Tel.: 410.704.2807
Gallery Hours:
M-F, 11 am - 4 pm
Sat, 1 pm - 4 pm
During Exhibitions
Summer 2009
April
18 - July 17
(Visits after May 9 by appointment only
Mon.-Fri. 11 a.m.-4 p.m.; Sat 1-4 p.m.
Admission is free, Closed Holidays
Asian Arts Gallery, Center for the Arts
After a recent reassessment of the University's
Asian Arts Collection, the Asian Arts Gallery has placed selections of the
collection in spotlights for public viewing. A variety of Asian cultures
are represented in this wide array of artifacts of ceramics, wood, jade and
ivory carvings, bronzes, textiles, as well as paintings and prints, to inform
and inspire public appreciation and academic interest. The exhibition also
features a selection from the Foo Collection, Maryland.
Fall 2009
Furniture for the Divine:
Selections from the Foo Collection
Curator's Talk: Saturday, September 12, 2-4 p.m.; Reception: 3-5 p.m.
Admission is free
Asian Arts Gallery, Center for the Arts
Drawn from the Foo Collection,
the exhibition features Chinese furniture and accessories dated from the Ming
and Qing dynasties, which were used in the worship of deities and ancestors
related to Taoism, Buddhism and Confucianism. The main categories include
altar tables, incense tables, shrines and spiritual tablets, offering
accessories and ornaments, and tributary carvings for the divine. Hardwood
and softwood used for the furniture, such as baimu, hetaomu, yumu, and nanmu
will be examined.
Guest Curator:
Pei-Hwa Foo
Gallery hours: Monday-Friday, 11 a.m.- 4 p.m.; Saturday, 1- 4 p.m. For information: (410) 704-2807
The Sound of Ecstasy: Buddhist Ritual Song and Dance from
Korea
Friday, October 16, 8 p.m.
Stephens Hall Theater
Derived
from ancient Buddhist ceremonies that were nearly lost in history, the Young San
Ceremony was preserved and revived by Korean Buddhist monks from the Young San
Preservation Group. Originally, the ceremony was an elaborate three day
event performed for the well-being of the nation both on joyful occasions and in
times of disaster, which includes offerings of flowers, fragrances, music and
sacred chanting and dance in honor of Buddha and his message. The Young
San ritual chants and dance, accompanied by drums, cymbals, gongs
and chime,
are unique to Korea and were nominated in 1973
for preservation as an
Intangible Cultural Asset.
Tickets: $15 General, $12 Students & Seniors; $10 AA&CC members and TU student with I.D. For tickets: (410) 704-2787 or www.towson.edu/artscalendar
Agangamasor
and His Magic Power by Cambodian Buddhist
Society
This classical dance-drama was specially choreographed
and composed by the eminent master dancers and musicians who fled Cambodia
during the war and have been teaching at the Cambodian Buddhist Society for two
decades. The story tells an episode from the Reamker (Cambodian version of the
Ramayana story) never before seen on stage--the mythological world as it was
prior to the birth of Prince Rama.
Tickets: $15 General, $12 Students & Seniors; $10 AA&CC members and TU student with I.D. For tickets: (410) 704-2787 or www.towson.edu/artscalendar
Gallery hours: Monday-Friday, 11 a.m.- 4 p.m.; Saturday, 1-4 p.m.
For information: 410-704-2807;
www.towson.edu/asianarts
For tickets: 410-704-2787;
www.towson.edu/artscalendar