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

Artist Talk (DATE CHANGE)
Saturday, August 14, 2010
2-3:00pm
750 Kearny St. 3rd Floor
Come meet & greet the artist with an in-depth discussion and a Q&A session. View the film premiere of the artistic process that underwent in the creation of “0-Viewpoint”.

Xian Rui Artist Excellence is the Chinese Culture Center’s Annual Solo Exhibition Series. Xian Rui, meaning “fresh and sharp”, is a series highlighting Chinese artists in America who exerts an extraordinary artistic talent but whose works are under recognized or under appreciated.

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

Stella Zhang was born in Beijing and was educated in both China and Japan where her unique talent of using nontraditional style to depict the concept of existence and flexibility were critically acclaimed. Her latest work, “0—Viewpoint” was created to convey the idea that everything came into existence by beginning at zero. “0-Viewpoint” captures Zhang’s transformation of her journey’s in search of the self. Her art explores the complexity and the constantly shifting inner landscape of her femininity. Zhang currently resides in Palo Alto, CA.

“Like other pieces in the ‘Xian Rui’ series, ‘Zero-Viewpoint’ is meant to challenge the perceptions of art in the Chinese community.” – Alexandria Regilio, San Francisco Chronicle

“Indeed, it nearly hits you on your way in.” – Leanna Yip, sfappeal

“0-Viewpoint is deeply personal, incredibly intimate, and sometimes startling, but a fascinating and thought-provoking meditation.” – Ann Taylor, SF Station

“One can almost hear viewpoints inside the minds of these figures void of expression.” – Carol Koffel, Art Practical

“0-Viewpoint” Catalogues soon to be released and can be purchased at the Chinese Culture Center’s gift shop. Check with our gift shop for availability.

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.

時間：2010年3月28日星期天，下午兩點
地點：舊金山中華文化中心3樓（希爾頓酒店內) Kearny 街750號
入場費:免費

CCC Members： Please click here to reserve tickets online or get your tickets at the CCC Gift Shop.
Non-CCC Members: Tickets are open to the public after 1:00 pm on March 28 at the CCC Gift Shop. They will be distributed on a first-come, first-serve basis OR YOU CAN VISIT OUR OFFICE TO TAKE A PICTURE FOR THE CHINESE AMERICAN WALL PROJECT AND GET YOUR TICKETS IMMEDIATELY!

On the day of the film screening, we will also be taking pictures for the Chinese American Wall starting at 1:00 pm.
CCC Gift Shop Hours: Tuesday to Saturday, 10-4, Sunday, 12-4.

文化中心會員:請在線訂票，或到文化中心禮品店取票。
非文化中心會員：請于3月28日下午一點以后，到文化中心禮品店取票，或現在就到文化中心辦公室參加“百姓墻”活動，并領取電影票。
禮品店營業時間：星期二至星期六上午十點至下午四點，星期天中午十二點至下午四點。

電影公映時, “百姓牆”將現場為您免費拍照，服務時間下午一點至四點半.

Diana Fong Chan, author and publisher of Easy ‘n Healthy Cooking, will do a cooking demonstration, tasting, and book event at the Chinese Culture Center in SF. She will demonstrate the lettuce wrap, “growing prosperity…. in a wrap,” which has auspicious symbolic meanings for the Chinese New Year. She is also bringing samples from her cookbook for tasting. Her cookbook has many 30-minute recipes in Chinese, Fusion, and Western cuisine using little oil and no deep frying. There are many vegetarian dishes, low fat entrées and desserts marked with red hearts, that will delight health-conscious cooks. The tempting hot and cold appetizers, scrumptious seafoods, delectable beef, pork, and poultry entrées, soups, and simple gourmet recipes, appeal to busy professionals and moms of all ages and ethnicity.

She was featured on View From The Bay, ABC Channel 7 doing a live cooking demonstration, and taught at the Asian Chef’s Series at Chef Chu’s restaurant in Los Altos. Her cookbook Easy ‘n Health Cooking is available at the Chinese Culture Center of San Francisco Gallery gift shop and she will be signing at this event. Click here for more information.

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.

The Chinese American Wall project is conceptualized and sponsored by the Committee of 100 (C100), in partnership with the USA Pavilion in creating an exhibit entitled “The Chinese in America – We are Family” at the Shanghai Expo, in which 70 million people and 192 nations will participate during May 1 to Oct. 31, 2010.

To view the San Francisco Chronicle’s coverage of the CCC’s participation in the Wall Project, please click here

Here is a current list of picture days and we will add more dates if needed.

March 2010

(San Francisco)
Dates: Every Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
Time: 12:00 – 5:00 pm
Location: Chinese Culture Center (inside Hilton Hotel)
750 Kearny St., 3rd Floor
San Francisco, CA 94108

Contact Rona Yee, our outreach coordinator at rona@c-c-c.org or (415) 986-1822 for more details. There are only a few weeks left to take part of this important project. Don’t miss out!

世博“百姓牆”歡迎上傳玉照

今年5月1日至10月31日，歷史上最宏大的盛事之一將會降臨上海——2010年世博會。世博會美國館將會和百人會攜手舉辦“美國華裔，同一家人”的展覽，樹立起一面“百姓牆”，以彰顯美國海納百川，自由選擇以及機遇平等的獨特國家魅力。

此展覽將按中文姓氏編排數以萬計的華人照片，來自五湖四海的華人都能在上海世博會上親眼看到居住在美國的同姓大家族人士的笑臉。 為協助此活動和方便灣區的華人拍攝和上傳圖片， 舊金山中華文化中心提供免費的幫助。

請光臨我们的免費照相地點：

時間：周二，四，六 下午 12：00－5：00

地點： 舊金山中華文化中心
Chinese Culture Center (inside Hilton Hotel)
750 Kearny St., 3rd Floor
San Francisco, CA 94108

或者，登陸 www.jointhewall.org 上傳照片。

如有任何相關問題或需求，請聯系 Rona Yee， rona@c-c-c.org 或 (415) 986-1822。

SAVE THE DATE for the debut of 2010 Xian Rui !
April 22, 2010 Opening Reception
April 23, 2010 to September 5, 2010

The new Xian Rui exhibition will feature original work by artist Stella Zhang. The exhibition will open on April 22, 2010. More information to come !

About CCC Xian Rui Artist Excellence Series:

Xian Rui (Fresh and Sharp) Artist Excellence is the Chinese Culture Center’s Annual Solo Exhibition Series. The title of the series, ‘xian’ meaning fresh and ‘rui’ meaning sharp, the series is designed to bring visibility to the work of exceptional, but under-recognized, Chinese artists in the United States and to give viewers a renewed appreciation and fresh perspective on contemporary Chinese culture.

關注「鮮銳」2010全新演繹！

新一屆的「鮮銳」將帶來張爽的作品，展覽2010年4月22日開幕，詳情敬請留意！

「鮮銳」卓越藝術家個展是舊金山中華文化中心的年度藝術家個展系列。該系列強調「新鮮」、「敏銳」視野，展出最新或未曾發表的創作，推出卓越但尚未被廣泛認識的華人藝術家，提供觀者對當代中華文化的全新視野。2008–2010「鮮銳」由Phyllis C. Wattis基金會資助。

The Chinese Culture Center was also recently featured in a New York Times article. Here is the link: http://www.nytimes.com/2010/02/07/arts/design/07sfculture.html

Upper left hand photo on this webpage is of “Crouching Tiger”, painted by Master Kan Kwok Fan of our new exhibition.

Location:
Chinese Culture Center, 3rd Floor
750 Kearny Street, San Francisco, CA 94108
FREE Admission!

People enjoyed many fun activities in celebration of Spring Festival including: music, Chinese dance, Tai Chi, and other performances. There were many interesting booths and great prizes were won by participants. It was the largest indoor celebration in San Francisco. Click here for program details!

Please click here to see photos from our grand Spring Festival Celebration.

Please check out our Chinese zodiac page to learn more about the Year of the Tiger and more about your zodiac sign!