China’s 8 Brokens: Puzzles of the Treasured Past
JUNE 17–OCTOBER 29, 2017
This summer, the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston (MFA), presents China's 8 Brokens: Puzzles of the Treasured Past, the first-ever exhibition dedicated to bapo (which translates to "eight brokens") painting. The...
SAINTS AND KINGS ARTS, CULTURE, AND LEGACY OF THE SIKHS
MAR 10 — JUN 25, 2017
Celebrate the artistic and cultural heritage of the Sikhs.
With nearly 27 million adherents worldwide, Sikhism is among the world’s largest religions, and also one of the youngest. A diverse...
UNITED ARTS CAMPAIGN SURPASSES $2.039 MILLION GOAL!
ORLANDO – MAY 8, 2017 – United Arts of Central Florida today announced its 2017 collaborative Campaign for the Arts raised $2.088 million, exceeding its goal by almost $50,000. The intensive three-month fundraiser partners...
The Nanking Revolution
This is an excerpt from Brandon Chin's novel, "The Nanking Revolution". It is an alternative history of The Nanking Massacre where the Chinese civilians, instead, rise up against the Imperial Japanese Army. You can...
The Secrets of Saké: Tradition, Intuition and an Artist’s Guiding Hand
POV’s ‘The Birth of Saké’ Follows Meticulous Method of Bringing the Fabled Japanese Drink To Life; Film Premieres Monday, Sept. 5, 2016 on PBS
A Co-presentation with the Center for Asian American Media (CAAM)
“A richly immersive documentary...
Beginner’s Guide to Japanese kitchen knives – the secret to washoku
You’ve heard it before. “Japanese knives are the best.”
They’re sharp, artistic and get the job done (if you know what you are doing.)
So, how is it that you don’t know much about these fantastic...
UNITED ARTS BRINGS THE COMMUNITY TOGETHER
ARTS FOR ALL DAY on FEB. 4, 2017
ORLANDO, FL — Arts for ALL Day is a new, must-see event for all Central Floridians, with a focus of introducing new communities to local arts and cultural...
INHERITANCE FROM MOTHER-Echoes of de Beauvoir-Camus-Woolf-in New Novel from Japanese Author Mizumura
***Winner of the Osaragi Jiro Award, commemorating the most accomplished book in prose, including both fiction and non-fiction***
Minae Mizumura, one of Japan’s most important writers today, is celebrated for her ability to draw from...
How they build the Asano Taiko?
They are called Taiko which means big drum in Japanese. The time and effort that goes into them is unreal and can take around 5 years. One that they are working on was carved...
Sento 銭湯 Japanese communal Bath House Mural Artist
A historic Japanese communal Bath House (Sento) Kosugi-yu (小杉湯) which located in Suginami area updated the murals. They invited the Japanese network media to interview the process of painting murals.
Usually about two years to...