma at Peabody Institute of Music of the Johns Hopkins University and she earned her Doctor of Music Arts (DMA) degree at University of Minnesota. 

Dr. Lee performed leading roles in various operas, including Cendrillon, Egisto, Rigoletto, Falstaff, Die Zauberflöte, Der Schauspieldirektor, Die Fledermaus, Der Rosenkavalier, Les contes d’Hoffmann, Orphée aux enfer, Albert Herring, and Alcina. 
Additionally, she worked with coach Lara Bolton, Eric McEnaney, Eileen Cornett, Robert Muckenfuss, Roger Brunyate, JoAnn Kulesza, Bruce Garnett, Opera directors David Walsh, Brygida Kulig, Edward Berkeley, and conductors Mark Russell Smith, David Rosenmeyer, Pietro Billi, Edward Polochick, and Steven White solidifying her status as a professional performer with both passion and skill. 

In addition, she has gained stage experience through numerous recitals, ensembles, and chamber performances. In concert, she performed as soprano soloist in the A. Vivaldi’s <Gloria> and G.F. Händel’s <Messiah> and received favorable reviews from audiences and critics. She also performed in Ensemble Concert, Song Chronicles, Spotlight Recital, Concerto Competition Winner's Showcase, Chamber Music Concert, Argento Legacy Concert, and MUZIK ensemble concert. She appeared in renowned concert halls such as Carnegie Hall, MacPhail Center for Music, Lloyd Ultan Recital Hall, Harris Concert Hall, Maryland Goodwin Recital Hall, Leith Symington Griswold Hall, Meyerhoff Symphony Hall, Strathmore Hall, Minnesota Masonic Heritage Center Jangcheon Art Hall, Munho Art Hall, and Seoul Arts Center Opera Theater. She solidified her position as a performer by performing at leading performance halls at home and abroad. 

Dr. Lee who studied with Jihyun Park, Steven Rainbolt, and John De Haan is currently a member of Minnesota contemporary ensemble, Sungshin vocal music society, British & American vocal music society, French art song society, The music association of Gangneung. She is on the voice instructor at Catholic University, Sungshin women’s university, and Sejong University.