Big Day Art

We teachers are supposed to have an orientation on arrival but as most get to Korea haphazardly during term time it is probably impossible to organise.

So I was really looking forward to our 'Teachers' Day' today - even if I have already been teaching for almost 5 months with no idea of what they are aiming for or how they want us to go about it. Finally all was going to be revealed....

So this morning we trotted off to the Department of Education and met up with all the other teachers. Only, for me, it was not to be.

I teach at an 'English Centre', which mostly provides an extra-curricular programme, that is attached to the Elementary School. There are only about 5 of these centres at schools in Changwon and we are actually employed by some outift like the Changwon CIty Council vs the Dept of Education.

And so, this Dept of Education Teachers' Day turned out to not be for us 'English Centre' teachers.

We had already cancelled classes for the day - so, suddenly, I had a free day. The sun was shining; it was a beautiful crisp. clear autumn day. Hard to complain.

As we were near the Art Museum, and I'd been meaning to gat back to see the next exhibition, I headed there. It has lots of outdoor sculptures....

this one in layered slices of glass

There is no photography allowed indoors - but the shows were good - always a few that really take my fancy.

Then I wandered down the road to Seongsan Art Hall - this is a bit more like an Art Society style - some good, some amateurish. They always have these floral displays from the opening.
After that I headed for a big stationery shop - inspired to start my Xmas card manufacturing.