Hayward Art Diversity
The Hayward Arts Council, known for over 35 years for widespread support of local artists in the Hayward area, continues branching out, promoting art as diverse as the local community.
Now, showing from September 20 to November 18, “Affection for Chinese Calligraphy and Paintings” opens to the public featuring the works of sixteen members of the Oriental Art Association at the John O’Lague Galleria of the Hayward City Hall in downtown.
Founded in San Francisco in 1978, the Oriental Art Association has steadily pursued its goal of celebrating Chinese art throughout the Bay Area, sponsoring numerous charitable and educational activities. They have put on exhibitions at Bay Area galleries every year, and often offered free demonstrations and workshops—all to promote Chinese Art.
If you’d ever like to learn more about Chinese calligraphy and brush painting, as well as admire the delicate beauty of the scenery depicted, go to the John O’Lague Galleria in the entrance floor of the Hayward City Hall: open Monday through Friday, from 9am to 5pm.
The Oriental Art Association (OAA) is a non-profit organization founded with the goal of encouraging production, cultivation, exhibition, and dissemination of Chinese art. It was co-founded in San Francisco, California in 1978 by art professor Lui-Sang Wong, calligraphy professor Henry Kong, and fellow artist Peter Mo Woo.
OAA leaders regularly offer free demonstrations and workshops at community centers introducing Chinese brush painting and calligraphy to the general public and continue the legacy of Chinese visual arts.
“Affection for Chinese Calligraphy and Paintings” exhibition, curated by HAC board member Ruey Syrop is sponsored by Hayward Arts Council, which stimulates community interest in the arts and encourages the participation of artists in all media.
Visit haywardartscouncil.org to view this exhibition online if you are not able to attend it in person.
Bruce Roberts is Hayward Arts Council’s board vice-president and Hayward Poet Laureate.
Castro Valley artist Catherine Win,"When Fruits are Ripe," Chinese brush painting now on view in-person at John O'Lague Galleria at Hayward City Hall, 777 B Street, M-F, 9am-5pm, and online at haywardartscouncil.org