Celebrating Asian American Heritage Month with KC Artists Heinrich Toh & Hyeyoung Shin

KC Artists Heinrich Toh & Hyeyoung Shin

Join GUILDit in celebrating Asian American Heritage Month with these dynamic cross-cultural artists at the Kauffman Foundation in Kansas City!

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Heinrich Toh's mix-media works on paper
-recipient of an ArtsKC Inspiration Grant
-teaches in Kansas City

He'll share his insight on his various lines of revenue, including 12 years of art fairs, representation with galleries and new series of workshops he teaches in his print studio in the crossroads. Click here for more info

Hyeyoung Shin is the Assistant Professor of Print Media at UMKC Art Department.
-recipient of an ArtsKC Inspiration Grant
-teaches in Kansas City

Her art, at times combines drawing/prints, book art, installations, and performance.
She will share how she obtains residencies and develops various art formats to effectively interact with the audience. Click here for more info

KC Artists Heinrich Toh & Hyeyoung Shin
Thursday, May 19 at 12 PM - 1 PM
Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation
4801 Rockhill Rd,
Kansas City, Missouri 64110

Happy Chinese Lunar New Year 2016

Year of the Monkey

Also known as the Spring Festival, this year, Chinese New Year - The Year of the Monkey - begins on February 8th and lasts until Jan 27th, 2017. The festivities usually start the day before the New Year and continue until the Lantern Festival, the 15th day of the new year.

This is a time to wish for peace and happiness. Gong Hey Fat Choy means "wishing you to be prosperous in the coming year."

Chinese New Year officially falls on the second new moon after the winter solstice. From late January to mid-February, Korea, Vietnam, Japan and other countries celebrate Lunar New Year.

Lion Dance performance celebrating  Chinese New Year 2016 at The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art.

Watching the Lion Dance performance @nelson_atkins today as part of the 2016 Year of the Monkey celebration pic.twitter.com/7UVdabtjjh

— Sig T (@SigT71) January 31, 2016

Lion Dance performance for Chinese New Year at @nelson_atkins 

— Kansas City, MO (@KCMO) January 31, 2016

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Monkey Image by Angelus - Creative Commons license