The Study Group provides a learning opportunity for those who would like to deepen their knowledge of the many facets of Asian art. Each year when a new subject for study is chosen, members choose a topic to study in depth, present it to the group and learn from all the other members’ presentations. It is a stimulating and enjoyable way to learn and make new friends in a small group.
The topic for the upcoming year is Transmission and Transformation: Artistic Interactions along East-West Historic Trade Routes (including the Silk Road). We meet at 10:00 a.m. in the Museum Boardroom on the third Monday of September through November and March through June. January and February meeting dates are on the second Monday of those months due to the Museum closure for national holidays.
Sept. 15 | History and Geography of the Silk Roads |
Joyce Johnson & Jim Richter |
Oct. 20 | Manila Galleon Trade | Miriam Jupp |
Cave Sculpture/Paintings | Sandi Calabough | |
Nov. 17 | Persian Art of the Silk Road | Marilyn Adams |
Jade Carving and Collecting in Iran and India |
Marika Sardar, Ph.D. | |
Jan. 12 | Early People & Language | Chia-Hui Shih |
Invaders and Traders: Gandharan Art and the Silk Road | Joanne Watson | |
Feb. 9 | Cultural Interstices between the Iberian Peninsula, Asia, and Latin America, part 1 | John Kelly |
Asia in 17th c Dutch Art | Hilda Yoder, Ph.D. | |
Mar. 16 | Encountering "The Silk Road" in Renaissance Italy | Barbara Hollowell, Ph.D. |
The Iberian Peninsula, Asia, and Latin America, part 2 | John Kelly | |
April 20 | A Modern Silk Road Journey | Joyce Johnson |
Chinese Paintings in The San Diego Museum of Art, part II | Ping-Hui Ku | |
May 18 | Persian Influence in Uzbekistan: Architecture and Tile Work | Solange Thompson |
The Silk Road Travels East: Japan | Paula Des Jardins | |
June 15 | Islamic Ceramic and the Silk Road | Allie Arnell |
Chinese Porcelains on the Silk Road |
Helen Anderson |