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JANUARY 2025

Studio 55 Arts Guild Program

Wednesday, January 8, 2025 at 1:00 PM

LOCATION: National Avenue Christian Church

1515 S. National Ave., Springfield, MO

Program by Hing Wah Hatch

Join us on January 8, 2025 for a presentation by artist Hing Wah Hatch.

Here is Hing Wah's introduction: "This is a review into the works I have done in the past, hoping to find the path to better myself through it, looking for new paths to expand the horizon. As I was trained in western ways of working on and looking at art and only later in my life I have looked back to my traditional cultural influences. Most of what I have learned about Chinese art was through books, online, and advice from other artists. I have found calligraphy is a higher art form than painting in Chinese culture, how much symbols are tightly woven into the culture, and I lived through it without realizing the extent they formed my way of perception."

"I will touch on Chinese Word Etymology in pictograms and ideograms and the formal elements in Chinese calligraphy and painting and their similarity to certain aspects of western concepts in art."

Welcome to Studio 55! Studio 55 Arts Guild meets monthly for programs on the 2nd Wednesday of the month at 1:00 p.m. in The Gallery at National Avenue Christian Church, 1515 S. National Ave., Springfield, Missouri. The entrance to The Gallery is adjacent to the parking lot behind the church. We welcome visitors to our programs and it is our hope you will explore our website's menu at the top of the page and learn more about us.

Our membership is composed of art lovers and visual artists of all media and levels of expertise, including art professionals and emerging artists who are 18 years old and above. The club meets monthly for educational programs, sponsors workshops, organizes exhibitions and facilitates the interchange of ideas, information, and motivation of our members and the arts community. Members and guests are invited to show and share their art at each meeting. This is a fun time of sharing, socializing, and enjoying light refreshments.

Studio 55 Arts Guild

Promoting Creativity in the Arts in the Springfield, Missouri area

Please bring some of your own art for show and discussion before and after our meeting. Refreshments are also available. Members and visitors are welcome.