COMMUNITY EVENTS
Free or low cost Community Events and college courses are intended to provide background on the yearly topic and to touch on areas related to the February Conference that may not be covered in its three-day format. The views of our presenters are their own and may not represent those of the Camden Conference.
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Looking at Chinese Art with Expert Eyes – Bowdoin College Museum of Art
March 5, 2019 @ 5:30 pm - 7:00 pm EST
Jenny F. So, Chinese art historian and Adjunct Professor, Department of Fine Arts, University of Hong Kong, guides participants in a consideration of historic Chinese jades, ceramics, and paintings from Bowdoin’s collection, discussing authenticity, quality, and cultural context. This workshop is free and open to all.
This workshop is held in conjunction with the exhibition Bowdoin Collects: Chinese Ceramics, Jades, and Paintings, February 1, 2019 – January 5, 2020.
Image: Chinese Covered Box, porcelain, Ming Dynasty, Wangli period, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. William Tudor Gardiner.