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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
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.