In conjunction with Global Asias, the Department of Asian Studies and the Global Asias Initiative present this webinar exploring how artists, curators, and scholars address anti-Asian racism through the creation and display of artworks. While artistic and curatorial practice has often been understood to fall within the realm of “aesthetics,” such work also effectively intervenes in the dynamics of broader visual culture and thus has political import.

Panelists: Alexandra Chang, Associate Professor of Practice, Department of Arts, Culture and Media, Rutgers University; Feng-Mei Heberer, Assistant Professor in Cinema Studies, New York University; Bakirathi Mani, Professor of English, Swarthmore College; Chang Tan, Assistant Professor of Art History and Asian Studies, Penn State. Moderator: Kendra McDuffie, Ph.D. Candidate in Comparative Literature and Asian Studies, Penn State

Co-sponsored with the Global Asias Initiative, Department of Asian Studies. Support for this program was made possible by a grant from the Jordan Schnitzer Family Foundation.

Explore contemporary art in Global Asias and discover inventive ways that artists use everyday materials and art mediums to express ideas. Enjoy brief, family-friendly tours, self-guided gallery activities, and art-making activities featuring alternative tools and methods.

Support for this program was made possible by a grant from the Jordan Schnitzer Family Foundation.

Patrick McGrady, Charles V. Hallman Senior Curator

Enjoy a closer look at the beautiful scenes and exquisite craftsmanship of ukiyo-e prints from the exhibition Ukiyo-e: Images of the Floating World, Japanese Woodblock Prints from the Permanent Collection, guided by the Palmer’s specialist in works on paper.

Sidney Mullis, Sculptor

Join contemporary sculptor Sidney Mullis for an in-gallery glimpse of Global Asias through the eyes of an artist. Stick around following the talk to take part in more activities planned for Art After Hours: Celebrating Multitudes.

Inspired by the Palmer’s new exhibition Global Asias, this evening offers a multitude of activities and voices to illuminate our complex, diverse, and interconnected experiences in a global, contemporary world. Gallery talks, art activities, student-led tours, and more will help visitors connect with art in fun and enlightening ways.

Chang Tan, Assistant Professor of Art History and Asian Studies

Connect with the Palmer virtually and join us for this webinar-based introduction to Global Asias: Contemporary Asian and Asian American Art from the Collections of Jordan D. Schnitzer and His Family Foundation. Dr. Tan, guest curator of the exhibition, will share images and insights about artists and works included in the exhibition that explore identity and experience of the Asian diaspora in a global context.

First year and returning Penn State students are invited to join us to discover the world-class art collection and student programs at YOUR ART MUSEUM. Palmer interns and graduate assistants will provide a brief introduction, then students can spend as much time as they would like with self-guided gallery experiences and art making.

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Adam Thomas, Curator of American Art

Take a virtual jaunt through the gallery to “see” Place to Place: Recent Gifts of American Drawings and Watercolors, 1900–1950 and enjoy a guided discovery of recent acquisitions that picture America and international locales during the first half of the twentieth century, hosted by the Palmer’s specialist in American art.

Don’t miss this rare opportunity to participate in a conversation with collector and philanthropist Jordan D. Schnitzer and Chang Tan, Assistant Professor of Art History and Asian Studies and guest curator of Global Asias.

As part of Parents + Families Weekend, the Palmer Museum of Art is offering an array of drop-in programs to inspire reflection and creativity while showcasing the world-class collections, exhibitions, and resources at Penn State’s art museum. Enjoy gallery talks, tours, in-gallery experiences, and creative art activities related to exhibitions on view. Visiting families will have the opportunity to visit the groundbreaking Global Asias: Contemporary Asian and Asian American Art from the Collections of Jordan D. Schnitzer and His Family Foundation before it travels across the country to a number of other venues. Meet museum staff, graduate assistants, interns, and volunteers as we share all there is to love about the Palmer.

Support for this program was made possible by a grant from the Jordan Schnitzer Family Foundation.

Get to know the Palmer Museum of Art and enjoy discussing a selection of works on view, guided by one of the Palmer’s friendly and knowledgeable docents. Tours run from 1:00 to 4:00 p.m., begin at the top of the hour, and last approximately 30–45 minutes.

As part of the School of Visual Art’s John M. Anderson Endowed Lecture Series, and in conjunction with the Palmer Museum’s Global Asias exhibition, artist Jacob Hashimoto will discuss his use of sculpture, painting, and installation to create complex worlds from a range of modular components including bamboo-and-paper kits, model boats, and even AstroTurf-covered blocks. His accretive, layered compositions reference video games, virtual environments, and cosmology, while also remaining deeply rooted in art historical traditions, notably landscape-based abstraction, modernism, and handcraft.

Sponsored by the School of Visual Art’s John M. Anderson Endowed Lecture Series

Shipu Wang, Professor of Art History and Visual Studies, University of California Merced

As part of the Department of Art History’s Dickson Lecture Series, and in conjunction with the Palmer Museum’s Global Asias exhibition, noted scholar Dr. Shipu Wang will discuss pre-WWII Asian American artists’ trans-racioethnic alliances with heterogeneous artist communities.

Co-sponsored with the Department of Art History. Support for this program was made possible by a grant from the Jordan Schnitzer Family Foundation.

It’s baa-aack! The Palmer’s popular mash-up between art and all things creepy, eerie, and otherworldly continues into its third year. Help cement the tradition and join in the ghastly fun—solve macabre mysteries, partake in a Ghostly Gallery Tour, and create a ghoulish monster. Plus, do it in costume for a chance to win a prize. Costume contest judging will begin at 6:30 p.m. Art-inspired costumes will be “treated” with extra points, and separate judging will take place for adults and children under 15.

Inspired by Global Asias artist Rirkrit Tiravanija and his relational art practices, enjoy an evening full of unique experiences, including gallery games, performances, and creative making.

Support for this program was made possible by a grant from the Jordan Schnitzer Family Foundation.

Hyoungee Kong, Ph. D. candidate in art history, and Victoria S. Kenyon, graduate assistant

Take advantage of this team talk, offering two-for-one insights on Global Asias by graduate student scholars. Hyoungee Kong’s research centers on japonisme, or the Western taste for Japan, and its queer promises to women on reimagining their bodies and pleasures outside sexual and gender norms of late nineteenth-century France. Victoria Kenyon is studying American painting and photography with a special interest in the intersections of art and science.

With the end of the semester closing in, take some time to relax and rejuvenate amidst beautiful art.  Enjoy a creative outlet by making holiday cards inspired by Japanese woodblock prints on view. Participate in a “slow art” tour by viewing selected works on your own, then meet up at 6:30 p.m. with a like-minded group to share snacks and observations.