The Year of the Water Dragon celebrations continue this weekend with free admission to the Asian Art Museum and the San Jose Museum of Art.
Can you hear that thunderous roar? It’s the Year of the Dragon, here for the Lunar New Year.
How will you greet it? At the Asian Art Museum, of course!
Chinese American International School students will present classical music and dances, culminating in a playful lion dance. The lion dance, the centerpiece of the celebration, scares away evil spirits and ensures an auspicious beginning.
Hunt for dragons in the galleries, listen to dragon stories, make a dragon paper cut, a Year of the Dragon button to wear, or rub on a temporary tattoo featuring the animals from the museum's collection.
Or you can treat yourself to the more than 200 ornate and glittering art works in "Maharaja: The Splendor of India's Royal Courts, " which is partnered by Sanjay Patel's quirky and colorful paintings of Indian demons, gods and goddesses
Sunday, February 5, 11:00 am-4:00 pm. Target First Free Sunday (FREE general admission for all)
http://www.asianart.org/hoursandadmission.htm
If you know the way to San Jose, the San Jose Museum of Art will celebrate the Lunar New Year with a free Community Day.
SJMA’s community days take a modern approach to traditional multi-cultural customs.
Activities will include live performances and hands-on art making activities that represent the diverse cultures that celebrate Lunar New Year.
The Rising Phoenix Lion Dance Association will perform a traditional Chinese lion dance at 12:30 PM.
Sukyung Choi’s Korean Dance Academy will perform at various times throughout the day.
In the Chinese zodiac, 2012 is the year of the dragon. The dragon is the only mythical creature in the Chinese zodiac. It is associated with honesty, bravery, innovation, and ambition. Hands-on art-making will include a flying dragon activity.
The San Jose Museum of Art is located at 110 South Market Street in downtown San Jose, California. For more information, call 408-271-6840 or visit www.SanJoseMuseumofArt.org. Admission is free.
If you are looking for that "must have" piece of Asian art for your home, you can attend the San Francisco Arts of Pacific Asia Show, held at Ft. Mason.
This event, the oldest and largest vetted fair in the US brings together Asian art specialists from Asia, Europe and North America. Spanning more than 2000 years of Asian arts and culture, the fair is the most respected by collectors.
This year, the Arts of Pacific Asia show will debut a Contemporary Asian Art Initiative. Juxtaposing the historic with the contemporary, galleries will present some of their most dynamic works, faturing both emerging and established artists.
The Initiative spotlights the growing contributions of Asian artists to the Contemporary Art scene, providing an accessible and sophisticated environment for collectors to discover new artists and galleries.
This year's special exhibit presents rare sacred and secular Tibetan rugs. Rugs have been woven and used in Tibet for centuries, but until recent years, have been ignored by collectors and scholars alike because available examples were generally brightly colored, chemically dyed, clearly modern commercial production of little aesthetic appeal. This situation changed in the mid 1980's when the Chinese authorities began to allow tourism and foreign visitors discovered naturally dyed examples that had not been seen in the West.
The Piccus Collection of Tibetan Rugs was formed during the exciting "window of opportunity" that existed during the 80s and 90s to collect in this previously little known area. The Collection demonstrates the genuine aesthetic sense and cultural achievements of the unknown Tibetan weavers who produced these masterpieces.
Admission: $15, includes illustrated color catalogue
Fort Mason Center – Festival Pavilion
Marina Blvd,
San Francisco,, CA 90290
United States
Phone: (310) 455-2886
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