Learn about the abstract art of Armenian-born artist Arshile Gorky as well as traditional Armenian art techniques. Create your own masterpieces in the Make-and-Take Workshop and enjoy interactive guided tours of Arshile Gorky: A Retrospective, a special exhibition on view through January 10, 2010.

• Artist Demonstrations
  
  • Sunday, December 6, 2009, 1:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.
  • Make-and-Take Workshop
    1:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.
  • Guided Family Tours of Arshile Gorky: A Retrospective
    Starts at 1:00 p.m., and 2:00 p.m., and 3:00 p.m.

The party begins with a traditional New Year's Dragon Dance parade through the Museum by local Philadelphia dancers. The Chinese Theatre Works will perform Tiger Tales, a Chinese folktale told through a unique form of shadow puppetry, and artists will demonstrate the art of calligraphy. Audiences are invited to create lanterns and scroll paintings based on the Museum's collection of Asian art.

• Make-and-Take Workshop
  
  • Sunday, January 31, 2010, 10:30 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.
  • Dragon Dance Parade
    Starts at 11:00 a.m.
  • Calligraphy Demonstration
    11:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.
  • Chinese Theatre Works
    Starts at 11:30 a.m., and 1:30 p.m.