The Sordoni Art Gallery at Wilkes University Presents Ukiyo-e to Shin Hanga: Japanese Woodcuts, April 2 through May 18
The exhibition features the transition of imagery from 250 years of Japanese woodcut.
Wilkes-Barre, PA (03/26/2019) — The Sordoni Art Gallery at Wilkes University presents Ukiyo-e to Shin Hanga: Japanese Woodcuts from the Syracuse University Art Collection from April 2 through May 18. The exhibition is curated by Andrew Saluti, assistant professor and program coordinator of the graduate program in museum studies in the school of design at Syracuse University. The exhibition illustrates the transition of imagery through 250 years of the Japanese woodcut.
The Sordoni Art Gallery will host programing in conjunction with the exhibition.
Art in Context Lecture: An Introduction to the Art of Bonsai, Saturday, April 6 at 1 p.m. This session will teach attendees about the ancient art of bonsai, including different artistic styles and tools used by bonsai artists. This lecture, taught by Carl Achhammer Jr., will also include a short live demonstration.
Curator's Lecture: Ukiyo-e to Shin Hanga and Beyond: The Art of the Japanese Woodcut Thursday, April 11, 5 p.m., Reception begins at 4:30 p.m. Curator Andrew Saluti discusses the history, process, and influence of the Japanese woodcut.
Art in Context Lecture: Visualizing Delicacies, Eating Edo: Social History of Early Modern Foodways in Japanese Woodblock Prints, Tuesday, April 16, 11:30 a.m. Food was one of the Edoites favorite features in woodblock prints in the early-modern Japanese. This presentation discovers the intersection of these two elements of daily lives of food and foldaways in the political capital, Edo (today's Tokyo).
Workshop: Build Your Own Bonsai Workshop; $75 for SAG Members, $85 for non-members, Sunday, April 28, 1 to 5 p.m. In this workshop, participants will create their own bonsai to enjoy for years to come. Using a ficus retusa, attendees will plant, trim, and wire their tree, learning about different tools and basic styling techniques. All materials are included in the price of the workshop, and include a tree, pot, soil, and wire. Reservations are required. Contact nicole.lewis1@wilkes.edu for more information.
Activity: The Peace Crane Project, Tuesday, April 30, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Learn how to fold an origami crane with the Sordoni Gallery staff and contribute to The Peace Crane Project. The project connects communities around the world by promoting peace and unity. Make an origami crane that will be part of a community display later in the year. In coordination with the United Nations, the cranes will then be sent to another community around the globe.
For more information, visit www.wilkes.edu/sordoniartgallery.
The $3 million, 7,000-square-foot Sordoni Art Gallery is a culmination of a gallery revitalization plan to enrich the arts for students, faculty and staff while contributing to cultural life in the local community. More than double the size of the former gallery, the new space opened in 2017 and is outfitted for high-end national art exhibitions and includes versatile opportunities for teaching and learning. The gallery shares space with the Karambelas Media and Communication Center at 141 S. Main St. in Wilkes Barre.
About Wilkes University:
Wilkes University is a private, independent, non-sectarian institution of higher education dedicated to academic and intellectual excellence through mentoring in the liberal arts, sciences and professional programs. Founded in 1933, the university is on a mission to create one of the nation's finest small universities, offering all of the programs, activities and opportunities of a large university in the intimate, caring and mentoring environment of a small college, open to all who show promise. The Economist named Wilkes 25th in the nation for the value of its education for graduates. In addition to 47 majors, Wilkes offers 25 master's degree programs and five doctoral/terminal degree programs, including the doctor of philosophy in nursing, doctor of nursing practice, doctor of education, doctor of pharmacy, and master of fine arts in creative writing. Learn more at www.wilkes.edu.
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