Join internationally renowned artist Ho Tzu Nyen and Jacqueline Chao, Senior Curator of Asian Art, Crow Museum of Asian Art of The University of Texas at Dallas, for a conversation about the artist’s work and practice on the occasion of the U.S. premiere of his installation The Critical Dictionary of Southeast Asia, now on view at the Crow Museum.

Join us November 17–19, 2021 for a dynamic convening of curators, artists, and museum and arts professionals—online! The 2021 Arts & Museum Summit will feature presentations, panel discussions, and workshops by leading arts professionals from the Asia Pacific region and beyond.

“Curating Contemporary Asian Art Within Regional and Global Contexts” by Dr. Jacqueline Chao

“Rock, Paper, Scissors: Chinese Art at the Crow Museum of Asian Art” by Dr. Jacqueline Chao

Join us for a special conversation with Fujikasa Satoko, Futamura Yoshimi, and Hayashi Kaku, three celebrated ceramic artists whose works are featured in the exhibition Born of Fire: Contemporary Japanese Women Ceramic Artists, currently on view at the Crow Museum of Asian Art.

Join us for a special conversation with Matsuda Yuriko, Katsumata Chieko, and Fukumoto Fuku, three celebrated ceramic artists whose works are featured in the exhibition Born of Fire: Contemporary Japanese Women Ceramic Artists, currently on view at the Crow Museum of Asian Art.

Join Jacqueline Chao, Senior Curator at the Crow Museum of Asian Art, and Nina Levent, co-founder and CEO of Sapar Contemporary, for a conversation and virtual walkthrough of Cultural Ecologies of Asia, currently on view at Dallas Art Fair Projects. Curated by Chao, the exhibition features new works by artists from from Indonesia, Japan, Kazakhstan, Korea, Malaysia, Mongolia, Singapore, and the United States and encourages exploration of the interrelationships between cultural and natural systems. The exhibition is presented by Sapar Contemporary in collaboration with Dallas Art Fair.

Austin-based visual artist Beili Liu and Chicago-based fiber and performance artist Aram Han Sifuentes will both speak and provide unique insight into their work, influences, and practices. Panel conversation and Q&A to follow.

A discussion of the intersections between art, refugee policy, and human rights with distinguished artist and professor, Beili Liu. Panel conversation and Q&A to follow.

Dr. Jacqueline Chao, Senior Curator of Asian Art, will discuss the role and representation of the Chinese dragon, particularly the dragon king, in Chinese Buddhism and Buddhist art. By highlighting a few Chinese artworks that include illustration of the Chinese dragon king as influenced by the transmission of Buddhism from India to China, this presentation will illuminate the unique role of the Chinese dragon and dragon king in Chinese Buddhism, as well as explore the transformation of its painted image.

While today we are living in anxious isolation and quarantine as we wait for the future, this work reminds us to use this time to cultivate our inner strength and clarity of mind, so that we may apply and channel our collective strength for the greater good of our communities, our city, and for all of humanity.