VCCFA Dinner and presentation Sunday April 27, 2025, Presentation: A View from Here: Asian Art at the AGGV by Dr. Heng Wu.

Date: Sunday, April 27, 2025

Restaurant: Sun Wah Chinese Restaurant

Location: 1515 Cook Street

Time: 6:00 PM – Dinner | 7:00 PM – Presentation

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Presentation Topic: A View from Here: Asian Art at the AGGV

Presenter: Dr. Heng Wu, Curator

Since its founding, the Art Gallery of Greater Victoria has been dedicated to collecting, studying, and exhibiting

Asian art. Through the extraordinary efforts of generations of curators,

professionals, and generous donors, the AGGV has formed a collection that

spans millennia and encompasses a wide range of artistic traditions across Asia.

In April 2024, the Gallery opened its permanent exhibition A View from

Here: Reimagining the AGGV Collections, which includes a dedicated

gallery space for Asian art. Featuring over three hundred carefully

selected works, the exhibition draws from the Gallery’s extensive Asian

art holdings. Organized by material and medium, the display invites

visitors to rediscover the fundamental enchantment of art—its

materiality—and to appreciate the distinctive qualities embedded in

diverse Asian artistic traditions.

Asian Art - Art Gallery of Greater Victoria

Biography: Dr. Heng Wu is the Curator of Asian Art at the Art Gallery of Greater Victoria (AGGV), where she oversees

one of Canada’s most significant collections of Asian art. Prior to joining the AGGV, she worked at the Nanjing

Museum, one of China’s leading cultural institutions, specializing in the development of international travelling

exhibitions. She holds a doctoral degree from the University of Bergen, Norway.

Her research interests include museum and society, museum

communication, exhibition storytelling, and the interpretation, presentation, and representation of Asian collections in a global context. She has published extensively in both English and Chinese and

is frequently invited to speak at international conferences and forums. Recent exhibitions she has curated include Beauty of Mending: Kintsugi and Beyond, Crossing: Art, Heritage, and Personal Journeys, and the

permanent gallery of Asian art at the AGGV.

Sun Wah Restaurant Menu:

Appetizer: Spring Rolls

Main: Chicken Cream Corn Soup

Crispy Chicken (whole)

Beef with Black Bean Sauce

Sweet and Sour Fish

Bbq Pork & Broccoli

Garlic Bok Choy

Spicy Green Beans

Sun Wah Chow Mein

Steamed Rice

Dessert: Sesame Balls

$25 for members and students, and $35 for non-members.

Annual memberships were due September 1, 2024. In order to receive

the $25 member dinner price, please include your membership fee in

your payment, or the $35 non-member price applies.

Annual Membership Fees:

Single: $15

Family: $20 (applies only to those residing in the same home)

RSVP Contact:

Please reserve your seat at the April dinner. Payment without

reservation or reservation without payment does not guarantee that

you will have a seat.

Reserve by contacting Carol Charlebois at charlebois721@gmail.com or

phone 250-882-5820.

Please do not e-transfer your payment to Carol. E-transfer info. is

below.

Please reserve your seat early, as there is often a waitlist.

RSVP by Wednesday, April 23rd, 2025.

Payment Methods:

Cash, cheque, or e-transfer.

E-transfer to victoriacanadachinafriendship@gmail.com.

Make cheque out to Victoria Canada-China Friendship Association.

Please avoid using abbreviations on cheques.

Contact Barry Ming at 250-888-9963 or barry.ming@gmail.com for pick

up of cash or cheque.

We look forward to seeing you there!