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Page 12 n THE ASIAN REPORTER COMMUNITY / A.C.E. April 7, 2025 Events calendar “Emerging Radiance” Currently on view, 10am-6pm (Mon, Thu & Fri), 11am-8pm (Tue & Wed), 11am-6pm (Sat-Sun), Bellevue Library (1111 110th Ave NE, Bellevue, Wash.). View “Emerging Radiance,” an augmented-reality, interactive artwork that honors the stories of Japanese American farmers who lived in Bellevue between 1920 and World War II. The installation is presented by the City of Bellevue in partnership with the King County Library System. For info, call (425) 450-1765 or visit <https://kcls.bibliocommons.com>. “Deities & Demons: Supernatural in Japanese Art” Currently on view, 10am-5pm (Wed-Sun), Seattle Art Museum (1300 First Ave, Seattle). View “Deities & Demons: Supernatural in Japanese Art,” a display of paintings, sculptures, prints, and textiles from the museum’s collection that presents the rich visual culture of the supernatural in Japan. For info, or to purchase tickets, call (206) 654-3210 or visit <www.seattleartmuseum.org>. “New Years All Year Round” Currently on view, 10am-5pm (Wed-Sun), Wing Luke Museum of the Asian Pacific American Experience (719 S King St, Seattle). View “New Years All Year Round,” a fun, family-friendly exhibit that looks at the origins of New Year traditions, colors, cuisine, and more, including lion dances, drums, and firecrackers. For info, or to purchase tickets, call (206) 623-5124 or visit <www.wingluke.org>. “Rivers, Roses, and Rip City: The Remarkable History of Portland” Currently on view, 10am-5pm (Mon-Sat), noon-5pm (Sun), Oregon Historical Society Museum (1200 SW Park Ave, Portland). View “Rivers, Roses, and Rip City: The Remarkable History of Portland,” an interactive installation that allows visitors to learn about the city’s distinctive landscape, the communities that contribute to the vibrant and dynamic identity of Portland, and the history of activism that has transformed its spaces. The display includes 500 objects, images, and archival materials from the museum and research library collections. For info, call (503) 222-1741 or visit <www.ohs.org>. “Oregon’s Nikkei: An American Story of Resilience” Currently on view, 10am-4pm (Wed-Sat), 11am-4pm (Sun), Japanese American Museum of Oregon at the Naito Center (411 NW Flanders St, Portland). View “Oregon’s Nikkei: An American Story of Resilience,” an exhibit that highlights the discrimination, resilience, and identity of the Japanese American community in Oregon. The display begins in rural Oregon and the streets of Portland’s Japantown where Japanese immigrants embraced American ideals. What they built was abruptly taken away during World War II when people of Japanese descent were imprisoned in American internment camps. From early immigration through current day, the exhibit explores the Japanese-American experience and includes the rebuilding of communities and the ongoing fight for justice. For info, or to purchase tickets, call (503) 224-1458 or visit <www.jamo.org>. “Beyond the Gate: A Tale of Portland’s Historic Chinatowns” Currently on view, 11am-3pm (Thu-Sun), Portland Chinatown Museum (127 NW Third Ave, Portland). View “Beyond the Gate: A Tale of Portland’s Historic Chinatowns,” a display of rare objects such as Chinese opera costumes, theatrical sets, bilingual text, audio-visual media, and more that tell a sprawling transnational story of contact and trade between China and the west, focusing on Portland’s Old Chinatown (1850-1905) and New Chinatown (1905-1950). For info, or to purchase tickets, call (503) 224-0008 or visit <www.portlandchinatownmuseum.org>. “Boundless: Stories of Asian Art” Currently on view, 10am-5pm (Wed-Sun), Seattle Art Museum (1300 First Ave, Seattle). View “Boundless: Stories of PERSONAL & POWERFUL. Rakesh Sukesh’s because i love the diversity (this micro-attitude, we all have it), a powerful, personal dance the- ater work that explores the dancer’s experience as an immigrant in Europe, opens April 12 at the Portland Institute for Contemporary Art in northeast Portland. (Photo/Deltebre Dansa) Asian Art,” a display highlighting themes central to arts and societies of Asia, such as worship and celebration, visual arts and literature, and clothing and identity. The museum’s south galleries feature art inspired by spiritual life and the north galleries show art inspired by material life. For info, or to purchase tickets, call (206) 654-3210 or visit <www.seattleartmuseum.org>. “The Polio Crusade” Currently streaming free online. Watch “The Polio Crusade,” an episode of American Experience that takes a look back at the development of the polio vaccine. In the summer of 1950, more than 33,000 Americans were diagnosed with polio — half of them under the age of ten. The ensuing national campaign for a cure provided breakthroughs in both science and philanthropy. Based in part on the Pulitzer Prize-winning book, Polio: An American Story by David Oshinsky, the show interweaves personal accounts of polio survivors with the story of an ardent crusader who fought tirelessly on their behalf while scientists raced to eradicate the dreaded disease. In 1954, children at Arsenal Elementary School in Pittsburgh received the first injections of Dr. Jonas Salk’s polio vaccine. Within just a few years, the Salk vaccine decreased the number of polio cases in the United States by 50%, and by the early 1960s, the number of Americans contracting polio fell to a few thousand annually. “The Polio Crusade” is currently streaming free online at <https://youtu.be/kk2IDigWBN8>. “Just Playin’ Around” Through Apr 26, 11am-5pm (Tue-Wed & Fri-Sat), 11am-7pm (Thu), Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art (JSMA) at Portland State University (1855 SW Broadway, Portland). View “Just Playin’ Around,” an exhibit about how play is a form of freedom. Featured artists include Calvin Chen, Takashi Murakami, Joshua Sin, and others. For info, call (503) 725-8013 or visit <www.pdx.edu/museum-of-art>. Multnomah Arts Center group exhibits Through May 10, 9am-9:30pm (Mon-Thu), 9am-5pm (Fri-Sat); Apr 10, 6-8pm (opening reception); Multnomah Arts Center, Front & Center Galleries (7688 SW Capitol Hwy, Portland). View two group exhibits featuring more than 50 regional LGBTQIA2S+ artists. “Shift Work: Queer Artists in Tectonic Times” is featured in the Center Gallery and “Holding Our Own: Works by LGBTQIA2S+ Ceramic Artists & Potters” takes place in the Front Gallery. For info, call (503) 823-ARTS (2787) or visit <www.multnomahartscenter.org>. “What’s Worth the Fight: The History of the Slants” Through May 11, 11am-3pm (Thu-Sun), Portland Chinatown Museum (127 NW Third Ave, Portland). View “What’s Worth the Fight: The History of the Slants,” the Portland Chinatown Museum’s first music history exhibition. One of the first Asian American dance rock bands, The Slants are best known for their ’80s-driven synth-pop (affectionately dubbed by fans as “Chinatown Dance Rock”) and their landmark Supreme Court case over the rights to their name. The display explores the band’s rich history and musical contributions, their Portland Chinatown roots, and the legacy of their continued activism and creative resilience. For info, or to purchase tickets, call (503) 224-0008 or visit <www.portlandchinatownmuseum.org>. June Sekiguchi Through May 24 (Tue-Sat), 11am-5:30pm; Apr 26, 1pm (artist talk); May 1, 5-8pm (reception); ArtXchange (512 First Ave S, Seattle). View “The Geometry of Resilience,” a display by Tacoma-based sculptor and installation artist June Sekiguchi. The new body of work was shaped by Sekiguchi’s experiences at the Willapa Bay (2022) and Vashon (2023) artist residencies. Tide pools, teeming with marine animals, sparked a fascination with the balance between organic and geometric. Inspired by the ways that marine creatures’ forms, while delicate, have evolved to be resilient despite ever-changing conditions, the exhibit embodies Sekiguchi’s response to current political and environmental challenges. For info, call (206) 839-0377 or visit <www.artxchange.org>. “Earthen Elegance: The Ceramic Art of Bizen” Through June 9, 10am-5:30pm (Wed-Mon), Portland Japanese Garden (611 SW Kingston Ave, Portland). View “Earthen Elegance: The Ceramic Art of Bizen,” an exhibition that celebrates contemporary ceramic art and vessels that preserve a time-honored collaboration of earth, fire, and the artist’s hand. Bizen is a ceramic center that has continued its unique form of pottery for more than 900 years. Notable for rustic, textured, and unglazed forms, the ceramics included in the display reveal the depths of the Bizen pottery tradition. The town of Bizen hosts nearly 300 active kilns with artists continuing to use local materials and an ancient wood-firing process. For info, or to purchase tickets, call (503) 223-1321 or visit <www.japanesegarden.com>. “Jurassic World by Brickman” Through Sep 1, 9:30am-5:30pm (Tue-Fri & Sun), 9:30am-7pm (Sat), Oregon Museum of Science & Industry (1945 SE Water Ave, Portland). View “Jurassic World by Brickman,” an exhibit featuring more than 50 large-scale dinosaurs, props, scenes, and activities made from over 6 million LEGO® bricks. Activities related to the display include island building, LEGO® paleontology and discovery through mystery mosaics, creating new dinosaurs, learning to track a dinosaur by creating species footprints, and building escape vehicles to get away from a Tyrannosaurus Rex. For info, or to purchase tickets, call (503) 797-4000 or visit <www.omsi.edu>. “Ai, Rebel: The Art and Activism of Ai Weiwei” Through Sep 7, 10am-5pm (Wed-Sun), Seattle Art Museum (1300 First Ave, Seattle). View “Ai, Rebel: The Art and Activism of Ai Weiwei,” a display that highlights the artistic strategies of Ai Weiwei’s 40-year career for questioning forms of power. “Ai, Rebel” explores more than 130 works created across four decades, from the 1980s to the 2020s. The exhibit offers visitors a rare opportunity to engage with the conceptual artist’s wide-ranging body of work. For info, or to purchase tickets, call (206) 654-3210 or visit <www.seattleartmuseum.org>. “Building Wonder: Bonsai Treehouses” Through Dec 21, 10am-4pm (Tue-Sun), Pacific Bonsai Museum (2515 S 336th St, Federal Way, Wash.). View “Building Wonder: Bonsai Treehouses,” an exhibit honoring the creative legacy of Dave Creek, a lead character designer for “Bob’s Burgers,” through a display celebrating his unique art of creating miniature treehouses. The exhibit includes six meticulously crafted treehouses integrated into deceased bonsai, along with photographs documenting Creek’s life and creative journey, quotes highlighting his creativity and passion, and a repre- sentation of the mobile “van life” studio Creek created to work on Continued on page 13
