Travel to NYC for Asia Week
March 15-17, 2013
The Asian Art Society in NYC took in the excitement of Asia Week, including collaborations among Asian art specialists, 5 auction houses, and 17 museums and Asian cultural institutions in the metropolitan New York area.
Library & Libations
February 7, 2013
Librarian Tatum Preston and curator Don Wood highlighted the Museum's outstanding resources on Asian art while members enjoyed a glass of wine.
Lunch and Learn: Recent Acquisitions
January 23, 2013
Senior Curator & Curator of Asian Art Don Wood discussed recent acquisitions.
Film Screening: Snow Flower and the Secret Fan
December 9, 2012
The Asian Art Society enjoyed a private screening of the 2011 acclaimed film Snow Flower and the Secret Fan.
Trip to India
December 2012
Check back soon for images from this amazing trip!
Callahan Lecture
March 3rd, 2012
Dr. Padma Kaimal of Colgate University gave the thirteenth annual Eivor and Alston Callahan Lecture on Saturday, March 3rd at 6 p.m. in the Steiner Auditorium. Dr. Kaimal spoke about “Many Paths to the Divine: Dynamics of Vision in a Hindu Temple.” She explored what it can mean to interpret a temple, to get at what a building meant to the people who built it and to those who first moved through its spaces, past its sculptures, paintings and the words written on its walls.
Book Club
November 9th, 2011
Members of the Asian Art Society read Natsume Soseki’s critically acclaimed classic I Am a Cat. A satirical novel written in 1905–1906, I Am a Cat is about Japanese society during the Meiji Period (1868-1912); particularly, the uneasy mix of Western culture and Japanese traditions, and the aping of Western customs. The group met at Pacific Rim Restaurant for lunch and discussion.
Moon Viewing Party
October 11th, 2011
The Asian Art Society and prospective members enjoyed a traditional Moon Viewing Party at a private home atop Red Mountain with a beautiful terrace that overlooks the valley. Guests enjoyed Moon Cakes, sake, and other traditional treats while composing Japanese haiku about the beauty of the harvest moon.
Everyone was provided the first line, "The clouds come and go," and then finished the haiku on their own. Some of our members' creative poems are featured below.
The clouds come and go,
Hungry stares yearn for the moon,
So that they may gaze.
The clouds come and go,
As the moon rises in the east
There’s more food left.
The clouds come and go,
Life happens so quickly we must adjust,
How ’bout them Braves!
The clouds come and go,
Moon glows brightly regardless,
Great horned owl calling.
The clouds come and go,
As the world turns over and over,
I need happ-i-ness.
The clouds come and go,
The rooster crows,
Get up early.
The clouds come and go,
Children play late
In the moonlight.
The clouds come and go,
The moon is mostly hidden,
But now she appears.
The clouds come and go,
Charcoal black and silver,
Revealing the light.
The clouds come and go,
A sweet fleeting memory,
Gone without goodbye.
The clouds come and go,
Moving shapes across the sky,
No patterns the same.
The clouds come and go,
Mist shrouds the moon, veils the hills,
We see the night-glow.
The clouds come and go,
The cranes beat their wings and soar
Under the moonlight.
Clouds obscure the moon,
It's still felt upon our souls
Like tides in the sea.
The clouds come and go,
Far away moon pass slowly through,
Return sun too soon.
The clouds come and go,
A break in the autumn sky,
Where’s the sake barrel?
Moon viewing party
Autumn mists on Red Mountain,
Who turned out the light?
The clouds come and go,
The wind blows fast,
People move very slow.
The clouds come and go,
My two eyes yearn for the moon
For our group to gaze.
Stan and Yin so kind,
Here we all stand gathering
As clouds come and go.
