PLEASE RSVP for this event by December 4th

 First Saturday PDX and Northwest China Council are pleased to co-sponsor a group visit to the Betty and John Soreng Gallery of Chinese Art in the Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art (JSMA) at the University of Oregon, Eugene.

We will view the exhibition
"Collecting Stories - 
Chinese Art Through the Historian's Lens"
This tour will be led by Anne Rose Kitagawa, Chief Curator of Collections & Asian Art and Director of Academic Programs, and Ina Asim, Associate Professor of History. 
This exhibition is the result of the Spring 2024 History through Chinese Art and Material Culture course taught by Professor Ina Asim in which undergraduate students focused on artworks from the museum’s permanent collection as primary research materials to study social history, art symbolism, technological innovation, and the history of collecting. Each object tells multi-layered stories, reflecting the passions of its makers and subsequent generations of admirers. Selected ceramics, metalwork, sculpture, paintings, and textiles ranging in date from the fifth millennium BCE through the present are on view with explanations based on students’ original research. Highlights include recently acquired photographs by contemporary artist Huang Yan (born 1966), juxtaposed with traditional Chinese prints from which they drew inspiration.  ​
Renowned for its large and important assemblage of Chinese art, the JSMA’s holdings include one of America's most impressive collections of court textiles, along with superlative examples of traditional Chinese painting, sculpture, ceramics, jade, glass, lacquer, metalwork, furniture, and a small, but growing selection of contemporary Chinese objects.
The drive to Eugene is beautiful, taking about 90 mins to 2 hours.  The Museum Admission Fee is $5 per adult, $3 per senior and Free for children and college students. Donations are also welcome.
A short tour video can be viewed here and more information on the gallery can be found here:  JSMA Gallery Guide.  For more information on JSMA, including directions, visit their website.
 Afterwards, there are various eateries nearby which can accommodate ​small parties for further discussion and social time.
 PLEASE COMPLETE REGISTRATION HERE BY
4 DECEMBER.
Nearby parking is available at the rear of the JSMA.  ​

We encourage masking and following the latest CDC guidelines
​Our educational program series has been developed with support from Northwest China Council, Lan Su Chinese Garden, Portland Chinatown Museum and Reed College.  It is free and open to the public.   First Saturday PDX  current full season schedule and descriptions available HERE. ​​​