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SUMMARY:Senbazuru Dallas ~Part1: Community Origami Crane Making Workshop~
DESCRIPTION:This is a special JASDFW-exclusive event held in conjunction with the Dallas Museum of Art exhibition. Registration is through JASDFW.				\n				\n									September 5 @ 2:00 pm – 5:00 pmBefore the 2:00 p.m. lecture\, join us for a casual networking reception with a cash bar. $21.50 for 3:45pm exhibition tour only; free for DMA members$6.50 for 2:00pm lecture only; free for DMA members ***All tour participants are required to purchase their exhibition ticket AND / OR a separate lecture ticket should they want to attend. 								\n				\n										\n						\n									Exhibition Tour Tickets\n					\n					\n								\n				\n							\n					\n						\n				\n					Special Tours. Limited Capacity.				\n				\n									You are invited to enjoy the final weekend of Samurai to the Imperial Court: Japanese Metalwork at the Dallas Museum of Art\, with a guest lecture and a special limited capacity exhibition tour with the exhibition curator and the DMA’s Curator of Asian Art Jacqueline Chao\, and the Director of The Ann & Gabriel Barbier-Mueller Museum: The Samurai Collection\, Dallas\, Jessica Beasley. Marvel at the artistry and beauty of Japan’s metalworking tradition across five centuries in Samurai to the Imperial Court: Japanese Metalwork. Through more than 90 works of art drawn from the DMA’s significant holdings and other leading collections\, including The Ann & Gabriel Barbier-Mueller Museum: The Samurai Collection\, Dallas\, the exhibition celebrates the technical mastery\, innovative spirit\, and aesthetic brilliance of Japanese metal artists. From samurai arms and armor to imperial court commissions\, from luminous enameled vessels to sculptures of fantastical animals and figures\, Samurai to the Imperial Court showcases a dazzling array of objects shaped by centuries of imagination and craftsmanship.    								\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n					\n				\n		\n					\n		\n				\n					\n				\n		\n					\n		\n				\n					2:00 pm -- Lecture with Joe Earle				\n				\n					Joe Earle\, Global Senior Consultant for Japanese Art at Bonhams and former head of Asia at the Museum of Fine Arts Boston				\n				\n									Joe Earle is the Bonhams Global Senior Consultant for Japanese Art. He has worked in the East Asian art field for the last 50 years. He has held leadership positions in Asian art departments at the Victoria and Albert Museum\, London\, and the Museum of Fine Arts\, Boston\, and was Director of Japan Society Gallery in New York from 2007 to 2012. Joe has organized more than two dozen exhibitions in Britain\, Japan\, Italy\, and the United States and written\, translated\, or edited books and catalogs on aspects of Japanese culture ranging from contemporary art and design through to samurai sword-fittings\, netsuke\, bamboo art\, flower-arrangement bronzes\, lacquer\, and the art of the Meiji era.  								\n				\n		\n				\n																														\n				\n					\n				\n		\n					\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n					3:45 pm -- Semi-private small group exhibition tour with curator Jacqueline Chao and Jessica Beasley.				\n		\n		\n				\n																														\n				\n		\n				\n									Chao will provide an overview of the exhibition and elucidate the fine details of the many sculptures of this remarkable exhibition.  Beasley will discuss samurai culture and introduce the history of Date Masamune\, the “one-eyed dragon” samurai lord of Sendai\, Japan\, a Sister City of Dallas. Space is limited to 15 guests\, so sign up early  								\n				\n										\n						\n									Exhibition Tour Tickets\n					\n					\n								\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n									Unable to attend the JASDFW-exclusive event? Experience the exhibition by purchasing general admission tickets. 								\n				\n		\n				\n																														\n				\n				\n					\n				\n		\n					\n				\n										\n						\n									Lecture OR Lecture and Exhibition Tickets\n					\n					\n								\n					\n				\n		\n					\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n					What participants will experience				\n					\n				\n		\n					\n		\n				\n																														\n				\n		\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n									Tradition Transformed: Arts of the Meiji Era  After the political earthquake of the Meiji Restoration (1867–68)\, Japanese metalworkers confronted a sudden collapse of samurai and Buddhist patronage\, forcing a radical reinvention of liturgical craft and sword‑fitting traditions. At international exhibitions\, Japan’s bronze casters quickly astonished Western audiences with works of remarkable technical brilliance\, while former sword‑fitting specialists reimagined their alloys and engraving skills to produce pictorial compositions that offered foreign collectors an alluring blend of the familiar and the exotic.  Government officials supported these master craftsmen with design expertise\, commercial guidance\, and Imperial backing. As a result\, within scarcely a quarter century\, Japanese metalworkers—together with innovators in cloisonné enameling—had created entirely new artistic styles\, firmly rooted in native traditions yet boldly refashioned for global markets. Placing earlier metalwork alongside masterpieces from the “Samurai to the Imperial Court” exhibition\, Joe Earle will trace this remarkable process of transformation through the achievements of some of the era’s greatest Japanese artist‑entrepreneurs. 
URL:https://jasdfw.org/event/senbazuru-dallas-part1-community-origami-crane-making-workshop/
LOCATION:Forest Green Branch Library\, 9619 Greenville Ave\, Dallas\, TX\, 75243\, United States
CATEGORIES:Culture & Community,Partner Event
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SUMMARY:Award Winning Documentary “MARCH” Movie Screening
DESCRIPTION:This is a special JASDFW-exclusive event held in conjunction with the Dallas Museum of Art exhibition. Registration is through JASDFW.				\n				\n									September 5 @ 2:00 pm – 5:00 pmBefore the 2:00 p.m. lecture\, join us for a casual networking reception with a cash bar. $21.50 for 3:45pm exhibition tour only; free for DMA members$6.50 for 2:00pm lecture only; free for DMA members ***All tour participants are required to purchase their exhibition ticket AND / OR a separate lecture ticket should they want to attend. 								\n				\n										\n						\n									Exhibition Tour Tickets\n					\n					\n								\n				\n							\n					\n						\n				\n					Special Tours. Limited Capacity.				\n				\n									You are invited to enjoy the final weekend of Samurai to the Imperial Court: Japanese Metalwork at the Dallas Museum of Art\, with a guest lecture and a special limited capacity exhibition tour with the exhibition curator and the DMA’s Curator of Asian Art Jacqueline Chao\, and the Director of The Ann & Gabriel Barbier-Mueller Museum: The Samurai Collection\, Dallas\, Jessica Beasley. Marvel at the artistry and beauty of Japan’s metalworking tradition across five centuries in Samurai to the Imperial Court: Japanese Metalwork. Through more than 90 works of art drawn from the DMA’s significant holdings and other leading collections\, including The Ann & Gabriel Barbier-Mueller Museum: The Samurai Collection\, Dallas\, the exhibition celebrates the technical mastery\, innovative spirit\, and aesthetic brilliance of Japanese metal artists. From samurai arms and armor to imperial court commissions\, from luminous enameled vessels to sculptures of fantastical animals and figures\, Samurai to the Imperial Court showcases a dazzling array of objects shaped by centuries of imagination and craftsmanship.    								\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n					\n				\n		\n					\n		\n				\n					\n				\n		\n					\n		\n				\n					2:00 pm -- Lecture with Joe Earle				\n				\n					Joe Earle\, Global Senior Consultant for Japanese Art at Bonhams and former head of Asia at the Museum of Fine Arts Boston				\n				\n									Joe Earle is the Bonhams Global Senior Consultant for Japanese Art. He has worked in the East Asian art field for the last 50 years. He has held leadership positions in Asian art departments at the Victoria and Albert Museum\, London\, and the Museum of Fine Arts\, Boston\, and was Director of Japan Society Gallery in New York from 2007 to 2012. Joe has organized more than two dozen exhibitions in Britain\, Japan\, Italy\, and the United States and written\, translated\, or edited books and catalogs on aspects of Japanese culture ranging from contemporary art and design through to samurai sword-fittings\, netsuke\, bamboo art\, flower-arrangement bronzes\, lacquer\, and the art of the Meiji era.  								\n				\n		\n				\n																														\n				\n					\n				\n		\n					\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n					3:45 pm -- Semi-private small group exhibition tour with curator Jacqueline Chao and Jessica Beasley.				\n		\n		\n				\n																														\n				\n		\n				\n									Chao will provide an overview of the exhibition and elucidate the fine details of the many sculptures of this remarkable exhibition.  Beasley will discuss samurai culture and introduce the history of Date Masamune\, the “one-eyed dragon” samurai lord of Sendai\, Japan\, a Sister City of Dallas. Space is limited to 15 guests\, so sign up early  								\n				\n										\n						\n									Exhibition Tour Tickets\n					\n					\n								\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n									Unable to attend the JASDFW-exclusive event? Experience the exhibition by purchasing general admission tickets. 								\n				\n		\n				\n																														\n				\n				\n					\n				\n		\n					\n				\n										\n						\n									Lecture OR Lecture and Exhibition Tickets\n					\n					\n								\n					\n				\n		\n					\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n					What participants will experience				\n					\n				\n		\n					\n		\n				\n																														\n				\n		\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n									Tradition Transformed: Arts of the Meiji Era  After the political earthquake of the Meiji Restoration (1867–68)\, Japanese metalworkers confronted a sudden collapse of samurai and Buddhist patronage\, forcing a radical reinvention of liturgical craft and sword‑fitting traditions. At international exhibitions\, Japan’s bronze casters quickly astonished Western audiences with works of remarkable technical brilliance\, while former sword‑fitting specialists reimagined their alloys and engraving skills to produce pictorial compositions that offered foreign collectors an alluring blend of the familiar and the exotic.  Government officials supported these master craftsmen with design expertise\, commercial guidance\, and Imperial backing. As a result\, within scarcely a quarter century\, Japanese metalworkers—together with innovators in cloisonné enameling—had created entirely new artistic styles\, firmly rooted in native traditions yet boldly refashioned for global markets. Placing earlier metalwork alongside masterpieces from the “Samurai to the Imperial Court” exhibition\, Joe Earle will trace this remarkable process of transformation through the achievements of some of the era’s greatest Japanese artist‑entrepreneurs. 
URL:https://jasdfw.org/event/award-winning-documentary-march-movie-screening/
LOCATION:Think Tank Conference Room\, 500 North Central Expressway\, Plano\, TX\, 75074\, United States
CATEGORIES:Culture & Community
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20260618T180000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20260618T203000
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SUMMARY:56th Annual Meeting and Social
DESCRIPTION:This is a special JASDFW-exclusive event held in conjunction with the Dallas Museum of Art exhibition. Registration is through JASDFW.				\n				\n									September 5 @ 2:00 pm – 5:00 pmBefore the 2:00 p.m. lecture\, join us for a casual networking reception with a cash bar. $21.50 for 3:45pm exhibition tour only; free for DMA members$6.50 for 2:00pm lecture only; free for DMA members ***All tour participants are required to purchase their exhibition ticket AND / OR a separate lecture ticket should they want to attend. 								\n				\n										\n						\n									Exhibition Tour Tickets\n					\n					\n								\n				\n							\n					\n						\n				\n					Special Tours. Limited Capacity.				\n				\n									You are invited to enjoy the final weekend of Samurai to the Imperial Court: Japanese Metalwork at the Dallas Museum of Art\, with a guest lecture and a special limited capacity exhibition tour with the exhibition curator and the DMA’s Curator of Asian Art Jacqueline Chao\, and the Director of The Ann & Gabriel Barbier-Mueller Museum: The Samurai Collection\, Dallas\, Jessica Beasley. Marvel at the artistry and beauty of Japan’s metalworking tradition across five centuries in Samurai to the Imperial Court: Japanese Metalwork. Through more than 90 works of art drawn from the DMA’s significant holdings and other leading collections\, including The Ann & Gabriel Barbier-Mueller Museum: The Samurai Collection\, Dallas\, the exhibition celebrates the technical mastery\, innovative spirit\, and aesthetic brilliance of Japanese metal artists. From samurai arms and armor to imperial court commissions\, from luminous enameled vessels to sculptures of fantastical animals and figures\, Samurai to the Imperial Court showcases a dazzling array of objects shaped by centuries of imagination and craftsmanship.    								\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n					\n				\n		\n					\n		\n				\n					\n				\n		\n					\n		\n				\n					2:00 pm -- Lecture with Joe Earle				\n				\n					Joe Earle\, Global Senior Consultant for Japanese Art at Bonhams and former head of Asia at the Museum of Fine Arts Boston				\n				\n									Joe Earle is the Bonhams Global Senior Consultant for Japanese Art. He has worked in the East Asian art field for the last 50 years. He has held leadership positions in Asian art departments at the Victoria and Albert Museum\, London\, and the Museum of Fine Arts\, Boston\, and was Director of Japan Society Gallery in New York from 2007 to 2012. Joe has organized more than two dozen exhibitions in Britain\, Japan\, Italy\, and the United States and written\, translated\, or edited books and catalogs on aspects of Japanese culture ranging from contemporary art and design through to samurai sword-fittings\, netsuke\, bamboo art\, flower-arrangement bronzes\, lacquer\, and the art of the Meiji era.  								\n				\n		\n				\n																														\n				\n					\n				\n		\n					\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n					3:45 pm -- Semi-private small group exhibition tour with curator Jacqueline Chao and Jessica Beasley.				\n		\n		\n				\n																														\n				\n		\n				\n									Chao will provide an overview of the exhibition and elucidate the fine details of the many sculptures of this remarkable exhibition.  Beasley will discuss samurai culture and introduce the history of Date Masamune\, the “one-eyed dragon” samurai lord of Sendai\, Japan\, a Sister City of Dallas. Space is limited to 15 guests\, so sign up early  								\n				\n										\n						\n									Exhibition Tour Tickets\n					\n					\n								\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n									Unable to attend the JASDFW-exclusive event? Experience the exhibition by purchasing general admission tickets. 								\n				\n		\n				\n																														\n				\n				\n					\n				\n		\n					\n				\n										\n						\n									Lecture OR Lecture and Exhibition Tickets\n					\n					\n								\n					\n				\n		\n					\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n					What participants will experience				\n					\n				\n		\n					\n		\n				\n																														\n				\n		\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n									Tradition Transformed: Arts of the Meiji Era  After the political earthquake of the Meiji Restoration (1867–68)\, Japanese metalworkers confronted a sudden collapse of samurai and Buddhist patronage\, forcing a radical reinvention of liturgical craft and sword‑fitting traditions. At international exhibitions\, Japan’s bronze casters quickly astonished Western audiences with works of remarkable technical brilliance\, while former sword‑fitting specialists reimagined their alloys and engraving skills to produce pictorial compositions that offered foreign collectors an alluring blend of the familiar and the exotic.  Government officials supported these master craftsmen with design expertise\, commercial guidance\, and Imperial backing. As a result\, within scarcely a quarter century\, Japanese metalworkers—together with innovators in cloisonné enameling—had created entirely new artistic styles\, firmly rooted in native traditions yet boldly refashioned for global markets. Placing earlier metalwork alongside masterpieces from the “Samurai to the Imperial Court” exhibition\, Joe Earle will trace this remarkable process of transformation through the achievements of some of the era’s greatest Japanese artist‑entrepreneurs. 
URL:https://jasdfw.org/event/56th-annual-meeting-and-social/
LOCATION:Hyatt Regency Frisco\, 2615 Preston Rd.\, Frisco\, TX\, 75034\, United States
CATEGORIES:Business & Networking
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20260618T180000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20260618T193000
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SUMMARY:Greenlight to Freedom: Stories from North Korean Refugees
DESCRIPTION:This is a special JASDFW-exclusive event held in conjunction with the Dallas Museum of Art exhibition. Registration is through JASDFW.				\n				\n									September 5 @ 2:00 pm – 5:00 pmBefore the 2:00 p.m. lecture\, join us for a casual networking reception with a cash bar. $21.50 for 3:45pm exhibition tour only; free for DMA members$6.50 for 2:00pm lecture only; free for DMA members ***All tour participants are required to purchase their exhibition ticket AND / OR a separate lecture ticket should they want to attend. 								\n				\n										\n						\n									Exhibition Tour Tickets\n					\n					\n								\n				\n							\n					\n						\n				\n					Special Tours. Limited Capacity.				\n				\n									You are invited to enjoy the final weekend of Samurai to the Imperial Court: Japanese Metalwork at the Dallas Museum of Art\, with a guest lecture and a special limited capacity exhibition tour with the exhibition curator and the DMA’s Curator of Asian Art Jacqueline Chao\, and the Director of The Ann & Gabriel Barbier-Mueller Museum: The Samurai Collection\, Dallas\, Jessica Beasley. Marvel at the artistry and beauty of Japan’s metalworking tradition across five centuries in Samurai to the Imperial Court: Japanese Metalwork. Through more than 90 works of art drawn from the DMA’s significant holdings and other leading collections\, including The Ann & Gabriel Barbier-Mueller Museum: The Samurai Collection\, Dallas\, the exhibition celebrates the technical mastery\, innovative spirit\, and aesthetic brilliance of Japanese metal artists. From samurai arms and armor to imperial court commissions\, from luminous enameled vessels to sculptures of fantastical animals and figures\, Samurai to the Imperial Court showcases a dazzling array of objects shaped by centuries of imagination and craftsmanship.    								\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n					\n				\n		\n					\n		\n				\n					\n				\n		\n					\n		\n				\n					2:00 pm -- Lecture with Joe Earle				\n				\n					Joe Earle\, Global Senior Consultant for Japanese Art at Bonhams and former head of Asia at the Museum of Fine Arts Boston				\n				\n									Joe Earle is the Bonhams Global Senior Consultant for Japanese Art. He has worked in the East Asian art field for the last 50 years. He has held leadership positions in Asian art departments at the Victoria and Albert Museum\, London\, and the Museum of Fine Arts\, Boston\, and was Director of Japan Society Gallery in New York from 2007 to 2012. Joe has organized more than two dozen exhibitions in Britain\, Japan\, Italy\, and the United States and written\, translated\, or edited books and catalogs on aspects of Japanese culture ranging from contemporary art and design through to samurai sword-fittings\, netsuke\, bamboo art\, flower-arrangement bronzes\, lacquer\, and the art of the Meiji era.  								\n				\n		\n				\n																														\n				\n					\n				\n		\n					\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n					3:45 pm -- Semi-private small group exhibition tour with curator Jacqueline Chao and Jessica Beasley.				\n		\n		\n				\n																														\n				\n		\n				\n									Chao will provide an overview of the exhibition and elucidate the fine details of the many sculptures of this remarkable exhibition.  Beasley will discuss samurai culture and introduce the history of Date Masamune\, the “one-eyed dragon” samurai lord of Sendai\, Japan\, a Sister City of Dallas. Space is limited to 15 guests\, so sign up early  								\n				\n										\n						\n									Exhibition Tour Tickets\n					\n					\n								\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n									Unable to attend the JASDFW-exclusive event? Experience the exhibition by purchasing general admission tickets. 								\n				\n		\n				\n																														\n				\n				\n					\n				\n		\n					\n				\n										\n						\n									Lecture OR Lecture and Exhibition Tickets\n					\n					\n								\n					\n				\n		\n					\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n					What participants will experience				\n					\n				\n		\n					\n		\n				\n																														\n				\n		\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n									Tradition Transformed: Arts of the Meiji Era  After the political earthquake of the Meiji Restoration (1867–68)\, Japanese metalworkers confronted a sudden collapse of samurai and Buddhist patronage\, forcing a radical reinvention of liturgical craft and sword‑fitting traditions. At international exhibitions\, Japan’s bronze casters quickly astonished Western audiences with works of remarkable technical brilliance\, while former sword‑fitting specialists reimagined their alloys and engraving skills to produce pictorial compositions that offered foreign collectors an alluring blend of the familiar and the exotic.  Government officials supported these master craftsmen with design expertise\, commercial guidance\, and Imperial backing. As a result\, within scarcely a quarter century\, Japanese metalworkers—together with innovators in cloisonné enameling—had created entirely new artistic styles\, firmly rooted in native traditions yet boldly refashioned for global markets. Placing earlier metalwork alongside masterpieces from the “Samurai to the Imperial Court” exhibition\, Joe Earle will trace this remarkable process of transformation through the achievements of some of the era’s greatest Japanese artist‑entrepreneurs. 
URL:https://jasdfw.org/event/greenlight-to-freedom-stories-from-north-korean-refugees-2/
LOCATION:Tarleton State Fort Worth\, 10850 Texan Rider Dr.\, Crowley\, TX\, 76036\, United States
CATEGORIES:Partner Event
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20260616T190000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20260616T203000
DTSTAMP:20260527T151301Z
CREATED:20260527T142354Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260527T151301Z
UID:54672-1781636400-1781641800@jasdfw.org
SUMMARY:Greenlight to Freedom: Stories from North Korean Refugees
DESCRIPTION:This is a special JASDFW-exclusive event held in conjunction with the Dallas Museum of Art exhibition. Registration is through JASDFW.				\n				\n									September 5 @ 2:00 pm – 5:00 pmBefore the 2:00 p.m. lecture\, join us for a casual networking reception with a cash bar. $21.50 for 3:45pm exhibition tour only; free for DMA members$6.50 for 2:00pm lecture only; free for DMA members ***All tour participants are required to purchase their exhibition ticket AND / OR a separate lecture ticket should they want to attend. 								\n				\n										\n						\n									Exhibition Tour Tickets\n					\n					\n								\n				\n							\n					\n						\n				\n					Special Tours. Limited Capacity.				\n				\n									You are invited to enjoy the final weekend of Samurai to the Imperial Court: Japanese Metalwork at the Dallas Museum of Art\, with a guest lecture and a special limited capacity exhibition tour with the exhibition curator and the DMA’s Curator of Asian Art Jacqueline Chao\, and the Director of The Ann & Gabriel Barbier-Mueller Museum: The Samurai Collection\, Dallas\, Jessica Beasley. Marvel at the artistry and beauty of Japan’s metalworking tradition across five centuries in Samurai to the Imperial Court: Japanese Metalwork. Through more than 90 works of art drawn from the DMA’s significant holdings and other leading collections\, including The Ann & Gabriel Barbier-Mueller Museum: The Samurai Collection\, Dallas\, the exhibition celebrates the technical mastery\, innovative spirit\, and aesthetic brilliance of Japanese metal artists. From samurai arms and armor to imperial court commissions\, from luminous enameled vessels to sculptures of fantastical animals and figures\, Samurai to the Imperial Court showcases a dazzling array of objects shaped by centuries of imagination and craftsmanship.    								\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n					\n				\n		\n					\n		\n				\n					\n				\n		\n					\n		\n				\n					2:00 pm -- Lecture with Joe Earle				\n				\n					Joe Earle\, Global Senior Consultant for Japanese Art at Bonhams and former head of Asia at the Museum of Fine Arts Boston				\n				\n									Joe Earle is the Bonhams Global Senior Consultant for Japanese Art. He has worked in the East Asian art field for the last 50 years. He has held leadership positions in Asian art departments at the Victoria and Albert Museum\, London\, and the Museum of Fine Arts\, Boston\, and was Director of Japan Society Gallery in New York from 2007 to 2012. Joe has organized more than two dozen exhibitions in Britain\, Japan\, Italy\, and the United States and written\, translated\, or edited books and catalogs on aspects of Japanese culture ranging from contemporary art and design through to samurai sword-fittings\, netsuke\, bamboo art\, flower-arrangement bronzes\, lacquer\, and the art of the Meiji era.  								\n				\n		\n				\n																														\n				\n					\n				\n		\n					\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n					3:45 pm -- Semi-private small group exhibition tour with curator Jacqueline Chao and Jessica Beasley.				\n		\n		\n				\n																														\n				\n		\n				\n									Chao will provide an overview of the exhibition and elucidate the fine details of the many sculptures of this remarkable exhibition.  Beasley will discuss samurai culture and introduce the history of Date Masamune\, the “one-eyed dragon” samurai lord of Sendai\, Japan\, a Sister City of Dallas. Space is limited to 15 guests\, so sign up early  								\n				\n										\n						\n									Exhibition Tour Tickets\n					\n					\n								\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n									Unable to attend the JASDFW-exclusive event? Experience the exhibition by purchasing general admission tickets. 								\n				\n		\n				\n																														\n				\n				\n					\n				\n		\n					\n				\n										\n						\n									Lecture OR Lecture and Exhibition Tickets\n					\n					\n								\n					\n				\n		\n					\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n					What participants will experience				\n					\n				\n		\n					\n		\n				\n																														\n				\n		\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n									Tradition Transformed: Arts of the Meiji Era  After the political earthquake of the Meiji Restoration (1867–68)\, Japanese metalworkers confronted a sudden collapse of samurai and Buddhist patronage\, forcing a radical reinvention of liturgical craft and sword‑fitting traditions. At international exhibitions\, Japan’s bronze casters quickly astonished Western audiences with works of remarkable technical brilliance\, while former sword‑fitting specialists reimagined their alloys and engraving skills to produce pictorial compositions that offered foreign collectors an alluring blend of the familiar and the exotic.  Government officials supported these master craftsmen with design expertise\, commercial guidance\, and Imperial backing. As a result\, within scarcely a quarter century\, Japanese metalworkers—together with innovators in cloisonné enameling—had created entirely new artistic styles\, firmly rooted in native traditions yet boldly refashioned for global markets. Placing earlier metalwork alongside masterpieces from the “Samurai to the Imperial Court” exhibition\, Joe Earle will trace this remarkable process of transformation through the achievements of some of the era’s greatest Japanese artist‑entrepreneurs. 
URL:https://jasdfw.org/event/greenlight-to-freedom-stories-from-north-korean-refugees/
LOCATION:Dallas Holocaust and Human Rights Museum\, 300 N. Houston Street\, Dallas\, TX\, 75202\, United States
CATEGORIES:Partner Event
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20260613T180000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20260613T200000
DTSTAMP:20260514T182904Z
CREATED:20260514T182407Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260514T182904Z
UID:54543-1781373600-1781380800@jasdfw.org
SUMMARY:“Japan Day: Ultras Meets Plano” Brings International Soccer Culture to Downtown Plano
DESCRIPTION:This is a special JASDFW-exclusive event held in conjunction with the Dallas Museum of Art exhibition. Registration is through JASDFW.				\n				\n									September 5 @ 2:00 pm – 5:00 pmBefore the 2:00 p.m. lecture\, join us for a casual networking reception with a cash bar. $21.50 for 3:45pm exhibition tour only; free for DMA members$6.50 for 2:00pm lecture only; free for DMA members ***All tour participants are required to purchase their exhibition ticket AND / OR a separate lecture ticket should they want to attend. 								\n				\n										\n						\n									Exhibition Tour Tickets\n					\n					\n								\n				\n							\n					\n						\n				\n					Special Tours. Limited Capacity.				\n				\n									You are invited to enjoy the final weekend of Samurai to the Imperial Court: Japanese Metalwork at the Dallas Museum of Art\, with a guest lecture and a special limited capacity exhibition tour with the exhibition curator and the DMA’s Curator of Asian Art Jacqueline Chao\, and the Director of The Ann & Gabriel Barbier-Mueller Museum: The Samurai Collection\, Dallas\, Jessica Beasley. Marvel at the artistry and beauty of Japan’s metalworking tradition across five centuries in Samurai to the Imperial Court: Japanese Metalwork. Through more than 90 works of art drawn from the DMA’s significant holdings and other leading collections\, including The Ann & Gabriel Barbier-Mueller Museum: The Samurai Collection\, Dallas\, the exhibition celebrates the technical mastery\, innovative spirit\, and aesthetic brilliance of Japanese metal artists. From samurai arms and armor to imperial court commissions\, from luminous enameled vessels to sculptures of fantastical animals and figures\, Samurai to the Imperial Court showcases a dazzling array of objects shaped by centuries of imagination and craftsmanship.    								\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n					\n				\n		\n					\n		\n				\n					\n				\n		\n					\n		\n				\n					2:00 pm -- Lecture with Joe Earle				\n				\n					Joe Earle\, Global Senior Consultant for Japanese Art at Bonhams and former head of Asia at the Museum of Fine Arts Boston				\n				\n									Joe Earle is the Bonhams Global Senior Consultant for Japanese Art. He has worked in the East Asian art field for the last 50 years. He has held leadership positions in Asian art departments at the Victoria and Albert Museum\, London\, and the Museum of Fine Arts\, Boston\, and was Director of Japan Society Gallery in New York from 2007 to 2012. Joe has organized more than two dozen exhibitions in Britain\, Japan\, Italy\, and the United States and written\, translated\, or edited books and catalogs on aspects of Japanese culture ranging from contemporary art and design through to samurai sword-fittings\, netsuke\, bamboo art\, flower-arrangement bronzes\, lacquer\, and the art of the Meiji era.  								\n				\n		\n				\n																														\n				\n					\n				\n		\n					\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n					3:45 pm -- Semi-private small group exhibition tour with curator Jacqueline Chao and Jessica Beasley.				\n		\n		\n				\n																														\n				\n		\n				\n									Chao will provide an overview of the exhibition and elucidate the fine details of the many sculptures of this remarkable exhibition.  Beasley will discuss samurai culture and introduce the history of Date Masamune\, the “one-eyed dragon” samurai lord of Sendai\, Japan\, a Sister City of Dallas. Space is limited to 15 guests\, so sign up early  								\n				\n										\n						\n									Exhibition Tour Tickets\n					\n					\n								\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n									Unable to attend the JASDFW-exclusive event? Experience the exhibition by purchasing general admission tickets. 								\n				\n		\n				\n																														\n				\n				\n					\n				\n		\n					\n				\n										\n						\n									Lecture OR Lecture and Exhibition Tickets\n					\n					\n								\n					\n				\n		\n					\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n					What participants will experience				\n					\n				\n		\n					\n		\n				\n																														\n				\n		\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n									Tradition Transformed: Arts of the Meiji Era  After the political earthquake of the Meiji Restoration (1867–68)\, Japanese metalworkers confronted a sudden collapse of samurai and Buddhist patronage\, forcing a radical reinvention of liturgical craft and sword‑fitting traditions. At international exhibitions\, Japan’s bronze casters quickly astonished Western audiences with works of remarkable technical brilliance\, while former sword‑fitting specialists reimagined their alloys and engraving skills to produce pictorial compositions that offered foreign collectors an alluring blend of the familiar and the exotic.  Government officials supported these master craftsmen with design expertise\, commercial guidance\, and Imperial backing. As a result\, within scarcely a quarter century\, Japanese metalworkers—together with innovators in cloisonné enameling—had created entirely new artistic styles\, firmly rooted in native traditions yet boldly refashioned for global markets. Placing earlier metalwork alongside masterpieces from the “Samurai to the Imperial Court” exhibition\, Joe Earle will trace this remarkable process of transformation through the achievements of some of the era’s greatest Japanese artist‑entrepreneurs. 
URL:https://jasdfw.org/event/japan-day-ultras-meets-plano-brings-international-soccer-culture-to-downtown-plano/
LOCATION:McCall Plaza in the Historic Downtown Plano Arts District\, 998 E 15th St.\, Plano\, TX\, 75074\, United States
CATEGORIES:Culture & Community,Partner Event
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260624
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260626
DTSTAMP:20260609T031449Z
CREATED:20260609T030427Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260609T031449Z
UID:54764-1782259200-1782431999@jasdfw.org
SUMMARY:Smile for Nippon: Support the Noto Peninsula Earthquake Project
DESCRIPTION:This is a special JASDFW-exclusive event held in conjunction with the Dallas Museum of Art exhibition. Registration is through JASDFW.				\n				\n									September 5 @ 2:00 pm – 5:00 pmBefore the 2:00 p.m. lecture\, join us for a casual networking reception with a cash bar. $21.50 for 3:45pm exhibition tour only; free for DMA members$6.50 for 2:00pm lecture only; free for DMA members ***All tour participants are required to purchase their exhibition ticket AND / OR a separate lecture ticket should they want to attend. 								\n				\n										\n						\n									Exhibition Tour Tickets\n					\n					\n								\n				\n							\n					\n						\n				\n					Special Tours. Limited Capacity.				\n				\n									You are invited to enjoy the final weekend of Samurai to the Imperial Court: Japanese Metalwork at the Dallas Museum of Art\, with a guest lecture and a special limited capacity exhibition tour with the exhibition curator and the DMA’s Curator of Asian Art Jacqueline Chao\, and the Director of The Ann & Gabriel Barbier-Mueller Museum: The Samurai Collection\, Dallas\, Jessica Beasley. Marvel at the artistry and beauty of Japan’s metalworking tradition across five centuries in Samurai to the Imperial Court: Japanese Metalwork. Through more than 90 works of art drawn from the DMA’s significant holdings and other leading collections\, including The Ann & Gabriel Barbier-Mueller Museum: The Samurai Collection\, Dallas\, the exhibition celebrates the technical mastery\, innovative spirit\, and aesthetic brilliance of Japanese metal artists. From samurai arms and armor to imperial court commissions\, from luminous enameled vessels to sculptures of fantastical animals and figures\, Samurai to the Imperial Court showcases a dazzling array of objects shaped by centuries of imagination and craftsmanship.    								\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n					\n				\n		\n					\n		\n				\n					\n				\n		\n					\n		\n				\n					2:00 pm -- Lecture with Joe Earle				\n				\n					Joe Earle\, Global Senior Consultant for Japanese Art at Bonhams and former head of Asia at the Museum of Fine Arts Boston				\n				\n									Joe Earle is the Bonhams Global Senior Consultant for Japanese Art. He has worked in the East Asian art field for the last 50 years. He has held leadership positions in Asian art departments at the Victoria and Albert Museum\, London\, and the Museum of Fine Arts\, Boston\, and was Director of Japan Society Gallery in New York from 2007 to 2012. Joe has organized more than two dozen exhibitions in Britain\, Japan\, Italy\, and the United States and written\, translated\, or edited books and catalogs on aspects of Japanese culture ranging from contemporary art and design through to samurai sword-fittings\, netsuke\, bamboo art\, flower-arrangement bronzes\, lacquer\, and the art of the Meiji era.  								\n				\n		\n				\n																														\n				\n					\n				\n		\n					\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n					3:45 pm -- Semi-private small group exhibition tour with curator Jacqueline Chao and Jessica Beasley.				\n		\n		\n				\n																														\n				\n		\n				\n									Chao will provide an overview of the exhibition and elucidate the fine details of the many sculptures of this remarkable exhibition.  Beasley will discuss samurai culture and introduce the history of Date Masamune\, the “one-eyed dragon” samurai lord of Sendai\, Japan\, a Sister City of Dallas. Space is limited to 15 guests\, so sign up early  								\n				\n										\n						\n									Exhibition Tour Tickets\n					\n					\n								\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n									Unable to attend the JASDFW-exclusive event? Experience the exhibition by purchasing general admission tickets. 								\n				\n		\n				\n																														\n				\n				\n					\n				\n		\n					\n				\n										\n						\n									Lecture OR Lecture and Exhibition Tickets\n					\n					\n								\n					\n				\n		\n					\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n					What participants will experience				\n					\n				\n		\n					\n		\n				\n																														\n				\n		\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n									Tradition Transformed: Arts of the Meiji Era  After the political earthquake of the Meiji Restoration (1867–68)\, Japanese metalworkers confronted a sudden collapse of samurai and Buddhist patronage\, forcing a radical reinvention of liturgical craft and sword‑fitting traditions. At international exhibitions\, Japan’s bronze casters quickly astonished Western audiences with works of remarkable technical brilliance\, while former sword‑fitting specialists reimagined their alloys and engraving skills to produce pictorial compositions that offered foreign collectors an alluring blend of the familiar and the exotic.  Government officials supported these master craftsmen with design expertise\, commercial guidance\, and Imperial backing. As a result\, within scarcely a quarter century\, Japanese metalworkers—together with innovators in cloisonné enameling—had created entirely new artistic styles\, firmly rooted in native traditions yet boldly refashioned for global markets. Placing earlier metalwork alongside masterpieces from the “Samurai to the Imperial Court” exhibition\, Joe Earle will trace this remarkable process of transformation through the achievements of some of the era’s greatest Japanese artist‑entrepreneurs. 
URL:https://jasdfw.org/event/smile-for-nippon-support-the-noto-peninsula-earthquake-project/
CATEGORIES:Culture & Community,Partner Event
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20260523T130000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20260523T150000
DTSTAMP:20260505T165843Z
CREATED:20260505T165451Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260505T165843Z
UID:54347-1779541200-1779548400@jasdfw.org
SUMMARY:Experience the music of Studio Ghibli performed live by Nova Pangea.
DESCRIPTION:This is a special JASDFW-exclusive event held in conjunction with the Dallas Museum of Art exhibition. Registration is through JASDFW.				\n				\n									September 5 @ 2:00 pm – 5:00 pmBefore the 2:00 p.m. lecture\, join us for a casual networking reception with a cash bar. $21.50 for 3:45pm exhibition tour only; free for DMA members$6.50 for 2:00pm lecture only; free for DMA members ***All tour participants are required to purchase their exhibition ticket AND / OR a separate lecture ticket should they want to attend. 								\n				\n										\n						\n									Exhibition Tour Tickets\n					\n					\n								\n				\n							\n					\n						\n				\n					Special Tours. Limited Capacity.				\n				\n									You are invited to enjoy the final weekend of Samurai to the Imperial Court: Japanese Metalwork at the Dallas Museum of Art\, with a guest lecture and a special limited capacity exhibition tour with the exhibition curator and the DMA’s Curator of Asian Art Jacqueline Chao\, and the Director of The Ann & Gabriel Barbier-Mueller Museum: The Samurai Collection\, Dallas\, Jessica Beasley. Marvel at the artistry and beauty of Japan’s metalworking tradition across five centuries in Samurai to the Imperial Court: Japanese Metalwork. Through more than 90 works of art drawn from the DMA’s significant holdings and other leading collections\, including The Ann & Gabriel Barbier-Mueller Museum: The Samurai Collection\, Dallas\, the exhibition celebrates the technical mastery\, innovative spirit\, and aesthetic brilliance of Japanese metal artists. From samurai arms and armor to imperial court commissions\, from luminous enameled vessels to sculptures of fantastical animals and figures\, Samurai to the Imperial Court showcases a dazzling array of objects shaped by centuries of imagination and craftsmanship.    								\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n					\n				\n		\n					\n		\n				\n					\n				\n		\n					\n		\n				\n					2:00 pm -- Lecture with Joe Earle				\n				\n					Joe Earle\, Global Senior Consultant for Japanese Art at Bonhams and former head of Asia at the Museum of Fine Arts Boston				\n				\n									Joe Earle is the Bonhams Global Senior Consultant for Japanese Art. He has worked in the East Asian art field for the last 50 years. He has held leadership positions in Asian art departments at the Victoria and Albert Museum\, London\, and the Museum of Fine Arts\, Boston\, and was Director of Japan Society Gallery in New York from 2007 to 2012. Joe has organized more than two dozen exhibitions in Britain\, Japan\, Italy\, and the United States and written\, translated\, or edited books and catalogs on aspects of Japanese culture ranging from contemporary art and design through to samurai sword-fittings\, netsuke\, bamboo art\, flower-arrangement bronzes\, lacquer\, and the art of the Meiji era.  								\n				\n		\n				\n																														\n				\n					\n				\n		\n					\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n					3:45 pm -- Semi-private small group exhibition tour with curator Jacqueline Chao and Jessica Beasley.				\n		\n		\n				\n																														\n				\n		\n				\n									Chao will provide an overview of the exhibition and elucidate the fine details of the many sculptures of this remarkable exhibition.  Beasley will discuss samurai culture and introduce the history of Date Masamune\, the “one-eyed dragon” samurai lord of Sendai\, Japan\, a Sister City of Dallas. Space is limited to 15 guests\, so sign up early  								\n				\n										\n						\n									Exhibition Tour Tickets\n					\n					\n								\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n									Unable to attend the JASDFW-exclusive event? Experience the exhibition by purchasing general admission tickets. 								\n				\n		\n				\n																														\n				\n				\n					\n				\n		\n					\n				\n										\n						\n									Lecture OR Lecture and Exhibition Tickets\n					\n					\n								\n					\n				\n		\n					\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n					What participants will experience				\n					\n				\n		\n					\n		\n				\n																														\n				\n		\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n									Tradition Transformed: Arts of the Meiji Era  After the political earthquake of the Meiji Restoration (1867–68)\, Japanese metalworkers confronted a sudden collapse of samurai and Buddhist patronage\, forcing a radical reinvention of liturgical craft and sword‑fitting traditions. At international exhibitions\, Japan’s bronze casters quickly astonished Western audiences with works of remarkable technical brilliance\, while former sword‑fitting specialists reimagined their alloys and engraving skills to produce pictorial compositions that offered foreign collectors an alluring blend of the familiar and the exotic.  Government officials supported these master craftsmen with design expertise\, commercial guidance\, and Imperial backing. As a result\, within scarcely a quarter century\, Japanese metalworkers—together with innovators in cloisonné enameling—had created entirely new artistic styles\, firmly rooted in native traditions yet boldly refashioned for global markets. Placing earlier metalwork alongside masterpieces from the “Samurai to the Imperial Court” exhibition\, Joe Earle will trace this remarkable process of transformation through the achievements of some of the era’s greatest Japanese artist‑entrepreneurs. 
URL:https://jasdfw.org/event/experience-the-music-of-studio-ghibli-performed-live-by-nova-pangea/
LOCATION:Fretz Park Branch Library\, 6990 Belt Line Road\, Dallas\, TX\, 75254\, United States
CATEGORIES:Culture & Community
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20260511T190000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20260511T213000
DTSTAMP:20260429T200927Z
CREATED:20260429T195533Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260429T200927Z
UID:54323-1778526000-1778535000@jasdfw.org
SUMMARY:Japan America Friendship Night
DESCRIPTION:This is a special JASDFW-exclusive event held in conjunction with the Dallas Museum of Art exhibition. Registration is through JASDFW.				\n				\n									September 5 @ 2:00 pm – 5:00 pmBefore the 2:00 p.m. lecture\, join us for a casual networking reception with a cash bar. $21.50 for 3:45pm exhibition tour only; free for DMA members$6.50 for 2:00pm lecture only; free for DMA members ***All tour participants are required to purchase their exhibition ticket AND / OR a separate lecture ticket should they want to attend. 								\n				\n										\n						\n									Exhibition Tour Tickets\n					\n					\n								\n				\n							\n					\n						\n				\n					Special Tours. Limited Capacity.				\n				\n									You are invited to enjoy the final weekend of Samurai to the Imperial Court: Japanese Metalwork at the Dallas Museum of Art\, with a guest lecture and a special limited capacity exhibition tour with the exhibition curator and the DMA’s Curator of Asian Art Jacqueline Chao\, and the Director of The Ann & Gabriel Barbier-Mueller Museum: The Samurai Collection\, Dallas\, Jessica Beasley. Marvel at the artistry and beauty of Japan’s metalworking tradition across five centuries in Samurai to the Imperial Court: Japanese Metalwork. Through more than 90 works of art drawn from the DMA’s significant holdings and other leading collections\, including The Ann & Gabriel Barbier-Mueller Museum: The Samurai Collection\, Dallas\, the exhibition celebrates the technical mastery\, innovative spirit\, and aesthetic brilliance of Japanese metal artists. From samurai arms and armor to imperial court commissions\, from luminous enameled vessels to sculptures of fantastical animals and figures\, Samurai to the Imperial Court showcases a dazzling array of objects shaped by centuries of imagination and craftsmanship.    								\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n					\n				\n		\n					\n		\n				\n					\n				\n		\n					\n		\n				\n					2:00 pm -- Lecture with Joe Earle				\n				\n					Joe Earle\, Global Senior Consultant for Japanese Art at Bonhams and former head of Asia at the Museum of Fine Arts Boston				\n				\n									Joe Earle is the Bonhams Global Senior Consultant for Japanese Art. He has worked in the East Asian art field for the last 50 years. He has held leadership positions in Asian art departments at the Victoria and Albert Museum\, London\, and the Museum of Fine Arts\, Boston\, and was Director of Japan Society Gallery in New York from 2007 to 2012. Joe has organized more than two dozen exhibitions in Britain\, Japan\, Italy\, and the United States and written\, translated\, or edited books and catalogs on aspects of Japanese culture ranging from contemporary art and design through to samurai sword-fittings\, netsuke\, bamboo art\, flower-arrangement bronzes\, lacquer\, and the art of the Meiji era.  								\n				\n		\n				\n																														\n				\n					\n				\n		\n					\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n					3:45 pm -- Semi-private small group exhibition tour with curator Jacqueline Chao and Jessica Beasley.				\n		\n		\n				\n																														\n				\n		\n				\n									Chao will provide an overview of the exhibition and elucidate the fine details of the many sculptures of this remarkable exhibition.  Beasley will discuss samurai culture and introduce the history of Date Masamune\, the “one-eyed dragon” samurai lord of Sendai\, Japan\, a Sister City of Dallas. Space is limited to 15 guests\, so sign up early  								\n				\n										\n						\n									Exhibition Tour Tickets\n					\n					\n								\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n									Unable to attend the JASDFW-exclusive event? Experience the exhibition by purchasing general admission tickets. 								\n				\n		\n				\n																														\n				\n				\n					\n				\n		\n					\n				\n										\n						\n									Lecture OR Lecture and Exhibition Tickets\n					\n					\n								\n					\n				\n		\n					\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n					What participants will experience				\n					\n				\n		\n					\n		\n				\n																														\n				\n		\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n									Tradition Transformed: Arts of the Meiji Era  After the political earthquake of the Meiji Restoration (1867–68)\, Japanese metalworkers confronted a sudden collapse of samurai and Buddhist patronage\, forcing a radical reinvention of liturgical craft and sword‑fitting traditions. At international exhibitions\, Japan’s bronze casters quickly astonished Western audiences with works of remarkable technical brilliance\, while former sword‑fitting specialists reimagined their alloys and engraving skills to produce pictorial compositions that offered foreign collectors an alluring blend of the familiar and the exotic.  Government officials supported these master craftsmen with design expertise\, commercial guidance\, and Imperial backing. As a result\, within scarcely a quarter century\, Japanese metalworkers—together with innovators in cloisonné enameling—had created entirely new artistic styles\, firmly rooted in native traditions yet boldly refashioned for global markets. Placing earlier metalwork alongside masterpieces from the “Samurai to the Imperial Court” exhibition\, Joe Earle will trace this remarkable process of transformation through the achievements of some of the era’s greatest Japanese artist‑entrepreneurs. 
URL:https://jasdfw.org/event/japan-america-friendship-night/
LOCATION:Globe Life Field\, 734 Stadium Dr.\, Arlington\, 76011\, United States
CATEGORIES:Partner Event
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ORGANIZER;CN="Japan-America Society of Dallas/Fort Worth":MAILTO:info@jasdfw.org
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20260511T080000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20260513T170000
DTSTAMP:20260312T161752Z
CREATED:20260306T203544Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260312T161752Z
UID:53691-1778486400-1778691600@jasdfw.org
SUMMARY:2026 Texas-Japan Summit
DESCRIPTION:This is a special JASDFW-exclusive event held in conjunction with the Dallas Museum of Art exhibition. Registration is through JASDFW.				\n				\n									September 5 @ 2:00 pm – 5:00 pmBefore the 2:00 p.m. lecture\, join us for a casual networking reception with a cash bar. $21.50 for 3:45pm exhibition tour only; free for DMA members$6.50 for 2:00pm lecture only; free for DMA members ***All tour participants are required to purchase their exhibition ticket AND / OR a separate lecture ticket should they want to attend. 								\n				\n										\n						\n									Exhibition Tour Tickets\n					\n					\n								\n				\n							\n					\n						\n				\n					Special Tours. Limited Capacity.				\n				\n									You are invited to enjoy the final weekend of Samurai to the Imperial Court: Japanese Metalwork at the Dallas Museum of Art\, with a guest lecture and a special limited capacity exhibition tour with the exhibition curator and the DMA’s Curator of Asian Art Jacqueline Chao\, and the Director of The Ann & Gabriel Barbier-Mueller Museum: The Samurai Collection\, Dallas\, Jessica Beasley. Marvel at the artistry and beauty of Japan’s metalworking tradition across five centuries in Samurai to the Imperial Court: Japanese Metalwork. Through more than 90 works of art drawn from the DMA’s significant holdings and other leading collections\, including The Ann & Gabriel Barbier-Mueller Museum: The Samurai Collection\, Dallas\, the exhibition celebrates the technical mastery\, innovative spirit\, and aesthetic brilliance of Japanese metal artists. From samurai arms and armor to imperial court commissions\, from luminous enameled vessels to sculptures of fantastical animals and figures\, Samurai to the Imperial Court showcases a dazzling array of objects shaped by centuries of imagination and craftsmanship.    								\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n					\n				\n		\n					\n		\n				\n					\n				\n		\n					\n		\n				\n					2:00 pm -- Lecture with Joe Earle				\n				\n					Joe Earle\, Global Senior Consultant for Japanese Art at Bonhams and former head of Asia at the Museum of Fine Arts Boston				\n				\n									Joe Earle is the Bonhams Global Senior Consultant for Japanese Art. He has worked in the East Asian art field for the last 50 years. He has held leadership positions in Asian art departments at the Victoria and Albert Museum\, London\, and the Museum of Fine Arts\, Boston\, and was Director of Japan Society Gallery in New York from 2007 to 2012. Joe has organized more than two dozen exhibitions in Britain\, Japan\, Italy\, and the United States and written\, translated\, or edited books and catalogs on aspects of Japanese culture ranging from contemporary art and design through to samurai sword-fittings\, netsuke\, bamboo art\, flower-arrangement bronzes\, lacquer\, and the art of the Meiji era.  								\n				\n		\n				\n																														\n				\n					\n				\n		\n					\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n					3:45 pm -- Semi-private small group exhibition tour with curator Jacqueline Chao and Jessica Beasley.				\n		\n		\n				\n																														\n				\n		\n				\n									Chao will provide an overview of the exhibition and elucidate the fine details of the many sculptures of this remarkable exhibition.  Beasley will discuss samurai culture and introduce the history of Date Masamune\, the “one-eyed dragon” samurai lord of Sendai\, Japan\, a Sister City of Dallas. Space is limited to 15 guests\, so sign up early  								\n				\n										\n						\n									Exhibition Tour Tickets\n					\n					\n								\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n									Unable to attend the JASDFW-exclusive event? Experience the exhibition by purchasing general admission tickets. 								\n				\n		\n				\n																														\n				\n				\n					\n				\n		\n					\n				\n										\n						\n									Lecture OR Lecture and Exhibition Tickets\n					\n					\n								\n					\n				\n		\n					\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n					What participants will experience				\n					\n				\n		\n					\n		\n				\n																														\n				\n		\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n									Tradition Transformed: Arts of the Meiji Era  After the political earthquake of the Meiji Restoration (1867–68)\, Japanese metalworkers confronted a sudden collapse of samurai and Buddhist patronage\, forcing a radical reinvention of liturgical craft and sword‑fitting traditions. At international exhibitions\, Japan’s bronze casters quickly astonished Western audiences with works of remarkable technical brilliance\, while former sword‑fitting specialists reimagined their alloys and engraving skills to produce pictorial compositions that offered foreign collectors an alluring blend of the familiar and the exotic.  Government officials supported these master craftsmen with design expertise\, commercial guidance\, and Imperial backing. As a result\, within scarcely a quarter century\, Japanese metalworkers—together with innovators in cloisonné enameling—had created entirely new artistic styles\, firmly rooted in native traditions yet boldly refashioned for global markets. Placing earlier metalwork alongside masterpieces from the “Samurai to the Imperial Court” exhibition\, Joe Earle will trace this remarkable process of transformation through the achievements of some of the era’s greatest Japanese artist‑entrepreneurs. 
URL:https://jasdfw.org/event/2026-texas-japan-summit/
LOCATION:Live! by Loews Hotel\, 1600 E Randol Mill Road\, Arlington\, 76011\, United States
CATEGORIES:Business & Networking,Partner Event
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ORGANIZER;CN="U.S.-Japan Council":MAILTO:contact@usjapancouncil.org
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20260510T100000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20260514T180000
DTSTAMP:20260304T223500Z
CREATED:20250118T210615Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260304T223500Z
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SUMMARY:2026 Sendai International Half Marathon — Run\, Connect\, and Represent Dallas!
DESCRIPTION:This is a special JASDFW-exclusive event held in conjunction with the Dallas Museum of Art exhibition. Registration is through JASDFW.				\n				\n									September 5 @ 2:00 pm – 5:00 pmBefore the 2:00 p.m. lecture\, join us for a casual networking reception with a cash bar. $21.50 for 3:45pm exhibition tour only; free for DMA members$6.50 for 2:00pm lecture only; free for DMA members ***All tour participants are required to purchase their exhibition ticket AND / OR a separate lecture ticket should they want to attend. 								\n				\n										\n						\n									Exhibition Tour Tickets\n					\n					\n								\n				\n							\n					\n						\n				\n					Special Tours. Limited Capacity.				\n				\n									You are invited to enjoy the final weekend of Samurai to the Imperial Court: Japanese Metalwork at the Dallas Museum of Art\, with a guest lecture and a special limited capacity exhibition tour with the exhibition curator and the DMA’s Curator of Asian Art Jacqueline Chao\, and the Director of The Ann & Gabriel Barbier-Mueller Museum: The Samurai Collection\, Dallas\, Jessica Beasley. Marvel at the artistry and beauty of Japan’s metalworking tradition across five centuries in Samurai to the Imperial Court: Japanese Metalwork. Through more than 90 works of art drawn from the DMA’s significant holdings and other leading collections\, including The Ann & Gabriel Barbier-Mueller Museum: The Samurai Collection\, Dallas\, the exhibition celebrates the technical mastery\, innovative spirit\, and aesthetic brilliance of Japanese metal artists. From samurai arms and armor to imperial court commissions\, from luminous enameled vessels to sculptures of fantastical animals and figures\, Samurai to the Imperial Court showcases a dazzling array of objects shaped by centuries of imagination and craftsmanship.    								\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n					\n				\n		\n					\n		\n				\n					\n				\n		\n					\n		\n				\n					2:00 pm -- Lecture with Joe Earle				\n				\n					Joe Earle\, Global Senior Consultant for Japanese Art at Bonhams and former head of Asia at the Museum of Fine Arts Boston				\n				\n									Joe Earle is the Bonhams Global Senior Consultant for Japanese Art. He has worked in the East Asian art field for the last 50 years. He has held leadership positions in Asian art departments at the Victoria and Albert Museum\, London\, and the Museum of Fine Arts\, Boston\, and was Director of Japan Society Gallery in New York from 2007 to 2012. Joe has organized more than two dozen exhibitions in Britain\, Japan\, Italy\, and the United States and written\, translated\, or edited books and catalogs on aspects of Japanese culture ranging from contemporary art and design through to samurai sword-fittings\, netsuke\, bamboo art\, flower-arrangement bronzes\, lacquer\, and the art of the Meiji era.  								\n				\n		\n				\n																														\n				\n					\n				\n		\n					\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n					3:45 pm -- Semi-private small group exhibition tour with curator Jacqueline Chao and Jessica Beasley.				\n		\n		\n				\n																														\n				\n		\n				\n									Chao will provide an overview of the exhibition and elucidate the fine details of the many sculptures of this remarkable exhibition.  Beasley will discuss samurai culture and introduce the history of Date Masamune\, the “one-eyed dragon” samurai lord of Sendai\, Japan\, a Sister City of Dallas. Space is limited to 15 guests\, so sign up early  								\n				\n										\n						\n									Exhibition Tour Tickets\n					\n					\n								\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n									Unable to attend the JASDFW-exclusive event? Experience the exhibition by purchasing general admission tickets. 								\n				\n		\n				\n																														\n				\n				\n					\n				\n		\n					\n				\n										\n						\n									Lecture OR Lecture and Exhibition Tickets\n					\n					\n								\n					\n				\n		\n					\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n					What participants will experience				\n					\n				\n		\n					\n		\n				\n																														\n				\n		\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n									Tradition Transformed: Arts of the Meiji Era  After the political earthquake of the Meiji Restoration (1867–68)\, Japanese metalworkers confronted a sudden collapse of samurai and Buddhist patronage\, forcing a radical reinvention of liturgical craft and sword‑fitting traditions. At international exhibitions\, Japan’s bronze casters quickly astonished Western audiences with works of remarkable technical brilliance\, while former sword‑fitting specialists reimagined their alloys and engraving skills to produce pictorial compositions that offered foreign collectors an alluring blend of the familiar and the exotic.  Government officials supported these master craftsmen with design expertise\, commercial guidance\, and Imperial backing. As a result\, within scarcely a quarter century\, Japanese metalworkers—together with innovators in cloisonné enameling—had created entirely new artistic styles\, firmly rooted in native traditions yet boldly refashioned for global markets. Placing earlier metalwork alongside masterpieces from the “Samurai to the Imperial Court” exhibition\, Joe Earle will trace this remarkable process of transformation through the achievements of some of the era’s greatest Japanese artist‑entrepreneurs. 
URL:https://jasdfw.org/event/2026-sendai-international-half-marathon-run-connect-and-represent-dallas/
CATEGORIES:Dallas-Sendai
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ORGANIZER;CN="Japan-America Society of Dallas/Fort Worth":MAILTO:info@jasdfw.org
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20260508T180000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20260508T230000
DTSTAMP:20260429T194832Z
CREATED:20260428T203323Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260429T194832Z
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SUMMARY:Japanese Elvis Toki Toyokazu Coming to Dallas
DESCRIPTION:This is a special JASDFW-exclusive event held in conjunction with the Dallas Museum of Art exhibition. Registration is through JASDFW.				\n				\n									September 5 @ 2:00 pm – 5:00 pmBefore the 2:00 p.m. lecture\, join us for a casual networking reception with a cash bar. $21.50 for 3:45pm exhibition tour only; free for DMA members$6.50 for 2:00pm lecture only; free for DMA members ***All tour participants are required to purchase their exhibition ticket AND / OR a separate lecture ticket should they want to attend. 								\n				\n										\n						\n									Exhibition Tour Tickets\n					\n					\n								\n				\n							\n					\n						\n				\n					Special Tours. Limited Capacity.				\n				\n									You are invited to enjoy the final weekend of Samurai to the Imperial Court: Japanese Metalwork at the Dallas Museum of Art\, with a guest lecture and a special limited capacity exhibition tour with the exhibition curator and the DMA’s Curator of Asian Art Jacqueline Chao\, and the Director of The Ann & Gabriel Barbier-Mueller Museum: The Samurai Collection\, Dallas\, Jessica Beasley. Marvel at the artistry and beauty of Japan’s metalworking tradition across five centuries in Samurai to the Imperial Court: Japanese Metalwork. Through more than 90 works of art drawn from the DMA’s significant holdings and other leading collections\, including The Ann & Gabriel Barbier-Mueller Museum: The Samurai Collection\, Dallas\, the exhibition celebrates the technical mastery\, innovative spirit\, and aesthetic brilliance of Japanese metal artists. From samurai arms and armor to imperial court commissions\, from luminous enameled vessels to sculptures of fantastical animals and figures\, Samurai to the Imperial Court showcases a dazzling array of objects shaped by centuries of imagination and craftsmanship.    								\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n					\n				\n		\n					\n		\n				\n					\n				\n		\n					\n		\n				\n					2:00 pm -- Lecture with Joe Earle				\n				\n					Joe Earle\, Global Senior Consultant for Japanese Art at Bonhams and former head of Asia at the Museum of Fine Arts Boston				\n				\n									Joe Earle is the Bonhams Global Senior Consultant for Japanese Art. He has worked in the East Asian art field for the last 50 years. He has held leadership positions in Asian art departments at the Victoria and Albert Museum\, London\, and the Museum of Fine Arts\, Boston\, and was Director of Japan Society Gallery in New York from 2007 to 2012. Joe has organized more than two dozen exhibitions in Britain\, Japan\, Italy\, and the United States and written\, translated\, or edited books and catalogs on aspects of Japanese culture ranging from contemporary art and design through to samurai sword-fittings\, netsuke\, bamboo art\, flower-arrangement bronzes\, lacquer\, and the art of the Meiji era.  								\n				\n		\n				\n																														\n				\n					\n				\n		\n					\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n					3:45 pm -- Semi-private small group exhibition tour with curator Jacqueline Chao and Jessica Beasley.				\n		\n		\n				\n																														\n				\n		\n				\n									Chao will provide an overview of the exhibition and elucidate the fine details of the many sculptures of this remarkable exhibition.  Beasley will discuss samurai culture and introduce the history of Date Masamune\, the “one-eyed dragon” samurai lord of Sendai\, Japan\, a Sister City of Dallas. Space is limited to 15 guests\, so sign up early  								\n				\n										\n						\n									Exhibition Tour Tickets\n					\n					\n								\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n									Unable to attend the JASDFW-exclusive event? Experience the exhibition by purchasing general admission tickets. 								\n				\n		\n				\n																														\n				\n				\n					\n				\n		\n					\n				\n										\n						\n									Lecture OR Lecture and Exhibition Tickets\n					\n					\n								\n					\n				\n		\n					\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n					What participants will experience				\n					\n				\n		\n					\n		\n				\n																														\n				\n		\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n									Tradition Transformed: Arts of the Meiji Era  After the political earthquake of the Meiji Restoration (1867–68)\, Japanese metalworkers confronted a sudden collapse of samurai and Buddhist patronage\, forcing a radical reinvention of liturgical craft and sword‑fitting traditions. At international exhibitions\, Japan’s bronze casters quickly astonished Western audiences with works of remarkable technical brilliance\, while former sword‑fitting specialists reimagined their alloys and engraving skills to produce pictorial compositions that offered foreign collectors an alluring blend of the familiar and the exotic.  Government officials supported these master craftsmen with design expertise\, commercial guidance\, and Imperial backing. As a result\, within scarcely a quarter century\, Japanese metalworkers—together with innovators in cloisonné enameling—had created entirely new artistic styles\, firmly rooted in native traditions yet boldly refashioned for global markets. Placing earlier metalwork alongside masterpieces from the “Samurai to the Imperial Court” exhibition\, Joe Earle will trace this remarkable process of transformation through the achievements of some of the era’s greatest Japanese artist‑entrepreneurs. 
URL:https://jasdfw.org/event/japanese-elvis-toki-toyokazu-coming-to-dallas/
LOCATION:AM/FM Dallas\, 1950 Market Center Blvd\, Dallas\, 75207\, United States
CATEGORIES:Culture & Community
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://jasdfw.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/646423654_799400273179643_7551153463677956345_n.jpg
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20260418T193000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20260418T213000
DTSTAMP:20260318T214433Z
CREATED:20260212T214215Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260318T214433Z
UID:53167-1776540600-1776547800@jasdfw.org
SUMMARY:Japan America Friendship Night with FC Dallas!
DESCRIPTION:This is a special JASDFW-exclusive event held in conjunction with the Dallas Museum of Art exhibition. Registration is through JASDFW.				\n				\n									September 5 @ 2:00 pm – 5:00 pmBefore the 2:00 p.m. lecture\, join us for a casual networking reception with a cash bar. $21.50 for 3:45pm exhibition tour only; free for DMA members$6.50 for 2:00pm lecture only; free for DMA members ***All tour participants are required to purchase their exhibition ticket AND / OR a separate lecture ticket should they want to attend. 								\n				\n										\n						\n									Exhibition Tour Tickets\n					\n					\n								\n				\n							\n					\n						\n				\n					Special Tours. Limited Capacity.				\n				\n									You are invited to enjoy the final weekend of Samurai to the Imperial Court: Japanese Metalwork at the Dallas Museum of Art\, with a guest lecture and a special limited capacity exhibition tour with the exhibition curator and the DMA’s Curator of Asian Art Jacqueline Chao\, and the Director of The Ann & Gabriel Barbier-Mueller Museum: The Samurai Collection\, Dallas\, Jessica Beasley. Marvel at the artistry and beauty of Japan’s metalworking tradition across five centuries in Samurai to the Imperial Court: Japanese Metalwork. Through more than 90 works of art drawn from the DMA’s significant holdings and other leading collections\, including The Ann & Gabriel Barbier-Mueller Museum: The Samurai Collection\, Dallas\, the exhibition celebrates the technical mastery\, innovative spirit\, and aesthetic brilliance of Japanese metal artists. From samurai arms and armor to imperial court commissions\, from luminous enameled vessels to sculptures of fantastical animals and figures\, Samurai to the Imperial Court showcases a dazzling array of objects shaped by centuries of imagination and craftsmanship.    								\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n					\n				\n		\n					\n		\n				\n					\n				\n		\n					\n		\n				\n					2:00 pm -- Lecture with Joe Earle				\n				\n					Joe Earle\, Global Senior Consultant for Japanese Art at Bonhams and former head of Asia at the Museum of Fine Arts Boston				\n				\n									Joe Earle is the Bonhams Global Senior Consultant for Japanese Art. He has worked in the East Asian art field for the last 50 years. He has held leadership positions in Asian art departments at the Victoria and Albert Museum\, London\, and the Museum of Fine Arts\, Boston\, and was Director of Japan Society Gallery in New York from 2007 to 2012. Joe has organized more than two dozen exhibitions in Britain\, Japan\, Italy\, and the United States and written\, translated\, or edited books and catalogs on aspects of Japanese culture ranging from contemporary art and design through to samurai sword-fittings\, netsuke\, bamboo art\, flower-arrangement bronzes\, lacquer\, and the art of the Meiji era.  								\n				\n		\n				\n																														\n				\n					\n				\n		\n					\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n					3:45 pm -- Semi-private small group exhibition tour with curator Jacqueline Chao and Jessica Beasley.				\n		\n		\n				\n																														\n				\n		\n				\n									Chao will provide an overview of the exhibition and elucidate the fine details of the many sculptures of this remarkable exhibition.  Beasley will discuss samurai culture and introduce the history of Date Masamune\, the “one-eyed dragon” samurai lord of Sendai\, Japan\, a Sister City of Dallas. Space is limited to 15 guests\, so sign up early  								\n				\n										\n						\n									Exhibition Tour Tickets\n					\n					\n								\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n									Unable to attend the JASDFW-exclusive event? Experience the exhibition by purchasing general admission tickets. 								\n				\n		\n				\n																														\n				\n				\n					\n				\n		\n					\n				\n										\n						\n									Lecture OR Lecture and Exhibition Tickets\n					\n					\n								\n					\n				\n		\n					\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n					What participants will experience				\n					\n				\n		\n					\n		\n				\n																														\n				\n		\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n									Tradition Transformed: Arts of the Meiji Era  After the political earthquake of the Meiji Restoration (1867–68)\, Japanese metalworkers confronted a sudden collapse of samurai and Buddhist patronage\, forcing a radical reinvention of liturgical craft and sword‑fitting traditions. At international exhibitions\, Japan’s bronze casters quickly astonished Western audiences with works of remarkable technical brilliance\, while former sword‑fitting specialists reimagined their alloys and engraving skills to produce pictorial compositions that offered foreign collectors an alluring blend of the familiar and the exotic.  Government officials supported these master craftsmen with design expertise\, commercial guidance\, and Imperial backing. As a result\, within scarcely a quarter century\, Japanese metalworkers—together with innovators in cloisonné enameling—had created entirely new artistic styles\, firmly rooted in native traditions yet boldly refashioned for global markets. Placing earlier metalwork alongside masterpieces from the “Samurai to the Imperial Court” exhibition\, Joe Earle will trace this remarkable process of transformation through the achievements of some of the era’s greatest Japanese artist‑entrepreneurs. 
URL:https://jasdfw.org/event/japan-america-friendship-night-with-fc-dallas/
LOCATION:Toyota Stadium\, 9200 World Cup Way\, Frisco\, TX\, 75033\, United States
CATEGORIES:Culture & Community
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://jasdfw.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/Stadium.jpeg
ORGANIZER;CN="Japan-America Society of Dallas/Fort Worth":MAILTO:info@jasdfw.org
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20260415T180000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20260415T230000
DTSTAMP:20260105T182507Z
CREATED:20260105T181839Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260105T182507Z
UID:51126-1776276000-1776294000@jasdfw.org
SUMMARY:2026 Sun & Star 28TH ANNUAL LEGACY AWARDS GALA
DESCRIPTION:This is a special JASDFW-exclusive event held in conjunction with the Dallas Museum of Art exhibition. Registration is through JASDFW.				\n				\n									September 5 @ 2:00 pm – 5:00 pmBefore the 2:00 p.m. lecture\, join us for a casual networking reception with a cash bar. $21.50 for 3:45pm exhibition tour only; free for DMA members$6.50 for 2:00pm lecture only; free for DMA members ***All tour participants are required to purchase their exhibition ticket AND / OR a separate lecture ticket should they want to attend. 								\n				\n										\n						\n									Exhibition Tour Tickets\n					\n					\n								\n				\n							\n					\n						\n				\n					Special Tours. Limited Capacity.				\n				\n									You are invited to enjoy the final weekend of Samurai to the Imperial Court: Japanese Metalwork at the Dallas Museum of Art\, with a guest lecture and a special limited capacity exhibition tour with the exhibition curator and the DMA’s Curator of Asian Art Jacqueline Chao\, and the Director of The Ann & Gabriel Barbier-Mueller Museum: The Samurai Collection\, Dallas\, Jessica Beasley. Marvel at the artistry and beauty of Japan’s metalworking tradition across five centuries in Samurai to the Imperial Court: Japanese Metalwork. Through more than 90 works of art drawn from the DMA’s significant holdings and other leading collections\, including The Ann & Gabriel Barbier-Mueller Museum: The Samurai Collection\, Dallas\, the exhibition celebrates the technical mastery\, innovative spirit\, and aesthetic brilliance of Japanese metal artists. From samurai arms and armor to imperial court commissions\, from luminous enameled vessels to sculptures of fantastical animals and figures\, Samurai to the Imperial Court showcases a dazzling array of objects shaped by centuries of imagination and craftsmanship.    								\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n					\n				\n		\n					\n		\n				\n					\n				\n		\n					\n		\n				\n					2:00 pm -- Lecture with Joe Earle				\n				\n					Joe Earle\, Global Senior Consultant for Japanese Art at Bonhams and former head of Asia at the Museum of Fine Arts Boston				\n				\n									Joe Earle is the Bonhams Global Senior Consultant for Japanese Art. He has worked in the East Asian art field for the last 50 years. He has held leadership positions in Asian art departments at the Victoria and Albert Museum\, London\, and the Museum of Fine Arts\, Boston\, and was Director of Japan Society Gallery in New York from 2007 to 2012. Joe has organized more than two dozen exhibitions in Britain\, Japan\, Italy\, and the United States and written\, translated\, or edited books and catalogs on aspects of Japanese culture ranging from contemporary art and design through to samurai sword-fittings\, netsuke\, bamboo art\, flower-arrangement bronzes\, lacquer\, and the art of the Meiji era.  								\n				\n		\n				\n																														\n				\n					\n				\n		\n					\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n					3:45 pm -- Semi-private small group exhibition tour with curator Jacqueline Chao and Jessica Beasley.				\n		\n		\n				\n																														\n				\n		\n				\n									Chao will provide an overview of the exhibition and elucidate the fine details of the many sculptures of this remarkable exhibition.  Beasley will discuss samurai culture and introduce the history of Date Masamune\, the “one-eyed dragon” samurai lord of Sendai\, Japan\, a Sister City of Dallas. Space is limited to 15 guests\, so sign up early  								\n				\n										\n						\n									Exhibition Tour Tickets\n					\n					\n								\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n									Unable to attend the JASDFW-exclusive event? Experience the exhibition by purchasing general admission tickets. 								\n				\n		\n				\n																														\n				\n				\n					\n				\n		\n					\n				\n										\n						\n									Lecture OR Lecture and Exhibition Tickets\n					\n					\n								\n					\n				\n		\n					\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n					What participants will experience				\n					\n				\n		\n					\n		\n				\n																														\n				\n		\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n									Tradition Transformed: Arts of the Meiji Era  After the political earthquake of the Meiji Restoration (1867–68)\, Japanese metalworkers confronted a sudden collapse of samurai and Buddhist patronage\, forcing a radical reinvention of liturgical craft and sword‑fitting traditions. At international exhibitions\, Japan’s bronze casters quickly astonished Western audiences with works of remarkable technical brilliance\, while former sword‑fitting specialists reimagined their alloys and engraving skills to produce pictorial compositions that offered foreign collectors an alluring blend of the familiar and the exotic.  Government officials supported these master craftsmen with design expertise\, commercial guidance\, and Imperial backing. As a result\, within scarcely a quarter century\, Japanese metalworkers—together with innovators in cloisonné enameling—had created entirely new artistic styles\, firmly rooted in native traditions yet boldly refashioned for global markets. Placing earlier metalwork alongside masterpieces from the “Samurai to the Imperial Court” exhibition\, Joe Earle will trace this remarkable process of transformation through the achievements of some of the era’s greatest Japanese artist‑entrepreneurs. 
URL:https://jasdfw.org/event/2026-sun-star-28th-annual-legacy-awards-gala/
CATEGORIES:Business & Networking
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SUMMARY:Hanami Nights
DESCRIPTION:This is a special JASDFW-exclusive event held in conjunction with the Dallas Museum of Art exhibition. Registration is through JASDFW.				\n				\n									September 5 @ 2:00 pm – 5:00 pmBefore the 2:00 p.m. lecture\, join us for a casual networking reception with a cash bar. $21.50 for 3:45pm exhibition tour only; free for DMA members$6.50 for 2:00pm lecture only; free for DMA members ***All tour participants are required to purchase their exhibition ticket AND / OR a separate lecture ticket should they want to attend. 								\n				\n										\n						\n									Exhibition Tour Tickets\n					\n					\n								\n				\n							\n					\n						\n				\n					Special Tours. Limited Capacity.				\n				\n									You are invited to enjoy the final weekend of Samurai to the Imperial Court: Japanese Metalwork at the Dallas Museum of Art\, with a guest lecture and a special limited capacity exhibition tour with the exhibition curator and the DMA’s Curator of Asian Art Jacqueline Chao\, and the Director of The Ann & Gabriel Barbier-Mueller Museum: The Samurai Collection\, Dallas\, Jessica Beasley. Marvel at the artistry and beauty of Japan’s metalworking tradition across five centuries in Samurai to the Imperial Court: Japanese Metalwork. Through more than 90 works of art drawn from the DMA’s significant holdings and other leading collections\, including The Ann & Gabriel Barbier-Mueller Museum: The Samurai Collection\, Dallas\, the exhibition celebrates the technical mastery\, innovative spirit\, and aesthetic brilliance of Japanese metal artists. From samurai arms and armor to imperial court commissions\, from luminous enameled vessels to sculptures of fantastical animals and figures\, Samurai to the Imperial Court showcases a dazzling array of objects shaped by centuries of imagination and craftsmanship.    								\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n					\n				\n		\n					\n		\n				\n					\n				\n		\n					\n		\n				\n					2:00 pm -- Lecture with Joe Earle				\n				\n					Joe Earle\, Global Senior Consultant for Japanese Art at Bonhams and former head of Asia at the Museum of Fine Arts Boston				\n				\n									Joe Earle is the Bonhams Global Senior Consultant for Japanese Art. He has worked in the East Asian art field for the last 50 years. He has held leadership positions in Asian art departments at the Victoria and Albert Museum\, London\, and the Museum of Fine Arts\, Boston\, and was Director of Japan Society Gallery in New York from 2007 to 2012. Joe has organized more than two dozen exhibitions in Britain\, Japan\, Italy\, and the United States and written\, translated\, or edited books and catalogs on aspects of Japanese culture ranging from contemporary art and design through to samurai sword-fittings\, netsuke\, bamboo art\, flower-arrangement bronzes\, lacquer\, and the art of the Meiji era.  								\n				\n		\n				\n																														\n				\n					\n				\n		\n					\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n					3:45 pm -- Semi-private small group exhibition tour with curator Jacqueline Chao and Jessica Beasley.				\n		\n		\n				\n																														\n				\n		\n				\n									Chao will provide an overview of the exhibition and elucidate the fine details of the many sculptures of this remarkable exhibition.  Beasley will discuss samurai culture and introduce the history of Date Masamune\, the “one-eyed dragon” samurai lord of Sendai\, Japan\, a Sister City of Dallas. Space is limited to 15 guests\, so sign up early  								\n				\n										\n						\n									Exhibition Tour Tickets\n					\n					\n								\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n									Unable to attend the JASDFW-exclusive event? Experience the exhibition by purchasing general admission tickets. 								\n				\n		\n				\n																														\n				\n				\n					\n				\n		\n					\n				\n										\n						\n									Lecture OR Lecture and Exhibition Tickets\n					\n					\n								\n					\n				\n		\n					\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n					What participants will experience				\n					\n				\n		\n					\n		\n				\n																														\n				\n		\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n									Tradition Transformed: Arts of the Meiji Era  After the political earthquake of the Meiji Restoration (1867–68)\, Japanese metalworkers confronted a sudden collapse of samurai and Buddhist patronage\, forcing a radical reinvention of liturgical craft and sword‑fitting traditions. At international exhibitions\, Japan’s bronze casters quickly astonished Western audiences with works of remarkable technical brilliance\, while former sword‑fitting specialists reimagined their alloys and engraving skills to produce pictorial compositions that offered foreign collectors an alluring blend of the familiar and the exotic.  Government officials supported these master craftsmen with design expertise\, commercial guidance\, and Imperial backing. As a result\, within scarcely a quarter century\, Japanese metalworkers—together with innovators in cloisonné enameling—had created entirely new artistic styles\, firmly rooted in native traditions yet boldly refashioned for global markets. Placing earlier metalwork alongside masterpieces from the “Samurai to the Imperial Court” exhibition\, Joe Earle will trace this remarkable process of transformation through the achievements of some of the era’s greatest Japanese artist‑entrepreneurs. 
URL:https://jasdfw.org/event/hanami-nights/
LOCATION:Dallas Arboretum\, 8525 Garland Road\, Dallas\, 75218\, United States
CATEGORIES:Partner Event
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20260319T180000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20260319T200000
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SUMMARY:2026 Celebrating Women's Career Achievement
DESCRIPTION:This is a special JASDFW-exclusive event held in conjunction with the Dallas Museum of Art exhibition. Registration is through JASDFW.				\n				\n									September 5 @ 2:00 pm – 5:00 pmBefore the 2:00 p.m. lecture\, join us for a casual networking reception with a cash bar. $21.50 for 3:45pm exhibition tour only; free for DMA members$6.50 for 2:00pm lecture only; free for DMA members ***All tour participants are required to purchase their exhibition ticket AND / OR a separate lecture ticket should they want to attend. 								\n				\n										\n						\n									Exhibition Tour Tickets\n					\n					\n								\n				\n							\n					\n						\n				\n					Special Tours. Limited Capacity.				\n				\n									You are invited to enjoy the final weekend of Samurai to the Imperial Court: Japanese Metalwork at the Dallas Museum of Art\, with a guest lecture and a special limited capacity exhibition tour with the exhibition curator and the DMA’s Curator of Asian Art Jacqueline Chao\, and the Director of The Ann & Gabriel Barbier-Mueller Museum: The Samurai Collection\, Dallas\, Jessica Beasley. Marvel at the artistry and beauty of Japan’s metalworking tradition across five centuries in Samurai to the Imperial Court: Japanese Metalwork. Through more than 90 works of art drawn from the DMA’s significant holdings and other leading collections\, including The Ann & Gabriel Barbier-Mueller Museum: The Samurai Collection\, Dallas\, the exhibition celebrates the technical mastery\, innovative spirit\, and aesthetic brilliance of Japanese metal artists. From samurai arms and armor to imperial court commissions\, from luminous enameled vessels to sculptures of fantastical animals and figures\, Samurai to the Imperial Court showcases a dazzling array of objects shaped by centuries of imagination and craftsmanship.    								\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n					\n				\n		\n					\n		\n				\n					\n				\n		\n					\n		\n				\n					2:00 pm -- Lecture with Joe Earle				\n				\n					Joe Earle\, Global Senior Consultant for Japanese Art at Bonhams and former head of Asia at the Museum of Fine Arts Boston				\n				\n									Joe Earle is the Bonhams Global Senior Consultant for Japanese Art. He has worked in the East Asian art field for the last 50 years. He has held leadership positions in Asian art departments at the Victoria and Albert Museum\, London\, and the Museum of Fine Arts\, Boston\, and was Director of Japan Society Gallery in New York from 2007 to 2012. Joe has organized more than two dozen exhibitions in Britain\, Japan\, Italy\, and the United States and written\, translated\, or edited books and catalogs on aspects of Japanese culture ranging from contemporary art and design through to samurai sword-fittings\, netsuke\, bamboo art\, flower-arrangement bronzes\, lacquer\, and the art of the Meiji era.  								\n				\n		\n				\n																														\n				\n					\n				\n		\n					\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n					3:45 pm -- Semi-private small group exhibition tour with curator Jacqueline Chao and Jessica Beasley.				\n		\n		\n				\n																														\n				\n		\n				\n									Chao will provide an overview of the exhibition and elucidate the fine details of the many sculptures of this remarkable exhibition.  Beasley will discuss samurai culture and introduce the history of Date Masamune\, the “one-eyed dragon” samurai lord of Sendai\, Japan\, a Sister City of Dallas. Space is limited to 15 guests\, so sign up early  								\n				\n										\n						\n									Exhibition Tour Tickets\n					\n					\n								\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n									Unable to attend the JASDFW-exclusive event? Experience the exhibition by purchasing general admission tickets. 								\n				\n		\n				\n																														\n				\n				\n					\n				\n		\n					\n				\n										\n						\n									Lecture OR Lecture and Exhibition Tickets\n					\n					\n								\n					\n				\n		\n					\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n					What participants will experience				\n					\n				\n		\n					\n		\n				\n																														\n				\n		\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n									Tradition Transformed: Arts of the Meiji Era  After the political earthquake of the Meiji Restoration (1867–68)\, Japanese metalworkers confronted a sudden collapse of samurai and Buddhist patronage\, forcing a radical reinvention of liturgical craft and sword‑fitting traditions. At international exhibitions\, Japan’s bronze casters quickly astonished Western audiences with works of remarkable technical brilliance\, while former sword‑fitting specialists reimagined their alloys and engraving skills to produce pictorial compositions that offered foreign collectors an alluring blend of the familiar and the exotic.  Government officials supported these master craftsmen with design expertise\, commercial guidance\, and Imperial backing. As a result\, within scarcely a quarter century\, Japanese metalworkers—together with innovators in cloisonné enameling—had created entirely new artistic styles\, firmly rooted in native traditions yet boldly refashioned for global markets. Placing earlier metalwork alongside masterpieces from the “Samurai to the Imperial Court” exhibition\, Joe Earle will trace this remarkable process of transformation through the achievements of some of the era’s greatest Japanese artist‑entrepreneurs. 
URL:https://jasdfw.org/event/2026-celebrating-womens-career-achievement/
LOCATION:Think Tank Conference Room\, 500 North Central Expressway\, Plano\, TX\, 75074\, United States
CATEGORIES:Business & Networking
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20260319T180000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20260319T200000
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SUMMARY:Celebrating Women's Career Achievement
DESCRIPTION:This is a special JASDFW-exclusive event held in conjunction with the Dallas Museum of Art exhibition. Registration is through JASDFW.				\n				\n									September 5 @ 2:00 pm – 5:00 pmBefore the 2:00 p.m. lecture\, join us for a casual networking reception with a cash bar. $21.50 for 3:45pm exhibition tour only; free for DMA members$6.50 for 2:00pm lecture only; free for DMA members ***All tour participants are required to purchase their exhibition ticket AND / OR a separate lecture ticket should they want to attend. 								\n				\n										\n						\n									Exhibition Tour Tickets\n					\n					\n								\n				\n							\n					\n						\n				\n					Special Tours. Limited Capacity.				\n				\n									You are invited to enjoy the final weekend of Samurai to the Imperial Court: Japanese Metalwork at the Dallas Museum of Art\, with a guest lecture and a special limited capacity exhibition tour with the exhibition curator and the DMA’s Curator of Asian Art Jacqueline Chao\, and the Director of The Ann & Gabriel Barbier-Mueller Museum: The Samurai Collection\, Dallas\, Jessica Beasley. Marvel at the artistry and beauty of Japan’s metalworking tradition across five centuries in Samurai to the Imperial Court: Japanese Metalwork. Through more than 90 works of art drawn from the DMA’s significant holdings and other leading collections\, including The Ann & Gabriel Barbier-Mueller Museum: The Samurai Collection\, Dallas\, the exhibition celebrates the technical mastery\, innovative spirit\, and aesthetic brilliance of Japanese metal artists. From samurai arms and armor to imperial court commissions\, from luminous enameled vessels to sculptures of fantastical animals and figures\, Samurai to the Imperial Court showcases a dazzling array of objects shaped by centuries of imagination and craftsmanship.    								\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n					\n				\n		\n					\n		\n				\n					\n				\n		\n					\n		\n				\n					2:00 pm -- Lecture with Joe Earle				\n				\n					Joe Earle\, Global Senior Consultant for Japanese Art at Bonhams and former head of Asia at the Museum of Fine Arts Boston				\n				\n									Joe Earle is the Bonhams Global Senior Consultant for Japanese Art. He has worked in the East Asian art field for the last 50 years. He has held leadership positions in Asian art departments at the Victoria and Albert Museum\, London\, and the Museum of Fine Arts\, Boston\, and was Director of Japan Society Gallery in New York from 2007 to 2012. Joe has organized more than two dozen exhibitions in Britain\, Japan\, Italy\, and the United States and written\, translated\, or edited books and catalogs on aspects of Japanese culture ranging from contemporary art and design through to samurai sword-fittings\, netsuke\, bamboo art\, flower-arrangement bronzes\, lacquer\, and the art of the Meiji era.  								\n				\n		\n				\n																														\n				\n					\n				\n		\n					\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n					3:45 pm -- Semi-private small group exhibition tour with curator Jacqueline Chao and Jessica Beasley.				\n		\n		\n				\n																														\n				\n		\n				\n									Chao will provide an overview of the exhibition and elucidate the fine details of the many sculptures of this remarkable exhibition.  Beasley will discuss samurai culture and introduce the history of Date Masamune\, the “one-eyed dragon” samurai lord of Sendai\, Japan\, a Sister City of Dallas. Space is limited to 15 guests\, so sign up early  								\n				\n										\n						\n									Exhibition Tour Tickets\n					\n					\n								\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n									Unable to attend the JASDFW-exclusive event? Experience the exhibition by purchasing general admission tickets. 								\n				\n		\n				\n																														\n				\n				\n					\n				\n		\n					\n				\n										\n						\n									Lecture OR Lecture and Exhibition Tickets\n					\n					\n								\n					\n				\n		\n					\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n					What participants will experience				\n					\n				\n		\n					\n		\n				\n																														\n				\n		\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n									Tradition Transformed: Arts of the Meiji Era  After the political earthquake of the Meiji Restoration (1867–68)\, Japanese metalworkers confronted a sudden collapse of samurai and Buddhist patronage\, forcing a radical reinvention of liturgical craft and sword‑fitting traditions. At international exhibitions\, Japan’s bronze casters quickly astonished Western audiences with works of remarkable technical brilliance\, while former sword‑fitting specialists reimagined their alloys and engraving skills to produce pictorial compositions that offered foreign collectors an alluring blend of the familiar and the exotic.  Government officials supported these master craftsmen with design expertise\, commercial guidance\, and Imperial backing. As a result\, within scarcely a quarter century\, Japanese metalworkers—together with innovators in cloisonné enameling—had created entirely new artistic styles\, firmly rooted in native traditions yet boldly refashioned for global markets. Placing earlier metalwork alongside masterpieces from the “Samurai to the Imperial Court” exhibition\, Joe Earle will trace this remarkable process of transformation through the achievements of some of the era’s greatest Japanese artist‑entrepreneurs. 
URL:https://jasdfw.org/event/celebrating-womens-career-achievement/
LOCATION:Think Tank Conference Room\, 500 North Central Expressway\, Plano\, TX\, 75074\, United States
CATEGORIES:Business & Networking
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20260301T080000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20260331T170000
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SUMMARY:Art to You！ World Art Exhibition for Artists with Disabilities IN SENDAI 2026
DESCRIPTION:This is a special JASDFW-exclusive event held in conjunction with the Dallas Museum of Art exhibition. Registration is through JASDFW.				\n				\n									September 5 @ 2:00 pm – 5:00 pmBefore the 2:00 p.m. lecture\, join us for a casual networking reception with a cash bar. $21.50 for 3:45pm exhibition tour only; free for DMA members$6.50 for 2:00pm lecture only; free for DMA members ***All tour participants are required to purchase their exhibition ticket AND / OR a separate lecture ticket should they want to attend. 								\n				\n										\n						\n									Exhibition Tour Tickets\n					\n					\n								\n				\n							\n					\n						\n				\n					Special Tours. Limited Capacity.				\n				\n									You are invited to enjoy the final weekend of Samurai to the Imperial Court: Japanese Metalwork at the Dallas Museum of Art\, with a guest lecture and a special limited capacity exhibition tour with the exhibition curator and the DMA’s Curator of Asian Art Jacqueline Chao\, and the Director of The Ann & Gabriel Barbier-Mueller Museum: The Samurai Collection\, Dallas\, Jessica Beasley. Marvel at the artistry and beauty of Japan’s metalworking tradition across five centuries in Samurai to the Imperial Court: Japanese Metalwork. Through more than 90 works of art drawn from the DMA’s significant holdings and other leading collections\, including The Ann & Gabriel Barbier-Mueller Museum: The Samurai Collection\, Dallas\, the exhibition celebrates the technical mastery\, innovative spirit\, and aesthetic brilliance of Japanese metal artists. From samurai arms and armor to imperial court commissions\, from luminous enameled vessels to sculptures of fantastical animals and figures\, Samurai to the Imperial Court showcases a dazzling array of objects shaped by centuries of imagination and craftsmanship.    								\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n					\n				\n		\n					\n		\n				\n					\n				\n		\n					\n		\n				\n					2:00 pm -- Lecture with Joe Earle				\n				\n					Joe Earle\, Global Senior Consultant for Japanese Art at Bonhams and former head of Asia at the Museum of Fine Arts Boston				\n				\n									Joe Earle is the Bonhams Global Senior Consultant for Japanese Art. He has worked in the East Asian art field for the last 50 years. He has held leadership positions in Asian art departments at the Victoria and Albert Museum\, London\, and the Museum of Fine Arts\, Boston\, and was Director of Japan Society Gallery in New York from 2007 to 2012. Joe has organized more than two dozen exhibitions in Britain\, Japan\, Italy\, and the United States and written\, translated\, or edited books and catalogs on aspects of Japanese culture ranging from contemporary art and design through to samurai sword-fittings\, netsuke\, bamboo art\, flower-arrangement bronzes\, lacquer\, and the art of the Meiji era.  								\n				\n		\n				\n																														\n				\n					\n				\n		\n					\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n					3:45 pm -- Semi-private small group exhibition tour with curator Jacqueline Chao and Jessica Beasley.				\n		\n		\n				\n																														\n				\n		\n				\n									Chao will provide an overview of the exhibition and elucidate the fine details of the many sculptures of this remarkable exhibition.  Beasley will discuss samurai culture and introduce the history of Date Masamune\, the “one-eyed dragon” samurai lord of Sendai\, Japan\, a Sister City of Dallas. Space is limited to 15 guests\, so sign up early  								\n				\n										\n						\n									Exhibition Tour Tickets\n					\n					\n								\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n									Unable to attend the JASDFW-exclusive event? Experience the exhibition by purchasing general admission tickets. 								\n				\n		\n				\n																														\n				\n				\n					\n				\n		\n					\n				\n										\n						\n									Lecture OR Lecture and Exhibition Tickets\n					\n					\n								\n					\n				\n		\n					\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n					What participants will experience				\n					\n				\n		\n					\n		\n				\n																														\n				\n		\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n									Tradition Transformed: Arts of the Meiji Era  After the political earthquake of the Meiji Restoration (1867–68)\, Japanese metalworkers confronted a sudden collapse of samurai and Buddhist patronage\, forcing a radical reinvention of liturgical craft and sword‑fitting traditions. At international exhibitions\, Japan’s bronze casters quickly astonished Western audiences with works of remarkable technical brilliance\, while former sword‑fitting specialists reimagined their alloys and engraving skills to produce pictorial compositions that offered foreign collectors an alluring blend of the familiar and the exotic.  Government officials supported these master craftsmen with design expertise\, commercial guidance\, and Imperial backing. As a result\, within scarcely a quarter century\, Japanese metalworkers—together with innovators in cloisonné enameling—had created entirely new artistic styles\, firmly rooted in native traditions yet boldly refashioned for global markets. Placing earlier metalwork alongside masterpieces from the “Samurai to the Imperial Court” exhibition\, Joe Earle will trace this remarkable process of transformation through the achievements of some of the era’s greatest Japanese artist‑entrepreneurs. 
URL:https://jasdfw.org/event/art-to-you%ef%bc%81-world-art-exhibition-for-artists-with-disabilities-in-sendai-2026/
LOCATION:Social Welfare Foundation Tohoku Organization for Artists with Disabilities
CATEGORIES:Culture & Community
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ORGANIZER;CN="Social Welfare Foundation Tohoku Organization for Artists with Disabilities":MAILTO:app@art2you.org
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20260220T120000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20260220T153000
DTSTAMP:20260507T195146Z
CREATED:20260105T181112Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260507T195146Z
UID:51119-1771588800-1771601400@jasdfw.org
SUMMARY:2026 Japan Currents
DESCRIPTION:This is a special JASDFW-exclusive event held in conjunction with the Dallas Museum of Art exhibition. Registration is through JASDFW.				\n				\n									September 5 @ 2:00 pm – 5:00 pmBefore the 2:00 p.m. lecture\, join us for a casual networking reception with a cash bar. $21.50 for 3:45pm exhibition tour only; free for DMA members$6.50 for 2:00pm lecture only; free for DMA members ***All tour participants are required to purchase their exhibition ticket AND / OR a separate lecture ticket should they want to attend. 								\n				\n										\n						\n									Exhibition Tour Tickets\n					\n					\n								\n				\n							\n					\n						\n				\n					Special Tours. Limited Capacity.				\n				\n									You are invited to enjoy the final weekend of Samurai to the Imperial Court: Japanese Metalwork at the Dallas Museum of Art\, with a guest lecture and a special limited capacity exhibition tour with the exhibition curator and the DMA’s Curator of Asian Art Jacqueline Chao\, and the Director of The Ann & Gabriel Barbier-Mueller Museum: The Samurai Collection\, Dallas\, Jessica Beasley. Marvel at the artistry and beauty of Japan’s metalworking tradition across five centuries in Samurai to the Imperial Court: Japanese Metalwork. Through more than 90 works of art drawn from the DMA’s significant holdings and other leading collections\, including The Ann & Gabriel Barbier-Mueller Museum: The Samurai Collection\, Dallas\, the exhibition celebrates the technical mastery\, innovative spirit\, and aesthetic brilliance of Japanese metal artists. From samurai arms and armor to imperial court commissions\, from luminous enameled vessels to sculptures of fantastical animals and figures\, Samurai to the Imperial Court showcases a dazzling array of objects shaped by centuries of imagination and craftsmanship.    								\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n					\n				\n		\n					\n		\n				\n					\n				\n		\n					\n		\n				\n					2:00 pm -- Lecture with Joe Earle				\n				\n					Joe Earle\, Global Senior Consultant for Japanese Art at Bonhams and former head of Asia at the Museum of Fine Arts Boston				\n				\n									Joe Earle is the Bonhams Global Senior Consultant for Japanese Art. He has worked in the East Asian art field for the last 50 years. He has held leadership positions in Asian art departments at the Victoria and Albert Museum\, London\, and the Museum of Fine Arts\, Boston\, and was Director of Japan Society Gallery in New York from 2007 to 2012. Joe has organized more than two dozen exhibitions in Britain\, Japan\, Italy\, and the United States and written\, translated\, or edited books and catalogs on aspects of Japanese culture ranging from contemporary art and design through to samurai sword-fittings\, netsuke\, bamboo art\, flower-arrangement bronzes\, lacquer\, and the art of the Meiji era.  								\n				\n		\n				\n																														\n				\n					\n				\n		\n					\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n					3:45 pm -- Semi-private small group exhibition tour with curator Jacqueline Chao and Jessica Beasley.				\n		\n		\n				\n																														\n				\n		\n				\n									Chao will provide an overview of the exhibition and elucidate the fine details of the many sculptures of this remarkable exhibition.  Beasley will discuss samurai culture and introduce the history of Date Masamune\, the “one-eyed dragon” samurai lord of Sendai\, Japan\, a Sister City of Dallas. Space is limited to 15 guests\, so sign up early  								\n				\n										\n						\n									Exhibition Tour Tickets\n					\n					\n								\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n									Unable to attend the JASDFW-exclusive event? Experience the exhibition by purchasing general admission tickets. 								\n				\n		\n				\n																														\n				\n				\n					\n				\n		\n					\n				\n										\n						\n									Lecture OR Lecture and Exhibition Tickets\n					\n					\n								\n					\n				\n		\n					\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n					What participants will experience				\n					\n				\n		\n					\n		\n				\n																														\n				\n		\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n									Tradition Transformed: Arts of the Meiji Era  After the political earthquake of the Meiji Restoration (1867–68)\, Japanese metalworkers confronted a sudden collapse of samurai and Buddhist patronage\, forcing a radical reinvention of liturgical craft and sword‑fitting traditions. At international exhibitions\, Japan’s bronze casters quickly astonished Western audiences with works of remarkable technical brilliance\, while former sword‑fitting specialists reimagined their alloys and engraving skills to produce pictorial compositions that offered foreign collectors an alluring blend of the familiar and the exotic.  Government officials supported these master craftsmen with design expertise\, commercial guidance\, and Imperial backing. As a result\, within scarcely a quarter century\, Japanese metalworkers—together with innovators in cloisonné enameling—had created entirely new artistic styles\, firmly rooted in native traditions yet boldly refashioned for global markets. Placing earlier metalwork alongside masterpieces from the “Samurai to the Imperial Court” exhibition\, Joe Earle will trace this remarkable process of transformation through the achievements of some of the era’s greatest Japanese artist‑entrepreneurs. 
URL:https://jasdfw.org/event/2026-japan-currents/
LOCATION:Southern Methodist University – Prothro Great Hall\, 5901 Bishop Blvd.\, Dallas\, TX\, 75205\, United States
CATEGORIES:Business & Networking
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://jasdfw.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/01_JC-japan-currents-icon-600x600-1.png
ORGANIZER;CN="Japan-America Society of Dallas/Fort Worth":MAILTO:info@jasdfw.org
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20260217T180000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20260226T203000
DTSTAMP:20260202T213136Z
CREATED:20260202T211858Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260202T213136Z
UID:53048-1771351200-1772137800@jasdfw.org
SUMMARY:Japanese Movies in the Dallas–Fort Worth Area
DESCRIPTION:This is a special JASDFW-exclusive event held in conjunction with the Dallas Museum of Art exhibition. Registration is through JASDFW.				\n				\n									September 5 @ 2:00 pm – 5:00 pmBefore the 2:00 p.m. lecture\, join us for a casual networking reception with a cash bar. $21.50 for 3:45pm exhibition tour only; free for DMA members$6.50 for 2:00pm lecture only; free for DMA members ***All tour participants are required to purchase their exhibition ticket AND / OR a separate lecture ticket should they want to attend. 								\n				\n										\n						\n									Exhibition Tour Tickets\n					\n					\n								\n				\n							\n					\n						\n				\n					Special Tours. Limited Capacity.				\n				\n									You are invited to enjoy the final weekend of Samurai to the Imperial Court: Japanese Metalwork at the Dallas Museum of Art\, with a guest lecture and a special limited capacity exhibition tour with the exhibition curator and the DMA’s Curator of Asian Art Jacqueline Chao\, and the Director of The Ann & Gabriel Barbier-Mueller Museum: The Samurai Collection\, Dallas\, Jessica Beasley. Marvel at the artistry and beauty of Japan’s metalworking tradition across five centuries in Samurai to the Imperial Court: Japanese Metalwork. Through more than 90 works of art drawn from the DMA’s significant holdings and other leading collections\, including The Ann & Gabriel Barbier-Mueller Museum: The Samurai Collection\, Dallas\, the exhibition celebrates the technical mastery\, innovative spirit\, and aesthetic brilliance of Japanese metal artists. From samurai arms and armor to imperial court commissions\, from luminous enameled vessels to sculptures of fantastical animals and figures\, Samurai to the Imperial Court showcases a dazzling array of objects shaped by centuries of imagination and craftsmanship.    								\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n					\n				\n		\n					\n		\n				\n					\n				\n		\n					\n		\n				\n					2:00 pm -- Lecture with Joe Earle				\n				\n					Joe Earle\, Global Senior Consultant for Japanese Art at Bonhams and former head of Asia at the Museum of Fine Arts Boston				\n				\n									Joe Earle is the Bonhams Global Senior Consultant for Japanese Art. He has worked in the East Asian art field for the last 50 years. He has held leadership positions in Asian art departments at the Victoria and Albert Museum\, London\, and the Museum of Fine Arts\, Boston\, and was Director of Japan Society Gallery in New York from 2007 to 2012. Joe has organized more than two dozen exhibitions in Britain\, Japan\, Italy\, and the United States and written\, translated\, or edited books and catalogs on aspects of Japanese culture ranging from contemporary art and design through to samurai sword-fittings\, netsuke\, bamboo art\, flower-arrangement bronzes\, lacquer\, and the art of the Meiji era.  								\n				\n		\n				\n																														\n				\n					\n				\n		\n					\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n					3:45 pm -- Semi-private small group exhibition tour with curator Jacqueline Chao and Jessica Beasley.				\n		\n		\n				\n																														\n				\n		\n				\n									Chao will provide an overview of the exhibition and elucidate the fine details of the many sculptures of this remarkable exhibition.  Beasley will discuss samurai culture and introduce the history of Date Masamune\, the “one-eyed dragon” samurai lord of Sendai\, Japan\, a Sister City of Dallas. Space is limited to 15 guests\, so sign up early  								\n				\n										\n						\n									Exhibition Tour Tickets\n					\n					\n								\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n									Unable to attend the JASDFW-exclusive event? Experience the exhibition by purchasing general admission tickets. 								\n				\n		\n				\n																														\n				\n				\n					\n				\n		\n					\n				\n										\n						\n									Lecture OR Lecture and Exhibition Tickets\n					\n					\n								\n					\n				\n		\n					\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n					What participants will experience				\n					\n				\n		\n					\n		\n				\n																														\n				\n		\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n									Tradition Transformed: Arts of the Meiji Era  After the political earthquake of the Meiji Restoration (1867–68)\, Japanese metalworkers confronted a sudden collapse of samurai and Buddhist patronage\, forcing a radical reinvention of liturgical craft and sword‑fitting traditions. At international exhibitions\, Japan’s bronze casters quickly astonished Western audiences with works of remarkable technical brilliance\, while former sword‑fitting specialists reimagined their alloys and engraving skills to produce pictorial compositions that offered foreign collectors an alluring blend of the familiar and the exotic.  Government officials supported these master craftsmen with design expertise\, commercial guidance\, and Imperial backing. As a result\, within scarcely a quarter century\, Japanese metalworkers—together with innovators in cloisonné enameling—had created entirely new artistic styles\, firmly rooted in native traditions yet boldly refashioned for global markets. Placing earlier metalwork alongside masterpieces from the “Samurai to the Imperial Court” exhibition\, Joe Earle will trace this remarkable process of transformation through the achievements of some of the era’s greatest Japanese artist‑entrepreneurs. 
URL:https://jasdfw.org/event/japanese-movies-in-the-dallas-fort-worth-area/
CATEGORIES:Partner Event
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://jasdfw.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/Image_JASDFW.png
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20260212T180000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20260212T200000
DTSTAMP:20260202T171853Z
CREATED:20260105T175959Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260202T171853Z
UID:51113-1770919200-1770926400@jasdfw.org
SUMMARY:Business Outlook in 2026
DESCRIPTION:This is a special JASDFW-exclusive event held in conjunction with the Dallas Museum of Art exhibition. Registration is through JASDFW.				\n				\n									September 5 @ 2:00 pm – 5:00 pmBefore the 2:00 p.m. lecture\, join us for a casual networking reception with a cash bar. $21.50 for 3:45pm exhibition tour only; free for DMA members$6.50 for 2:00pm lecture only; free for DMA members ***All tour participants are required to purchase their exhibition ticket AND / OR a separate lecture ticket should they want to attend. 								\n				\n										\n						\n									Exhibition Tour Tickets\n					\n					\n								\n				\n							\n					\n						\n				\n					Special Tours. Limited Capacity.				\n				\n									You are invited to enjoy the final weekend of Samurai to the Imperial Court: Japanese Metalwork at the Dallas Museum of Art\, with a guest lecture and a special limited capacity exhibition tour with the exhibition curator and the DMA’s Curator of Asian Art Jacqueline Chao\, and the Director of The Ann & Gabriel Barbier-Mueller Museum: The Samurai Collection\, Dallas\, Jessica Beasley. Marvel at the artistry and beauty of Japan’s metalworking tradition across five centuries in Samurai to the Imperial Court: Japanese Metalwork. Through more than 90 works of art drawn from the DMA’s significant holdings and other leading collections\, including The Ann & Gabriel Barbier-Mueller Museum: The Samurai Collection\, Dallas\, the exhibition celebrates the technical mastery\, innovative spirit\, and aesthetic brilliance of Japanese metal artists. From samurai arms and armor to imperial court commissions\, from luminous enameled vessels to sculptures of fantastical animals and figures\, Samurai to the Imperial Court showcases a dazzling array of objects shaped by centuries of imagination and craftsmanship.    								\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n					\n				\n		\n					\n		\n				\n					\n				\n		\n					\n		\n				\n					2:00 pm -- Lecture with Joe Earle				\n				\n					Joe Earle\, Global Senior Consultant for Japanese Art at Bonhams and former head of Asia at the Museum of Fine Arts Boston				\n				\n									Joe Earle is the Bonhams Global Senior Consultant for Japanese Art. He has worked in the East Asian art field for the last 50 years. He has held leadership positions in Asian art departments at the Victoria and Albert Museum\, London\, and the Museum of Fine Arts\, Boston\, and was Director of Japan Society Gallery in New York from 2007 to 2012. Joe has organized more than two dozen exhibitions in Britain\, Japan\, Italy\, and the United States and written\, translated\, or edited books and catalogs on aspects of Japanese culture ranging from contemporary art and design through to samurai sword-fittings\, netsuke\, bamboo art\, flower-arrangement bronzes\, lacquer\, and the art of the Meiji era.  								\n				\n		\n				\n																														\n				\n					\n				\n		\n					\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n					3:45 pm -- Semi-private small group exhibition tour with curator Jacqueline Chao and Jessica Beasley.				\n		\n		\n				\n																														\n				\n		\n				\n									Chao will provide an overview of the exhibition and elucidate the fine details of the many sculptures of this remarkable exhibition.  Beasley will discuss samurai culture and introduce the history of Date Masamune\, the “one-eyed dragon” samurai lord of Sendai\, Japan\, a Sister City of Dallas. Space is limited to 15 guests\, so sign up early  								\n				\n										\n						\n									Exhibition Tour Tickets\n					\n					\n								\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n									Unable to attend the JASDFW-exclusive event? Experience the exhibition by purchasing general admission tickets. 								\n				\n		\n				\n																														\n				\n				\n					\n				\n		\n					\n				\n										\n						\n									Lecture OR Lecture and Exhibition Tickets\n					\n					\n								\n					\n				\n		\n					\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n					What participants will experience				\n					\n				\n		\n					\n		\n				\n																														\n				\n		\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n									Tradition Transformed: Arts of the Meiji Era  After the political earthquake of the Meiji Restoration (1867–68)\, Japanese metalworkers confronted a sudden collapse of samurai and Buddhist patronage\, forcing a radical reinvention of liturgical craft and sword‑fitting traditions. At international exhibitions\, Japan’s bronze casters quickly astonished Western audiences with works of remarkable technical brilliance\, while former sword‑fitting specialists reimagined their alloys and engraving skills to produce pictorial compositions that offered foreign collectors an alluring blend of the familiar and the exotic.  Government officials supported these master craftsmen with design expertise\, commercial guidance\, and Imperial backing. As a result\, within scarcely a quarter century\, Japanese metalworkers—together with innovators in cloisonné enameling—had created entirely new artistic styles\, firmly rooted in native traditions yet boldly refashioned for global markets. Placing earlier metalwork alongside masterpieces from the “Samurai to the Imperial Court” exhibition\, Joe Earle will trace this remarkable process of transformation through the achievements of some of the era’s greatest Japanese artist‑entrepreneurs. 
URL:https://jasdfw.org/event/business-outlook-in-2026/
LOCATION:The Bonadio Group\, 7557 Rambler Road\, Suite 600\, Dallas\, TX\, 75231\, United States
CATEGORIES:Business & Networking
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://jasdfw.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/PZ6_2898-scaled-1.jpg
ORGANIZER;CN="Japan-America Society of Dallas/Fort Worth":MAILTO:info@jasdfw.org
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20260131T200000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20260201T193000
DTSTAMP:20260109T222138Z
CREATED:20260109T221108Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260109T222138Z
UID:51741-1769889600-1769974200@jasdfw.org
SUMMARY:Katsura Sunshine: Live in Fort Worth
DESCRIPTION:This is a special JASDFW-exclusive event held in conjunction with the Dallas Museum of Art exhibition. Registration is through JASDFW.				\n				\n									September 5 @ 2:00 pm – 5:00 pmBefore the 2:00 p.m. lecture\, join us for a casual networking reception with a cash bar. $21.50 for 3:45pm exhibition tour only; free for DMA members$6.50 for 2:00pm lecture only; free for DMA members ***All tour participants are required to purchase their exhibition ticket AND / OR a separate lecture ticket should they want to attend. 								\n				\n										\n						\n									Exhibition Tour Tickets\n					\n					\n								\n				\n							\n					\n						\n				\n					Special Tours. Limited Capacity.				\n				\n									You are invited to enjoy the final weekend of Samurai to the Imperial Court: Japanese Metalwork at the Dallas Museum of Art\, with a guest lecture and a special limited capacity exhibition tour with the exhibition curator and the DMA’s Curator of Asian Art Jacqueline Chao\, and the Director of The Ann & Gabriel Barbier-Mueller Museum: The Samurai Collection\, Dallas\, Jessica Beasley. Marvel at the artistry and beauty of Japan’s metalworking tradition across five centuries in Samurai to the Imperial Court: Japanese Metalwork. Through more than 90 works of art drawn from the DMA’s significant holdings and other leading collections\, including The Ann & Gabriel Barbier-Mueller Museum: The Samurai Collection\, Dallas\, the exhibition celebrates the technical mastery\, innovative spirit\, and aesthetic brilliance of Japanese metal artists. From samurai arms and armor to imperial court commissions\, from luminous enameled vessels to sculptures of fantastical animals and figures\, Samurai to the Imperial Court showcases a dazzling array of objects shaped by centuries of imagination and craftsmanship.    								\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n					\n				\n		\n					\n		\n				\n					\n				\n		\n					\n		\n				\n					2:00 pm -- Lecture with Joe Earle				\n				\n					Joe Earle\, Global Senior Consultant for Japanese Art at Bonhams and former head of Asia at the Museum of Fine Arts Boston				\n				\n									Joe Earle is the Bonhams Global Senior Consultant for Japanese Art. He has worked in the East Asian art field for the last 50 years. He has held leadership positions in Asian art departments at the Victoria and Albert Museum\, London\, and the Museum of Fine Arts\, Boston\, and was Director of Japan Society Gallery in New York from 2007 to 2012. Joe has organized more than two dozen exhibitions in Britain\, Japan\, Italy\, and the United States and written\, translated\, or edited books and catalogs on aspects of Japanese culture ranging from contemporary art and design through to samurai sword-fittings\, netsuke\, bamboo art\, flower-arrangement bronzes\, lacquer\, and the art of the Meiji era.  								\n				\n		\n				\n																														\n				\n					\n				\n		\n					\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n					3:45 pm -- Semi-private small group exhibition tour with curator Jacqueline Chao and Jessica Beasley.				\n		\n		\n				\n																														\n				\n		\n				\n									Chao will provide an overview of the exhibition and elucidate the fine details of the many sculptures of this remarkable exhibition.  Beasley will discuss samurai culture and introduce the history of Date Masamune\, the “one-eyed dragon” samurai lord of Sendai\, Japan\, a Sister City of Dallas. Space is limited to 15 guests\, so sign up early  								\n				\n										\n						\n									Exhibition Tour Tickets\n					\n					\n								\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n									Unable to attend the JASDFW-exclusive event? Experience the exhibition by purchasing general admission tickets. 								\n				\n		\n				\n																														\n				\n				\n					\n				\n		\n					\n				\n										\n						\n									Lecture OR Lecture and Exhibition Tickets\n					\n					\n								\n					\n				\n		\n					\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n					What participants will experience				\n					\n				\n		\n					\n		\n				\n																														\n				\n		\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n									Tradition Transformed: Arts of the Meiji Era  After the political earthquake of the Meiji Restoration (1867–68)\, Japanese metalworkers confronted a sudden collapse of samurai and Buddhist patronage\, forcing a radical reinvention of liturgical craft and sword‑fitting traditions. At international exhibitions\, Japan’s bronze casters quickly astonished Western audiences with works of remarkable technical brilliance\, while former sword‑fitting specialists reimagined their alloys and engraving skills to produce pictorial compositions that offered foreign collectors an alluring blend of the familiar and the exotic.  Government officials supported these master craftsmen with design expertise\, commercial guidance\, and Imperial backing. As a result\, within scarcely a quarter century\, Japanese metalworkers—together with innovators in cloisonné enameling—had created entirely new artistic styles\, firmly rooted in native traditions yet boldly refashioned for global markets. Placing earlier metalwork alongside masterpieces from the “Samurai to the Imperial Court” exhibition\, Joe Earle will trace this remarkable process of transformation through the achievements of some of the era’s greatest Japanese artist‑entrepreneurs. 
URL:https://jasdfw.org/event/katsura-sunshine-live-in-fort-worth/
LOCATION:Big Laugh Comedy Club Fort Worth\, 604 Main St\, Suite 100\, Fort Worth\, TX\, 76102\, United States
CATEGORIES:Partner Event
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://jasdfw.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/Katsura-83e20892-main-image.png
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20260111T140000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20260111T170000
DTSTAMP:20251226T215353Z
CREATED:20250105T210512Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251226T215353Z
UID:39572-1768140000-1768150800@jasdfw.org
SUMMARY:Mochitsuki New Year’s Celebration
DESCRIPTION:This is a special JASDFW-exclusive event held in conjunction with the Dallas Museum of Art exhibition. Registration is through JASDFW.				\n				\n									September 5 @ 2:00 pm – 5:00 pmBefore the 2:00 p.m. lecture\, join us for a casual networking reception with a cash bar. $21.50 for 3:45pm exhibition tour only; free for DMA members$6.50 for 2:00pm lecture only; free for DMA members ***All tour participants are required to purchase their exhibition ticket AND / OR a separate lecture ticket should they want to attend. 								\n				\n										\n						\n									Exhibition Tour Tickets\n					\n					\n								\n				\n							\n					\n						\n				\n					Special Tours. Limited Capacity.				\n				\n									You are invited to enjoy the final weekend of Samurai to the Imperial Court: Japanese Metalwork at the Dallas Museum of Art\, with a guest lecture and a special limited capacity exhibition tour with the exhibition curator and the DMA’s Curator of Asian Art Jacqueline Chao\, and the Director of The Ann & Gabriel Barbier-Mueller Museum: The Samurai Collection\, Dallas\, Jessica Beasley. Marvel at the artistry and beauty of Japan’s metalworking tradition across five centuries in Samurai to the Imperial Court: Japanese Metalwork. Through more than 90 works of art drawn from the DMA’s significant holdings and other leading collections\, including The Ann & Gabriel Barbier-Mueller Museum: The Samurai Collection\, Dallas\, the exhibition celebrates the technical mastery\, innovative spirit\, and aesthetic brilliance of Japanese metal artists. From samurai arms and armor to imperial court commissions\, from luminous enameled vessels to sculptures of fantastical animals and figures\, Samurai to the Imperial Court showcases a dazzling array of objects shaped by centuries of imagination and craftsmanship.    								\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n					\n				\n		\n					\n		\n				\n					\n				\n		\n					\n		\n				\n					2:00 pm -- Lecture with Joe Earle				\n				\n					Joe Earle\, Global Senior Consultant for Japanese Art at Bonhams and former head of Asia at the Museum of Fine Arts Boston				\n				\n									Joe Earle is the Bonhams Global Senior Consultant for Japanese Art. He has worked in the East Asian art field for the last 50 years. He has held leadership positions in Asian art departments at the Victoria and Albert Museum\, London\, and the Museum of Fine Arts\, Boston\, and was Director of Japan Society Gallery in New York from 2007 to 2012. Joe has organized more than two dozen exhibitions in Britain\, Japan\, Italy\, and the United States and written\, translated\, or edited books and catalogs on aspects of Japanese culture ranging from contemporary art and design through to samurai sword-fittings\, netsuke\, bamboo art\, flower-arrangement bronzes\, lacquer\, and the art of the Meiji era.  								\n				\n		\n				\n																														\n				\n					\n				\n		\n					\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n					3:45 pm -- Semi-private small group exhibition tour with curator Jacqueline Chao and Jessica Beasley.				\n		\n		\n				\n																														\n				\n		\n				\n									Chao will provide an overview of the exhibition and elucidate the fine details of the many sculptures of this remarkable exhibition.  Beasley will discuss samurai culture and introduce the history of Date Masamune\, the “one-eyed dragon” samurai lord of Sendai\, Japan\, a Sister City of Dallas. Space is limited to 15 guests\, so sign up early  								\n				\n										\n						\n									Exhibition Tour Tickets\n					\n					\n								\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n									Unable to attend the JASDFW-exclusive event? Experience the exhibition by purchasing general admission tickets. 								\n				\n		\n				\n																														\n				\n				\n					\n				\n		\n					\n				\n										\n						\n									Lecture OR Lecture and Exhibition Tickets\n					\n					\n								\n					\n				\n		\n					\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n					What participants will experience				\n					\n				\n		\n					\n		\n				\n																														\n				\n		\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n									Tradition Transformed: Arts of the Meiji Era  After the political earthquake of the Meiji Restoration (1867–68)\, Japanese metalworkers confronted a sudden collapse of samurai and Buddhist patronage\, forcing a radical reinvention of liturgical craft and sword‑fitting traditions. At international exhibitions\, Japan’s bronze casters quickly astonished Western audiences with works of remarkable technical brilliance\, while former sword‑fitting specialists reimagined their alloys and engraving skills to produce pictorial compositions that offered foreign collectors an alluring blend of the familiar and the exotic.  Government officials supported these master craftsmen with design expertise\, commercial guidance\, and Imperial backing. As a result\, within scarcely a quarter century\, Japanese metalworkers—together with innovators in cloisonné enameling—had created entirely new artistic styles\, firmly rooted in native traditions yet boldly refashioned for global markets. Placing earlier metalwork alongside masterpieces from the “Samurai to the Imperial Court” exhibition\, Joe Earle will trace this remarkable process of transformation through the achievements of some of the era’s greatest Japanese artist‑entrepreneurs. 
URL:https://jasdfw.org/event/mochitsuki-new-years-celebration/
LOCATION:Crow Museum of Asian Art on the UT Dallas campus\, 777 Loop Road SW\, Richardson\, TX\, 75080\, United States
CATEGORIES:Culture & Community
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SUMMARY:Inaugural JASDFW Pickleball Social & Bonenkai Year-End Celebration
DESCRIPTION:This is a special JASDFW-exclusive event held in conjunction with the Dallas Museum of Art exhibition. Registration is through JASDFW.				\n				\n									September 5 @ 2:00 pm – 5:00 pmBefore the 2:00 p.m. lecture\, join us for a casual networking reception with a cash bar. $21.50 for 3:45pm exhibition tour only; free for DMA members$6.50 for 2:00pm lecture only; free for DMA members ***All tour participants are required to purchase their exhibition ticket AND / OR a separate lecture ticket should they want to attend. 								\n				\n										\n						\n									Exhibition Tour Tickets\n					\n					\n								\n				\n							\n					\n						\n				\n					Special Tours. Limited Capacity.				\n				\n									You are invited to enjoy the final weekend of Samurai to the Imperial Court: Japanese Metalwork at the Dallas Museum of Art\, with a guest lecture and a special limited capacity exhibition tour with the exhibition curator and the DMA’s Curator of Asian Art Jacqueline Chao\, and the Director of The Ann & Gabriel Barbier-Mueller Museum: The Samurai Collection\, Dallas\, Jessica Beasley. Marvel at the artistry and beauty of Japan’s metalworking tradition across five centuries in Samurai to the Imperial Court: Japanese Metalwork. Through more than 90 works of art drawn from the DMA’s significant holdings and other leading collections\, including The Ann & Gabriel Barbier-Mueller Museum: The Samurai Collection\, Dallas\, the exhibition celebrates the technical mastery\, innovative spirit\, and aesthetic brilliance of Japanese metal artists. From samurai arms and armor to imperial court commissions\, from luminous enameled vessels to sculptures of fantastical animals and figures\, Samurai to the Imperial Court showcases a dazzling array of objects shaped by centuries of imagination and craftsmanship.    								\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n					\n				\n		\n					\n		\n				\n					\n				\n		\n					\n		\n				\n					2:00 pm -- Lecture with Joe Earle				\n				\n					Joe Earle\, Global Senior Consultant for Japanese Art at Bonhams and former head of Asia at the Museum of Fine Arts Boston				\n				\n									Joe Earle is the Bonhams Global Senior Consultant for Japanese Art. He has worked in the East Asian art field for the last 50 years. He has held leadership positions in Asian art departments at the Victoria and Albert Museum\, London\, and the Museum of Fine Arts\, Boston\, and was Director of Japan Society Gallery in New York from 2007 to 2012. Joe has organized more than two dozen exhibitions in Britain\, Japan\, Italy\, and the United States and written\, translated\, or edited books and catalogs on aspects of Japanese culture ranging from contemporary art and design through to samurai sword-fittings\, netsuke\, bamboo art\, flower-arrangement bronzes\, lacquer\, and the art of the Meiji era.  								\n				\n		\n				\n																														\n				\n					\n				\n		\n					\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n					3:45 pm -- Semi-private small group exhibition tour with curator Jacqueline Chao and Jessica Beasley.				\n		\n		\n				\n																														\n				\n		\n				\n									Chao will provide an overview of the exhibition and elucidate the fine details of the many sculptures of this remarkable exhibition.  Beasley will discuss samurai culture and introduce the history of Date Masamune\, the “one-eyed dragon” samurai lord of Sendai\, Japan\, a Sister City of Dallas. Space is limited to 15 guests\, so sign up early  								\n				\n										\n						\n									Exhibition Tour Tickets\n					\n					\n								\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n									Unable to attend the JASDFW-exclusive event? Experience the exhibition by purchasing general admission tickets. 								\n				\n		\n				\n																														\n				\n				\n					\n				\n		\n					\n				\n										\n						\n									Lecture OR Lecture and Exhibition Tickets\n					\n					\n								\n					\n				\n		\n					\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n					What participants will experience				\n					\n				\n		\n					\n		\n				\n																														\n				\n		\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n									Tradition Transformed: Arts of the Meiji Era  After the political earthquake of the Meiji Restoration (1867–68)\, Japanese metalworkers confronted a sudden collapse of samurai and Buddhist patronage\, forcing a radical reinvention of liturgical craft and sword‑fitting traditions. At international exhibitions\, Japan’s bronze casters quickly astonished Western audiences with works of remarkable technical brilliance\, while former sword‑fitting specialists reimagined their alloys and engraving skills to produce pictorial compositions that offered foreign collectors an alluring blend of the familiar and the exotic.  Government officials supported these master craftsmen with design expertise\, commercial guidance\, and Imperial backing. As a result\, within scarcely a quarter century\, Japanese metalworkers—together with innovators in cloisonné enameling—had created entirely new artistic styles\, firmly rooted in native traditions yet boldly refashioned for global markets. Placing earlier metalwork alongside masterpieces from the “Samurai to the Imperial Court” exhibition\, Joe Earle will trace this remarkable process of transformation through the achievements of some of the era’s greatest Japanese artist‑entrepreneurs. 
URL:https://jasdfw.org/event/inaugural-jasdfw-pickleball-social-bonenkai-year-end-celebration/
CATEGORIES:Culture & Community
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