Past Events in 2008
Sunday, November 23, 2008, 2:00 pm
Members’ Only Opening Lecture and Reception
Introduction to the Winter 2008/09 exhibition:
Generosity in Clay: Modern Japanese Ceramics from the Natalie Fitz-Gerald Collection
Conducted by Amy Poster, former Lisa & Barnard Selz Curator of Asian Art and Head of the Department of Asian Art, Brooklyn Museum, Brooklyn, NY, and
Céline Meyet, Curatorial Assistant, Clark Center for Japanese Art and Culture.
Reservation required.
Saturday, November 22, 2008, 2:00 pm
Tea Presentation and Tasting
Conducted by Christy A. Bartlett, Director, Urasenke Foundation San Francisco
Come to experience the tradition of the Way of Tea, whose esthetics have shaped the beauty of Japanese ceramics for over four hundred years, in the midst of modern ceramic masterpieces. An introduction to the esthetics and philosophy of tea will precede the opportunity to be a guest to an authentic gathering.
Reservation required. Entrance fee: $10
Thursday, November 20, 2008, 5:30 pm
Docent Training for the Winter 2008/09 Exhibition
Saturday, September 20, 2008, 6:30 pm
Elegant Pursuits Gala
Eighth annual fundraising gala.
Thursday, August 26, 2008, 5:30 pm
Docent Training
Sunday, August 24, 2008, 2:00 pm
Members’ Opening Lecture and Reception
Director/Chief Curator Andreas Marks introduces the fall exhibition
They Swim, Fly, Wiggle, Walk, or Slither: The Hidden Code of Animals in Japanese Art
Reservation required.
Monday, July 14, 2008, 5:00 pm
"Kukai's view of Enlightenment in This Lifetime (Sokushin Jobutsu) and the Role of Art and Instruments in the Shingon Tradition"
Lecture by Bishop Yasutoshi Murakami, Head of Education and Teaching for Koyasan Shingon Sect, Koyasan Kongobuji, Japan
Reservation required.
Sunday, April 20, 2008, 10:00 am to 5:00 pm
8th Annual Spring Festival
A full day of performances, workshops, and activities for visitors of all ages!
Sunday, April 13, 2008, 2:00 pm
"Collecting 'Japan'—Nineteenth Century to the Present"
Lecture by Princess Akiko of Mikasa, PhD cand., University of Oxford, UK
Admission for members is free; $5 for non-members. Reservations required.
Sunday, April 6, 2008, 2:00 pm
Members’ Opening Lecture and Reception
Director/Chief Curator Andreas Marks introduces the new exhibition
Traces of China: The Japanese Transformation of Chinese Themes and Techniques
Reservations required.
Thursday, April 3, 2008, 5:30 pm
Docent Training
Sunday, March 30, 2008, 2:00 pm
"New Horizons of Ceramic Sculpture:
The Clark Collection of Works by Fukami Sueharu"
Lecture by Maezaki Shinya, PhD cand., SOAS, London, UK
The artist Fukami Sueharu will be attending the lecture.
Admission for members is free; $5 for non-members. Reservations required.
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