Experience the Line, Form, Qi exhibit firsthand during a docent-led tour at LACMA. This immersive visit will offer educators an opportunity to engage with the artworks up close and explore ways to bring Chinese calligraphy into their curriculum.

Line, Form, Qi: Calligraphic Art from the Fondation INK Collection

Wei Ligang, Elephant, 2011.
Los Angeles County Museum of Art, promised gift of the Fondation INK Collection.
© Wei Ligang. Photo by Maurice Aeschimann, Geneva. Courtesy of the Fondation INK.

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Schedule

Online Webinar

Date: Wednesday, April 17
Time: 4:00 PM - 6:00 PM PST
Format: Virtual Presentation via Zoom  

This session, led by curator Susie Ferrell, will highlight key pieces from the collection, showcasing the rich artistic traditions of Chinese calligraphy. Attendees will gain insights into incorporating calligraphy into their classrooms through guided activities and discussions.

On-site Tour 

Date: One Saturday in May (TBD)
Location: Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA)          

Experience the Line, Form, Qi exhibit firsthand during a docent-led tour at LACMA. This immersive visit will offer educators an opportunity to engage with the artworks up close and explore ways to bring Chinese calligraphy into their curriculum.          

Benefits 

• Free for all K-12 Educators
• Certificate of Completion
• Online resources and materials

Guest speaker

Lara Schilling

LACMA’s Manager of School and Teacher Programs

In this role, she develops and produces professional development opportunities for K-12 teachers and oversees Creative Classrooms, the museum’s partnership program with elementary schools. She holds an M.A. in Decorative Arts, Design History, and Material Culture from Bard Graduate Center and a B.A. in Comparative Literature from Barnard College.

Susanna Ferrell

Wynn Resorts Associate Curator of Chinese Art

Susanna Ferrell is the Wynn Resorts Associate Curator of Chinese Art, with a specialty in contemporary Chinese art. She joined LACMA in 2016, and has been working closely with the Yuz Foundation Collection as well as the Fondation INK Collection, a promised gift to the museum of over 400 works of contemporary Chinese and global ink art. In 2019, she co-curated The Allure of Matter: Material Art from China, and led the installations of works by Zeng Fanzhi and Zhu Jinshi at LACMA; in 2020, she co-curated The Abode of Illusions: The Garden of Zhang Daqian at the Yuz Museum in Shanghai. In 2021, she curated the exhibitions Ink Dreams: Selections from the Fondation INK Collection and Legacies of Exchange: Chinese Contemporary Art from the Yuz Foundation. Her exhibitions Zheng Chongbin: Golden State and Line, Form, Qi: Calligraphic Art from the Fondation INK Collection opened earlier this spring. She has also authored an accompanying catalogue for Ink Dreams and contributed to catalogues for Allure of Matter, Line, Form, Qi, Zheng Chongbin: Golden State, and Liu Kuo-sung: Experimentation as Method (National Gallery Singapore, 2023). Susanna holds an MA in the History of Fine Art from The Courtauld Institute with a focus on Chinese contemporary art, and a BA in Art History and Studio Art from Scripps College.