Exquisite Visions of Japan Prints from the James A. Michener Collection of the Honolulu Academy of Arts
June 29 – August 24, 2008
PROGRAMS AND EVENTS
The Blanton Museum of Art is offering a wide range of programs and events in conjunction with the exhibit Exquisite Visions of Japan: Prints from the James A. Michener Collection of the Honolulu Academy of Arts.
Unless otherwise noted, all programs are open to the public and are included in the price of museum admission. Admission on Thursdays is free, and the museum is open until 9 p.m. on the Third Thursday of the month.
June
Director's Circle Preview Party
Friday, June 27, 6 – 8 PM
Celebrate the new summer exhibition Exquisite Visions of Japan: Prints from the James A. Michener Collection of the Honolulu Academy of Arts. For Director's Circle members only.
Members-only Preview Day
Saturday, June 28, 1 – 5 PM
Preview Exquisite Visions of Japan before it opens to the public. Enjoy tours and light refreshments. Open to all Blanton members.
July
* Expert Perspective: Excellent Impressions: Observations on the James Michener Collection of Japanese Prints
Wednesday, July 9, 6 PM, FREE
James Ulak, deputy director, Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery at the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, D.C., traces the evolution of the Japanese woodblock print from its early 17th-century origins as the medium of choice for the world of theatre, through the mid–19th century when flowers, fauna, and landscapes were popular subjects, to the eventual demise of the medium—a victim of mass circulation publications. This lecture will be held at the ACES Building, Avaya Auditorium (rm. 2.302), at The University of Texas.
B scene
Friday, July 11, 6 – 11 PM
Celebrate the opening of Exquisite Visions of Japan with a Japanese Festival, live music, gallery tours, cash bar, and light refreshments. Cost: $5 members; $10 non–members. Tickets available online or at the museum.
Summer Class: The Art and Culture of Japan
Sunday, July 13, 2 PM
Black and White Simultaneously, Japanese Architecture from the Edo Period with Gerlinde Leiding, professor emeritus of the School of Architecture at The University of Texas.
This is a four–week course (July 13 – August 3) led by University and museum experts that will provide context and information about Exquisite Visions of Japan. Includes a themed tour at 1 PM each week before the class. Cost: $75 members; $100 non–members. For more information or to register please call (512) 471–9205.
Member Appreciation Party
Wednesday, July 16, 6–8 PM
Celebrate being a Blanton member and enjoy the exhibition Exquisite Visions of Japan at this after–hours event complete with music, tours and light refreshments. Open to all Blanton members.
Third Thursday
Thursday, July 17, 5 – 9 PM, FREE
An evening devoted to the beauty of Japan.
6 PM Art Fix
Learn about Japanese marbling techniques with Jinji Willingham.
6:30 PM Yoga in the galleries
7 PM Blanton Book Club
The Temple of the Golden Pavilion by Yukio Mishima
7 & 8 PM Art Brief tours
Hot Art Hip Kids: Exquisite Visions Family Day
Saturday, July 19, 1 – 4 PM
Discover the wonders of Japanese prints and the printmaking process with hands–on art–making workshops, artist demonstrations and tours. Through an afternoon of gallery activities, imagination and storytelling, kids and their families create art inspired by the exhibition.
Hot Art Hip Kids: Exquisite Visions Family Day is generously supported by:
Summer Class: The Art and Culture of Japan
Sunday, July 20, 2 PM
Reinventing the Past in Modern Japanese Literature and Film with Kirsten Cather, assistant professor in the department of Asian Studies at The University of Texas.
Summer Class: The Art and Culture of Japan
Sunday, July 27, 2 PM
Edo Culture and Society with Nancy Stalker, assistant professor in the department of Asian Studies at The University of Texas.
August
Summer Class: The Art and Culture of Japan
Sunday, August 3, 2 PM
Japonisme: The Impact of Japanese Prints on 19th Century Art with Cheryl Snay, associate curator of prints and drawings at the Blanton.
*Expert Perspective: Mind Unmoving, Body Awake: The Universal Appeal of Japanese Prints, Wednesday, August 6, 6 PM, FREE
Roger Keyes, a visiting scholar at Brown University, addresses how Japanese prints speak directly to the senses, transcending language, time, and cultural boundaries and shows how these works of art communicate some of the inherent values of pre–modern Japanese culture to responsive viewers without words, thought, or effort. The lecture will be held at the ACES Building, Avaya Auditorium (rm. 2.302), at The University of Texas.
Third Thursday
Thursday, August 21, 5 – 9 PM, FREE
An evening devoted to all things Japanese.
6 PM Art Fix
A talk and demonstration of Japanese tea ceremony with Sheila Fling
6:30 PM Yoga in the galleries
7 PM Blanton Book Club
Snow Country by Yasunari Kawabata
7 & 8 PM Art Brief tours
* Funding for Exquisite Visions of Japan lectures is provided by Tokyo Electron and the Charles and Dorothy Clark Lectureship in Fine Arts.
