Summer of 2024 Traditional Chinese Art & Culture season

Chinese traditional art & culture has its own unique heritage and existence value. This summer CCC offer an experience for everyone to experience and learn traditional Chinese art and culture, with 4 featured classes.

contact: executive.team@cccalbany.org

Registration link:https://forms.gle/egDHPMyS4ph1fcMz9

1.      Chinese painting, seal cutting:

2 classes per month, 2 hours each class, 6 classes in total.

Course time: Saturdays 9:45-11:45am

Tuition: $30/session

Class open date: June 15th 2024

Student requirements: 11 years old and above. (5-10 people/class)

Single payment trial classes are welcome. 10% discount on the tuition fee will be offered to those who participate 5 classes and more, in addition, they can also participate in the Chinese Art & Culture Season art exhibition on August 31.

Artist bio:

Dr. Anping Liu holds a Ph.D. degree in economics and served as a principal economist for the State of New York Department of Public Service.  He has also taught art for many years.  Currently, Dr. Liu is a member of  New York Folklore Society, Overseas Chinese Artists Association, and Saratoga Beekman Art District Organization.  Additionally, he served as the vice president of Chinese Community Center in 2004-2005.  He has participated in art fairs in the Capital District such as Albany Art Associates, Art in the Park and Beekman Street Art Fair in Saratoga, and Stockade Villagers' Outdoor Art Show in Schenectady.  His artwork in a 2021 Albany Art Associates gallery was highly regarded by Times Union (click link to view the article). Dr. Liu's most recent individual exhibition is at Valley Artisans Market Gallery, Cambridge, New York.  His paintings have been collected by many individuals, his work has also been accepted in Albany Center Art Gallery for AAPI Heritage month “Thread” exhibition until July 2024.

2. Traditional Calligraphy:

2 classes per month, 2 hours each class, 6 classes in total.

Course time: Saturdays 9:45-11:45am

Tuition: $25/session

Class open date: June 22nd 2024

Student requirements: 11 years old and above. (6-12 people/class)

Single payment trial classes are welcome. 10% discount on the tuition fee will be offered to those who participate 5 classes and more, in addition, they can also participate in the Chinese Art & Culture Season art exhibition on August 31.

Artist bio:

Mr. Richard Wang is an Educational Specialist at New York State Department of Education. With an engineering background, he is in charge of evaluating Qualifications of professional license in NYS. He has been studying and practicing Chinese Calligraphy for over 40 years, mastering all 6 types of calligraphy scripts which requires enormous efforts and dedication.  He is a real Master of Chinese Calligraphy.  Mr. Wang received the Excellent Award in the Foping County Calligraphy Competition in 1983, and won the Third Class Award in University Calligraphy Competition 1985. He demonstrated and taught people to write Chinese names and blessing words in various local cultural events, including but not limited to Lunar New Year, Mid-Autumn Festival, Lantern Festival, Dragon Boat Festival and so on. His program is always the most popular in those events. Meanwhile, Mr. Wang is an experienced teacher who runs the CCC calligraphy club every Wednesday. His classes not only focus on Chinese calligraphy skills, but also cover history, culture, development of Chinese characters and the relationship between mental health and calligraphy.

3. Gu Qin-Chinese 7-string Zither class

One class per week.

Course time: Saturdays 11:45am

Private lessons: $35/time, 45 minutes each time

Small class class: (3-5 people): $20/person/time, 1 hour each time

Class open date: June 15th

Artist Bio:

Wenrui Shi, As one of the first masters graduated in the Master of Arts in Chinese Music and Culture program at the Bard College Conservatory of Music. At 15, she fell in love with the guqin and was guided by Professor Zhao Jiazhen. She studied gugin with Xiao Xiao at East China Jiaotong University. In 2018, She won silver prize in the professional group of the first China-Canada Arts Festival and International Invitation Competition, gold prize in the Jiangxi Region of the Second Hongqin Cup, and first prize in the professional group of the first Folk Instrumental Music Art Exhibition in Jiangxi Province. In the 2019 Second Hongqin Cup, she won the gold prize for the Youth A Group.

 

In 2022, she was awarded Outstanding Instructor of the Third Hongqin Cup. For The 4th Singapore Guqin Arts Festival "Nan Feng Bei" International Guqin Competition, she was awarded Outstanding Instructor. In addition, many of her students have won gold or silver medals. 

4.Chinese Tea Ceremony:

There are 2 classes per month, 90 minutes each time, 6 classes in total.

Course time: Saturdays 1:15pm

Tuition: $25/session

Class open date: June 15th

Single payment trial classes are welcome. 10% discount on the tuition fee will be offered to those who participate 5 classes and more, students can also participate in the Chinese Art & Culture Season art exhibition on August 31.

 

Artist Bio:

Wei Qin, President of Chinese Community Center, studied tea ceremony in Shanghai. Her tea ceremony has been enjoyed by senators, media professionals and many Chinese and non Chinese individuals. The class will talk about tea culture, students will learn about white tea, green tea, Iron Goddess, Pu erh tea and others.

华社夏天中国文化季

中国的传统文化，经过几千年的洗练，有其独到的底蕴和存在价值。生活忙碌的海外华人，也需要一个平台来体验并重新学习自己先辈积累下来的财富，并传承给年轻人。

contact: executive.team@cccalbany.org

报名请点击：https://forms.gle/egDHPMyS4ph1fcMz9

华社推出2024夏天中国文化季，6-8月三个月，共开设有四门课：

1.国画，篆刻:

每月2次课，每次2个小时，一共6次课

课程时间：周六9:45-11:45

开课时间：6月15号

学费：$30/节

学生要求：11岁以上。（5-10人/班）

欢迎单次交费试课，上课5次以上，学费可以打九折，并参加8月31号在华社举行的中国文化季作品展览。

艺术家介绍：

刘安平，Dr. Anping Liu holds a Ph.D. degree in economics and served as a principal economist for the State of New York Department of Public Service.  He has also taught art for many years.  Currently, Dr. Liu is a member of  New York Folklore Society, Overseas Chinese Artists Association, and Saratoga Beekman Art District Organization.  Additionally, he served as the vice president of Albany Chinese Community Center in 2004-2005.  He has participated in art fairs in the Capital District such as Albany Art Associates, Art in the Park and Beekman Street Art Fair in Saratoga, and Stockade Villagers' Outdoor Art Show in Schenectady.  His artwork in a 2021 Albany Art Associates gallery was highly regarded by Times Union (click link to view the article). Dr. Liu's most recent individual exhibition is at Valley Artisans Market Gallery, Cambridge, New York.  His paintings have been collected by many individuals, his work has also been accepted in Albany Center Art Gallery for AAPI Heritage month “Thread” exhibition until July 2024.

2.书法:

每月2次课，每次2个小时，一共6次课。

课程时间：周六9:45-11:45

学费：$25/节

开课时间：6月22号

学生要求：14岁以上。（6-12人/班）

欢迎单次交费试课，上课5次以上，学费可以打九折，并参加8月31号在华社举行的中国文化季作品展览。

艺术家介绍：

Mr. Richard Wang is an Educational Specialist at New York State Department of Education. With an engineering background, he is in charge of evaluating Qualifications of professional license in NYS. He has been studying and practicing Chinese Calligraphy for over 40 years, mastering all 6 types of calligraphy scripts which requires enormous efforts and dedication.  He is a real Master of Chinese Calligraphy.  Mr. Wang received the Excellent Award in the Foping County Calligraphy Competition in 1983, and won the Third Class Award in University Calligraphy Competition 1985. He demonstrated and taught people to write Chinese names and blessing words in various local cultural events, including but not limited to Lunar New Year, Mid-Autumn Festival, Lantern Festival, Dragon Boat Festival and so on. His program is always the most popular in those events. Meanwhile, Mr. Wang is an experienced teacher who runs the CCC calligraphy club every Wednesday. His classes not only focus on Chinese calligraphy skills, but also cover history, culture, development of Chinese characters and the relationship between mental health and calligraphy.

3.古琴：

每周一次课。

课程时间：小班课：周六11:45am（3-5人）：$20/人/次，每次1小时

私教课：$35/节，每次45分钟 (可以和老师约周六其他时间）

开课时间：6月15号

艺术家介绍：

史文睿，中国琴会会员，江西省民族管弦乐学会会员，孔目湖琴会理事。本科毕业于华东交通大学音乐学器乐（古琴方向）与中文系双学位。作为首批硕士，毕业于美国巴德音乐学院 Master of arts in Chinese music and culture专业。曾任华东交通大学孔目湖国乐学院古琴专业老师。2013年起学习古琴，师承中央音乐学院博士生导师赵家珍教授。2017年荣获首届 “弘琴杯”优秀演奏奖，2018年赴加拿大参加首届中加艺术节暨国际邀请赛获专业组银奖； 2018年第二届 “弘琴杯”江西赛区金奖第一；2018年江西省首届民族器乐艺术展演大学专业组一等奖。2019年获第二届 “弘琴杯”（终选）青年A组金奖。

2020年被评为全国古琴教师等级考核评审官。

2022年被评为第三届 “弘琴杯”优秀指导老师。

2023年获第四届加坡古琴艺术节 “南风杯”国际古琴大赛优秀指导老师奖

4.茶艺:

每月2次课，每次90分钟，一共6次课。

课程时间：周六1:15pm

学费：$25/节

开课时间：6月15号

欢迎单次交费试课。上课5次以上，学费可以打九折。并可以在8月31号中国文化季展览上展示茶艺。

艺术家介绍：

秦伟，华社社长。曾在上海专门学习茶艺一年。在本地区茶艺小有名气。以茶艺接待过各级议员，媒体和社会各界人士。课程会介绍茶文化，和白/绿/红茶，铁观音，普洱等多种茶泡法。