INFORMATION FOR
02/11/2016
Organizers and sponsors of Center for Chinese Art at William Paterson University, the Department of Art, and the College of Arts and Communication.
3:00 p.m. - 4:30 p.m. at Power Art Gallery, William Paterson University Chinese Art Education and Appreciation in America by Zhiyuan Cong
Zhiyuan Cong is currently professor and head of the Printmaking Program, Director of the Center for Chinese Art at William Paterson University and Chair of Chinese-American Art Faculty Association. His prior positions include consultant to the Indianapolis Museum of Art and Qinghai Province Museum, and professor of Nanjing Arts Institute. He has held more than 30 solo exhibitions and over 100 group exhibitions, including those at the United Nations, New York; The Olympic Fine Arts Exhibition 2012, London; and National Art Museum of China, Beijing. Cong has also received numerous major media reports and reviews for his art works and achievements, including The New York Times, The Star-Ledger, The Record, World Journal, Chinese News Net, People’s Daily, NJN, BBC, CNN and CCTV-4.
5:00 p.m. - 8:30 p.m. at Power Art Gallery, William Paterson University
New Year Messages Kathleen Waldron, President of WPUNJ Yongji Xu, Education Counselor, Consulate General of the People's Republic of China in NY Margaret Lam and David Yen, Honorary Directors of CCART
Exhibitions Opening Ceremony Award Presented by: Kathleen Waldron, President The First Place Award: Lindsay Gotthold The Second Place Awards: Michelle LeGrand, Robert Madson The Third Place Awards: Benjamin Lin, Dean Fiorellini, John J. McElrone
Chinese New Year Celebration Performances By the CBA Culture and Arts Center, NYC, and WPUNJ Students Chinese Lion Dance performance by Shikui Sun and others Chinese Red Silk Dance by Beibei Zheng Male and Female Chorus by Mark Dellanno and WPUNJ Students Chinese music ensemble of traditional instruments by CBA Hula Hoop performance by Mary Angus, WPUNJ student Traditional Chinese music instrument, Flute Solo by Qinghua Zhang Traditional Chinese music instrument, Pipa Solo by Ran Guo Chinese Fan Dance by Beibei Zheng Traditional Chinese music instrument, Erhu by Baoan Cao Monkey King Opera Performance by Yingxin Ren
Chinese New Year Celebration Banquet All events, open to the public and free of charge, will take place in the Power Arts Center at 25 Power Avenue, Wayne, NJ 07470. All guests will receive recent publications by the Center for Chinese Art as gifts.
