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CULTURAL THURSDAY EVENT VIA ZOOM AUGUST 15 -- FILIPINO CALIFORNIA: ART AND THE FILIPINO DIASPORA
James Fishburne, director of the Forest Lawn Museum, will lead a virtual gallery tour of the current exhibit Filipino California: Art and the Filipino Diaspora on Thursday, Aug. 15, at 2 p.m. via Zoom, presented by the Pasadena Senior Center.
The exhibit showcases the works of seven contemporary artists who use various styles and formats, including paintings, drawings, sculpture and more. The artists -- Eliseo Art Silva, Allison Hueman, Anthony Francisco, Maryrose Cobarrubias Mendoza, Christine Morla, Maria Villote, and Junn Roca — directly and indirectly address issues related to Filipino culture and the Filipino American experience.
In 2014 Fishburne earned his PhD in Italian Renaissance art history from UCLA. He has taught courses on ancient Roman, Renaissance and Baroque art history at UCLA, Pierce College, Valley College and California State University, Long Beach. From 2015 to 2018 he worked at the Getty Research Institute where he developed and implemented programming for the Scholars Department. He joined Forest Lawn Museum in 2018 and has curated multiple exhibits. He has led virtual gallery tours for the Pasadena Senior Center since 2021.
This Zoom event is free for members of the Pasadena Senior Center and only $5 for nonmembers. Everyone who registers will receive a Zoom link to the virtual tour. To register or for more information, visit www.pasadenaseniorcenter.org and click on Activities & Events, then Special Events or call 626-795-4311.
The Pasadena Senior Center’s mission is to improve the lives of older adults through caring service with opportunities for social interaction, fitness programs, basic support and needs services, education, volunteerism and community activism. With 10,000 Americans per day becoming older adults, the center is a leader in addressing the issues of aging and provides highly innovative, nationally recognized programs for this population group.
As a donor-supported nonprofit, the center operates without any local, state or federal funding and provides more services to older adults in the San Gabriel Valley than any other organization. Hours of operation are Monday through Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. and Saturday from 8 a.m. to noon. To learn more, visit www.pasadenaseniorcenter.org or call 626-795-4331.