Late registrations for this lecture series is now closed. Please email the SAA Office if you have any questions. Please refer to the schedule of Speaker & Topics below to ascertain the location of each lecture. Precious objects from far-away places have always been treasured and collected, prompting great curiosity about their origins and the […]
We are now accepting late registrations for this lecture series. Please refer to the schedule of Speaker & Topics below to ascertain the location of each lecture. The Society for Asian Art presents Global Connections: Asia and the Arts in the Second Millennium of the Common Era, the 3rd part of a 3-part lecture series […]
Please refer to the Speaker & Topics below to ascertain the location of each lecture. The Fall 2022 Arts of Asia Lecture Series, entitled “Forging New Connections: Asia in the First Millennium of the Common Era,” continues our Spring 2022 ancient Asia series. The 14-lecture fall series is designed to be a survey of Asian cultures […]
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 […]