INFORMATION FOR
11/06/2014 – 11/08/2014
Center for Chinese Art at William Paterson University, Asian Cultural Center, Chinese-American Art Faculty Association, China International Cultural Association.
Zhiyuan Cong, Professor and Director of Center for Chinese Art at William Paterson University, President of the Chinese–American Art Faculty Association, USA.
This was a comparative dialogue of American and Chinese visual arts during November 6 to 8, 2014. The exhibition and the symposium included panel discussions, academic research exchanges, demonstrations, slide presentations, and other special activities. The presenters were primarily U.S.-based art professors of Chinese origin, who had considerable teaching and creative art experiences in both China and the United States. Their art works and symposium topics reflect their cross- culture life experiences, creative vision, and a confluence of cultural and artistic solutions.
The Center for Chinese Art at William Paterson University is honored to be part of this collaborative exhibition with the Asian Cultural Center, the Chinese-American Art Faculty Association and the China International Culture Association: “Collision and Confluence: An Exhibition of Chinese-American Faculty.”
For centuries, societies have looked to artists and scholars to enlighten and entertain, to challenge and question, to teach and reveal. Artists who follow the path to the teaching profession have the unique opportunity to educate their students in a most personal way, through artworks created from their own hands. Our faculty inspire students to fully actualize their creative minds, to produce works that will engage and fascinate future generations of art enthusiasts.
The beauty of art needs few words and transcends cultural and political boundaries. We celebrate the artists represented in this exhibition and the unique perspectives they bring to our world. We hope this exhibition will be just one of many more collaborations with the Asian Cultural Center, the Chinese-American Art Faculty Association and the China International Culture Association."
– Kathleen Waldron, President, William Paterson University
11/05/2014, 2:30 p.m. - 4:30 p.m. At P144 Power Art Center, William Paterson University
11/06/2014 10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. At B216 Ben Shahn for Visual Arts, William Paterson University Visiting Professor: Josh Z. Yu, Professor and Director of Special Projects, Savannah College of Art and Design
2:00 p.m. - 4:30 p.m. At B201 Ben Shahn for Visual Arts, William Paterson University Visiting Professor: Yifei Gan, Professor Hoverd Committee College
2:30 p.m. - 4:30 p.m. At P145 Power Art Center, William Paterson University Visiting Professor: Fang Chen, Professor of Graphic Design at the Pennsylvania State University
2:30 p.m. - 4:30 p.m. At B204 Ben Shahn for Visual Arts, William Paterson University Visiting Professor: Xinggang Wang, Professor at the Art Institute of Capital Normal University, China
Visiting Professor: Ying Tan, Professor of Art at University of Oregon Course Professor: Steven Rittler
11/7/2014 – 11/16/2014 At Asian Cultural Center Art Gallery, 15 E 40th Street, New York
Lyusheng Chen, Deputy Director at the National Museum of China Laurel Reuters, Founding Director and Chief Curator of the North Dakota Museum of Art Zezong Mao, Curator at the Asian Cultural Center New York, Manhattan Art Gallery
11/7/2014, 1:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. At Asian Cultural Center Art Gallery, 12Fl, 15 E 40th Street, NYC
1:30 p.m. - 2:30 p.m. Moderator: Daryl Joseph Moore, Dean of the College of the Arts and Communication, WPUNJ Panelists: Lyusheng Chen, Deputy Director at the National Museum of China Laurel Reuters, Director of the North Dakota Museum of Art Qinghe Liu, Professor and Associate Dean of the College of Chinese Painting, the Central Academy of Fine Arts, China Zhiming Guan, Professor of Art, Minnesota State University, Director of Exhibition Committee, Chinese American Art Faculty Association Zhijian Qian, Professor of Art History, City University of New York
2:30 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. Master of Ceremonies: Ms. Yannan Geng, Director of the Asian Cultural Center Speakers: Mr. Lei Chen, Deputy Consul General of the People’s Republic of China in New York Dr. Kathleen Waldron, President of William Paterson University Gongkai Pan, Professor and Former President of the Central Academy of Fine Arts, Beijing, China Lyusheng Chen, Deputy Director at the National Museum of China Ms. Margaret Lam and Mr. David Yen, Honorary Directors of CCART Zhiyuan Cong, Professor of WPUNJ, Chair of the Chinese–American Art Faculty Association
11/8/2014, 9:00 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.
Fine Arts Group I Location: Power Art Building #143 Moderator: Peter Xiao Fine Arts Group II Location: Power Art Building, Dean Conference Room #113 Moderator: Yida Wang Digital and Computer Design Group Location: Ben Shahn Visual Art Center #100 Moderator: Jing Zhou Art History Group Location: Ben Shahn Visual Art Center #129 Moderator: Zhijian Qian, Professor of City University of New York
2:00 p.m. - 4:30 p.m. At Hobart Hall Martini Conference Room, William Paterson University Moderator: Dean Daryl Joseph Moore, WPUNJ Symposium Topic Introduction: Professor Liang Duan, Concordia University
Gongkai Pan, Professor and former president of the Central Academy of Fine Arts, Beijing, China Lyusheng Chen, Deputy Director at the National Museum of China Laurel Reuters, Director and Chief Curator of the North Dakota Museum of Art Chengfeng Gu, Professor of Nanjing Arts Institute, China. Fine Arts Group I Representative: Peter Xiao, Professor of University of Augustana College Fine Arts Group II Representative: Xia Gao, Michigan State University Digital and Computer Design Representative: Jing Zhou, Professor of Monmouth University Art History Representative: Zhijian Qian, Professor of City University of New York
This catalog is published in conjunction with Collision and Confluence: Chinese-American Art Faculty Exhibition and Symposium organized by the Center for Chinese Art at William Paterson University, Asian Cultural Center, the Chinese-American Art Faculty Association, and the China International Cultural Association.
Curator and Editor in Chief: Zhiyuan Cong Exhibition Curator: Zhimin Guan Executive Chief Editors: Jiawei Gong, Lian Duan Editorial Board: Chung-Fan Chang, Zhiyuan Cong, Lian Duan, Zhimin Guan, Jiawei Gong, David Li, Ying Tan, Yida Wang, Lawrence T. Yun
