“Like Christianity, Modernism and the concept of avant-garde art are Western ideas that Japan received from abroad.” – Japanese artist and critic Shunsuke Tsurumi This study group will explore some of the […]
This event is now sold out. If you would like to be added to the wait list, please email the SAA office at officemanager@societyforasianart.org. Join exhibition curator Aleesa Pitchamarn Alexander, […]
From the beginnings of human existence, art has had the power to transform our understanding of the world; sometimes that power is called magic. Join us for a 14-lecture series […]
Celebrate the Season with the Society for Asian Art! Join us for this year’s Annual Holiday Party at Guillermina Asian Arts & Antiques, a delightful shop in Point Richmond known […]
The Kingdom and Treasures of Thailand with Dr. Julian Brown January 12 – 22, 2026 This trip is now sold out and a waitlist has been established. If you want […]
In an age when cultural identities are increasingly fluid, Asia Reimagined invites you to explore how artists, ideas, and aesthetics have long transcended national boundaries and how the artistic soul, […]
This study group examines Zoroaster, an Indo-Iranian prophet whose philosophical teachings significantly influenced the development of Zoroastrianism, a tradition that began in the mid-second millennium BCE. The analysis presents Zoroaster […]