Expressions through Ink and Brush
Golden Carps, by Linda Baysore
This exhibit features student artwork from two Spring 2014 courses in Chinese calligraphy taught at William & Mary: a 1 credit course offered by Modern Languages and Literatures' Chinese Studies Program, and a community education class offered by the William & Mary Confucius Institute.
Modern Languages and Literatures, Chinese Studies CHIN 180: Chinese Calligraphy
Instructor: Xuetang Yu Teaching Assistants: Qinao Wang, Fanya Sun This course introduces students to the art and practice of Chinese calligraphy and the history of Chinese characters. In addition to hands-on experience with brush composition, some basic concepts and ideas of Confucianism and Taoism are taught as well. Students are required to finish four projects over the course of the semester, including calligraphy of Chinese proverbs and poetry.
William & Mary Confucius Institute (WMCI) Chinese Calligraphy, Spring 2014
Instructor: Yi Hao The artwork shown here was created by students at William & Mary’s Confucius Institute (WMCI), which sponsors numerous Chinese language and culture classes to members of the university and greater Williamsburg community. Students of all ages can take classes and workshops on Chinese language, martial arts, ink and wash painting, calligraphy, paper cutting, cooking, and film.
This exhibit was created with funding from the William & Mary Confucius Institute.
Images of the exhibit are available from Swem Library on Flickr.
Exhibit design: Jennie Davy, Burger Archives Specialist, with assistance from Kelly Manno. Installation: Jennie Davy and Xuetang Yu, Associate Professor, Beijing Normal University, and Visiting Professor, WMCI.