Chōsen Art Exhibition
The was an annual art exhibition and competition in Korea, Empire of Japan that ran between 1922 and 1944. History The exhibition ran during the 1910 to 1945 Japanese colonial period. It was established by the Japanese Government-General of Chōsen as part of its reform efforts in the wake of the 1919 March First Movement protests. At the time, there was no major organization for the arts in Korea. The government first considered establishing an art school, but considered that too expensive. They established this art exhibition instead. The first exhibition was attended by around 3,000 people. People stood in line before the doors opened for hours in advance. This and each exhibition thereafter was covered in detail by newspapers of the time, including the Korean-owned '' The Dong-A Ilbo'' and ''The Chosun Ilbo'', as well as the Japanese-owned '' Maeil Sinbo''. The second and third exhibitions had around 30,000 visitors each. Admission fees were collected, with adults charged 2 ...
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