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This exhibition presents works by Taiwanese and Taiwanese-American artists which transform memories of immigration and notions of diaspora into intimate microcosms of visual experience. The works address different time periods in history and explore diaspora, nomadism, labor mobility and stateless identity in the postcolonial present. Curated by Fang Yu Lee, candidate in Maryland Institute College of Arts (MICA) MFA in Curatorial Practice program. Co-presented with MICA.
Admission is free.
Gallery Hours during exhibition: Monday - Saturday, 11 a.m. - 4 p.m.
Sunday, July 22, 11 a.m. - 7 p.m.
Closed Wednesday, July 4.
Additional programs and events to be announced.
Exhibition | Asia's Healing Arts
Explore the diverse healing arts of Asia which are now popular worldwide: yoga, taiji, acupuncture, shiatsu, Chinese medicine, and Ayurveda. Learn about the histories and philosophies of these traditions as well as their unique features, commonalities, global journeys, and how they transform lives.
Admission is free.
Gallery Hours during exhibition: Monday - Saturday, 11 a.m. - 4 p.m.
Closed March 18-25.
Yoga Nidra, or Sleep Yoga, is a healing practice that will renew and energize your nervous system. Yoga Nidra is practiced lying down on a yoga mat while being guided through a series of visualization techniques, including marma (relaxation) points to help you achieve a more renewed and restored sense of self.
TICKETS: Free for TU students, faculty & staff (valid OneCard required), $5 for non-TU students and AA&CC members, $10 for all others
Performance: TU Cambodian Classical Music Ensemble
TU Cambodian Classical Music Ensemble (Chum Ngek, director) presents music from Cambodia.
Admission is free.
Fundraiser & Performance: AppalAsia
The trio known as AppalAsia have created an evocative and ambitious performance language for dulcimer, erhu, banjo, and vocals that combines the influence of their folk-roots with original composition and inspired improvisation. Enjoy food and drink inspired by both Asia and Appalachia, take part in a silent auction, and support the Asian Arts & Culture Center.
TICKETS: $50 thru March 23, $75 at the door on March 24
Discover how to improve your mental and physical health through this beautiful form of no/low impact exercise. Learn to remain relaxed and focused, while building muscle strength and improving your coordination. Conducted by Kevin Law and Melanie Lester of Goh’s Kung Fu. Comfortable clothing recommended. No high heels, please. Space is limited. Registration required.
TICKETS: Free for TU students, faculty & staff (valid OneCard required), $5 for non-TU students and AA&CC members, $10 for all others
Workshop | Yoga
In this yoga workshop we will focus on moving the body with our breath through a series of traditional postures so that we can access more energy and a more peaceful state of mind. Come find out what ancient yogis and modern day yogis have in common as we practice a 5,000 year old tradition of classic yoga. Open to all levels.
TICKETS: Free for TU students, faculty & staff (valid OneCard required), $5 for non-TU students and AA&CC members, $10 for all others
Performance: Koto 360°
Experience Koto 360°, an exploration of the versatility and transformations of Japanese music, through the koto (13-string zither), shakuhachi (bamboo flute), and guitar with newly composed music, unique instrument pairings and diverse collaborations.
TICKETS: $15 regular price, $10 AA&CC members and non-TU students with valid ID, $5 TU students with valid OneCard. www.tuboxoffice.com
Community Event: Family Arts Day
Drop-in for a day of hands-on art activities, dance workshops and interactive gallery tours all inspired by the current exhibitions in the Center for the Arts galleries and Asian Arts and Culture Center. The day’s activities are designed and guided by Towson University students, faculty and staff. This event is always free and open to the public. Visitors of all Ages Welcome!
Sponsored By: COFAC Diversity Grant
Workshops | Shiatsu: Japanese Bodywork
Looking for a fun and gentle way to enhance your physical fitness? Come learn the basics of shiatsu, a form of Japanese bodywork that combines stretches and focused thumb pressure on “acu-points” to help support flexibility, mobility, and pain relief. Shiatsu is performed fully clothed making it a family-friendly, anytime, anywhere form of bodywork. Adding basic shiatsu to your regular exercise warm up and/or cool down can greatly enhance the benefits of any physical activity.
TICKETS: Free for TU students, faculty & staff (valid OneCard required), $5 for non-TU students and AA&CC members, $10 for all others
Meditation is an approach to training the mind to attain a more peaceful and balanced way of life. In this workshop, we’ll discover a few ways to focus our attention inward to access the deeper realms of our being.
TICKETS: Free for TU students, faculty & staff (valid OneCard required), $5 for non-TU students and AA&CC members, $10 for all others
Discover & Dine: The Poet's Brush & Galaxy Asian Cuisine
Join Chinese art and humanities specialist, Connie Rosemont, for a tour of the exhibition, The Poet's Brush: Chinese Ink Paintings by Lo Ch'ing, and resume the conversation over a Chinese meal at Galaxy Asian Cuisine. Lo’s landscapes include familiar forms of the genre, such as mountains, clouds and rivers, as well as an array of modern symbols like airplanes and skyscrapers. Rosemont explains how Lo integrates themes of modern living into traditional ink painting.
SCHEDULE
10:45 a.m. - Sign-in at CADVC
11:00 a.m. - Gallery tour with Connie Rosemont
After the tour, regroup at for meal and conversation at Galaxy Asian Cuisine, 6219
Baltimore National Pike, Catonsville, MD 21228.
TICKETS (includes meal)
$25: Current members of the Asian Arts & Culture Center (Become a Member)
$30: General Public
This ongoing project highlights exhibitions, performances, workshops, artist residencies, and online resources featuring local Asian arts and culture in Maryland communities . It also incorporates The Asia in Maryland (AIM) Cultural History Project, an interdisciplinary studies course combining ethnography and oral history to explore, understand and document Asian arts and culture in Maryland. Student research informs Center programming. In fall 2015, we initiated the “Connection” with an exhibition, performances, workshops and family days introducing local audiences to the living Khmer art and culture in the Mid-Atlantic region.
The Asia in Maryland (AIM) Cultural History Project (IDFA 480/580 Interdisciplinary Fine Arts Special Topics Seminar) is an interdisciplinary studies course in Towson University’s College of Fine Arts & Communication. This course combines ethnography and oral history to explore, understand and document Asian arts and culture in Maryland. Students identify their own research topic and conduct independent research with guidance from the instructors throughout the semester. Topics can include art, music, dance, theater, foodways, costumes, healing arts, martial arts and more. Students create a portfolio of their research as a culminating project at the end of the semester. Student projects will be used in programs at the Asian Arts & Culture Center.
Student Researcher: Elayna Daminabo
Student Researcher: Jessica Donnelly
Student Researcher: Kiara (Olive) Oliver
Student Researcher: Alexandra Palmer
Student Researcher: Theresa Schempp
The AA&CC collaborates every semester with TU’s Community Art Center to engage families in experiencing and making art through drop-in art activities, performances, interactive gallery experiences, and story time.