Meet the Global Peace Film Festival’s Executive Director
First established in 2003, Nina Streich was hired to create the Global Peace Film Festival (GPFF) here in Orlando.
“The festival started in 2003 - the year the Iraq War began and the motivation for it...
UNITED ARTS AWARDS 17 MINI-GRANTS FOR ARTS LEARNING AND CULTURAL PROJECTS
ORLANDO – September 5, 2017 – United Arts of Central Florida announced the recipients of its February cycle of Mini-Grants and of Arts Learning Mini-Grants. Twelve organizations were awarded $17,000 in the first cycle...
Global Peace Film Festival 2017
This year's Global Peace Film Festival will take place Sept. 18 - 24 at various locations around Orlando.
According to the festival's site, the non-for-profit festival is used to "further the cause of peace on...
“Photo Koshien” – the Japanese National High School Photography Contest
The national high school photography competition in Japan, known as “Photo Koshien 写真甲子園”, has been completed for the 24th year in a row.
The students from the Kansai region have won the championship this year. Pictured...
Two Japanese Master Printmakers Go Head to Head in “Showdown! Kuniyoshi vs. Kunisada”
Exhibition of 100 Colorful Prints Poses Question: “Are you #TeamKuniyoshi or #TeamKunisada?”
AUGUST 11–DECEMBER 10, 2017
Rival artists Utagawa Kuniyoshi (1797–1861) and Utagawa Kunisada (1786–1864) were the two best-selling designers of ukiyo-e woodblock prints in 19th-century Japan. Featuring 100...
Japanese Creations Arts and Crafts Experience Creator Launches With Three Traditional Japanese Craft Styles
Japanese Creations Arts and Crafts Experience Creator Launches With Three Traditional Japanese Craft Styles
SAN JOSE, Calif., May 17, 2017 — Japanese Creations, an online Japanese arts and crafts experience creator, has launched its brand with...
M-Cake: COOL JAPAN CAKE
M CAKES is a licensed home-based e-commerce webstore business specializing in creative custom designed cakes, owned & operated by cake designer/decorator Megumi "jumbo-m" Suzuki.
"American Cake Decorating Strictly Made in Hokkaido"
Megumi Suzuki is a self-taught cake...
First Exhibition to Pair Rival Artists Kuniyoshi and Kunisada at MFA Boston
AUGUST 11–DECEMBER 10, 2017
In August, the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston (MFA), opens an exhibition of works by rival artists Utagawa Kunisada (1786–1864) and Utagawa Kuniyoshi (1797–1861), the two foremost designers of ukiyo-e woodblock...
Asian Art Museum Sweeps Industry Awards
Critically-acclaimed exhibition The Rama Epic wins multiple prestigious accolades from Association of Art Museum Curators and American Alliance of Museums
San Francisco, May 12, 2017 — The Rama Epic: Hero, Heroine, Ally, Foe, an unprecedented...
Liu Jianhua: Collected Letters
NOW ON VIEW LOGGIA, SECOND FLOOR
In the elegant Loggia, echoes of our building’s history linger in limestone walls, stately pillars and the ornate ceiling. Now, a cutting-edge art installation transforms one corner of the...