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July 12 - July 18, 2002
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| NORTHERN CALIFORNIA |
ANNOUNCEMENTS
Call For Artwork Submissions Submissions are requested from Bay Area APA artists ages 18 - 35 for APAture: A Window on the Art of the Young Asian Pacific Americans. Exhibit is scheduled to show Sept. 23 - 28 at SomArts. Deadline is July 19, 6 p.m. SomArts is located at 934 Brannan St., San Francisco. For more info: www.somarts.org.
Women Writers Women of Color invites complete papers (4,000 - 6,000 words) by women of color writers who critically explore political, social and personal uses for an anthology. WOC encourages both imaginative and theoretical writers to submit papers that create cross-genre dialogues between women of color writers. Complete papers are due July 26. For more info: WOC_Writers@hotmail.com.
ARTS
Awakening the Sleeping Monkey John Yoyogi Fortes juxtaposes Filipino and pop imagery, Disney iconography and more in monumental paintings. Using humor as a vehicle, Fortes confronts viewers with unsettling global human interactions, which often culminate in the transformation of societies. The exhibit runs through Aug. 4 at the Triton Museum of Art, located at 1505 Warburton Ave. in Santa Clara. Admission and parking are free. For more info: 408-247-3754 or www.tritonmuseum.org.
Children’s Chinese Paintings and Calligraphy The San Francisco Arts Commission Chinatown Community Arts Program and the Academy of Chinese Arts present an exhibition of children’s Chinese paintings and calligraphy July 12 - Aug. 24 at the Chinatown Community Arts Program Gallery, located at the Chinese Culture Center, 750 Kearny St., third floor, San Francisco. Admission is free. For more info: 415-957-1146.
China and Beyond China and Beyond: Artistic Influence Into and Out of China comprises more than 80 objects from the collections of members of the Society of Asian Art. The exhibition includes paintings, ceramics, bronzes, jades and sculptures. All works will either be from China that reflect a foreign influence, or objects from Tibet, Japan, Vietnam, Korea and even Europe that were inspired by Chinese motifs. The exhibit will run through Aug. 18 at the Chinese Culture Center, located at 750 Kearney St., third floor, San Francisco. For more info: 415-986-1822 or www.c-c-c.org.
Clay and Glass Festival The Association of Clay and Glass Artists of California showcases decorative hand-blown glass vases, functional bowls and imaginative teapots designed by APA craft artists July 13 and 14, 10 a.m. - 5 p.m. at the Palo Alto Art Center, 1313 Newell Rd. Admission is free. For more info: 650-329-2366.
Got Art? The Chinese Culture Center presents works by emerging Asian artists in the exhibition, got art?. This show, which runs Aug. 3 and 4, will highlight various artistic designs by young APA artists including paintings, photography, graphic design, fashion design, illustrations and others. A reception will be held Friday, Aug. 2, 7 p.m. - 9:30 p.m. at the Chinese Culture Center, 750 Kearny St., third floor, San Francisco. For more info: www.c-c-c.org.
Lu Jian Jun Weinstein Gallery, located at 383 Geary St., San Francisco, brings the stunning realism of Chinese artist Lu Jian Jun to its Contemporary Artist Gallery. The depth and complexity of emotion in his uncluttered compositions are tremendously inviting to the imagination. The exhibit runs through July 14, 9:30 a.m. - 10 p.m. For more info: 415-362-8151 or www.weinstein.com.
New Visions Pro Arts will present an exhibition entitled New Visions: Introductions ’02 that displays the works of California’s most talented emerging artists. The exhibit runs through Aug. 10 at Pro Arts Gallery, located at 461 Ninth St. in downtown Oakland (two blocks from the 12th Street Bart Station). A reception will be held July 11, 6 p.m. - 8 p.m. Artists will speak on their works Saturday, July 20 at 1 p.m. For more info: 510-763-4361.
Radiance of Life The Chinese Culture Center will be presenting an exhibition of 30 paintings by the famous poet, painter and scholar Chu Ko until Aug. 10 at the center’s South Gallery, located at 750 Kearny St., third floor, San Francisco. For more info: 415-986-2825 or www.c-c-c.org.
Ruth Asawa Ruth Asawa: Completing the Circle will be on view through Sept. 22 at the Oakland Museum of California, located at 10th and Oak streets, Oakland. The retrospective survey spans more than 40 years of Asawa’s work and includes some 75 works featuring tied sculptures, crocheted and cast metals and cast concrete, as well as drawings, life masks, models of public art and much more. On Sunday, July 14, at 2 p.m., Asawa will talk about her life and work. For more info: 510-238-2200 or www.museumca.org.
Unity for Peace In his first major U.S. exhibit, Korean-born Dominican priest and artist Kim En Joong brings his newest works, Unity for Peace, to Grace Cathedral, located at 1100 California St., San Francisco. The show will run through Aug. 15. For more info: 415-749-6340 or richardd@gracecathedral.org.
Wanxin Zhang Ceramic sculptor Wanxin Zhang exhibits his work at the Triangle Gallery, 417 Kearny St., San Francisco through Aug. 10. Opening reception is on Thursday, July 11, 5:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m. For more info: 415-392-1686.
Yes Yoko Ono This premiere American retrospective draws from Ono’s 40-year career as an artist, poet and composer. Works from the 1960s to the present include conceptual paintings and film, as well as her more recent projects in bronze sculpture and installation. YES YOKO ONO will be on view until Sept. 8 at the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, located at 151 Third St., San Francisco. For more info: 415-357-4170 or commassistant@sfmoma.org.
DANCE
Summer Dance Festival 2002 Take over 20 workshops with acclaimed dancers at Dancers’ Group’s Summer Dance Festival 2002, which includes weekend of performances, panel discussions and special events through July 26 at Dance Mission Theater and The Marsh, located at 3316-24th St. (at Mission), San Francisco. For more info: 415-920-9181 or www.dancersgroup.org.
West Wave Dance Festival Summerfest/Dance presents West Wave Dance Festival 2002, featuring 28 West Coast choreographers. From July 11 - 28, this festival will offer 12 performances of six different programs including two works created by Sue Li-Jue, Paper Walls and Barrack Landscape. The performances will be held at the Cowell Theater in San Francisco’s Fort Mason Center, located at Marina Boulevard and Buchanan Street. Tickets: $15 - $20. For more info: 415-441-3687 or www.voiceofdance.com.
EVENTS
APAture Kickoff Kearny Street Workshop’s annual APAture festival kicks off its fourth year with a fundraiser on Thursday, July 11, 8 p.m. at Locus 1640 Post, San Francisco. The event will feature performances by classical Indian dancer Neela Moorty, indie pop band Skyflakes, DJ Seiichi Tsukamoto and more. For more info: 415-503-0520 or www.kearnystreet.org.
KidsSings 2002 Schola Cantorum presents its annual series of free singing and music workshops for children ages 5 - 9. These sing-along sessions will be led by local choral directors and music teachers Thursdays, July 11 - Aug. 15; 5 p.m. - 5:50 p.m. for kids ages 5 and 6 and 6 p.m. - 7 p.m. for kids ages 7 - 9 at Congregational Community Church, Room 2 of the School Building, located at 1112 S. Bernardo Ave., Sunnyvale. For more info: 650-254-1700 or www.scholacantorum.org.
MUSIC
Keali’i Reichel Kumu hula (hula master) Keali’i Reichel brings the lyrical charm of Hawaiian music and dance to Stern Grove Festival on Sunday, July 14, 2 p.m. at Sigmund Stern Grove, 19th Avenue and Sloat Boulevard, San Francisco. Admission is free. For more info: 415-252-6252 or www.sterngrove.org.
READING AND LECTURES
East Bay Living History Project Japanese American Citizens League - Berkeley Chapter and local Japanese American residents will share their experiences in a series of panel discussions and personal narratives on Japanese American life in the East Bay. The lectures will take place Sundays, July 14 and Aug. 11, 2 p.m. - 4 p.m. at the Buena Vista Methodist Church, 2311 Buena Vista Ave., Alameda. For more info: 510-272-8286 or www.berkeleyjacl.org.
Poetry Benefit Reading Squaw Valley Community of Writers presents its 11th annual poetry benefit reading on July 27, featuring Yusef Komunyakaa and Li-Young Lee, among others. The event will take place at the Ira & Leonore S. Gershwin Theater at the University of San Francisco, 2350 Turk Blvd. (at Masonic), San Francisco. Doors open at 6 p.m.; reading starts at 7 p.m. Admission: $15, students $10. For more info: 877-537-8073 or squawpoet@ureach.com, or www.squawvalleywriters.org/benefit.html.
THEATER
Summer’s Eve Bindlestiff Studio presents Summer’s Eve, a play about three women who delve into sexuality, taboo, memory and nationalism. The play runs Thursdays through July 20 at Bindlestiff Studio, 185 Sixth St. (at Howard), San Francisco. Tickets: $12 - $15. For more info: 415-974-1167 or lorna@bindlestiffstudio.org.
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SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
ANNOUNCEMENTS
Chinese Brush Painting Classes Work in traditional gong bi (fineline) and xie-i (expressive ideas) techniques of this respected art form. Revered instructor Guang Li Zhang will provide demonstration lessons, workshops and sketching practices. The classes are held every Saturday, 10 a.m. - noon at Pacific Asia Museum, 46 N. Los Robles Ave. in Pasadena. Member fee for six lessons is $90 and $99 for non-members. For more info: 626-449-2742 x31.
ARTS
Beauty of Traditional Korean Wedding Culture The Korea Craft Promotion Foundation, in collaboration with the Ministry of Culture and Tourism and the Korean Cultural Center of Los Angeles, will launch Beauty of Traditional Korean Wedding Culture. This exhibit runs July 26 - Aug. 14 at the Korean Cultural Center Art Gallery, 5505 Wilshire Blvd., Los Angeles. Admission is free. For more info: 323-936-7141.
Digital Art Exhibit The erotic, surrealist and sometimes whimsical works of digital photography by Zvia Sadja will be exhibited through July 26 at the Santa Monica College Photography Gallery, located on the second floor of the Technology Building, 1900 Pico Blvd. The opening reception will be held Saturday, July 13, 6 p.m. - 8 p.m. For more info: 310-434-4289 or www.smc.edu/photo.
EVENTS
Free Korean Drum Lessons Korean Resource Center is sponsoring poogmul (Korean folk drumming) sessions taught in English every Sunday, 4 p.m. - 6 p.m. at the Korean Resource Center, 900 S. Crenshaw Blvd., Los Angeles. For more info: 323-937-3718 or hanjin81@hotmail.com.
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ARTS
Contemporary Art Talks Renowned artists will give presentations Saturday, July 27; and Wednesday, Aug. 7 at the Seattle Asian Art Museum in Volunteer Park, Seattle. Xu Bing will lecture on the relationship between visual arts and text; Alok Hsu Kwang-han and Do-Ho Suh will also lecture on their works. Free with museum admission. For more info: 206-654-3100 or www.seattleartmuseum.org.
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NATIONAL
ANNOUNCEMENTS
Actress Wanted Major New York- and Paris-based film production company, Forensic Films, is seeking a 50-something-year-old actress to play the lead role of Shin Ja in the romantic comedy Jersey Seoul. Some professional acting/performance experience a must; Korean language is a plus. Interviews with director/writer Johanna Lee will be scheduled soon in major U.S. cities. For more info: Charlie Chun at 310-502-9932 or beingu@aol.com.
Free Poetry Contest The International Library of Poetry has announced that $58,000 in prizes will be awarded this year in the International Open Poetry Contest. Poets from the San Francisco area, particularly beginners, are welcome to vie for over 250 prizes. To enter, send an original poem on any subject and in any syle to: The International Library of Poetry, 1 Poetry Plaza, Owings Mills, MD 21117. Deadline for the contest is July 31; entry is free. For more info: www.poetry.com.
EVENTS
Miss Asian America Pageant The 17th annual Miss Asian America Pageant will take place on Saturday, Aug. 17 at the Palace of Fine Arts, 3301 Lyon St. in San Francisco. The pageant program will consist of the Ethnic Costume/Self-Introduction segment, the Swimsuit segment, the Evening Gown segment and the Talent segment. Tickets: $25. Doors open at 6 p.m.; pageant starts at 7 p.m. For applications or more info: 415-474-8398 or www.missasianamerica.com.
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