The Chinese Culture Center is seeking applicants for the following positions:
• Program Director
• Office and Administrative Assistant
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0-Viewpoint
Curated by Abby Chen
Opening Reception: April 22, 2010, 6-7:30pm
Exhibition Date: April 23,2010-September 5, 2010
FREE Admission
Gallery Hours: Tuesday-Saturday, 10am-4pm
Guided tours available for groups upon request

Stella Zhang is the featured artist of the 2010 Xian Rui (”Fresh & Sharp”) Artist Excellence Exhibition Series. The Exhibition Series is an annual solo exhibition curated by the Chinese Culture Center to showcase the work of exceptional but under-represented and under-recognized Chinese artist in America. In previous years the Series has featured artists such as installation artist Beili Liu from Austin, Texas and fiber Dora Hsiung from Boston, MA.

This year’s artist, Stella Zhang, was born in Beijing and studied in both China and Japan before moving to the United States where she currently lives in Palo Alto, CA. Zhang’s uniquely complex and engaging 0-Viewpoint installation explores the constantly shifting inner landscapes of self and femininity. Her latest work, 0—Viewpoint, which made the debut for Xian Rui 2010, was created to convey the idea that everything came into existence by beginning and ending at zero.

Artist Talk (DATE CHANGE)
Behind “0-Viewpoint” – Meet Artist Stella Zhang
Saturday, August 14, 2010 2-3:00pm, at 750 Kearny St. 3rd Floor

The Xian Rui Artist Excellence Exhibition Series 2008-2010 was made possible by the generous support of the Phyllis C. Wattis Foundation.

Preview a short clip behind the making of “0-Viewpoint” and join us on August 14th for the premiere of the documentary!

Stella Zhang, 0-Viewpoint

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On Saturday, May 8th, the Chinese Culture Center presented the Chinatown Music Festival in association with Asian Improv aRts, the Chinatown Community Development Center, and the Asian Pacific Islander Culture Center in historic Portsmouth Square. With over four thousand community attendees and presenting five world class bands during six hours of performances, the event allowed for widespread community interaction and was unprecedented for the CCC in its size and scope.

Renowned musicians and local talent including Jon Jang, Wayne Wallace, Jest Jammin, Melody of China, and the Star Valley Childrens’ Choir performed throughout the afternoon and audience members participated in paper cutting and calligraphy presentations at booths managed by community artists Hou Yumei and Zhang Jiaxiu between sets. The Chinese Culture Center gallery enjoyed 800 visitors to Stella Zhang’s 0-Viewpoint exhibition, and the staff was joined by over 50 volunteers throughout the day.

The CCC sends a big thank you to everyone who attended for contributing to a historic day dedicated to community building and public art. Thank you also to all of our community partners and funding supporters, including the California Arts Council, the Department of Justice, the National Endowment for the Arts, the San Francisco Arts Commission, Bank of America, Grants for the Arts, and media sponsor Sing Tao.

The Chinese Culture Center invites you to be a partner of the Chinese American (Digital Photo) Wall project. As part of the project, we invite you to participate by having your photo taken at one of our free photo sessions. Our outreach team can also come to your site to take pictures for those to want to take part. Contact Rona for more details.

Through this photo art project with the Committee of 100, we hope to demonstrate America’s strengths as a nation: embracing diversity and equal opportunity. We also hope to enhance dialogues and networking and civic engagement in the Bay Area. We will emphasize in grassroots outreach to the immigrants, senior citizens, and families who are central to our community. Read more »

The Chinese Culture Center was recently featured in the New York Times. Click here to read more.