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Exploring in the galleries
Making art
Gamelan X
I Made Arnawa
Bay Area Flash Mob
Photo by SE Photography
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Enjoy FREE general admission to the museum all day during the Asian Heritage Street Fair. The APA Heritage Month celebration continues with site-specific artwork on our front steps, docent tours, storytelling, art activities, Balinese music, a Gamelan X Performance, films, and even an appearance by the Bay Area Flash Mob – a group who brings spontaneous performances of choreographed dances. There's plenty to do indoors and outdoors in the Civic Center neighborhood on Saturday, May 21.
For more APA Heritage Month events in San Francisco, click here.
*Please note that a $5 surcharge applies to the Bali exhibition for visitors over 17
Event Schedule
10:00 AM - 4:30 PM
special guest
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Meet Po, from Kung Fu Panda. He'll be at the museum celebrating APA Heritage Month too! Say hi, give him a hug, or take a picture with him. |
11:00 AM - 3:00 PM
art activity
Front Steps |
The public is invited to co-create site specific artwork with Nancy Hom on the front steps. |
11:00 AM & 1:00 PM
DOCENT TOUR & STORYTELLING
Meet at Vinson Nook Pavilion |
Art Explorers’ Docent Family Tour & Storytelling: Families with 4, 5, and 6 year olds hunt for lions in Bali: Art, Ritual, Performance. This encourages families to look at art, talk about what they see, and listen to stories that bring the exhibition to life.
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12:00 PM
performance
Fulton Street Stage |
Gamelan X world music ensemble presents dynamic, original music on the front steps of the museum. Drawing musical inspiration from Indonesian, Balkan, African, Indian and American traditions, Gamelan X combines complex interlocking rhythms and melodies into a visceral experience that excites and entrances its listeners. |
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
school awards
Samsung Hall |
Asian Heritage Street Celebration School Awards. As part of the Asian Heritage Street Celebration (AHSC), organized by the AsianWeek Foundation and sponsored by Target, staff from Bay Area schools will be honored for their commitment to the future generation of Asian Pacific Americans. |
12:00 PM - 4:00 PM
ASIAALIVE
North Court |
Balinese music: Composers in Bali command a rich palette of sounds and techniques, from the bronze sonorities of a large gamelan to precise interlocking rhythms and melodies. Composer I Made Arnawa demonstrates and explains a few of his favorite musical strategies, and Wayne Vitale translates. |
12:00 PM - 4:00 PM
art activity
North Court |
Create an original artwork inspired by Bali: Art, Ritual, Performance. |
1:00 PM - 4:00 PM
film screenings
Samsung Hall
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The Center for Asian American Media (CAAM) hosts a series of films by emerging Asian American filmmakers. |
3:30 PM
dance!
Front Steps |
With Janet Jackson as their current inspiration, the Bay Area Flash Mob is a fun-loving flash mob group who surprises the public with spontaneous performances of choreographed dances all over the S.F. Bay Area.
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For more information, e-mail familyprograms@asianart.org or call (415) 581-3666. Please note that programs and times may change.
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