Join Hudson and Qi for a two part workshop series of art and history on the Silk Road. The July workshop is, The Art of Dunhuang: The history and art of the Silk Road - Collaborate with an artist from thousands of years ago on your digital animation!

We have another workshop in this series coming up on August 14th, Jewelry on the Silk Road - make silk road jewelry! Sign ups are available here: Make Silk Road Jewelry!

Performer Bio:

Hudson Chen and Qi Chen, bestselling authors, artists, and Silk Road art experts, are now entrepreneurs launching the Museum Art Educational Program. For 20 years, the magical oasis of the Gobi Desert and the art of the Silk Road served as their home and place of study. Leveraging their backgrounds in animation, art history writing, and a passion for art education, they have produced numerous projects that bridge Eastern and Western cultures and art. They were researchers of Dunhuang Grottoes, the most outstanding cultural heritage site on the ancient Silk Road, and collaborative research scholars at Harvard University. Currently, with grants from the MCC and LCC, they are launching cultural and art workshops for communities, schools, and museums. Guided by their decades of study, authorship, and understanding of these historical art stories, the Program Travel through the Art & History of the Silk Road has several consecutive themed engaging presentations and interactive experience activities to include presentations full of artistic works and historical stories to help the attenders understand the value and highlights of a specific historical culture. Jingyi Chen is a project assistant and an 11th-grade student at LS High School. She has a deep-seated interest and passion for serving the community through art. Many of the artworks involved in These programs are associated with museum collections in our region, such as the MFA, P.E.M, and Harvard Art Museums. After the series of programs, the completed experiential works can be compiled into a series of Silk Road artworks, which can be used in home decorations and gifts, and always allow the participant to celebrate the wonderful exploration of the dialogue between Eastern and Western ethnic groups and civilizations that they have participated in.