by Jill Shiraki | Feb 27, 2023 | Classes & Events
Gallery Hours: Tuesday-Friday, Noon – 5:00pm
Gallery Location: Kala Gallery, 2990 San Pablo, Berkeley, CA 94702
Kala Gallery is excited to present a retrospective exhibition Fossil of Language, featuring works by Yuzo Nakano, Artistic Director Emeritus and Co-founder of Kala Art Institute. The exhibition showcases Nakano’s work from the 1970s to the present, and celebrates his vision and contributions to Kala’s creative community and to the Bay Area art scene.
Nakano’s work traverses diverse media, including painting, printmaking, mixed media, music composition, multimedia performance, and digital media.
J-Sei Group Tour – Thurs, March 16, 1 pm
We are planning a docent-lead group tour and visit to Kala Art Institute on either a Thursday or Friday in early March. RSVP to jill@j-sei.org with “Kala” in the memo if you are interested. More information to come.
by Jill Shiraki | Feb 26, 2023 | Other News
Sentimental Journey: A Nisei Life in Song
Saturday, March 18, 2023, 12:30 pm
Freight & Salvage, 2020 Addison Street, Berkeley
Join J-Sei for this special show in tribute to our Nisei generation as the Grateful Crane Ensemble from Los Angeles takes you on a sentimental journey through the Nisei’s life in America before, during and after WWII. Featuring over 20 of the Nisei’s favorite Japanese and American songs, the show promises to bring back fond memories of their lives well-lived as we say “Thank you” to them for paving the way for the younger generations to follow.
Written by Soji Kashiwagi
Featuring Jason Fong, Haruye Ioka, Keiko Kawashima, and Merv Maruyama
Musicians: Lisa Joe, Musical Director, Piano; Danny Yamamoto, Drums
GROUP TICKET Sales with J-Sei are now closed. Tickets are still available for purchase at Freight & Salvage . We hope to see you there!
by Jill Shiraki | Feb 25, 2023 | Classes & Events
GENERATIONS/
The roots of making in the Asawa-Lanier family
J-Sei Group Visit
Fri, March 31st, 11:30 am
Ruth’s Table
3160 21st Street, San Francisco
RSVP to jill@j-sei.org with memo “Ruths Table”. The group will enjoy a gallery visit and hands-on activity and lunch outdoors on the patio.
“Learn something. Apply it. Pass it on so it is not forgotten.” – Ruth Asawa
Generation: The Roots of Making in the Asawa-Lanier Family, brings together four generations from a San Francisco family of makers. Inspired by world-renowned artist Ruth Asawa, the exhibition serves as an opportunity to honor Asawa’s life-long commitment to community-based art education and activism in the arts.
Generation is a tribute and a testament that Asawa’s values live on through generations – in the Asawa-Lanier family, in communities and organizations, like Ruth’s Table – that share her unwavering belief that creative engagement is essential and can impact the lives of people of all ages.
The exhibition brings together works in wire and lithography by Ruth Asawa; paintings, drawings, and birthday envelopes by Albert Lanier; paintings and a clay platter by Paul Lanier; textile, collage, and painting by Aiko Lanier Cuneo; origami portraits, paintings, and paper construction by Lilli Lanier; and paintings by Lucia Ruth Soriano. All of these artists have worked with one another on public commissions, as teaching artists in schools, and collaborated on pieces in this show.
The work exhibited in Generation spans 57 years from 1965 to 2022. Motifs rooted in interwoven patterns of line, repetition, and dynamic interactions between geometric shapes, color, and forms, appear in all artists’ works creating inherent conversation and visual connections carried through varying media. Together, they form a story of four generations of a family that is joined not only in relationship, but by the curiosity and love of materials, color, and pattern.
by Jill Shiraki | Feb 17, 2023 | COVID-19, News
J-Sei COVID-19 Policy
updated on February 13, 2023
For all J-Sei participants, visitors and volunteers:
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- We no longer require proof of vaccination and booster.
- We support being cautious and strongly recommend that you wear a mask.
- Free N95 masks are available onsite.
- We remind you to sanitize your hands when you enter the building and wash your hands often.
- Please continue to social distance when possible.
Upon entering J-Sei Emeryville, we ask that you:
(1) Complete and sign J-Sei’s Waiver Form (one-time only) and sign in daily. For those returning visitors, a J-card can be issued to you for automated check in at the kiosk.
(2) Stay at home and refrain from coming to J-Sei if:
. You are not feeling well or have symptoms of COVID-19 or other illnesses.
. You have tested positive in the past 10 days.
. You may have been in contact with someone who has symptoms or has been diagnosed with COVID-19 in the past 10 days.
(3) Inform J-Sei immediately if you test positive within the next three days following your visit to J-Sei.
by Kathy Hashimoto | Feb 1, 2023 | Classes & Events, Other News
J-Sei Movie Night: A Japanese Love Story?
Friday, February 10, 6:30 pm (on Zoom)
It has become an annual J-Sei Movie Night tradition to celebrate February with a Japanese romantic movie. But is there actually such a thing as a Japanese love story with a happy ending? Does such a movie exist? Well, turns out this has proved to be a rather challenging and elusive quest, but we’ve tried to be diligent in our continuing hunt. Has our Valentine’s search finally been successful this year?!?
Join us and find out on Friday, February 10, at 6:30pm for a Japanese movie watch party and discussion on Zoom. (Movie tba.) RSVP to jill@j-sei.org with “Feb movie night” in the subject line to receive Zoom info prior to the event.
See you at the movies!
J-Sei Movie Night Bento
For movie night, you can order specially made obento from My Friend Yuji for pickup. Here are Chef Yuji’s delectable offerings for this month’s movie night:
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Kimchi Tako Poke – 1/2 pint of kimchi tako, onions, negi and limu – $14
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Garlic Tuna Poke – 1/2 pint garlic tuna, sweet onions, negi and limu – $16
- Squid & Pork Hawaiian Plate – squid taro stewed, kalua pork, lomi lomi salmon with koshihikari rice – $18
- Oxtail Nabe Kit – Oxtail dashi, assorted vegetables, chicken tsukune, wagyu A5 enoki rolls, pork belly cabbage rolls, hon hamachi, shirataki noodles, homeade ponzu and gomadare. Rice, grated yam, egg and aonori. Will give cooking instructions – $70
Click on the button below to place your order. Pick up your meal at the selected pick-up time at J-Sei on Friday, February 10th. Please remember to wear a mask and observe social distance protocol. Thank you!
To order: When you click on the button above, it will take you directly to a pop-up order form on the My Friend Yuji webpage, where you first select a pickup time. In the next window, click anywhere inside the box frame to open another pop-up and select the number of bento you want to order, then click on “Add item” to close the pop-up. Repeat with additional items to order. When you’ve finished selecting your bento, click the “View order” bar at the bottom to confirm your order and click “Continue to payment” to sign in and pay for your order.
Support J-Sei At the Movies
Thanks to you, J-Sei At the Movies is in its Sixth Year! We look forward to more creative programming with educational and inspiring Japanese and Japanese American films. We are especially grateful for the up close and personal chats with filmmakers as we learn so much from the exchange.
We love having a growing and enthusiastic audience. We welcome any donations to help us offset costs for Movie Night. Thanks for considering this.
