Item details

Date

January 29, 2023 10:00AM

Name

Lunar New Year Festival

Description

Sunday, January 29 ǀ 10 a.m.–4 p.m. ǀ FREE  

 

All activities and performances are FREE and do not require tickets.

 

Celebrate the Year of the Rabbit. Explore treasures from the Asian art collection and free exhibitions. Experience a variety of activities, dances, and music marking the Lunar New Year.   

 

Presented by

 

ON-GOING IN THE NELSON-ATKINS BUILDING

PLAZA LEVEL: Kirkwood Hall

Lily Zhang Li Taylor Dance Academy Performance 

10–11:30 a.m.  

  

Yo-Yo Demonstration by students of The Chinese School of Greater Kansas City 

11:30–11:45 a.m., 12:45–1 & 1:45–2 p.m.  

 

Korean Samul Nori (Percussion music) 

1—1:15 p.m. & 3:15—3:30 p.m.

 

Ms. Au’s Dance Group Folk Dance Performance  

1:30–1:45 p.m. 

 

K-Pop team Performance 

2—2:15 p.m. 

 

Tae Kwon Do 

3—3:15 p.m. 

 

PLAZA LEVEL: Sculpture Hall

Play Go-Board Games and see Origami Rabbit Demonstrations with the Chinese School of Greater Kansas City 

10 a.m.–4 p.m. 

 

PLAZA LEVEL: Rozzelle Court Restaurant  

Asian-inspired Cuisine for purchase 

 11 a.m.–4 p.m. 

 

LOBBY LEVEL: Atkins Auditorium 

Dance and Chinese music performance by students from the Institute of Chinese Language and Culture and musicians from KU Chamber and Vocal Music  

10:30–11:30 a.m. 

  

Silk Road Dance Group Performance 

12:30–1:10 p.m.  

 *Special welcoming remarks before performance 

 

Jasmine Chinese Dance Group Performance  

2–2:40 p.m. 

  

Dance performance by Sinag-Tala Performing Arts Troupe 

3:30–4:10 p.m. 

  

LOBBY LEVEL: Classrooms 

Rooms 4 & 5 

Bo Lings Fine Chinese Cuisine for purchase (while supplies last) 

11 a.m.–4 p.m.   

Room 6 

Calligraphy Demonstrations on the half hour & Bookmark Giveaway (while supplies last) led by The Taiwan-America Friendship Association  

10 a.m.–4 p.m. 

Educator Resource Center 

Large Format Calligraphy Demonstration by William You  

11 a.m.–noon  

Korean Language Institute New Year Traditions Meet & Greet 

2-4 p.m.  

 

LEVEL 2: Asian Art Galleries  

  

Ongoing  

10 a.m.–4 p.m. (except where noted) 

  

Chinese Ink Paintings FREE exhibition 

Gallery 202 

 

Traditions of Japanese Art FREE exhibition 

Gallery 205  

 

Heart of America Japan-America Society Meet and Greet 

11 a.m.–3 p.m. ǀ Gallery 205 

 

Pipa Music by Christopher Stephens 

11:30 a.m.–12:30 p.m. ǀ Gallery between 205 & 206 

  

Traditional Chinese Guzheng Music by William, Wen-Hua & Catherine You 

1:30–3 p.m. ǀ Gallery between 205 & 206 

  

Painting Demonstration by Valda Hsu  

11 a.m.–3 p.m. ǀ Gallery 224  

 

Picturing Paradise: Blue and Green in Chinese and Landscape Painting FREE exhibition 

Gallery 222  

 

Zodiac Animal Hunt in the Asian Art Galleries  

Guide

 

BLOCH BUILDING 

LOBBY LEVEL: Bloch Lobby 

  

KU Lion Dance Procession and Performance   

11–11:15 a.m. & noon–12:15 p.m. 

  

Lion Dance Performance followed by Photo Op and Q&A by Rockhurst High School Lion Dance Team 

1–1:20, 2–2:20 & 3–3:20 p.m. 

 

LOBBY LEVEL: Gallery L8 

Found in Translation: Explorations by 8 Contemporary Artists 

  

LOBBY LEVEL: Noguchi Court 

Special Preschool Storytime presented by the Kansas City Public Library: Plaza Branch 

11–11:20 a.m. & noon–12:20 p.m.  

 

LEVEL 2: Lens 2 & Lens 2 Mezzanine 

Rabbit Art Activity  

10 a.m.–4 p.m. 

  

LEVEL 2: Spencer Art Reference Library  

Zodiac Animal Storytimes & Book Display from the library’s collection on symbolism in Asian Art 

1–4 p.m.  

 

LEVEL 2: Rockhill Room 

 

Play Chinese Wei Qi and view paper cut demonstrations with the Institute of Chinese Language and Culture 

10 a.m.–noon  

 

See calligraphy, paper cut, and peacock feather hairpin demonstrations by A Step Back in Time 

1– 4 p.m.  

 

DECORATIONS 

View red lanterns in the Asian Art Galleries January 19 through February 9, 2023. 

See Lunar New Year decorations in Bloch Lobby and Rozzelle Court Restaurant January 26 through February 2, 2023.  

  

SPECIAL THANKS TO: 

Our Presenting Sponsor

 

Participants and community partners who help make our Lunar New Year Celebration a success. 

 

Members—the art and soul of the museum—and volunteers, whose support makes festivals like this possible. To learn more, visit the Info Desk or artandsoulkc.org.