Guanghwa Bookshop
Established in 1971, Guanghwa Company Limited specializes in an extensive range of quality books and magazines from mainland China and Hong Kong, in both English and Chinese. Categories include language learning, martial arts, literature, philosophy, history, herbal medicine, painting and calligraphy etc.
Our store in Manchester (inside the Chinese Arts Centre) is now open to public. Offering a selected range of Chinese art materials and books. Sales exhibition of the bestselling Chinese titles will be held on Saturday, the 19th of September, 2009.
Memento - Ed Pien
24 April - 4 July 2009
Memento is a walk-through installation and consists of ropes, cut silhouettes, sound and video. The hand tied configuration alludes to fishing nets, traps, security fences and engulfing waves. The network of patterns is also reminiscent of the human circulatory system, passageways and maps. The video shown within the structure depicts the artist negotiating the might of churning waves emphasizing human beings’ vulnerability as well as celebrating their strength to confront and overcome difficulty.More details>>>’
Jessica Tsang
21 May - 21 August 2009
Open Studio: - 15 - 21 August
Jessica’s website
Moving between materials, Jessica Tsang has made works that combine sculptural forms and the painted surface. Jessica’s work focuses on the dynamic between the painted image, and the qualities of the physical structure this representational surface occupies. This dialogue formulates itself as objects consisting of a painted 3D surface, and an accompanying wooden structure where the work explores the boundaries between 2D and 3D work. Jessica is attempting to take into consideration the overall aesthetic qualities of the work by introducing new materials that push the overall aesthetic in new directions. Through her residency at the European Centre of Ceramics she has been able to experiment with new materials and her experiences with ceramics will impact upon her residency at Chinese Arts Centre.More details>>>
Breathe Artist-in-Residence Programme, Chongqing
In collaboration with Chinese Arts Centre, 501 Artspace will open their residency programme to all artists. 6 artists will be selected for 2010. Artists can select their duration of stay between 1 – 2 months. The cost of the residency will be £500 and will cover studio, accommodation and staff support. The artists will be expected to cover the costs of travel and living expenses.
The Breathe residency is an opportunity to provide an artist the time and space to contemplate their practise. It is not necessary that the artist makes finished work during this period and we will not pressure the artist to do this. The time could be used for research and development of ideas, and the form the residency takes is entirely up to the artist to choose.
The deadline for application is 31 August 2009.
Click here to download an application form.
Contemporary Dance at the Chinese Arts Centre
Contemporary Dance is a style of dance that will engage and drive the body and mind to move in pathways previously unrevealed. Whilst it is a form of it own, it is also influenced by ideas of yoga, martial arts & ballet. Beginners & Conditioning will focus on establishing vocabulary and technique to improve co-ordination, fitness and flexibility. The Choreo Phrase class will warm the body up for a choreographed phrase that will be taught to excite the body and exhilarate the mind.
Saturdays - 10:10 am to 11:30 am: beginners & physical conditioning for experienced dancers
Saturdays - 11:30 am to 12:50 pm: Choreo Phrase - extended choreographed based phrase
(suitable for dancers with previous dance training in contemporary, ballet, jazz)
Cost: 7 GBP per class or 12 GBP for two in the day.
Age: 16+
Dress: Long sleeve shirt, vest, track pants (kneepads optional for beginners, recommended for choreo phrase)
Footwear: Socks or in Bare feet (No ballet shoes, sneakers or jazz shoes)
For bookings, please email Joseph - joelau71@hotmail.com
Next session will be on 4th July 2009
Chinese Arts Centre and Wai Yin Chinese Women Society are collaborating to give you the opportunity to meet other learners of Mandarin Chinese. Group activities and free practice followed by a free screening of a mandarin language film, will help build vocabulary and encourage speaking confidence.
All learners at all levels welcome
Every last Saturday of the month from 1.30pm
Next Session will be on 25th July
For more Infomation please contact Gass - intern@chinese-arts-centre.org
Andrew Lim
6 May - 9 September 2009
Andrew Lim devises and follows rules for the creation of structures that respond to the architecture and history of sites. He uses objects that have a historical connection to the site in which they are situated, such as objects from the building’s former use or discarded elements found within the building. By establishing rules for expanding the works the final form of the structure is determined by the structure itself.
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