Join us at the AARC on Saturday, February 7 for Exhibit Art Day featuring artist talks, guided tours, and demonstrations from exhibiting artists Sandeep Chandran, Sun-Jue Shin, and Allen Zewen Yu!

Both events are free and open to the public. Light refreshments will be provided. Learn more and RSVP for each session on the AARC Eventbrite.

Ancestral Visions: Artist Talk and Guided Tour with Sandeep Chandran
11am to 12pm

Sandeep Chandran will lead attendees on a guided tour and artist talk on his ongoing exhibition, Ancestral Visions, at the AARC. "In my talk, I will walk you through the journey of my artwork inAncestral Visions. The artwork here falls under two categories - Bhagavathi and Ramayana. Both of these have a unique story on how they came together, what inspired me to create them, and the meaning they hold for me."

Nerokomi and the Story of Flowers: Artist Talk and Live-Clay Demonstration
1 to 3pm

Artists Sun-Jue Shin and Allen Zewen Yu will host a loosely structured artist talk exploring the inspiration and the rich cultural background of their ongoing exhibition, Diaspora Offering, at the AARC. They will discuss their spring 2025 research trip to Japan and Korea, which informed the conceptual and cultural foundations of the work, with a focus on nerikomi: a ceramic technique that uses layered colored clay to create intricate patterns. 

The talk will be followed by a live demonstration of nerikomi pattern-making and the creation process behind the colorful porcelain flowers featured in the exhibition and will conclude with a Q&A session.