Join Chinese master calligrapher Mike Yuguo Mei, featured artist from Pao Arts Center’s latest exhibit, The Inventive Brush: Calligraphic Echoes from China, Japan, and Korea for a workshop on Chinese Calligraphy. Spend the afternoon learning the basics of Chinese calligraphy. All supplies will be provided. Registration is required.
The Inventive Brush: Calligraphic Echoes from China, Japan, and Korea, curated by Professor Aida Yuen Wong, showcases the diversity of contemporary calligraphy and features the works of three Massachusetts-based artists, Mike Yuguo Mei, Michiko Imai, and YoungSun Jang. On view from July 19 - October 13, 2024.
About the Artist:
Mike Yuguo Mei 梅宇國
Mei is the president of the Chinese American Fine Arts Society and the Honorary President, North America Chinese Calligraphy & Painting Association. Mei has presented more than 25 solo shows including at Harvard University and in New York, Chicago, and Beijing, among other cities.
About our partners:
Korean Cultural Society of Boston
Founded in October, 2012, the Korean Cultural Society of Boston (KCSB) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization and provides opportunities for the Greater Boston area to learn and engage with arts, culture, and heritage of Korea while simultaneously empowering and promoting the Korean American community.
The Japan Society of Boston, Inc., is a not-for-profit organization whose mission is to promote cultural and economic ties and active interchange between Japanese and Americans for mutual understanding, business exchange, social connection, and friendship. We serve as a programming nexus for individuals, institutions, and businesses linked together by a strong interest in Japan and a shared recognition of the importance of the U.S.-Japan relationship.