NCTA Short Course: Experience Contemporary Taiwan Through Art & Music; Session 1

This event is for K-12 Educators.

This is session 1 of 2.
click HERE to see information on Session 2: Landscapes in Sound & Ink Concert Performance

The Center for East Asian & Pacific Studies at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign will be hosting a two part session on experiencing contemporary Taiwan through art and music.  Session 1 will be a tour of the Ink Shower Art Exhibit of contemporary Taiwanese ink art with co-curators Maureen Warren (Krannert Art Museum) and Kai-Ching Hsiao (PhD Candidate in Art History at the National Tainan University).  Session 2 will be a concert with Chi-Chen Wu (piano), Sam Ou (cello), and Yu-Kun Hsiang (violin).  The concert will feature music by Taiwanese composers and reflect the poetic atmosphere of ink painting traditions.  Following the concert will be a ZOOM session with Prof Chi-Chen Wu (University of Illinois, School of Music) sharing more about the connections between the concert and Taiwanese art.

Participants are not required to attend both sessions.  Please mark which one(s) you would like to register for.
Up to 4.5 Professional Development Hours will be provided for IL teachers.

Session 1: Ink Shower Art Exhibit Tour with Visiting Curator & Artists
🗓️Saturday, November 7th, 2026
⏱️10am - 11:30am
📍Krannert Art Museum (500 E Peabody Dr. Champaign, IL 61820)

Breakfast will be served in the cafe, while listening to an introduction about the art exhibit from guest speakers.  Following, we will join a tour of the art exhibit with the co-curators Kai-Ching Hsiao and Maureen Warren as well as several of the visiting artists.
**Parking is included

Session 2 takes place on another day:

Session 2: Landscapes in Sound & Ink Concert Performance and ZOOM Discussion
Part A:
🗓️Sunday, January 31st, 2027
⏱️3pm - 5pm
📍Recital Hall, Smith Memorial Hall (801 S Mathews Ave Urbana, IL 61801)
In Part A, attendees will attend the concert performance that is in conjunction with the Ink Shower Art Exhibit. The concert features music by Taiwanese composers for piano trio and solo piano. The concert reflects the poetic atmosphere of ink painting traditions through sound, evoking mountains, water, mist, and shifting emotional landscapes.
**As this is a public event, feel free to bring guests along to enjoy the performance 
**Parking is free on Sundays

Part B:
🗓️Monday, February 1st, 2027
⏱️5pm - 6pm
📍ZOOM with Dr. Chi-Chen Wu (Associate Professor of Piano, U of I School of Music)