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Investigating Japan’s Edo Avant Garde K-12 Educators’ Workshop & Film Screening (September 23, 2023)
Session(s) date
Session(s) date:
Saturday, September 23, 2023 - 10:00am to 12:00pm
Join us Saturday morning, Sept. 23, 2023 from 10 am to noon for a workshop on the film and curriculum units for Edo Avant Garde. The film focuses on paintings of nature in Japan during the Edo period (1603-1868). Filmmaker Linda Hoaglund and master teacher Angie Stokes will take you into the world of Japanese painting during this period, presenting ways teachers can use art to teach about a variety of subjects, from nature to social-emotional learning to studio classes. The Edo Avant Garde curriculum was recognized as an outstanding unit in 2022 by the Association for Asian Studies.
This workshop is presented by JAPAN HOUSE Los Angeles in collaboration with the National Consortium for Teaching about Asia (University of Pittsburgh NCTA and USC NCTA). Participants can view the film in-person on September 20 or online. They will also be able to have special access to the Japan House POKÉMON X KOGEI exhibition at 9 am that morning.
COMPLIMENTARY SCREENING OPTIONS
- In-Person: Edo Avant Garde Los Angeles Premier on Sep. 20
- Online: A screening link and password will be sent in a separate email, on Sep. 13, to those who have RSVP’d. The link will be accessible between Sep. 13 –23 (event date).
ACCESS INFORMATION:
- JAPAN HOUSE Los Angeles is located on the second and fifth floors of Ovation Hollywood (6801 Hollywood Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90028).
- The entrance to the parking structure at Ovation Hollywood is on Highland Avenue next to the Loews Hollywood Hotel. (Parking validation will be provided. With validation, parking is $3 for the first two hours and $2 per 20 minutes thereafter.)
- Level 2 | Gallery: Take the escalators or elevators up to Level 2, and you will find the JAPAN HOUSE space located next to the Academy Awards stairs and across from the Dolby Theatre.
- Level 5 | Library, Salon & Restaurant: Take the elevator to Level 5 and walk across the bridge, passing the Loews Hollywood Hotel pool on the left, towards the Level 5 JAPAN HOUSE entrance. Turn left at the end of the corridor.
For more information, please visit JAPAN HOUSE Los Angeles website
EXCLUSIVE OFFERING
- Date: Saturday, September 23, 2023
- Time: 9:00 AM – 10:00 AM
- Venue: JAPAN HOUSE Gallery, Level 2
Registrants may arrive early (9 am) for a special exclusive viewing of JAPAN HOUSE Los Angeles’ current exhibition, POKÉMON X KOGEI | Playful Encounters of Pokémon and Japanese Craft, which brings together two of Japan’s most celebrated contributions to world culture – beloved characters from one of the world’s biggest entertainment franchises and craft that has evolved and been refined over centuries
ABOUT THE SPEAKERS:
Linda Hoaglund
Linda Hoaglund is a bilingual filmmaker born and raised in Japan. The daughter of American missionary parents, she attended Japanese public schools and graduated from Yale University. She has directed and produced five feature-length films about art and the relationship between Japan and the U.S.: Wings of Defeat (2007), ANPO: Art X War (2010), Things Left Behind (2012), The Wound and The Gift (2014), and Edo Avant Garde (2019). In 2022, she created a K-12 Arts Curriculum inspired by Edo Avant Garde with the Smithsonian’s National Museum of Asian Art.
Hoaglund has also subtitled 250 Japanese films, including Seven Samurai by Akira Kurosawa and Spirited Away by Hayao Miyazaki. She has translated Kabuki performed at Lincoln Center and essays by Issei Miyake, Ishiuchi Miyako, Tomatsu Shomei, Yokoo Tadanori, Kirino Natsuo, Moriyama Daido, Takashi Murakami, Ando Tadao and other renowned artists and writers. In 2022, Chronicle Books published Just Enough Design, a book featuring designer Taku Satoh's work that she edited and translated.
Angie Stokes
Angie Miesle Stokes just returned from a summer study tour of Japan and is back in the classroom as the studio art, art history, and art technology teacher at Wayne Trace Junior/Senior High School in Haviland, Ohio. She received her undergraduate degree in art and history at the University of St. Francis and her Masters in Teaching from Chatham University. She spent five years with Carnegie Museums of Pittsburgh as a lead teacher and program director before returning to the classroom where she is beginning her 20th year teaching K-12 courses in social studies and art. She currently enjoys teaching her AP Art History and studios while working with the National Consortium for Teaching About Asia as one of their NextGen Teacher Leaders.
Overview:
Join us Sept. 23, 2023 from 10 am to noon for a workshop on the film and curriculum units for Edo Avant Garde. The film focuses on paintings of nature in Japan during the Edo period (1603-1868). Filmmaker Linda Hoaglund and master teacher Angie Stokes will take you into the world of Japanese painting during this period, presenting ways teachers can use art to teach about a variety of subjects, from nature to social-emotional learning to studio classes. This workshop is presented by JAPAN HOUSE Los Angeles in collaboration with the National Consortium for Teaching about Asia (University of Pittsburgh NCTA and USC NCTA). Participants can view the film in-person on September 20 or online. They will also be able to have special access to the Japan House POKÉMON X KOGEI exhibition at 9 am that morning.
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