Three Taiwanese artists recognized by Japan’s International Manga Award
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan announced the winners of the 17th International Manga Award on Dec. 26. This year, Taiwanese manga artist Jason Chien’s (簡嘉誠) “Wind Chaser Under the Blue Sky (青空下的追風少年)”...
Culture Minister announces partial opening of National Comic Museum
Culture Minister Shih Che visited Taichung City for the partial opening of National Comics Museum (NCM) on Dec. 19. He announced that the eastern compound of the museum will open for public visiting starting...
The Art of Ningyo joruri bunraku
Ningyo joruri bunraku is one of Japan's representative traditional performing arts, a comprehensive art form that combines tayu (chanters), shamisen, and puppets. The puppets themselves are about one-half to two-thirds life-size and have several components:...
WMACS Promotes the Beauty of Chinese Calligraphy in Washington D.C.
On December 9, 2023, the Washington Metropolitan Association of Chinese Schools (WMACS) hosted a regional Chinese calligraphy contest at the Culture Center of TECRO in D.C. This year, the inter-school competition featured 28 students...
Cultural Features:Knotting Artist | Lydia Chen
Chinese Name: 陳夏生 Born: 1939Place of Birth: Zhejing Province, China Did You Know? Lydia Chen, with a background in science and engineering, has devoted herself to the study of Chinese knotting. She has recorded various knotting techniques using...
Paper Cutting Exhibition in Hong Kong
In June, A "Paper-cut Art Exhibition 2023 to Celebrate the Return and Promote the Chinese Essence Series" held at Pacific Place in Admiralty. It is a paper cutting exhibition that combines Chinese and Western...
Installation art and sand sculpture showcased at Miaoli festival
Thirty installation art works by different artists are being displayed at the ongoing Miaoli Coastal Land Art Festival with an on-site sand sculpture creation also featured, the Culture and Tourism Bureau of Miaoli County...
A SHOW TO REMEMBER
On June 9th, twenty-two members of the Leyte Dance Theater (LDT) arrived in Tampa, Florida coming from Tallahassee per the invitation of the Philippine Cultural Foundation, Inc. (PCFI) as part of their 2023 cultural...
PHILIPPINE’S BEST FOLK-CONTEMPORARY DANCE COMPANY COMING TO TAMPA
The spectacular Leyte Dance Theater direct from the Philippines, that mesmerized the audience in 2017 with their performance all over Florida, will be back in Tampa on Sunday, June 11, 2023, at the Bayanihan...
Yamato Kan Museum at Morikami
On March 10th, Deputy Consul General Fumiyo Tsuda was invited by Palm Beach County and Morikami Museum and Japanese Gardens, to attend the opening of the renewed Yamato Kan Museum at Morikami. Morikami Museum and...