| Date | Time | Location |
|---|---|---|
| Tuesday, February 25, 2014 | 5:00PM - 7:00PM | External Event, Richard Charles Lee Canada-Hong Kong Library, University of Toronto Libraries, 130 St. George Street, 8th Floor |
10:00 am – 10:30 am Opening ceremony of the exhibition “The Cradle of New Chinese Ink Painting Movement”
10:30 am – 12:00 pm Seminar: Ink Painting and Art Education
In this seminar, speakers will reveal the background story of the exhibition “The Cradle of New Chinese Ink Painting Movement”. They will also examine the ink painting teaching method, analyze the educational function of ink painting, and project the future of ink painting in art education.
All Welcome!
Speakers
Ted Rettig | Associate Professor, Department of Art, Queen’s University
Ted Retting has taught art history, studio practices and art education, and has exhibited his works in Chinese ink for 35 years. He will examine into the changing meaning of Chinese ink painting and the possibilities of the study of ink painting in tertiary/university education.
Sharon Cook | Artist
Sharon Cook is a versatile contemporary artist noted for a body of work that utilizes Western approaches integrated with Chinese Ink painting techniques. She has taught art at several venues among them the Art Gallery of Ontario. She will discuss Chinese influences on her work from an educational standpoint as well as on her creative pursuits.
Henry Ho | Director of IS Gallery
Henry Ho is an art educator and an exponent of experimental Chinese ink art both in form and in spirit. He was the curator of “Calligraphy-ism Exhibition and Symposium” of 2008. He will present the main directions of the development of Chinese ink and wash painting, and describe how this medium relates to the general public and the community.
Laurence Tam | Former Chief Curator of Hong Kong Museum of Art and art teacher at Wah Yan College, Kowloon
Laurence Tam, the author of “The Cradle of New Chinese Ink Painting Movement,” will unveil the background story of the exhibition, and how Chinese ink painting can be applied in schools aiming at education for the development of “a whole person”.
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