14th Annual ChinaFest
Various campus locations, select links for details
The University of Richmond is host to several programs of the annual Richmond-area ChinaFest:
The Irby B. Brown Lecture
Co-sponsored by the Osher Institute for Lifelong Learning
- The Art of War (And Peace): Understanding China’s Perspective and Its Return To Being a Superpower — Steve Adkins, L’91
February 14, 7 p.m.
Free and open to the public, registration required
ChinaFest Film Weekend
Co-sponsored by the International Film Series
Free and open to the publc
- Tyrus — February 15, 3 p.m.
- End of Summer — February 15, 7:30 p.m.
- The Search for General Tso — February 16, 10:30 a.m.
- Kaili Blues — February 16, 1 p.m.
- Xuan Zhang — February 17, 7:30 p.m.
Stitching Culture: Chinese Textiles from the Carver Collection
Exhibition at the Lora Robins Gallery of Design from Nature
Events are free and open to the public
- Dragons, Auspicious Bats, and Other Symbols in Chinese Textiles (select Programming to view event details)
Sunday, February 11, 2018, 2-3 p.m.
Curator’s Talk & Tea Reception
Presenter: Marcin Jerzewski, ’18, Chinese studies and political science double major, University of Richmond, 2017-2018 curatorial assistant, University Museums, and co-curator of the exhibition - Live Long and Prosper: Chinese Religious Imagery for the Western Market
Sunday, February 17, 2-3 p.m.
Gallery Talk & Tea Reception
Presenter: Franklin Propert, collector
Ping-Pong Night
Co-sponsored by Spider Nights, International Education, and Recreation and Wellness
- February 16, 8 p.m.
Free and open to the public; first round play for UR students only
ChinaFest, the China-America Festival of Film and Culture (CAFFC), is sponsored by The Rose Group, whose mission is to promote better understanding and goodwill between the United States and China through media exchanges.
