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2023-2024 / Japan Foundation Los Angeles provides weekly streaming “Doors to Arts of Japan – Introductory Message by Meher McArthur”

LOS ANAGELES (Cultural News: Forwarded for Japan Foundation Los Angeles) Doors to Arts of Japan – Introductory Message by Meher McArthur https://www.jflalc.org/event-details.php/108/doors-to-arts-of-japan-introductory-message Every Wednesday, 12:30PM (PT) Streaming stars June 28 via JFLA Facebook https://www.facebook.com/JFLALC Instagram https://www.instagram.com/jflalc/ YouTube channel https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCYEG7P8EVh__UihWg-k0zBQ The Japan Foundation, Los Angeles (JFLA) has launched a new weekly program “Doors to Arts of […]

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2024/05/05 Closing / “Elegance and Emotion: The Unique Dolls of Kimiko Muraoka Koyanagi” at Shumei Hall Gallery from Jan. 13 to May 5

Kimiko Muraoka Koyanagi’s dolls are very different from traditions, but they are just as exquisite to behold, take many days to complete, and employ a traditional technique that will soon be lost to the world. Koyanagi’s dolls are built up out of a paste and then smoothed down and coated with gofun, a white pigment […]

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2024/1/18: Japan Foundation to present Online Lecture “Ningyo: The Beauty and Artistry of Japanese Dolls” by Meher McArthur, Thursday, Jan. 18, 7:00-7:40PM

Japan Foundation Los Angeles ONLINE lecture series 3 Ningyo: The Beauty and Artistry of Japanese Dolls Thursday, January 18, 2024 7:00 pm – 7:40 pm (Pacific Time) This program will be held online, admission is free, RSVP is required. Japan’s dolls are famous throughout the world as elegant works of art that are more for […]

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2024: Weekly Cultural News, January 08-14: Shumei Hall Gallery presents “Elegance and Emotion: The Unique Dolls of Kimiko Muraoka Koyanagi”

Contents of Weekly Cultural News, January 08-15, 2024 (Reiwa 6) P01: Shumei Hall Gallery presents “Elegance and Emotion: The Unique Dolls of Kimiko Muraoka Koyanagi” Jan. 12-May 5 P02: Shumei Hall Gallery presents “Elegance and Emotion: The Unique Dolls of Kimiko Muraoka Koyanagi” Jan. 12-May 5 P03: Japan Foundation to present online lecture “Ningyo: The […]

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2024/1/13: Opening: Shumei Hall Gallery exhibiting “Elegance and Emotion: The Unique Dolls of Kimiko Muraoka Koyanagi,” Jan. 13 – May 5

“Elegance and Emotion: The Unique Dolls of Kimiko Muraoka Koyanagi” Saturday January 13 to Sunday May 5, 2024 Exhibition Opening Reception: Saturday, January 13, 2:00 – 4:00 pm Curated and organized by Meher McArthur The Shumei Hall Gallery, 2430 East Colorado Blvd., Pasadena, CA 91107 info@shumeiarts.org (626) 584-8841 PASADENA, CA – The Shumei Hall Gallery […]

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2023 / Descanso Gardens presents art exhibition “SHIKI: The Four Seasons in Japanese art” Feb. 18-May 29

Descanso Gardens SHIKI: The Four Seasons in Japanese Art FEBRUARY 18 – MAY 29, 2023 In California the seasons are subtle. So subtle, in fact, that some claim there are none at all. Just as subtle, and equally beautiful, are the exquisite designs of the seasons in Japanese art. Over centuries, a rich literary and […]

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2019 / Los Angeles – Claremont: “Asian Art Treasures at Scripps College” exhibition, Aug. 31 – Dec. 15

Ruth Chandler Williamson Gallery at Scripps College Asian Art Treasures at Scripps College August 31 – December 15, 2019 CLAREMONT, CA – A selection of some of the best Asian art in the Scripps collection, this exhibition is in recognition of the work of Dr. Bruce Coats, professor of Art History and the Humanities and […]

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2019 / Scripps College in Claremont to present 4 lectures on Japanese arts in conjunction with “Japanese Screens” exhibition, April 3, 10, 17, 24

Japanese Arts Exhibition & Lectures at Scripps College open to the public in conjunction with the exhibition “Folding Space: Japanese Screens” in the Clark Humanities Museum, Scripps College 3 April – 3 May 2019 4 lectures in April, 2019 Wednesday evenings 7:00 pm at the Clark Humanities Museum at the center of the Scripps College […]