Center for the Arts Asian Arts Gallery, Towson University September 14 – December 8, 2012 Artist Talk and Opening Reception: Thursday, September 13, 7 – 9 p.m. Noted Korean artist Kwang Young Chun, deeply immersed in the traditions and history of Korea, reveals his intense involvement with both Western art and the rich heritage of his homeland. Chun began his series of Aggregations in the 1990s. Today, he is recognized internationally for these sculptural and wall-relief forms. The fundamental elements of his work are individual, triangular Styrofoam forms wrapped in Korean mulberry paper, hand-tied with mulberry paper twisted into string, and assembles into large-scale works. The whole is an aggregate of its many parts. The paper is recycled from books, many being more than on ...

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This exhibition explores the evolution of French/American artist Françoise Gilot’s unique abstract, symbolist style from the early 1960s to her more current work. The exhibition features over 40 works of art including oil paintings, watercolors, gouaches, monotypes and original prints, this exhibition explores the evolution of Gilot’s unique abstract, symbolist style from the early 1960s to her more current work. Interested in mythology, symbolism, and the power of memory, French/American artist Françoise Gilot expresses complex philosophical ideas with lyrical accessibility. Using abstract organic shapes Gilot reflects her dedication to the study of the formal elements: line, planes and tone-color coordination. Relying on structures, rhythms and color, Gilot often challenges the boundarie ...

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Chicago Human Rhythm Project presents the Chicago premiere of Vancouver’s ScrapArtsMusic  at the Harris Theater at Millennium Park in its 8th Annual Global Rhythms concerts.  METAL, MUSCLE, MOVEMENT + A MINI-SKIRT! Five virtuosic musicians deliver adrenaline-laced performances using over 145 invented instruments.  ScrapArtsMusic delivers an intoxicating mix of rhythm, raw energy and the most inventive percussive arts concert on the stage today! Get into the rhythm of Thanksgiving by donating 50% of your ticket price to a worthy Chicago charity! (For a list of eligible charities click here.)   November 24 – 8pm November 25 – 3pm Details, directions and tickets are here. To order tickets, call 312-334-7777 or visit HarrisTheaterChicago.org .

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Asian Arts Gallery, Center for the Arts, Towson University February 7 – March 16, 2013 Artist Talk and Opening Reception: Thursday, February 7, 7-9 p.m. Dynamic and dangerous, Colette Fu’s pop-up books are anything but child-like. These shifting, stretching collages mark her professional maturation from an amateur photographer to a skilled artist. Through the combination of photography and pop-up paper engineering, Fu creates one-of-a-kind collapsible artist books that reflect ideas on how our selves relate to society today. In 2008, she received a Fulbright Fellowship to photograph the 25 ethnic minorities of her mother’s hometown of Yunnan Province, China. She has turned many of these photographs into a series of pop-up books that eliminate the boundaries between book, insta ...

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Feb 9-10th, 2013 Celebrate Chinese heritage and culture in the nation’s fourth largest Chinatown. Every Sunday of the holiday month, dragon parades and fireworks celebrate the New Year, starting around Noon. Observe the Year of the Snake with delicious foods, music and fun. Chinatown Celebration Events Chinatown Flower Market Place: 10th Street Plaza (10th and Vine Street) Date: Saturday, February 9, 2013 Time: 10am-3pm Description: This open air market will have gifts, candy, lanterns, and flowers available for sale to welcome in the New Year. There will also be a children’s craft corner. Participating vendors include: China Art Company, Company Names, China Art Company, DWC International, Flower Expressions, On Lok House, and the Philadelphia Suns. Midnight Lion Dance Performance Place: ...

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BorderFest Hidalgo, Texas, USA 2/28/2013 – 3/3/2013 Description The Hispanic population is one of the fastest growing and influential segments in the United States, attracting the interest of marketers across the country.   The historic city of Hidalgo is nestled along the banks of the Rio Grande River, just 5 miles from the Mexico border. Aside from being the point of entry for more than 52,000 daily visitors from Mexico, Hidalgo is part of a four-county stretch called the Rio Grande Valley, which is the 10th largest Hispanic DMA in the country. Our market boasts more than 2.8 million people (1.1 million in the Rio Grande Valley, and 1.7 million in the border towns of Mexico). The Valley’s population is 86% Hispanic, and the median age is 27. Aside from this fixed populat ...

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Asian Arts & Culture Center presents FAMILY ART DAY – an afternoon of visual delight and creative fun Saturday, March 2, 2013, Center for the Arts, Towson University Location: 8000 York Road ,Towson, MD 21252 Shadow Puppet Theatre: The Tiger Tales, 1 p.m. & 3 p.m., Mainstage Theatre In celebration of the lunar New Year, the Chinese Theatre Works, based in New York, brings its humor-laced shadow puppetry to audiences of all ages. The company blends China’s two thousand year history of shadow puppetry with new techniques in its award-winning Tiger Tales, based on popular Chinese folktales and literature. $10 general; $5 AA&CC members and children age 12 & under For tickets: 410-704-2787; www.tuboxoffice.com Workshop: Paper Arts by Colette Fu, 1 p.m. & 3 p.m. (2 sessions), ...

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The Ukrainian Institute of Modern Art invites you to the 10th ANNIVERSARY LIVE & SILENT AUCTION The Ukrainian Institute of Modern Art preserves and promotes contemporary art as an expression of the Ukrainian and American experience. Established as a primary venue for the exhibition and study of modern and contemporary Ukrainian art outside Ukraine, UIMA’s collection encompasses a half century of art, which is brought to life through exhibitions, concerts, readings, lectures and films Saturday, March 2, 2013 6:00 pm Cocktails & Hors d’oevures $50 per person Music by Accord Kindly RSVP by February 22 773.227.5522 email: auction@uima-chicago.org Ukrainian Institute of Modern Art 2320 W Chicago Ave Chicago, IL 60622 773-227-5522, www.uima-chicago.org Auction item preview -c ...

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April 5-May 11 Center for the Arts Asian Arts Gallery Towson University 8000 York Rd  Towson, MD 21252 (410) 704-2000 Opening: Thursday, April 4, 7:30-9 p.m. Artist’s Talk and Reception: Saturday, April 13, 2-4 p.m. This exhibition features two global artists, Siona Benjamin and Maureen Drdak, both Fullbright Scholars in 2011. Siona Benjamin is a painter originally from Bombay, now living in the US.  Her work reflects her background of being brought up Jewish is a predominately Hindu/Muslim India- a mosaic inspired by both Indian miniature paintings and Shephardic icons. Maureen Drdak’s work reflects ancient repousse techniques transmitted from her Nepalese Masters, rich in eastern and western iconographies and cultural paradigms, breaching the boundaries between material realm ...

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Event Description “The exhibition Caribbean: Crossroads of the World is the culmination of nearly a decade of collaborative research and scholarship organized by El Museo del Barrio in conjunction with the Queens Museum of Artand The Studio Museum in Harlem. Presenting work at the three museums and accompanied by an ambitious range of programs and events, Caribbean: Crossroads offers an unprecedented opportunity to explore the diverse and impactful cultural history of the Caribbean basin and its diaspora. More than 500 works of art spanning four centuries illuminate changing aesthetics and ideologies and provoke meaningful conversations about topics ranging from commerce and cultural hybridity to politics and pop culture. Counterpoints reflects on the economic developments of the Caribbean ...

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