Late registration is now closed. Arts of Asia lectures return to Samsung Hall starting March 4, 2022. Lectures will be broadcast simultaneously on Zoom. Read details here. The artistic productions of a society are a function of the society’s geography, climate, environmental conditions, natural resources, technology, trade, and culture. This series examines the foundations of […]
Advance registration is now closed. If you are interested in signing up by paying a late registration fee, please email the SAA Office Manager. Thank you. What is going on with contemporary Asian art? What are its messages? Who is the audience? What are the concerns of the artists? How are they using new and […]
Advance registration is now closed. If you are interested in signing up by paying a late registration fee, please contact the SAA office manager via email. Why do images have the power to inspire, give us access to the divine, show us the eternal, even guide the soul after death? Why are images so powerful […]
Advance registration is now closed. In addition, we do not accept “drop ins” for individual lectures. The 14 lectures are 14 separate webinars. A Zoom confirmation email with information on how to join the webinar will be sent to all registered attendees 2 or 3 days before each lecture. Even though it is not required […]
Videos of the first seven lectures are now available on the Asian Art Museum’s YouTube channel. Click here to view the available videos from this lecture series. In accordance with the directives of the City and County of San Francisco and the State of California to help prevent the spread of COVID-19, the Society for […]
Videos of the lectures are now available on the Asian Art Museum’s YouTube channel. Click here to view the available videos from this lecture series. For over 25 years, the Arts of Asia Lecture Series has explored the many facets of Asian art, culture, and history. Now for the first time, we will delve into […]
Videos of the lectures are now available on the Asian Art Museum’s YouTube channel. Click here to view the available videos from this lecture series. For over 25 years, the Arts of Asia Lecture Series has explored the many facets of Asian art, culture, and history. Now for the first time, we will delve into […]
Videos of the lectures are now available on the Asian Art Museum’s YouTube channel. Click here to view the available videos from this lecture series. ‘Steppe’ into the past on a cultural journey covering half the globe and 2500 years, from the first millennium BCE to the Qing period. Explore the art styles, cultural legacies […]
Videos of the lectures are now available on the Asian Art Museum’s YouTube channel. Click here to view the available videos from this lecture series. The Arts of Asia lecture series continues the second part of a two-semester exploration of the centuries of active exchange of art and ideas across cultural borders. The arts have […]
Videos of the lectures are now available on the Asian Art Museum’s YouTube channel. Click here to view the available videos from this lecture series. This Arts of Asia lecture series launches a two-semester exploration of the centuries of active exchange of art and ideas across the great trade routes of Asia, Europe, and the […]
Videos of the lectures are now available on the Asian Art Museum’s Apple Podcasts. Click here to view the available videos from this lecture series. Please note that permission was not granted by several speakers to film or upload videos. Thank you for your understanding. Explore the important, richly varied roles women have played in […]
Videos of the lectures are now available on the Asian Art Museum’s Apple Podcasts. Click here to view the available videos from this lecture series. Where did modern Asian art come from? What is contemporary Asian art? Sign up for this lecture series and find out! Inspired by the recent exhibitions Looking East, 28 Chinese, […]
Videos of the lectures are now available on the Asian Art Museum’s YouTube channel. Click here to view the available videos from this lecture series. Setting the stage for the Emperors’ Treasures special exhibition from the National Palace Museum in Taipei next summer, the Society for Asian Art’s Spring 2016 Arts of Asia lecture series will examine […]