Citizenship for All: Storytelling Through Nonggi 

Citizenship for All: Storytelling Through Nonggi 

Join Hull-House for a celebration of Chicago's multi-ethnic and multi-generational immigrant legacies. Artist Aram Han Sifuentes, in partnership with HANA Center, brings traditional Korean folk banner-making to Hull-House through a workshop series and community gathering. In conjunction with Hull-House’s current exhibition Radical Craft: Arts Education at Hull-House, 1889-1935, this series celebrates over one hundred and thirty years of craft, immigrant narratives, and the fight for racial justice.  

Beginning in 2023, HANA Center and Aram Han Sifuentes have facilitated over fifty workshops for immigrants, Chicago youth, survivors of domestic violence, and any community members who want to share their story and collectively envision a more just and equitable world for all. 

Nonggi are traditional Korean folk banners used in farming rituals, festivals, and community gatherings. The banners lift up prayers, a desire for well-being, and a hope for social harmony so that the gods will receive the messages. Citizenship for All: Storytelling Through Nonggi invigorates this cultural practice for everyone. 

In two workshops held at Hull-House, participants will be guided through the process of how to make Nonggi, and invited to create messages of their own. The workshops will be led by Aram Han Sifuentes. Korean snacks will be provided. The banners created in the workshops will be hung for public display in the Hull-House Courtyard at the community gathering on June 1st. All materials will be provided. The workshops are free with registration and open to all skill levels.  

Registration opens April 17th