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ChineseCultureCenterNewsletter
Thepremierdestinationforartandcultureandagatewayforculturalactivities,classesandcommunityevents.
EmblemsofEtherealGrace:
FromClassicalSensibilitytoContemporaryDesignAesthetics
PatTseng,
NecklacewithAntiqueDoubleDragon
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ComevisittheChineseCultureCenterGallerytoviewPatTseng'sexhibit!TheshowwillbeonviewfromSeptember25,2010toJanuary8,2011inthe.CCCGalleryonthe3rdFlooroftheHiltonHotel,Chinatown.ThegalleryisopenTuesdaythroughSaturday,from10amto4pm.MembersoftheChineseCultureCenterareinvitedtoaVIPopeningrecep-tionofPatTseng'sexhibitionatthegalleryonSeptember25,from2-4p.m.
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lainbead-withthecleanlinesandcalculatedasymmetriesofamodern-istvocabularyofgeometricmotifsandpowerfulyetsubduedcolors.InPatTseng'swork,anantiquejadefigurineispairedwithamberandcarnelianbeadsoffsetbysilkthread-workingunmetal-gray;awoodenboxismountedwithnutshellsandporcupinebristlesonatraditionally-knottedblackcord;andringsofbone,horn,andcopaladornhand-dyedblackandwhitesilkrope.Timeless,exquisite,andsubtle,PatTseng'sworkdefiescategorization:
It
isbothjewelryandfineart-avail-ableinretailvenuesfromSaksFifthAvenuetotheSmithsonian,theAsianArtMuseumofSanFrancisco,andtheDallasMuseumofFineArts.
It
isbothcontemporarycraftandagelessartifact-usingnovelsilkknottingtechniquesandpatternsandintegrat-ingancientChinesejade,jewels,andcarvings.PatTseng'sone-of-a-kindpiecesframeclassicalChinesematerialsandiconography-ajadedisc,aporce-
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AWonderfulImmersionOpportunityfor6LocalMartialArtistsInterestedinStudyingShaolinKungFuinChina!MembersoftheChineseCultureCenter,takenote!'{heGuangdongOverseasChineseCul-turalExchangeAssociationwillprovide6membersoftheChineseCultureCenterwhohaveexperienceinmartialartswithacom-pleteTraditionalKungFutrainingimmersionprogramfromDecemberIsttoDecember31st,2010.ThetrainingcampwillbeheldattheChanWuCenter
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inGuang-dong;'andwillconsistofkungfutraining,Chanlectures,andfieldtripstoheritagesitessuchastheMasterWongFeiHongmuseum.ThisopportunityisopentoCCCmembersingoodphysicalhealth.PleasecontacttheChi-neseCultureCenterformoredetailsabouthowtoapply!RegistrationFee:$100Tuition,Room
&
Board:Fullysubsidized
Calling
NewMembers!
BybecomingamemberoftheCCC,youwillreceivenumerousbenefitsanddis-counts.Moreimportantly,youwillbe
di-rectlysupporting
artisticexcellence;con-tributingtotheeconomicrevitalization;anpromotinganinclusiveandeducationalvisionofartandculturalexchangeintheBayAreaandbeyond.Formoreinforma-tion,visitourwebsiteat:www.c-c-c.org,
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callEmmyat(415)986-1822ext.21.
Beachampionandanambassador!
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CalendarofUpcomingEventsEducationFairinpartnershipwithSingTaoNewspaperSaturday,August21-Sunday,August22,2010Time:9amto5pmMoonFestivalinpartnershipwithWorldTVSaturday,September18,2010Time:6pmPatTsengExhibitionMember
&
VIPopeningreceptionSaturday,September25th,2010Time:2pmto4pmHarmony
&
BlissFundraiserDinnerSaturday,October16thTime:6pmLocation:EmpressofChinaRestaurant[838GrantAvenue]ExclusiveViewing:PatTseng'sExhibition,from4pmto6pmintheCCCGalleryOrientalHealthandCultureFestivalinpartnershipwiththeUniversityofHerbalMedicineSaturday,October30th-Sunday,October31st,2010NationalConferenceonChinainpartner-shipwithForumonthePeacefulReunifica-tionofChinaSaturday,November6thTime:8amto6pm
•AlleventsheldattheCCCunlessotherwisenoted.
CCCWelcomesNewStaffSharonDeng
TheCCCwelcomesSharonDeng,thenewShopAssistantfortheChineseCultureGal-leryandGiftShop.Sharonhasexperienceininternationalimportandexportbusi-nesses.
LarissaHeinrich
Larissaisanewstafferin.chargeofCommu-nications.ShejoinsusfromUCSD,wheresheteachescoursesonChineseLiteratureandCultureStudies.
CaeliNistler-Schnabel
CaeliisfillinginforEmmyasExecutiveAssistantandProjectCoordinator.Shere-centlygraduatedfromMiddleburyCollegeandspentayearinWuhan,China.
ArtisintheAir
MessagefromtheExecutiveDirector,MabelTengArtisintheAir!It'sbeenalivelysummerinChinatown.Everywhereyoulookarethesignsofanartandculturerenaissance!FromtheNoodlesFestivaltothefirst-everChinatownMusicFestivalinMay,weareproudtobeapartofthisexcitingmomentinChinatown.FromtheopeningofartistStellaZhang'sgroundbreaking
O-Viewpolnt
exhibitionattheCCCgalleries,tothedis-playofcandidatesforboththetemporaryandthepermanentartinstallationsatthesiteofthefutureChinatownCentralSub-wayStation,totheunveilingofthe"Art
in
Storefronts"installationsinChinatown.ThatextraverveandsparkleofcreatieenergyinChinatownhasbeenhardtomiss!Thecelebrationofartisticexcellencecon-tinuedlastweekaswecheeredforCCCartistHouYumei,whowasselectedbytheSanFranciscoArtsCommissiontodesigntheLandmarkArtExhibitionforthefutureChinatownCentralSubwayStation.AndnowChinatown'sartrenaissancecon-tinueswiththelatestexhibitionattheChi-neseCultureCenterGallery,beginningSep-tember25th:the"EmblemsofEtherealGrace"showfeaturingtheinimitablecrea-tionsofPatTseng.Butthat'snotall!Wehaveyetanotherreasontocelebratethisfall:Octobermarksthe45thanniversaryoftheChineseCultureFoundationanditscommitmenttobeingtheartandculturedestination.YouarewarmlyinvitedtojoinusforourHarmony
&
BlissbanquetonOctober16thattheEmpressofChinainChinatown.Joinusaswepaytributetoourfounders-butalsotoyou,ourmembersandsupporters,whokeepthisorganizationvital!We'vecomealongway.Howwonderfultoseethepositiveeffectsofartonourneighborhood'seconomicandculturalrevi-talization,andofcourseonthecity'sdiversity.TheChineseCultureCenterembracesthisvision,andwelcomes
every-one
torealizeprogressiveperspectivesinChineseandChineseAmericanculturalheritage.Thankyouforyourcontinuingsupport.Whenyouvisitthegallery,comesayhello!MabelS.TengHimMarkLaiLibraryCommissionAd-dress:ThePracticalandtheSymbolic
On
Thursday.
July
is",
at4:30p.m.theLibraryCommissionheldacommunityhearingtocon-siderwhethertoaddthenameofHimMarkLai-theconsummarepeople'shistorianandco-founder
with
AlbertChengofthe"InSearchof
Roots"
program.andamanwhomthe
Chroni-
cleofHigherEducation
referredtoas"theScholarwholegitimizedthe
study
ofChineseAmerica"-totheofficial
title
ofrheChinatownLibrary.AdozendelegatesfromtheChineseCultureCenterarrivedtofindtheLibraryhear-ingroompacked!Numerousmembersofthecommunitycametosupporttheadditionofthegreathistorian'snametotheChinatownLi-brary.MabelTengspokeforcefullyinsupportofthechange.Whyisthisimportant?BecauseHimMarkLairepresentsalegacyofcommunityawareness,respectforhistory,andactiveinvolvementinChineseandChineseAmericanculture.Be-causetheChinatownLibraryisnotjustanedu-cationalresource,butalsoacommunitycenterandthenucleusofawholeneighborhood.
It
istheembodimentofthecorevaluesthatHimMarkLaistoodfor.Isitnotfitting,then,thattheChinatownLibrarycommemoratethecon-tributionofHimMarkLai-thisoutstandingcommunityactivistandeducator,thisscholarwhounderstoodsowellthesymbolicaswellaspracticalimportanceofeducationandcommu-nity-building-byaddinghisnametoitsown?WelcomeBabyClaire
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WeareecstatictoannouncethatCCC'sownFengyuanJiandherhusbandKexinYuanwelcomedahealthybabygirlintotheirfamilyonJuly27.Congratulations!!!
ProgramUpdates
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ThisSummer'sArt&CulturalExchangeActivities
PlrorobyLarissaHeinrich
StorefrontArt:HuiYingTsai'sinstallationcelebratesthefamousChinesepoem"EulugyonMyHumbleAbode"byLiuYuxi.Sherecreatesanimaginarylivingspacecoveredwithanabundanceofartificialflowers.
PhotobyCCC
CCCBoardChairColinWongwasjoinedbyEDMabelTeng,boardmembersMeiLamandKerwinChaninwelcomingthePro-ductionteamof"GoldMountain"fromChinaonJuly16th.
PhotobyAlexTom
ChineseProgressiveAssociation:AttheendofJuly,CCCpresentedCPAYouthgroup'sTalentShowfortheirChinaExposureTrip!Havefunoutthere!
Photo
by
JolmLee
HipWah:StudentsoftheHipWahSummerProgramgatherforagroupshotafteranexcitingmorningtouringSFAC'sArtinStorefrontsinChinatownandpracticingtheircalligra-phyandpapercuttingskills.
CongratulationsHouYumei!
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TheChineseCultureCenterisproudthatourartist,thepaper-cuttingexpertHouYumei,hasbeenselectedbyaSanFranciscoArtsCommissionpaneltodesignthepermanentartinstallationforthefutureCentralSubwaySta-tion
in
Chinatown.TheCCC'sprogramteamhasworkedcloselywithHou,aChineseimmigrantofManchuriandescent,topro-motepapercutart.
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IfyouattendedtheSpringFesti-valcelebrationattheChineseCultureCenterortheChinatownMusicFestivalthisyear,youwillrememberHouYumei'sboothwhereshetaughtchildrentodopapercutting.WearethrilledthatYumeihascomesofar,andareproudtocelebratewithherasshebeginsthislatestchapter!
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