Literature & Film Classes
Summer 2024 Registration is Now Open!
Classes start on July 15, 2024!
Register by June 10 to receive $30 discount off tuition!
China Institute offers a variety of special interest classes that tailor to different interests and hobbies of our audiences in the areas of traditional art, literature, and more.
Check below of a list of currently available courses.
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Available Courses:
China Institute’s Senior Lecturer Ben Wang is offering a 5-session summer course on the selected works by Shen Zhou沈周 and Tang Yin 唐寅, two of the towering artists and poets of the Ming dynasty. These timeless artworks will take us to the joy in a world of poetry, calligraphy, and painting, known as Literati Painting 文人畫, a special genre exclusive to the Chinese culture.
Both Shen Zhou (1427-1509) and Tang Yin (1470-1524) are natives of Suzhou, arguably the most famous city in China for its natural beauty and cultural and artistic legacy. Shen Zhou was the founder of the historically important and artistically and poetically authoritative Suzhou School of Painting 蘇州畫派.
Tang Yin stands out as one of Shen Zhou’s most distinguished students amidst his illustrious career in literature and art. Together, Tang Yin and his master, Shen Zhou, were hailed as giants in poetry, calligraphy, and painting during their era. The exquisite artworks and poetic compositions of both Shen Zhou and Tang Yin have been considered National Treasures by poetry and art lovers in China, and then all the art lovers in the world after the 19th century, when the literary and fine-art works began to catch the attention and passion of the intelligentsia in the world…
Schedule
Tuesday, 6:30 – 8:30 PM
July 16 – August 13
5 sessions (10 hours)
$280 member / $320 non-member
(plus a $30 non-refundable registration fee)
This class will be taught in English.