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Tea n’ Zines

2022年09月01日

FREE Gather with us to share tea and conversation and explore creative expression. Interactive creative exercises will be led by traci kato-kiriyama, former Little Tokyo +LAB Artist-in-Residence at JANM, and Mya Worrell, zine artist. Make yourself a warm (or iced!) cup of tea, get comfortable, and join us online! All ages are welcome to participate. This program was launched in 2019 through the +LAB Artist Resi...

Social Justice through the Arts

2019年05月21日

FREE In celebration of Asian Pacific American Islander Heritage Month, Asian Americans Advancing Justice–LA and East West Players (EWP) are teaming up with JANM for a community conversation on social justice through the arts. Presented as part of EWP’s Counter Culture Series, this panel will discuss and celebrate Asian American voices within the arts. Panelists include playwright Prince Gomolvilas, performer-w...

Textiles Madness

2019年05月11日 - 2019年05月12日

Saturday–Sunday, May 11–12 • 11 a.m.–5 p.m. FREE* Just in time for Mother’s Day textiles that spark joy! This year for our May Member Appreciation Days weekend we are bringing in a very special trunk show. We will be featuring handmade wearable art by Anne McCaddon of COATZ, made from re-purposed indigo art fabrics, and a fabulous selection of handwoven and hand-dyed art textiles and scarves from Mimbres: Art i...

32nd Annual Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival

2016年04月22日 - 2016年04月27日

Friday, April 22 – Wednesday, April 27 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 arti...

"Shibori" Techniques with Shibori Girl

2013年11月16日 - 2013年11月17日

Saturday and Sunday, November 16 and 17 This two-day workshop, on the 16th and 17th, will continue to explore more shibori techniques such as combining stitching, tying, and direct application of dyes on silk. We will look at the work of Ichiku Kubota and will create an ichiku tsujigahana style scarf. $70 members, $90 non-members, an additional $45 materials fee (cash only) collected at the beginning of class. Ske...

How Japanese Are Japanese Americans?

2011年10月15日

Ever since World War II, Japanese Americans have largely severed their ties with Japan, and have stressed their Americanness. Unlike other immigrant groups, Japanese Americans have often shown little interest in celebrating or participating in their traditional cultural heritage. So how Japanese are Japanese Americans? Professor Arthur Sakamoto from the University of Texas at Austin will explore this question in term...

Ayagoromo - Mindful Transitions

2011年08月13日

Ayagoromo - Mindful Transitions will present traditional Japanese folk songs assimilated within modern world music sensibilities. Yoko and Derek will be joined by guest artists to perform a selection of Japanese folk songs “framed” with a modern twist of Impressionistic Jazz, Classical and R&B for which Derek is known. The concert will debut new works reflecting the goal of preserving the essence of tradi...

Bringing the Circle Together: Whispers

2009年02月19日

Free Screening of Whispers Chumash filmmaker George Angelo, Jr. interviews and documents three Indigenous cultures of Southern California: the Chumash, Tongva/Gabrielino, and Juaneno. This extraordinary documentary presents their history and living traditions, with a special focus on rock art, the tomol, and dolphin dancers. Guests for the night include filmmaker George Angelo, Jr. Bringing the Circle Togethe...

Fighting for Democracy Pre-Visit Workshop

2007年02月15日

Sign-up for a FREE Pre-Visit Workshop Thursday, February 15, 4:30-7:30 PM (Dinner provided) WHAT IS FIGHTING FOR DEMOCRACY? For hundreds of years people have sought a home and future in the United States of America. They came, and still come, in pursuit of freedom and democracy. Yet, the dream of democracy is not without its struggle. Against the backdrop of World War II, a segregated America, and the Civil ...

Henry Sugimoto’s Artistic Evolution—Bio

1900–1990Artist Henry Yuzuru Sugimoto was born in the town of Wakayama in central Japan and immigrated to Hanford, California, at nineteen years old in 1919. After graduating from Hanford Union High School in 1924, Sugimoto enrolled at the University of California, Berkeley, but shortly after, dropped out to attend the California School of Arts and Crafts (now known as the California College of Arts and Crafts) inste...