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SHEN WEI...YOUR WAY in Cat’S Cradle, Players Make Shapes with String and Pass Them Back and Forth to Make Different Kinds Be Inspired by the of String Figures SHEN WEI PHOTO EXPERIENCE 6-10 PM | Arbor Walk, 2nd floor Take a step into Shen Wei’s own studio and surround FRIDAY, yourself with his larger than life paintings. Take a photo in front of a custom backdrop commemorating JUNE 20 your visit with the one and only Shen Wei. 2014 | FREE GAMES: CAT’S CRADLE, DIABOLO JUGGLING, HOOP ROLLING AND 6 PM to Midnight SHUTTLECOCK 6-10 PM | Flora Street SHEN WEI...YOUR WAY In Cat’s Cradle, players make shapes with string and pass them back and forth to make different kinds Be inspired by the of string figures. Evolved from the Chinese yo-yo, large-scale paintings Diabolo Juggling is a game played by pulling the created by renowned string and turning the axle repeatedly to make the contemporary artist diabolo rotate faster. Hoop rolling is both a sport and choreographer and a game, in which a large hoop is rolled along the ground by means of an implement wielded by the Shen Wei. player. As for Shuttlecock, Jianzi in Chinese, players DEMONSTRATION: CHINESE PAPER aim to keep a heavily weighted shuttlecock in the air CUTTING WITH THE CONFUCIUS INSTITUTE by using their bodies, apart from the hands. Learn 6–8 PM | Jade Room, 2nd floor how to play these traditional Chinese games and may Paper cutting originated in China after the invention of the odds be ever in your favor. paper around 100 BC. It is the art of creating patterns, designs or pictures using scissors to cut paper in GALLERY TALK various ways. Because the cut outs are also used to 7:30 PM | Grand Gallery, 2nd floor decorate doors and windows, they are sometimes Join a Crow Collection Gallery Educator for the start referred to as window flowers. Join the Confucius of a progressive tour through the Arts District. Tours Institute at the University of Texas at Dallas in a begin at the Crow Collection and continue to the demonstration of this beautiful and intricate art form. Dallas Museum of Art at 8:00PM and the Nasher at 8:30PM. SCULPTURE GARDEN SCAVENGER HUNT 6-8 PM | Sculpture Garden PERFORMANCE: LION DANCE WITH LEE’S Get to know our new Sculpture Garden with a SNOW LEOPARD KUNG FU ACADEMY scavenger hunt that will offer a few surprises and 7:30 PM | Flora Fountain even a prize. Lion Dance embraces the beauty, art, culture, traditions, and history of China. A good performance ART ACTIVITY: SUMMER SOLSTICE FANS is believed to bring luck and 6–8 PM | Flora Fountain happiness.To kick off the June 21st is the summer solstice in summer solstice parade, join the Northern Hemisphere and marks us for a musical and theatrical the beginning of summer for the feast, including a two-person lion earth north of the equator. Beat the dance, percussions, drums and heat and join us for fan making that even a gong. represent the four elements, earth, wind, fire and water. GALLERY CHALLENGE 8:30 PM | Link Asia, 2nd floor ART ACTIVITY: POP-UP LANDSCAPE Join a Crow Collection Gallery Educator for a unique 6–10 PM | Arbor Walk, 2nd floor tour experience that includes an activity in the Just as Shen Wei uses his multiple art forms to galleries, while learning about a work of art from the create ever-changing, expansive landscape, so can collection or exhibit. you. Color and decorate your own 2D landscape to take home. SCREENING: BEIJING OLYMPICS OPENING CEREMONY SEGMENT “SCROLL” ART ACTIVITY: PRINT AND PAINTING 9:00 PM & 10:00 PM | Grand Gallery, 2nd floor INSPIRED BY SHEN WEI Shen Wei choreographed “Scroll” for the Beijing 6–10 PM | East Balcony Olympics in 2008 as part the opening segment. The Experience our new exhibition, Shen Wei, which artists performed a dance while leaving their trails on features large-scale, contemporary compositions a scroll of white paper, reminiscent of Chinese ink in black, white, and gray. The shapes and textures and wash painting. Enjoy this beautiful work of art that can, in places, appear to resemble elements of a is a true testament to the a multi-faceted artist that is landscape—jagged rocks, rushing water, imposing Shen Wei. clouds, and elusive figures and animals. Come let your inner artist play and create your own grayscale CHINESE BEER TASTING composition using water, ink and paint. 9 - 11 PM | Grand Gallery, 2nd floor Explore the different tastes and flavors in a variety of COMMUNITY ACTIVITY: SUMMER SOLSTICE Chinese beers. Supplies are limited. Must show proof MURAL of age to be served alcohol. 6–10 PM | Flora Street Gallery Educator, Randy Guthmiller, will create a community mural inspired by the Summer Solstice. There will be cardboard shapes wrapped in bubble wrap which when dipped in latex paint and pressed to the art board create a unique and beautiful 2010 Flora Street homage to Summer! Dallas Arts District crowcollection.org.
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