中國環保青年領袖金山交流

(本報記者黃偉江三藩市報道 )

28日晚上，中華文化中心舉辦了一場隆重而簡樸的交流會，與以往來自中國大陸的經貿、文化考察團最大不同的是，五位來自中國的嘉賓都是朝氣蓬勃的青年。他們在太平洋環境組織的支助下，來美國考察和學習環保管理，並在灣區接受為期兩周的環保培訓。

太平洋環境組織中國專案主任薩婷婷（Daniela Salaverry）介紹，為表示對中國環境青年領袖一行的敬意，同時也為紀念世界環境日，太平洋環境組織，中華文化中心以及亞洲社團將共同舉辦「在最前沿：中國的社會和環保的變革」演示會。內容包括：中國的社會和環保的變革。中國過去幾十年的發展為中國的年輕一代帶來了巨大的經濟契機和變更社會原狀的機會。

5月26日到6月6日期間，青年代表團在灣區參觀由太平洋環境組織資助的中美水污染交換項目。此項目主要集中於社團活動與水污染調查，並允許參觀者學習美國在局部、地區性以及全國各個方面對於水污染所採取的措施與反應。還將與社團組織者、企業領導、媒體及積極籌劃支援健康水質量的工作人員和在灣區工作的管理人員見面。 Read More »

We are happy to report that installation artist Beili Liu’s “Lure惑” exhibit, on display at the Chinese Culture Center Gallery, has met with remarkable success. The buzz surrounding the exhibit began even before it went on display, but the opening reception of May 9th, boasting several hundred visitors, gave the exhibit the exposure it needed to generate public attention. Attendees at the event included prominent members of the local Chinese American and art communities, members of the press, and, of course, a great deal of San Francisco’s art lovers. The appeal of “Lure惑”, however, isn’t limited to denizens of the city. People came all the way from Silicon Valley to attend the reception, and more came (and continue to come) after the opening, sometimes literally by the bus load, to visit the exhibit which has captured imaginations across the bay area. Read More »

By Janos Gereben
Published May 19, 2008

SAN FRANCISCO – The ancient Chinese legend of the Red Thread is about the invisible string connecting lovers “born for each other.”

As time passes, they come closer, and eventually find each other, regardless of the physical distance or social and cultural differences between them initially. (In Western culture, Plato has a similar paradigm of the “two halves” of a couple, fitting together, making a whole.)

A remarkably original art installation by Beili Liu, now open at the San Francisco Chinese Culture Center, illustrates and celebrates the fable. Read More »

Lion Dance Troupes will march in Chinatown to highlight their concerns and support for the victims of earthquake. Donations collected will be (certified by an accountant) before turning in entirely to American Red Cross designated to help victims of the quake in China. The following are participating Dance Troupes scheduled to perform:

When: Every Saturday from May 24th to end of June
Time: 4 P.M
Where: From the Gate on Bush and Grant Read More »

草根獨立電影及其對華人當代文化的影響
C4 Film Screening & Panel Discussion
June 7th, 2008; 2:30 pm
Admission: $5 public; $3 member
Chinese Culture Center, Hilton Hotel (3rd Floor)
750 Kearny Street, San Francisco

Grassroots Filmmaking and its impact on contemporary Chinese culture: Grassroots filmmaking is becoming increasingly significant to Chinese and Chinese American communities as many up and coming social movements are being spearheaded, explored, and grounded through this medium. Acknowledging the growing importance of the grassroots genre, the June 7th launching of 2008’s Chinese Culture Center Cinema program showcases two unique independent short films, Red Thread, and Have Food Will Travel.
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Posted by ernie on April 22, 2008 – 11:36 am

The Chinese Culture Center Online Gallery is the network encouraging exhibitions of Chinese and Chinese American artists and curators. It’s a part of The Chinese Culture Center of San Francisco, a non-profit organization established to “foster the understanding and appreciation of Chinese and Chinese American art, history, and culture in the United States.”

As the gallery is geared toward artists of both Chinese and American decent, it’s important that the network can be clearly understood in both English and Chinese — and the Network Creator has taken advantage of the language editor to promote a cross-cultural experience. As a result, artists have been uploading images of their paintings, photographs, papercuts and sculptures for a virtual gallery of sorts: Read More »

Time: June 7th, 12:00PM to 4:00PM
Location: Multi-function room on 3M

ArtSlant Review

LURE: Installation Art by Beili Liu

Lure: Chinese-American Contemporary Artist Beili Liu Explores the Ties that Bind Lovers
Chinese Culture Center
750 Kearny Street, 3rd Floor, San Francisco, CA 94108
May 9, 2008 – July 5, 2008

Lure is the inaugural exhibit in the Chinese Cultural Center’s new Xin Rui (fresh, sharp) series, showcasing contemporary Chinese-American artists. Beili Liu, who teaches in Michigan, has a national reputation —she recently created an installation for the Djerassi Foundation in Woodside, for example— and her elegant, beautiful work often treats Chinese-American biculturalism, drawing on tradition, but in a contemporary and cosmopolitan manner. Lure, the large installation that dominates the gallery, is a swath of red flowerlike discs suspended mid-air, quivering with the faintest breeze; the viewer stands as if in a field of swaying poppies, or by a pond of undulating lily pads. Each of the thousands of flowers is a spiral of red thread coiled around a needle and hung from the ceiling; the loose ends of each flower coil dangle onto the floor in whorls and loops, but each is connected with another flower, illustrating the Yuan fen belief that lovers are connected from birth by the old man under the moon, Yue Lao, by an invisible red thread and that they will inevitably be united, regardless of obstacles. Read More »

In response to the 8.0 earthquake in China’s Sichuan’s province, the Chinese Culture Center of San Francisco strongly extends its support to the families and everyone affected by this devastating disaster.

We ask supporters of the Chinese Culture Center and all the people in the Bay Area to help with our efforts to bring awareness and resources to earthquake relief efforts. Please go to our direct website dedicated to these efforts.

CCC is partnering with our peer organizations to assist in fundraising efforts with relief agencies to support these families and victims of the China earthquake. We will make these resources available on our website for those wishing to donate to this cause. Read More »

By Traci Vogel
Published: May 14, 2008

According to a Chinese legend, all children are born with an invisible red string connecting them to their soul mates. Throughout life, the string grows shorter, drawing the lovers closer and closer. The thread may tangle, but it will never break. Artist Beili Liu takes the concept of this “red thread of fate” and spins it, quite literally, in “Lure,” her current installation at the Chinese Culture Center. She has fashioned the thread into flat disks, which hang from the ceiling and appear to swarm toward the viewer like a river of red blood cells rushing through the gallery space. Even without the resonance of the legend, the installation evokes the feeling of love, its biological imperative (with their little tails, the red disks could be sperm), and its ineffable nature. Are these red disks souls? Or viruses? As they sway in the wind created by viewers, they certainly seem to be alive. Liu, who has crafted works out of salt crystals and dripped wax, excels in installations that emit a presence beyond their boundaries. “Lure” is emotional, meticulous, and, yes, beautiful.”
- SF Weekly