Summer Residential Programs
Exploring East Asian Artistic Expressions: Format, Function, and Conservation
Join the East Asia Resource Center and the Seattle Asian Art Museum’s Atsuhiko and Ina Goodwin Tateuchi Conservation Center for an up-close and in-depth exploration of East Asian paintings. Over the course of this five-day institute we will study East Asian painting formats, functions, and the ways in which materials, styles, and conservation impact appreciation and interpretation of East Asian art. Additionally, we will consider ceramics and sculptures on display in the galleries of the Seattle Asian Art Museum and the Seattle Art Museum to better understand their historical, religious, and cultural significance.
This program, led by art historian and educator Melanie King, is well-suited for educators interested in learning more about East Asian painting techniques, traditions, formats, conservation work, and cultural transmission. Over the course of the week we will move between the University of Washington campus, the Seattle Asian Art Museum, and the Seattle Art Museum. Our exploration of course material will occur through lectures, discussion, study of objects from the Seattle Art Museum collection, and gallery activities.