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Exploring Asian Art: Trade, Transmission, and Cultural Exchange

Join us for a three-day in-person intensive workshop in collaboration with the Seattle Art Museum as we consider the themes of trade, transmission, and cultural exchange.

The first day will take place on the University of Washington campus with discussion of the historical contexts and conditions of works of art we will see during our visit to the Seattle Art Museum and the Seattle Asian Art Museum. This day will include lectures, small group work, and classroom applications. Our second day will take place at the Seattle Art Museum where museum educators will guide us through strategies for working with art, classroom applications, hands-on activities, and personal reflection. On the final day, we will meet at the Seattle Asian Art Museum to see the special exhibition, Renegade Edo and Paris: Japanese Prints and Toulouse-Lautrec and engage in gallery based activities.

Workshop leaders:
Melanie King (she/her), Art historian and educator
Yaoyao Liu (she/her), Manager of school & Educator Programs, Seattle Art Museum
Lauren Kent (she/her), Assistant Manager of School Programs & Partnerships, Seattle Art Museum

Photo credit: Alborz Kamalizad

    • Starts:
    • July 27, 2023
    • Ends:
    • July 29, 2023
    • Time Detail:
    • 10:30 AM- 3:30 PM
    • Learning Format:
    • In-Person
    • Location details:
    • University of Washington, Seattle Art Museum and the Seattle Asian Art Museum
    • Type of Course:
    • Seminars & Short Courses
    • Audience:
    • Open nationally, priority to WA teachers
    • Offered to:
    • All States
    • Registration and Info:

    • This program is now full and registration has closed. This three-day intensive workshop is open to educators of all levels across subjects, including but not limited to: Social Studies, Visual Art, World History, Language Arts, Asian Studies, and Art History. Educators from the Seattle Art Museum and the East Asia Resource Center will provide frameworks for integrating the collection at the Seattle Art Museum and Seattle Asian Art Museum into your teaching practice. Registration is free and meals are included. Participating educators are required to attend all three days of the workshops. Free resources and Washington State Clock Hours will be provided.

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