Buddhist Treasures from Nara
Programs

Symposium
Saturday, September 26, 9:00-4:00
Recital Hall
Instruments of Enlightenment as Works of Art

Participants:

Michael Cunningham, curator of Japanese and Korean art, the Cleveland Museum of Art

Elizabeth ten Grotenhuis, professor of Asian and Japanese art, Boston University

Mimi Hall Yiengpruksawan, associate professor of Japanese art, Yale University

John M. Rosenfield, Abby Aldrich Rockerfeller Professor of Asian Art Emeritus, Harvard University

Robert H. Scharf, department of Asian languages and culture, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor

James C. Dobbins, associate professor of religion and East Asian studies, Oberlin College

$20 non-members, $10 members and students

Box lunch available ($17)

To register call 421-7350 or (outside Cleveland) 1-888-CMA-0033

Dance Performance
Wednesday, September 2, 8:00
Maureen Fleming's Tara

Acclaimed artist Maureen Fleming performs a multi-media dance based on works in Buddhist Treasures from Nara set to the music of Philip Glass, Somel Satoh, and Genji Ito.

$20, $10 CMA members,
For tickets call 421-7350 or (outside Cleveland) 1-888-CMA-0033

Sculpture and Gilding Demonstrations
Friday, August 7, 6:00-8:00
Sunday, August 9, 2:00-4:00
Wednesday, August 12, 6:00-8:00

Kokei Eri, one of the most noted sculptors of Buddhist images in Japan today, and Sayoko Eri, a highly respected kirikane artist, demonstrate the carving and gilding techniques used in ancient Japanese Buddhist sculpture.

Free

Lecture Series
All free

Wednesday, August 12, 7:00
Recital hall
Members-only Lecture: Buddhist Treasures from Nara. Michael Cunningham, curator of Japanese and Korean art, the Cleveland Museum of Art
Must present CMA membership card

Friday, August 14, 7:00
Recital hall

The Ritual Life of a Japanese Temple: The Case of Zenko-ji and its Living Buddha. Donald McCallum, University of California, Los Angeles

Wednesday, August 19, 7:00
Recital hall
Japanese Buddhism: Nara and Heian Periods. William Deal, Case Western Reserve University

Wednesday, August 26, 7:00
Recital hall
Japanese Buddhism: Kamakura and Muromachi Periods, William Deal, Case Western Reserve University

Friday, September 4, 6:30
Recital hall
Journeying to Paradise: Japanese Gardens and Paintings, Elizabeth Ten Grotenhius, Boston University

Wednesday, September 9, 6:30
Recital hall
Constructing Buddhas: Technique and Technology in Japanese Sculpture, Mimi Yiengpruksawan, Yale University

Gallery Talks
Buddhist Treasures From Nara
All free

1:30 talks leave from the main lobby on August 12 and 16 plus Sept 2, 23, 24, and 27
6:00 talks take place the evenings of August 19 and 26

Film Series

Zen and the Art of Meditative Moviemaking
Classic, beautiful masterworks of Japanese cinema
Film admission $6, $3 for CMA members

Wednesday, September 2, 7:00 Late Spring

Friday, September 4, 7:00 Why has Bodhi-Dharma Left for the East

Wednesday, September 9,7:00 Maborosi

Friday, September 11, 7:00 Kundun

Wednesday, September 16, 7:00 The Life of Oharu

Wednesday, September 23, 7:00 The Burmese Harp

Wednesday, September 30, 7:00 An Autumn Afternoon

Wednesday Evening Family Workshops
5:00-7:30, Wednesdays, August 5, 12, 19, and 26
Birds, Beasts, Blossoms and Bugs. Free family drop-in art workshops for people of all ages. Projects are inspired by Japanese designs.

Family Express
Free drop-in workshops for parents with their children
Sunday, August 16, 3:00-4:30 Hand Scrolls
Sunday, September 20, 3:00-4:30 The Hands of the Buddha