Program and Communications Coordinator

The Chinese Culture Foundation (CCF) of San Francisco is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization established in 1965 to promote, preserve and influence the course of Chinese and Chinese American culture. Its office and primary program site, Chinese Culture Center (CCC), is located at 750 Kearny Street, on the third floor of a commercial hotel in Chinatown.

CCC is currently looking for a Program and Communications Coordinator. This position produces content for all online, print, and internal media campaigns, and manages the Center’s flagship culture classes program.

Direct responsibilities include: website updates; social media management; event-based marketing and outreach collateral; content management and layout of institutional print and e-newsletters; press coordination (including press releases, press conferences, and press archiving); oversight of Culture Class lectures and language series; event planning and coordination; and copy writing and comprehensive editing.

Position Summary:

Position is temporary to permanent. The successful candidate will be an experienced, motivated professional familiar with all aspects of communicating a mission-based message for an artistic and cultural organization.

Core Competencies:

-          Motivated individual with commitment to the arts and community service

-          Well-organized with strong attention to detail

-          Effective communications skills: written, verbal and interpersonal

-          Must be able to multitask and meet deadlines

-          Able to work under pressure with minimal supervision

-            Experience with social media campaigns, online marketing, web analytics

-            Proficient in use of Creative Suite, specifically InDesign, Photoshop, and Adobe Illustrator

-          Must be able to work on Saturdays

Qualifications:

-          Minimum 2 years of communications/marketing experience required

-          Non-profit experience preferred but not required

-          Bi-lingual Cantonese or Mandarin and English highly preferred

-          Background knowledge in contemporary art highly preferred

Compensation is competitive. Please submit letter of interest, resume, and writing sample to: info@c-c-c.org.

Position will remain open until filled. Selected candidates will be invited for an interview. No phone calls please.

Lectures on seasonal health practices will take place at 11am and 1pm in the primary Lecture Hall. Guests are invited to register upon entry to be matched with a practitioner specializing in their interest.

All services are free. No appointments accepted. First come first serve.
全部免費，不可預約，現場掛號，先到先得

Specialties include: Lumbar pain, age-related complications, gastrointestinal concerns,

Saturday, May 5, 11am — 3pm
五月五日星期六早十一點至下午三點

750 Kearny, 2nd Floor
乾尼街七百五十號希爾頓酒店內二樓

Presented by:
Chinese Culture Center of San Francisco
舊金山中華文化中心
United California Practitioners of Chinese Medicine
加州中醫師聯合總會
California Certified Acupuncturists Association
加州執照針灸醫師公會

舊金山中華文化中心，加州中醫師聯合總會與加州執照針灸醫師公會將攜手於二零一二年五月五日在位於亁尼街七百五十號的希爾頓酒店內二樓舉辦第二屆紀念國醫節中醫義診活動。來自加州中醫師聯合總會及加州執照針灸醫師公會的十餘位醫師將在場坐診此次義診活動。

此次中醫義診活動為第八十三屆國醫節紀念活動的一部份。此次義診的主要目的是幫助民眾認識中醫，認識中醫對疾病的分析方法與治療思路，幫助有疾病的患者做好保健工作。此次義診將採取現場掛號，先到先得的方式，醫師將給予病患指導性的建議。坐診醫師多為加州執照針灸醫師，分別專長於痛癥，頸椎病，老年病，消化系統疾病等多個領域。坐診醫師均從業多年，經驗豐富。義診現場還會舉行兩場保健知識講座。講座將涉及廣東人在灣區的養生，冠心病、糖尿病和高血壓的治療和保健。

Adrian was also selected as one of 31 international artists to participate in the Asian Art Museum’s concurrent Phantoms of Asia contemporary art exhibition (May 18 – September 2), and relies heavily on a research-based method to explore the intricacies of his relationship to his environment — experientially, historically, culturally, and through the filter of fantastical or fictionalized narratives.

Wong made three separate trips to San Francisco in preparation for the exhibition at the CCC, spending countless hours wandering the streets of Chinatown. Based part time in Hong Kong, he was struck by the closely related, but distinct sense of nostalgia that asserts itself visually in both places.

Read the Full XianRui 2012 Press Release Here.

Xian Rui 2012 Opens Saturday, May 12
General Opening and Gallery Tour with Adrian Wong, 1:00pm, in the CCC Gallery

 Reserve Tickets for Exclusive Dinner with the Artist

View Orange Peel, Harbor Seal, Hyperreal in progress!

Born in Chicago, Adrian Wong creates installations, videos, and sculptures drawing from a research based method. The works incorporate varied subjects exploring the intricacies of his relationship to environment (experientially, historically, culturally, and through the filter of fantastical or fictionalized narratives). The organic and open-ended artifacts of his process often involve a collaborative engagement with subjects. Since 2005, he has split his time between Hong Kong and the United States, where he has taught sculpture and critical theory at UCLA and Virginia Commonwealth University.

Wong holds an MA in psychology from Stanford University and an MFA from Yale University.

Read more about XianRui 2012 in:

From KBIK Films:  “A Moment in Time… is a one-hour documentary about the experience of the Chinese in America through the films they loved. It harkens back to a time when six movie theaters in San Francisco’s Chinatown crystallized the memories, the beliefs, the sorrows and aspirations of Chinese immigrant families.”

The C4 screening is sponsored Recology, media sponsor Singtao Daily, and in partnership with Chinatown Community Development Center, Chinese Progressive Association, Angel Island Immigration Foundation, and Chinese Historical Society of America.

April 21, 2012
Screenings at 11:00am, 12:30pm, 2:00pm

ADMISSION:
Free for CCC members and members of Chinatown Community Development Center, Chinese Progressive Association, Angel Island Immigration Foundation, and Chinese Historical Society of America. 50¢ contribution for the general public

TO GET TICKETS:
For the general public and CCC members, tickets are available at the CCC Gallery shop. For partner organizations, please see respective organization for tickets.

This May, CCC celebrates the fifth installment of its Xian Rui Fresharp Artist Excellence Series. This year the gallery features multimedia installation artist Adrian Wong, whose Orange Peel, Harbor Seal, Hyperreal opens May 12.

Orange Peel, Harbor Seal, Hyperreal, is the first solo exhibition in the Bay Area of the work of critically-acclaimed American artist Adrian Wong. The six new sculptural works, created specifically for the exhibition, excavate the similarities and parallels between the present architecture and design of San Francisco’s Chinatown and that of Hong Kong circa 1970.

Adrian Wong works in a variety of media including installation, video, and sculpture, relying heavily on a research-based method to explore the intricacies of his relationship to his environment — experientially, historically, culturally, and through the filter of fantastical or fictionalized narratives. He is based in Hong Kong, where he is the co-founder and director of Embassy Projects, an arts consultancy and independent production studio, as well as Los Angeles, where he teaches sculpture and critical theory at the University of California, Los Angeles. Recent exhibitions include the traveling exhibition Troglodyte See the Light, A Passion for Creation for the Louis Vuitton Fondation pour la Création, and the Hong Kong Sculpture Biennial. His videos have been screened internationally at the Internationale Kurzfilmtage Oberhausen, Bangkok Experimental Film Festival, LOOP Media Art Center, and Kunsthalle Wien.

"Umbrellahead, I will Find You." Adrian Wong, 2010

Xian Rui 2012 Programs

May 11: Dine with Xian Rui 2012 Artist Adrian Wong

May 12: Exclusive opening of Orange Peel, Harbor Seal, Hyperreal Exhibition

May 15: Contemporary Arts in Dialogue: China, Iran, Australia, and the World

May 17-20: CCC at the San Francisco Fine Arts Fair

May 19: Xian Rui 2012 Artist Adrian Wong opens at the Asian Art Museum’s Phantoms of Asia

Look for XianRui 2012 in:

PART-TIME ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT

The Chinese Culture Foundation (CCF) of San Francisco is a community-based non-profit organization established in 1965 to promote, preserve and influence Chinese art and culture. Its office and primary program site, Chinese Culture Center (CCC), is located at 750 Kearny Street, on the third floor of the Hilton Hotel in Chinatown.

CCC’s priority is to provide art and cultural enrichment to Chinatown and San Francisco/Bay Area.  It celebrates the achievements of artists and connects their contributions to low and moderate income families in the community. CCC engages with partner organizations to strengthen the community and contribute to Chinatown’s economic revitalization.  The 20,000 square foot Center includes a gallery, a 300-seat auditorium, gift shop, classrooms and offices. It is the only Asian American arts organization in the City with space and facility available for community’s use.

Position Summary:

 This is a part time (20-30 hours a week), non-exempt position. He/She will provide general office support, including maintaining the office file records, documents and other assigned tasks.

Responsibilities and Duties:

-          Clerical and Administrative Support:  Maintain and file records of office activities and transactions. Data-entry, manage donor/membership database, reception, administrative support, general office administration, support for meetings and other tasks as assigned.

-          Office Management: Office supplies, mail, answering phones, maintaining office machines/av equipment and managing the general appearance of the office.

-         CCC Events and Others: Assist the Executive Director, Deputy Director and staff on programs, projects and events.

Core Competencies:

-          Motivated individual with commitment to the community service

-          Well-organized with strong attention to detail

-          Effective communications skills: written, verbal and interpersonal

-          Good people skills, both in person and on phone

-          Must be able to multitask and meet deadlines

-          High proficiency in computer software

-          Able to work on Saturdays

Qualifications:

-          Minimum 2 years of clerical/administrative experience required

-          Non-profit experience preferred but not required

-          Bi-lingual Cantonese or Mandarin and English

Compensation is competitive. Please submit letter of interest and resume to: info [at] c-c-c.org .

Position will remain open until filled. Selected candidates will be invited for an interview. No phone calls please.

CCC is pleased to present Abby Chen’s exhibit titled with the Mandarin-English homophone WOMEN 我们, meaning both ‘women’ and ‘we’. We are currently searching for work that fit the theme, “visibility, authority and possibility” concerning women’s, gay and transgender rights. Selected artists’ works will be shown at the CCC in San Francisco in the autumn of this year.

The WOMEN exhibit evolved from what was going to be a purely feminist exploration and expression of feminism in Chinese visual culture to examine gay and transgender visibility as well. As such, this exhibit was one of the first of its kind in Shanghai. The original show consisted of ten artists, three groups and one NGO social project in the show; they worked in multiple mediums such as performance, installation, video, drawings, and sound. The goal was to introduce a visual experience on the edge or the forefront of culture, these work strive to influence and push the value proposition and discourse, which are often lacked, estranged, or even feared by the mainstream society. For more information see our prior post.

The deadline for submissions is June 30^th. To submit works: 1) join the CCC gallery at www.cccgallery.org, 2) upload your images, and 3) tag them “womenccc2012”. Please also upload your artist statement and resume of works on the website’s form.

Please direct all questions to jenny(at)c-c-c.org

9am to 6pm, March 18. The symposium will be free and open to CCC members and friends from 11am onwards.

Topics covered include:

TCM and acupuncture in California
Combination treatment of acupuncture and massage for refractory pain
Sharing TCM treatment for complicated cases
TCM treatment for cervical disease.

The schedule and profile of the lecturers can be found here.

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On the Edge of Culture is a group exhibition that presents an experimental take on culture with interpretations from the 1.5 generation taking part in the contemporary Chinese art scene. The exhibit’s inclusion of 1.5 generation artists—artists having a foothold in two or more cultures—features Artist-in-Residence Carol Koffel, with Stella Zhang, Jiang Xueman, Liang Liting, Liu Yin, and a video exchange with Fei Contemporary Art Center in Shanghai.Carol Koffel has spent the last three months at the CCC as our inaugural Artist in Residence. In the show, she is challenged to incorporate community elements into her work and experiment with culture and 1.5 generation.

Carol Koffel 'Perched on a Line'

CCC is proud to partner with Fei Contemporary Art Center (FCAC) in Shanghai to promote a cross-cultural video exchange for artists in the FCAC Video Project. Selected artists’ videos will be shown at the CCC in San Francisco, at FCAC in Shanghai, and at Bamboo Curtain Studio in Taipei. Videos will also be submitted for national and international exhibitions.

For more information on how to apply, see the 2012 application.

For all US participants, please send your videos to:

Chinese Culture Center of San Francisco
Attn: FCAC Video Project
750 Kearny St, Floor 3
San Francisco, CA 94108
For questions, please email jenny[at]c-c-c.org

Read an Interview with On the Edge of Culture artist and current CCC Artist in Residence, Carol Koffel.
View the installation of On the Edge of Culture.

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Wednesday March 21, 2012 6:00pm-9:00pm

An evening of presentations with key professionals who are playing major roles in shaping China’s urban growth. The issues of sustainable development and cross border opportunities between China and the U.S. will be focal points of discussion.

Hors d’oeuvres and refreshments will be served

OPENING REMARKS
James T. Caldwell, Board of the US-China Green Energy Council, CEO of E3 Regenesis Solutions

PANEL PRENSENTATIONS
Fiona Ma, California Assembly Speaker Pro Tempore
Alexis Wong, CEO of The Prometheus Investment Group and CEO of AGI Capital
Ellen Lou, Director of Urban Planning and Design at Skidmore Owings and Merrill
Gordon Feller, Director of Cisco Internet Business Solutions Group’s Urban Innovations Team

Tickets are available for purchase online here.

PPIC Bechtel Conference Center, Ground Level, 500 Washington Street, SF
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