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SLAM Social—Lunar New Year
For many cultures across Asia, Lunar New Year is one of the most important festivals of the year and is associated with an animal from the zodiac. The week-long holiday starts at the end of January this year and marks the beginning of the Year of the Snake. The event will feature music, performances, art-making activities in partnership with local organizations, and a cash bar.
Chinese; Ornament in the Form of a Coiled Snake, late 11th–10th century BC; bronze; height: 1 1/8 inches, width: 9 3/4 inches, depth: 9 1/8 inches; Saint Louis Art Museum, Gift of J. Lionberger Davis Art Trust 124:1951
SLAM Social—Lunar New Year schedule
5–7 pm, Sculpture Hall
Join Friends of Taiwan-Greater St. Louis as they teach both Asian paper cutting arts and traditional Chinese calligraphy.
5:30 pm and 6 pm, Sculpture Hall
Students from MICDS will perform a traditional Chinese lion dance.
6:15 pm, Bakewell Gallery 233
Philip Hu, SLAM’s curator of Asian art, will discuss Ornament in the Form of a Coiled Snake, a key work in the Museum’s collection of ancient Chinese bronzes, in a brief gallery talk.
6:30 pm, Sculpture Hall
Students from WashU Samulnori will perform Korean traditional music.
7 pm, Sculpture Hall
Watch the St. Louis Chinese Language School perform traditional dances alongside a GuZheng performance.
Generous support provided by Art Bridges Foundation’s Access for All program.
