MEMBERSHIP BENEFITS TO HAVE AND TO HOLD

A NEW MEMBER GIFT IS HERE!

We invite Patron, Friend, and Member Premium level members to pick up a custom tote bag and share your love of the Asian Art Museum while you hop around town! Made with 100% recycled material, Baggu bags are a stylish and playful way to sustainably accessorize. Each super-light bag is strong enough to carry up to 50 lbs. and folds into a compact pouch for easy portability. Just like your member benefits, this bag is fun and easy to use!

5 Ways to Fill Your Baggu Tote

1. Shop at the Cha May Ching Museum Boutique for artful items from across the globe.

2. Take a trip to the library and bring home a new book for a rainy day.

3. Head to your local farmer’s market for fresh ingredients, flowers, and a treat or two.

4. Bring your favorite art supplies to an inspiring destination (pencils and sketchbooks are always welcome in the museum galleries!) founded the Urban Jazz Dance Company in 2007 and the Bay Area International Deaf Dance Festival in 2013. His work has been performed globally and he has lectured across the U.S. In response to Covid-19, he founded #DeafWoke, an online talk show that amplifies Deaf and disabled stories by people of color as a force for cultural change.

5. Pack a perfect beach bag with plenty of SPF, a towel, and room left over for sandcastle tools.

The Urban Jazz Dance Company’s mission is to uplift and provide opportunities for Deaf, hard of hearing, and disabled artists from marginalized backgrounds. The company amplifies visibility and creates opportunities through programming including dance classes for Deaf and hearing dancers; the annual Bay Area International Deaf Dance Festival; Deaf Dance Festivals in locations including San Diego, New York, and Turkey; school engagements, community workshops, and more.

I Madé Moja

I Madé Moja comes from Batuan, a village in Bali known for its classical music, dance, fine woodcarving, and unique painting style. Moja’s father, renowned painter I Madé Budi, passed on the ink and watercolor technique of Batuan to his son, who has taken it in new directions here in the U.S. Moja's work has been shown internationally and featured in numerous books detailing the art and culture of Bali. In addition to teaching and experimenting with new themes in his painting, he is a primary dancer with Gamelan Sekar Jaya, an acclaimed Balinese orchestra and dance group.

Charya Burt

Charya Burt is an acclaimed master dancer, choreographer, vocalist, and teacher of classical Cambodian dance. Established as a bridge between the gods and the kings, classical Cambodian dance can be traced back to the Khmer Angkorian Period more than 1,000 years ago. Between 1975 and 1979, the Khmer Rouge Regime prohibited the art form, killing about 90% of all dancers. Burt trained extensively with Cambodia’s foremost surviving dance masters, eventually joining the dance faculty of Cambodia’s Royal University of Fine Arts. Recipient of the Isadora Duncan Award and fellowships from the 2021 Hewlett 50 Commission, Dance/USA, and Americans for the Arts, Burt’s mission is to continue to preserve and renew her art form. She is the founding artistic director of Charya Burt Cambodian Dance, based in the San Francisco North Bay. n