JASC's monthly Discussion Series will finish off 2005 with Japanese Art. Ron Otsuka, Curator of Asian Art at the Denver Art Museum (DAM), will discuss DAM's Japanese art collection and the art to be exhibited in the new building which opens in 2006. Specifically, Ron will talk about the Japanese Art exhibition of the Colorado Collection of Kimiko and John Powers, and Miyajima's "Engi" which was commissioned by the Denver Office of Art, Culture, and Film. Discussion Series is free and casual, and reservations are not required. It is always the second Tuesday of every month. Everyone is welcome! Food and drinks are available at the bar.

Speaker Biography
Curator of Asian art at the Denver Art Museum since 1973, Ronald Otsuka received his graduate degree from the Institute of Fine Arts, New York University. In addition to teaching Asian art at Rutgers University, University of Colorado, and University of Denver, he is the recipient of research grants from the Asian Cultural Council, Bunkacho (Agency of Cultural Affairs, Japan), and National Endowment for the Arts. Otsuka has organized and administered more than sixty Asian art exhibitions for the Denver Art Museum, Colorado State University, and Japan Pavilion (Epcot Center). He is a trustee of the William and Alice Hosokawa Fellowship Program and an apppointee to the Governor's Asian Pacific American Advisory Council.