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Construction begins on Seattle Asian Art Museum renovation

March 26, 2018 By Northwest Asian Weekly

On March 13, Seattle Art Museum (SAM) executives, joined by City of Seattle leaders, project donors and supporters, and members of the community, gathered for an official groundbreaking ceremony to mark the start of the renovation and expansion of the museum’s landmark building. The $54 million project — funded by a mixture of public and […]

Filed Under: Names in the News Tagged With: 2018, Seattle Asian Art Museum, VOL 37 NO 13 | MARCH 24 - MARCH 30

Seattle Asian Art Museum to undergo renovation

February 27, 2017 By Northwest Asian Weekly

The Seattle Asian Art Museum will close its doors starting Feb. 27. The original home of the Seattle Art Museum (SAM), the Asian Art Museum building has not been substantially restored or renovated since its inception in 1933. The structure is in need of seismic and climate control upgrades, and the museum’s program and exhibition […]

Filed Under: Names in the News Tagged With: 2017, Seattle Asian Art Museum, VOL 36 NO 9 | FEBRUARY 25 - MARCH 3

“Rebirth of the World”

May 11, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Chiho Aoshima, “Rebirth of the World” is featured at the Seattle Asian Art Museum from May 2—October 4. The opening reception was May 1. Aoshima is a Japanese pop artist and member of Takashi Murakami’s Kaikai Kiki Collective. Aoshima graduated from Department of Economics, Hosei University, Tokyo. The exhibition features large-scale dreamscapes printed on plexiglass, […]

Filed Under: Names in the News Tagged With: 2015, CEO, Mimi Gardner Gates, Seattle Asian Art Museum, Takashi Murakami, Tokyo, Vol 34 No 20 | May 9 - May 15, Xiaojin Wu

Chief Court Musician, Hiroaki Tohgi on goodwill visit to Seattle

April 17, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Japan Arts Connection Lab (JACLab) will be bringing Noh + Opera as well as Jiuta (“Music of Kyoto’s pleasure quarters”) performances to Seattle audiences. This year, there will be a goodwill visit to Seattle by the Chief Court Musician of Japan’s Imperial Household Agency, Hiroaki Tohgi. He will be presenting through the week of May […]

Filed Under: Briefs Tagged With: 2015, Allen Library Auditorium, Brechemin Auditorium, DEMONSTRATION, Heian-era Japan, Hiroaki Tohgi, Imperial Household Agency, Japan Arts Connection Lab, LECTURE, New York, Puget Sound, Seattle Asian Art Museum, Silk Road, UW, Vol 34 No 17 | April 18 - April 24, culture

Aaina Festival: 10 years empowering South Asian Women

April 10, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Andrew Hamlin Northwest Asian Weekly The Tasveer organization holds its tenth annual Aaina Festival, devoted to focusing on South Asian Women through the arts April 24 through April 26th in Seattle. Tasveer co-founder Rita Meher took some questions over email. NWAW: This is the tenth year for Tasveer’s Aaina Festival. What have been the […]

Filed Under: Arts & Entertainment, Features, Profiles Tagged With: 2015, Aaina Festival, Aaina South Asian Women, Community Speaks, Gupshup Artist Showcase Every, Jaya Ramesh, Kamini Raghavan Sapna Dhar, NWAW, Nisha Grayson, Rashmi Tritha, Rita Meher Yoni Ki Baat, Rituja Indapure, SAPWN, Savita Krishnamurty, Seattle Asian Art Museum, Sharmila Ray, South Asian Women Festival, Vol 34 No 16 | April 11 - April 17, Yasmin Christopher, Youth Voices Youth Voices, culture

WISE WORDS – Washington state treasures Seattle and Northwest gems: What are Washington’s top treasures?

February 5, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

“Olympic Peninsula and Olympic National Park — Home to the only temperate<!–more–> rain forests in the continental U.S., old growth forest, rugged un-spoiled beaches, mountains, abundant wildlife and our state’s rich Native American heritage, the Olympic Peninsula and Olympic National Park. Pike Place Market — Seattle’s Pike Place Market:  It will always be known as […]

Filed Under: Travel Tagged With: 2015, Art Deco, Big Wheel View, Bill Gates Sr, CEO, Chinatown, Chinese Gate, Fremont Brewing, Hsiao-lin Wang, Jennifer Tam, Jim Ellis, Mayflower Park Hotel, Olympic National Park, Olympic Peninsula, Pike Place Market Seattle, Richard Ma, Seattle Asian Art Museum, Senator Dan Evans, Ted Fick, Tom Norwalk, Vol 34 No 7 | February 7 - February 13

Not cute, but impressive — “Live on” exhibition at Seattle Asian Art Museum

December 19, 2014 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Andrew Hamlin Northwest Asian Weekly The Japanese artist known only as “Mr.” grew up in the 1970s and 1980s, absorbing the pop culture

Filed Under: Arts & Entertainment, Features, Profiles Tagged With: 2011, 2014, 2015, Andrew Hamlin, Making Things Right, Nobody Dies, Northwest Asian Weekly, Saitama Prefecture, Seattle Asian Art Museum, Tokyo, Vol 33 No 52 | December 20 - December 26, Xiaojin Wu, culture, japan, technology

Vibrant Korean contemporary art set to arrive in Seattle

October 24, 2014 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By James Tabafunda Northwest Asian Weekly Contemporary art in Korea has evolved over the decades. With last year’s opening of the $230 million

Filed Under: Arts & Entertainment, Features Tagged With: 2014, 2015, Do-Ho Suh, Eunju Choi, Home Within Home Installation, Home Within Home Within Home Within Home Within Home, James Tabafunda, MMCA, National Museum, New York City, Northwest Asian Weekly, SAAM, Seattle Asian Art Museum, Seoul Box, Vibrant Korean, Vol 33 No 44 | October 25 - October 31, Xiaojin Wu, culture

Diwali Lights: A festive celebration at SAAM

October 17, 2014 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Udita Arkalgud The Seattle Asian Art Museum (SAAM), on, Nov. 1, will see the museum transform into a festive carnival, as it hosts Diwali, the Indian festival of lights.

Filed Under: Briefs Tagged With: 2014, India, Junior Asha, SAAM, Seattle Asian Art Museum, Vol 33 No 43 | October 18 - October 24

Adding music to silence — “Japanese Girls at the Harbor” gets a soundtrack

October 3, 2014 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Andrew Hamlin Northwest Asian Weekly Seattle’s musical/performance art troupe Aono Jikken Ensemble brings its musical and performing expertise to

Filed Under: Arts & Entertainment, Features, Profiles Tagged With: 2014, AJE, Aono Jikken Ensemble, Blauvelt Everything, Esther Sugai, Hiroshi Shimizu, Kenji Mizoguchi, Michiko Oikawa, NWAW, Naho Shioya, Northwest Film Forum, Seattle Asian Art Museum, Ureo Egawa, Vol 33 No 41 | October 4 - October 10, William Satake Blauvelt, Yasujiro Ozu, japan

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