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Sunday, May 4
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Sharing Stories/Sharing Heritage
Asian Pacific American Heritage Month Family Day Celebration |
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Celebrate Asian Pacific American Heritage Month at the Smithsonian's National Postal Museum. Activities include workshops on origami, letter writing, stamp designing, and storybook making; presentations by origami artist Marcia Mau, artist Sushmita Mazumdar, storyteller Kathy Mathieson, and children's book author and stamp illustrator Kam Mak; performances by Hawaiian group Halau O Na Hali'a, South Asian "fusion dance team" Chamak, and the Northern Virginia Rondalla, a string orchestra that plays traditional Filipino folk music. Children's books with Asian American themes are available for purchase. Cosponsors: National Postal Museum, Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Heritage Committee, Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Program, Smithsonian Center for Education and Museum Studies, and Smithsonian Heritage Months Steering Committee.
Free
See related Asian Pacific American Heritage Month programs
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Special Smithsonian Sponsored
Location: National Postal Museum
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Art a la Cart Day
Family Program |
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(for ages 7-12) How do you hold an artist's palette? Does bronze feel grainy or silky, warm or cool? Try hands-on activities at four interactive carts to find out and to explore such subjects as sculpture and folk art.
Free
Repeats 1st Sunday of each month
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Smithsonian American Art Museum
Location: Throughout the museum; maps available at both info desks
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Cinematic Collaboration: Zhang Yimou and Gong Li
Lecture, with film clips |
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Film historian Max Alvarez examines the complex artistic relationships of several famous actor-director duos. This afternoon, he discusses the works of internationally acclaimed Chinese director Zhang Yimou, who has created films with actress Gong Li for 20 years. This pair has gained recognition for films such as Red Sorghum, Ju Dou, Raise the Red Lantern, The Story of Qiu Ju, and Curse of the Golden Flower.
$25, general; $20, members; $15, students; call 202-633-3030
Series continues June 8
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Resident Associate Program
Location: S. Dillon Ripley Center
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Art + Coffee: Guided Tour
Luce Foundation Center Activity |
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Discover the treasures of the Luce Foundation Center for American Art during a guided tour. Afterwards, enjoy a complimentary coffee or tea.
Free
Repeats most Saturdays and Sundays
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Smithsonian American Art Museum
Location: Meet in the F Street Lobby
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Korean Kites
ImaginAsia Family Program |
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(ages 8-14 with adult) Use an activity book to explore Korean art in the Freer galleries. Then return to create Korean kites in the Freer courtyard and fly them on the National Mall. Celebrates Asian Pacific American Heritage Month.
Free; first come, first served
Last program. Continues with new theme next month
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Arthur M. Sackler Gallery and Freer Gallery of Art
Location: Freer Courtyard
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Wildflower in the Battlefield
Korean Film Festival DC 2008 |
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(1974, 102 min., directed by Lee Man-hee, Korean with English subtitles) Set in the early days of the Korean War in the 1950s, it views the brutal fighting from the perspective of a young boy who has been adopted as a "mascot" by a group of soldiers.
Free, but tickets (2 per person) distributed 1 hour before
Series continues May 11, 16, & 18
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Arthur M. Sackler Gallery and Freer Gallery of Art
Location: Freer, Meyer Auditorium
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ArtLab for Teens
5-Week Studio Program |
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(for ages 13-18) In this intensive 5-week program, aspiring young artists have an opportunity to interact with peers, artists, and curators, and respond to objects from the collection. Students from local schools, grades 9-12, may apply. No previous art experience is necessary, and all materials are provided by the Hirshhorn. Note: Students must have registered for all 5 sessions beginning with the April 6 session and have met application requirement. Apply online at artlab.si.edu. For more information, call 202-633-3382 or e-mail hmsgeducation@si.edu.
Free, but limited space; register by March 28, see Note
Last session
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Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden
Location: ArtLab (enter through Sculpture Garden)
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| Last update: May 8, 2008, 08:47 |
