Printmaking—China’s Gift to the World

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Public Symposium

Sunday, November 22, 2026, 10:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.
Location:  Gartner Auditorium
Suzanne and Paul Westlake Performing Arts Center
Free; Ticket Required

About The Event

Join us for a free public symposium held in conjunction with the exhibition Print Revolutions: Chinese Impressions, 1630s–1960s. 

 

WELCOME AND INTRODUCTION

10:00 a.m. Welcome (doors open 9:30 a.m.)

Andria Derstine, Virginia N. and Randall J. Barbato Deputy Director and Chief Curator, the Cleveland Museum of Art

Clarissa von Spee, exhibition curator, James and Donna Reid Curator of Chinese Art, Chair of Asian Art

 

Session 1:  Mapping the Field: 18th-Century Suzhou Prints

Chaired by Chen Yunru

Speakers: Aoki Takayuki, Anita Xiaoming Wang, Lucie Olivova

 

LUNCH BREAK

 

Session 2: 20th-Century Woodblock Print Revival and Its Global Impact

Chaired by Fletcher Coleman

Speakers: Britany Salsbury, Claire Roberts, Anne Farrer

 

Session 3: The Chinese Printing Table, Printmaking Techniques, and Material

Chaired by Zheng Haiyao

Speakers: Wang Chao and Li Mingyue

Video Presentation

Closing Remarks

Sponsors

This program is made possible with support from Bonhams Auction House, the Gramercy Park Foundation, and the MCH Foundation.