CHINESE PIONEER FAMILIES of Maui, Molokai, and Lanai
Compiled and edited by KEN AND NANCY WONG YEE
In 1789 when Hawaii was a port of call for traders from around the world, the Chinese arrived in Hawaii. They told their countrymen about the beautiful beaches and mountains fi lled with sandalwood trees. The sugar industry brought about large-scale immigration to the “fragrant sandalwood mountains” during the last half of the 1800s through the early 1900s as Chinese migrated from their vil…
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Organized by The Worldwide Photography Gala Awards, The Four Seasons
Photography Juried Competition is open to professional and non
professional photographers who will compete together in color and
black and white. The theme for this contest is the celebration of the
Four Seasons: Spring, Summer, Winter and Autumn. All images should
have a seasonal element and be submitted based on the season
appropriate to the location in which it was taken.
WPGA would like to see images celebrating the season…
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The Global Film Initiative
CALL FOR APPLICATIONS
Winter 2010 Feature-film Production Grants
San Francisco, CA - October 8, 2009 - In its continuing effort to promote original filmmaking by individuals from around the world, the Global Film Initiative is pleased to announce a call for the Winter 2010 cycle of its feature-film production grants program. Applications will be accepted until January 15, 2010, and decisions will be announced in March 2010.
Global Film Initiative production…
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Announcements:
March 1, 2010 Artwork now being accepted for exhibition with 12
month's gallery representation. Numerous artists have had articles
written in their newspaper(s) and many artists have sold their
work(s). There have been close to one billion viewer hits to date!
Artists are free to sell and exhibit their work in other venues at the
same time. International Online Juried Art Exhibitions: "11th Annual
Faces", EARLY DEADLINE: Feb. 8, 2009 (Later Deadline: Feb. 24, 2009);
"11th Annual…
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Announcements:
March 1, 2010 Artwork now being accepted for exhibition with 12
month's gallery representation. Numerous artists have had articles
written in their newspaper(s) and many artists have sold their
work(s). There have been close to one billion viewer hits to date!
Artists are free to sell and exhibit their work in other venues at the
same time. International Online Juried Art Exhibitions: "11th Annual
Faces", EARLY DEADLINE: Feb. 8, 2009 (Later Deadline: Feb. 24, 2009);
"11th Annual…
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March 1, 2010 Artwork now being accepted for exhibition with 12
month's gallery representation. Numerous artists have had articles
written in their newspaper(s) and many artists have sold their
work(s). There have been close to one billion viewer hits to date!
Artists are free to sell and exhibit their work in other venues at the
same time. International Online Juried Art Exhibitions: "11th Annual
Faces", EARLY DEADLINE: Feb. 8, 2009 (Later Deadline: Feb. 24, 2009);
"11th Annual Judeo-Christian…
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Announcements...
March 1, 2010 Artwork now being accepted for exhibition with 12
month's gallery representation. Numerous artists have had articles
written in their newspaper(s) and many artists have sold their
work(s). There have been close to one billion viewer hits to date!
Artists are free to sell and exhibit their work in other venues at the
same time. International Online Juried Art Exhibitions: "11th Annual
Faces", EARLY DEADLINE: Feb. 8, 2009 (Later Deadline: Feb. 24, 2009);
"11th Annua…
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Deadline extended due to overwhelming international response!
New postmark deadline May 30, 2009
Just confirmed: San Francisco's favorite UPS driver Dennis D'Ambrogio
will co-curate the exhibition along with guest curator Chris
Fitzpatrick & SF Camerawork curator Chuck Mobley
In lieu of a juried member's exhibition, Camerawork has chosen to
craft a mail art exhibition with a more egalitarian outline and it's
open to all Camerawork members - join now! The idea is to highlight
Cameraw…
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Art vs. Design
Details:
http://www.artistswanted.org/?ad
Images are power. In this dynamic era compelling design can move
millions and transcendent art can inspire a generation. From cave
paintings of early man to today's industrial designers, art & design
has uniquely shaped the world around us, each in its own distinct
way. This contest is designed to answer the age old question: What
shapes our world more, art or design?
To find the answer…
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Members-Only Call for Entries
Call for Artwork: Ersatz Group Exhibition
Ersatz Group Exhibition uses the aesthetics and mechanisms of the
postal service as means for an exhibition of mail art. The artwork is
the mail and the way the piece arrives is how it will be installed in
the gallery (envelopes won't be opened). The exhibition will be
accompanied by a catalog that will serve as a directory of
international artists.
WHO CAN PARTICIPATE:
SF Camerawork members
Visit SF Camerawork:
657 Missi…
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Fellow Photographer,
Black & White Spider Awards "multi entry" specials end in just 5 days! Take advantage of the early entry specials and save money on your entry fees to this year's event at
www.thespiderawards.com.
Enter by March 27th for early deadline specials -
Entry Form
JUDGING PANEL
Jury members include:
TATE GALLERY | MAGNUM PHOTOS | SOTHEBY'S | VII | PDN
CONTRASTO…
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Public Art Program
Call for Applications: Art on Market Street Temporary Projects for 2009/2010
APPLICATION DEADLINE: MONDAY, APRIL 6, 2009, 5 PM
PLEASE NOTE: This call is NOT for the Kiosk Poster Project series, for which the Arts Commission will issue a separate call…
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APPLICATION DEADLINE: MONDAY, APRIL 6, 2009, 5 PM
Note: This Call for Artists does not include the Kiosk Poster Projects for which a separate Call for Artists will be posted in the Fall of 2009.
ELIGIBILITY: The Art on Market Street Temporary Projects Program is restricted to professional artists residing full time in the nine Bay Area counties: Alameda, Contra Costa, Marin, Napa, San Francisco, San Mateo, Santa Clara, Solano, and Sonoma. Artists who have completed artworks…
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March 1, 2010 Artwork now being accepted for exhibition with 12
month's gallery representation. Numerous artists have had articles
written in their newspaper(s) and many artists have sold their
work(s). There have been close to one billion viewer hits to date!
Artists are free to sell and exhibit their work in other venues at the
same time. International Online Juried Art Exhibitions: "11th Annual
Faces", EARLY DEADLINE: Feb. 8, 2009 (Later Deadline: Feb. 24, 2009);
"11th Annual Judeo-Christian…
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申請截止日期：二零零九年三月二十三日星期一下午五時（太平洋地區時間）
加州三藩市訊──三藩市藝術委員會的公共藝術計劃目前正在接受來自灣區九個縣
區專業藝術家申請加入2009年藝術家登記名單。委員會將考慮委託藝術家登記名
單合資格申請者製作多個公共藝術作品，這些計劃的預算由三萬元至二十萬元不
等。
在未來十二個月，藝術家將受委託製作市內具有重大意義之永久性藝術作品，包括
華人康樂中心，McCoppin 廣場, 米慎遊樂場, 日落區遊樂場, Fulton 遊樂場,
Palega 康樂中心, Cayuga遊樂場, Guy Place/Rincon Hill Pocket 公園， 北岸圖書
館，訪谷區Leland 街，Valencia街， 和三個位於孖結街上半段 （接近Castro
街，Duboce， 和Octavia大道） 的街景改善工程。在大部份情況下，社區組成的
遴選小組將選擇適當的藝術家。選擇標準，以藝術家以前的作品，資格，和其風格
是否與工程的內容和地點付合為根據。
藝術委員會將在申請截止日期之前，舉辦一系列社區會議和申請講習會。
日期和時間﹕二月二十四日，…
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Arts Commission announces Request for Qualifications for
2009 Bay Area Artist Registry.
Application Deadline: Monday, March 23, 2009, 5:00 PM PST
San Francisco, CA--The San Francisco Arts Commission’s Public Art
Program is seeking applications from professional artists from the nine Bay
Area counties for the 2009 Artist Registry. Registry applicants will be
considered for a variety of new public art opportunities in the City, with
budgets ranging from $30,000 to $200,000.
During the nex…
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North American and US premieres headline series
San Francisco, CA - Sep 29, 2008- The Global Film Initiative announced today ten award-winning narrative, feature films from Argentina, Brazil, China, Ecuador, Indonesia, Iran, Kazakhstan, Macedonia, Morocco and Mozambique that will headline the Global Lens 2009 film series.
"This year's lineup of films, from Central Asia to Latin America, is artistically strong and well balanced - it's one of our best yet," says Susan Weeks Coulter, Board…
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Feature-film Production Grants
San Francisco, CA - October 15, 2008 -In its continuing effort to promote original filmmaking by individuals from around the world, the Global Film Initiative is pleased to announce the Winter 2009 cycle of its feature-film production grants program.
The Global Film Initiative production grants are awarded twice a year, in Winter and Summer, to filmmakers whose work exhibits artistic excellence, authentic self-representation and accomplished storytelling, while c…
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Education Programs
Guided tours, artists’ talks, illustrated lectures, poetry readings, musical performances—these are some of the many ways you can encounter culture at BAM/PFA and enhance your experience of the gallery exhibitions. Admission to education programs is included in museum admission, and free to members. All you need to bring is an open mind.
BAM/PFA Courses
October 2, 2008 -November 6, 2008 5:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. Digital Culture 0101
Bending the Word / MATRIX 226
Se…
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Please join the Asia Society for a panel discussion on the cultural differences between Western and Chinese opera in conveying emotion, generation, and ethnicity. Speakers include the three featured women in Stewart Wallace and Amy Tan's opera The Bonesetter's Daughter, which has its world-premiere production at San Francisco Opera on September 13.
The Shanghai-born, San Francisco-based mezzo-soprano Zheng Cao, the Beijing-born, Hamburg-based mezzo-soprano Ning Liang, and the Shanghai-born, New…
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