Celebrating Summer, Pacific Asia Museum-Style

Posted on August 1, 2013 by silvermic
Korean drummers at July's "Fusion Friday", Pacific Asia Museum. (Photo courtesy of Pacific Asia Museum, and used with permission.)

Korean drummers at July’s “Fusion Friday”, Pacific Asia Museum.
(Photo courtesy of Pacific Asia Museum, and used with permission.)

Remember when museums used to be about looking at things under glass?

The Pacific Asia Museum, in Pasadena, takes a much more interesting approach.

Sure, they have some amazing exhibitions and tours.  But their method of teaching about the cultures of Asia and the Pacific Islands is also highly social and interactive: lectures, workshops, celebrations and performances.  And their summer cultural series, “Fusion Fridays”, is currently in its fourth year of fusing art forms from seemingly unrelated areas–and coordinating them in a party setting, so everybody has a great time.

Now that August is here, their “Fusion Fridays” grand finale is coming up, later this month. Continue reading →

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Kabir Singh and Chelsea Mason Interview, Part Two

Posted on August 1, 2013 by silvermic
Photograph courtesy of Pacific Asia Museum, and used with permission.

Photograph courtesy of Pacific Asia Museum, and used with permission.

What is reality?  That’s the topic of an intriguing new exhibition, created with new media and set to open at the Pacific Asia Museum in late August.

Museum Director of Marketing and Communications Chelsea Mason and Director of Education Kabir Singh offered a preview, a look at the ongoing modern-art series in which the new exhibition is included and a heads-up on a rare upcoming performance at the Pacific Asia Museum!

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Kabir Singh and Chelsea Mason Interview, Part Three

Posted on August 1, 2013 by silvermic

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Where did the summer go?  The new docents for the Pacific Asia Museum have now been selected, and are set to begin training next month.

And of course, the Museum’s looking forward to an exciting autumn!  Director of Education Kabir Singh and Director of Marketing and Communications Chelsea Mason talked about what’s coming up.

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Telling the Stories They See

Posted on July 25, 2013 by silvermic

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Steve and Marianne McCarthy are all about art–and telling stories.    And you’ll get to see some of those stories, this weekend.

Steve and Marianne, a husband-and-wife photography team, have traveled extensively through the West Coast and Europe, capturing colors, textures, and experiences.  And this Saturday evening, July 27th, you’ll get a chance to talk with them, as they exhibit their work at the Monrovia Association of Fine Arts’  second 2013 Summer Art Walk!

In addition to his photography, Steve has written three books.  The first of these,  Road Trippin‘, resulted from “back-roads trips” which he and Marianne–and their cameras–have taken.  Road Trippin’ serves as a guide,  including unique places to eat and, as the blurb says, “funky things to do”. Continue reading →

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Steve and Marianne McCarthy Interview, Part Two

Posted on July 25, 2013 by silvermic
(Photo courtesy of Stephen McCarthy, and used with permission.)

(Photo courtesy of Stephen McCarthy, and used with permission.)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Here’s a look at the “stories behind the art”, courtesy of  Steve and Marianne McCarthy, as we talk about Steve’s book of short stories, Tranformations, his first novel The Old Farts’ Spy Club—and Steve and Marianne’s artistry, as photographers!

(photo courtesy of Stephen McCarthy, and used with permission)

(photo courtesy of Stephen McCarthy, and used with permission)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Photographers Steve and Marianne McCarthy will be exhibiting their work at the Monrovia Association of Fine Arts’ second 2013 Summer Art Walk, happening this weekend!  You’ll get a chance to meet them this Saturday, July 27th, as the Art Walk takes place from 7:00 p.m.  to 10:00 p.m. on South Myrtle Avenue, near East Lemon, in Old Town Monrovia.

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Steve and Marianne McCarthy Interview, Part Three

Posted on July 25, 2013 by silvermic
(Photo courtesy of Steve McCarthy, and used with permission.)

(Photo courtesy of Steve McCarthy, and used with permission.)

Photographers Stephen and Marianne McCarthy are previous “Best Art in Show” award-winners (Altadena, 2010).

This Saturday, you’ll get a chance to see why they won.

Steve and Marianne will be exhibiting their photography from all over Ireland and the West Coast–and Steve’s three books–at this summer’s second Monrovia Fine Arts Association Summer Art Walk, this Saturday evening!   Steve and Marianne are among the volunteers who help to coordinate this summertime special event, featuring about ten eclectic artists.

Steve and Marianne talked about the process of creating outstanding art–and what’s ahead for them in their creative endeavors.

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