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Two-Day Workshop: "Shibori" On!

2018年09月29日 - 2018年09月30日

Saturday–Sunday, September 29–30 11 a.m.–4 p.m. (both days) In this two-day workshop led by Glennis Dolce, continue practicing itajime, arashi, nui, and other shibori dyeing techniques on a broad selection of fabrics, and learn about dyeing threads for stitching. Bring scissors and a seam ripper. $72 members, $90 non-members, plus $40 materials fee due to instructor at the beginning of class (cash o...

Film Screening and Discussion—"Resistance at Tule Lake"

2018年02月10日

If you missed the program, you can watch it online on JANM’s YouTube channel. This new documentary from director/producer Konrad Aderer tells the long-suppressed story of 12,000 Japanese Americans who dared to resist the US government’s program of mass incarceration during World War II. Giving voice to experiences that have been marginalized for over 70 years, the film challenges the nationalist...

33rd Annual Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival

2017年04月28日 - 2017年04月30日

Friday, April 28 – Sunday, April 30 Visual Communications, the nation’s premier Asian Pacific American media arts center, once again brings the Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival to JANM for a series of special event screenings and select encores of festival favorites. In many cases, filmmakers will be on hand to participate in Q&A sessions with audiences, adding a uniquely intimate element to the experie...

A Conversation with Yuko Yamaguchi

2015年04月04日

This program is sold out. Yuko Yamaguchi, who has been Hello Kitty’s head designer since 1980, will discuss her work with the global icon. Yamaguchi is the most influential figure in Hello Kitty’s world and has guided her visual evolution. Credited with integrating contemporary fashion trends into her aesthetic, she has been quoted as saying, “What she does, I do, and what I do, Hello Kitty does.” Yamaguchi wil...

Giant Robot Artists’ Entourage Workshop with Albert Reyes and Saelee Oh

2012年12月15日

Come make art with Albert Reyes and Saelee Oh from Giant Robot Biennale 3 in this hands-on workshop. Immerse yourself in a variety of techniques and styles. These workshops are designed to foster dialogue and enhance digital networks between professional artists and the local community. Saelee Oh: Open Love Letter to the Universe: We will be creating lots of artwork together! You can make portraits of your spirit ...

Mottainai

2011年06月05日

The Japanese American National Museum and Great Leap present MOTTAINAI, a fun-filled, informative day of performance, video screenings and participatory workshops celebrating World Environment Day. "Mottainai" is a Japanese word that loosely means “it’s a shame to waste nature." The day opens and ends with “ORDER TO GO”, a performance by members of Collaboratory, Great Leap's artist mentorship program. Directed by Da...

One Way or Another - Gallery Talk

2008年03月08日

Gallery talk with curator Karin Higa and artists Anna Sew Hoy and Mari Eastman. Top:Mari Eastman Bird on Flowering Spray: Porcelain Cup, Chieng-lung Period (1736–1750) 2004 Acrylic on canvas 40.5 x 43.5 in. Collection of Rosette Delug Photograph by Robert Wedemeyer, courtesy of Karyn Lovegrove Gallery Bottom: Anna Sew Hoy Haiku 2006 Polyurethane foam, mirror, knives, wood, plastic Approx. 3 x ...

Teaching from the Heart: Educators from America's Concentration Camps

2005年09月11日

Approximately half of the 120,000 Japanese Americans interned during World War II were children. As we inaugurate our newest series, American Profiles, we continue to explore the theme of our 2005 Annual Gala Dinner by engaging in recollection and reflection with some of the educators who made a commitment to nurturing the intellectual lives of the youngest inmates. Reservations recommended.

Japanese American National Museum Presents Miki Tanimura Outstanding Volunteer Award To Buddy Takata At Recognition Dinner

2001年05月01日

The 2000 Miki Tanimura Outstanding Volunteer Award was presented to Buddy Takata at the Japanese American National Museum’s annual Volunteer Recognition Dinner & Awards Presentation on Friday, April 6 in the George and Sakaye Aratani Central Hall of the National Museum’s Pavilion. The Miki Tanimura Outstanding Volunteer Award was established by the National Museum to honor one volunteer each year who made an e...

An American Diary: Paintings by Roger Shimomura Opens at Japanese American National Museum October 8

1999年10月01日

LOS ANGELES—An American Diary, a traveling exhibition of paintings and prints by sansei (third generation Japanese American) artist Roger Shimomura, inspired by the World War II diary entries of his grandmother written during her incarceration in the Minidoka concentration camp, will be on display from October 8, 1999 to January 16, 2000 at the Japanese American National Museum. “An American Diary is a small part ...