Iconic giant rubber ducks set afloat in Kaohsiung as festival opens
Kaohsiung, Jan. 27 (CNA) Two giant rubber ducks created by Dutch artist Florentijn Hofman were set afloat in Kaohsiung's Love River Bay on Saturday to mark the opening of the city's 2024 Wonderland festival. Hofman's...
Japanese culture, food, and excitement at the Orlando Japan Festival
The Orlando Japan Festival is an annual event put on by the Japan Association of Orlando, the local Orlando Japanese community, and is one of my favorite events of the year – where you...
“Tokyo-Ga” art exhibition unveiled at Miami International Airport by Japanese and MIA officials
“Tokyo-Ga” at Miami International Airport (MIA) is the first exhibition devoted to Japanese culture at MIA. The “Tokyo-Ga” (images of Tokyo) project began in response to a devastating tsunami and earthquake that claimed thousands...
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...
19th Annual Global Peace Film Festival Asian Film Line-Up
Fest Returns In Person (September 21 – 26) and Virtually (September 27 – October 3). GPPF Brings Orlando to the World Through Virtual Access Following a successful pivot in 2020 to both safely distanced in-person...
Two tourist attractions in Penghu win international design awards
Two tourist attractions in Penghu County, "Xiaomen Geology Gallery (小門地質探索館)" and "Hai-Chu Dolphin (嗨鼠地景藝術)," have won MUSE Creative Awards of the 2022 International Awards Associate (IAA), according to a press release issued by the...
Taiwanese poets, writer highlighted in Tokyo shows
Two month-long exhibitions focusing on the works of Taiwanese poets and writers have opened in Tokyo, the Ministry of Culture announced on October 9. The Taiwan Cultural Center in Tokyo, which has previously focused on...
Sculpture Recreates Hokusai’s ‘Great Wave’ in 50,000 LEGO
Japanese LEGO builder Jumpei Mitsui tweeted his new work, one of Japan’s most iconic images — the recreation of Katsushika Hokusai’s “The Great Wave off Kanagawa.” The wave effect is super three-dimensional and dynamic. It...
Venerable Master Hsing Yun’s One-stroke Calligraphy Exhibition
On July 5, Venerable Master Hsing Yun's One Stroke Calligraphy Grand Opening Exhibition at the Orange County Administration Building. Exhibition will open to public till July 29th. This is a free event. For more...
Opera lovers to be treated with 3 productions around Taiwan in October
Three locally produced opera productions will be staged around Taiwan in late October, including two penned by Giuseppe Verdi, and one by Richard Wagner, according to organizers. https://youtu.be/ol9_1mY-WKM Following a five-year hiatus, the Taipei Symphony Orchestra...
