Delaware Art Museum Hosts Free Chinese New Year Celebration
WILMINGTON, DE (January, 2016) — The Delaware Art Museum is pleased to welcome the eleventh annual Chinese New Year Celebration on Saturday, February 11 from 11:00am – 3:00 pm. Presented in conjunction with Hanlin Chinese Culture Association, this celebration includes traditional Chinese art activities, artist demonstrations, and a gallery scavenger hunt. Performances include a lion and folk dance and Chinese yo-yo performance by the Chinese American Community Center Folk and Lion Dance Troupes and Yo-Yo Club, and an additional special performance by the popular Chinese acrobat Yang Xiao Di. Artwork created by children from the Chinese School of Delaware to commemorate this holiday will be on view.
There is no Museum admission during Chinese New Year and all galleries will be open throughout the day from 10:00am – 4:00pm.
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Schedule of Events
- 11:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.
Chinese New Year-inspired art activities - 11:30 a.m. – noon:
Lion Dance and Folk Dance by the Chinese American Community Center Lion and Folk Dance Troupes - Noon – 1:00 p.m.
Chinese dough figuring and Chinese calligraphy - 1:00 p.m. – 1:45 p.m.
- Opening Chinese Yo-Yo performance by the Chinese American Community Center Yo-Yo Club followed by a special performance by Chinese acrobat Yang Xiao Di
- 2:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.
Chinese dough figuring and Chinese calligraphy
About Hanlin Chinese Culture Association
Founded in 2007, the Hanlin Chinese Culture Association promotes Chinese culture and art to the general public with a variety of educational and entertaining events, such as traditional calligraphy and painting exhibitions, dancing and martial arts performances, and Chinese music and flower arranging demonstrations. Learn more about the Hanlin Association at http://hanlincca.org/.
This program is presented in conjunction with the Hanlin Chinese Culture Association and supported by the Chinese American Community Center (CACC) and the Chinese School of Delaware. Special performances and demonstrations will be performed by Yang Xiao Di, the CACC Folk and Lion Dance Troupes and Yo-Yo Club. Photographs provided by Bill Tsai. This program is made possible, in part, by grants from the Delaware Division of the Arts, a state agency dedicated to nurturing and supporting the arts in Delaware, in partnership with the National Endowment for the Arts.
Founded in 1912, The Delaware Art Museum is best known for its large collection of works by Wilmington native Howard Pyle and fellow American illustrators, a major collection of British Pre-Raphaelite art, urban landscapes by John Sloan and his circle, and a survey of American art from early 19th century through the present. Visitors can also enjoy the outdoor Copeland Sculpture Garden and a number of special exhibitions throughout the year.
The Delaware Art Museum is at 2301 Kentmere Parkway, Wilmington, DE 19806. OpenWednesday: 10:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m., Thursday: 10:00 a.m. – 8:00 p.m., and Friday – Sunday:10:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. Monday and Tuesday: Closed. Admission fees are charged as follows: Adults (19-59) $12, Seniors (60+) $10, Students (with valid ID) $6, Youth (7-18) $6, and Children (6 and under) free. Admission fees are waived Thursdays 4:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. and Sundays 10:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. thanks to support from generous individuals. For more information, call 302-571-9590 or 866-232-3714 (toll free), or delart.org.
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