China Institute

The China Institute in America (Chinese: 華美協進社; pinyin: Huáměi Xiéjìnshè; literally: "Sino-American Cooperation Advancement Society"^[1]) is a nonprofit educational and cultural institution in New York City, that was founded in 1926.

Address

100 Washington Street (enter at 40 Rector Street), 2nd Floor, New York, NY 10006

Purpose

China Institute in America, newly located at 100 Washington Street, New York City, with a satellite school on the upper east side of Manhattan, advances a deeper understanding of China through programs in education, culture, business, and art in the belief that cross-cultural understanding strengthens the global community. It is the oldest bi-cultural, non-profit organization in the United States to focus exclusively on China.

The Institute offers programs, activities, courses and seminars on the visual and performing arts, culture, history, music, philosophy, language and literature. They are appropriate for people of all ages and backgrounds, as well as children’s programming, business and current affairs programs and professional development programs for teachers.^[2]

History

China Institute was founded in 1926 by a group of distinguished American and Chinese educators including John Dewey, Hu Shih, Paul Monroe and Dr. Kuo Ping-wen. It is the oldest bicultural organization in America devoted exclusively to China.

Chartered by the Board of Regents of the University of the State of New York in 1944 as a school of continuing education, our language and cultural school is the oldest educational center of its kind in the United States. Click Here to see China Institute’s Historical Timeline. It was funded with Boxer Rebellion indemnity money (paid by China to the United States) to help administer the Boxer Rebellion Indemnity Scholarship Program that provided funding for Chinese students to study in the U.S. Kuo Ping-Wen was named as its first director. Trustees were appointed by the Chinese and American governments.^[3] The Institute was a subsidiary of the China Foundation until 1929, when civil war in China compelled the Foundation to withdraw financial support. The Institute was then reconstituted as an independent self-supporting organization by co-founders Monroe and Kuo Ping-Wen. The Institute's School of Chinese Studies, founded in 1933, is the oldest educational center of its kind in the United States.

In 1944, the Institute was chartered by the New York State Board of Regents, and defined as a continuing education organization whose purpose was:

To promote education and culture in art, literature, science, history, and other subjects among Chinese and Americans, and to cultivate a mutual understanding between China and the United States and the citizens thereof, by the administration of funds entrusted to the corporation for use in the establishment of scholarships and for other expenses of students studying in the United States...and for the exchange of information and views between Chinese and Americans.

Programs

School of Chinese Studies

Driven by solid curricula, the School of Chinese Studies at China Institute, founded in 1933, offers classes, courses and programs in Chinese language, history, literature, arts and culture, etc. to build a life-long learning community that sustains and encourages excitement for learning by connecting with other like-minded individuals.

The School was chartered in 1944 by the Board of Regents of the New York State Department of Education. With a direct endorsement by New York City Mayor Fiorello La Guardia, Superintendent of Schools Dr. John E. Wade granted the school accreditation to offer in-service credit courses for teachers, and China Institute was soon recognized as the nation’s first and largest school of Chinese studies of its kind.

For over 80 years, China Institute’s School of Chinese Studies has taught thousands of students, both children and adults, to speak, read and write Chinese and has provided courses and workshops to the general public on Chinese culture, history, art, literature and language teaching; brought hundreds of students and educators to China for life-changing tours and study programs; and created award-winning curriculum guides and books about China. In an increasingly globalized community, the school continues to create innovative programs to foster cross-cultural understanding and connections. In addition to Mandarin, The Institute offers instruction in traditional Chinese activities, such as calligraphy and taijiquan, as well as lectures, symposia, workshops, and short courses designed to contextualize traditional and contemporary Chinese art and culture. For K-12 students, Discover China Through Art (DCTA) is China Institute's arts exposure program, designed to introduce students to Chinese art and culture through participatory lectures and workshops based on the current Gallery exhibition.

China Institute provides resources to K-12 educators interested in promoting the integration of Chinese history, culture, and language into their curriculum through workshops, study tours, and curriculum guides. In a partnership with East China Normal University (ECNU) in Shanghai, the Institute offers a Joint Masters Program for training K-12 Chinese Language teachers. Educators who complete the program are eligible to become certified in New York State and thirty-five other states to teach in American public schools. The School also provides ongoing professional development courses and workshops for K-12 educators.These programs are delivered both at China Institute and at outside educational institutions, including schools, universities, libraries and museums.

Arts & Culture

The Institute offers arts and cultural programs including art exhibitions, author talks, poetry, film, performing arts, music, as well as lectures, symposia, workshops, and short courses designed to contextualize traditional and contemporary Chinese art and culture.

Established in 1966, China Institute Gallery was the first non-profit gallery in the United States to showcase Chinese art and culture exclusively and on a regular basis. China Institute Gallery is renowned for its intimate, first-class thematic exhibitions, which are accompanied by in-depth scholarly catalogues. The Gallery has presented over 100 exhibitions in such areas as calligraphy, painting, ceramics, bronzes, decorative art, folk art, architecture, photography, textiles, and contemporary art covering 5,000 years of Chinese history from the Neolithic period to present day. China Institute Gallery has earned an international reputation and continues to provide a unique opportunity for Americans and visitors from around the world to appreciate both traditional and contemporary Chinese art and culture.

The Gallery offers: · Two Major Exhibitions Per Year · Traveling Exhibitions · Exhibition Catalogs · Gallery Tours through Discover China Through Art (DCTA), an educational program for all age groups · Membership Opportunities – Friends of the Gallery for those who share a special love for the art of China

A number of notable exhibitions of classic, modern and contemporary Chinese art, include: Along the Yangzi River: Regional Culture of the Bronze Age from Hunan; Blooming in the Shadows: Unofficial Chinese Art 1974-1985; Confucius: His life and Legacy in Art; The Last Emperor's Collection: Masterpieces of Painting and Calligraphy from the Liaoning Provincial Museum; Buddhist Sculpture from China: Selections from the Xi'an Beilin Museum, Fifth through Ninth Centuries; Shu: reinventing Books in Contemporary Chinese Art.

Center for Business

The China Institute Center for Business is among the foremost venues for U.S.-China business interaction in the United States. As an authoritative resource for the latest insights on China’s business landscape, our speaker programs, summits and roundtables provide companies of all sizes with forums to meet and share information. A diverse range of industries and topics are addressed, and woven throughout is programming on cross-border investing and the latest technology trends. The China Institute Center for Business provides access to leading experts in their fields, who understand what is happening on the ground in China in real time. In addition to business programming, the Center offers Chinese language classes and custom corporate training courses that can be tailored to your company’s needs.

References

↑ 華美協進社簡介 (About China Institute) (Chinese)
↑ China Institute Official Website
↑ "Whither China Institute in America?", Phillips Talbot, August 31, 1982

To Learn More About China Institute’s History, click on the links below:

Official Website: www.chinainstitute.org Mission and History: http://www.chinainstitute.org/about-us/mission-history/ Media Coverage: http://www.chinainstitute.org/about-us/press/media-coverage/ Press Releases: http://www.chinainstitute.org/about-us/press/press-releases/ New York Times article about China Institute on Dec. 19, 1926] http://chineselectures.org/NYT_12-19-1926.pdf A Brief History of China Institute, 1926-1986 by Wango Weng - http://chineselectures.org/wango.pdf An article written by Dr. Eugene Shen about China Institute in 1930 -http://chineselectures.org/articles/eugeneshen.pdf History of China Foundation (predecessor of China Institute) -http://chineselectures.org/articles/eugeneshen.pdf World Journal Article about China Institute - http://www.clta-gny.org/WJonChinaInstitute.pdf China Press article on Virginia Kamsky, Chair of China Institute’s Board - http://chineselectures.org/kamsky.htm China Institute and Columbia University by Yong Ho -http://chineselectures.org/cicu.htm Historical photos of China Institute - http://chineselectures.org/historicalphotos.htm An old newsletter of China Institute from 1962- http://chineselectures.org/cinewsletter1962.pdf

External links

China Institute - official site

Coordinates: 40°45′59″N 73°57′57″W / 40.76639°N 73.96583°W / 40.76639; -73.96583

Museums in Manhattan

Current	American Academy of Arts and Letters American Folk Art Museum American Museum of Natural History Rose Center for Earth and Space Asia Society Asian American Arts Centre Castle Clinton Center for Jewish History Children's Museum of Manhattan China Institute The Cloisters Drawing Center Dyckman House El Museo del Barrio Eldridge Street Synagogue Ellis Island Federal Hall National Memorial Fraunces Tavern Frick Collection FusionArts Museum George Gustav Heye Center Girl Scout Museum and Archives Gracie Mansion Grolier Club Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum Hamilton Grange National Memorial Hispanic Society of America International Center of Photography International Print Center New York Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum Irish American Baseball Hall of Fame Japan Society Jewish Museum John J. Harvey John M. Mossman Lock Museum Lower East Side Tenement Museum Madame Tussauds Malcolm X and Dr. Betty Shabazz Memorial and Educational Center Merchant's House Museum Met Breuer Metropolitan Museum of Art Mmuseumm Morgan Library & Museum Morris–Jumel Mansion Mount Vernon Hotel Museum The Museum at FIT Museum of American Finance Museum of Arts and Design Museum of Biblical Art Museum of Chinese in America Museum of Jewish Heritage Museum of Mathematics Museum of Modern Art Museum of Motherhood Museum of Primitive Art Museum of Sex Museum of the City of New York National Academy Museum and School National Jazz Museum in Harlem National Track and Field Hall of Fame Neue Galerie New York New Museum New York City Fire Museum New York City Police Museum New York Public Library New York Public Library for the Performing Arts New York Transit Museum New-York Historical Society Paley Center for Media Nicholas Roerich Museum Rose Museum Rubin Museum of Art Scandinavia House Skyscraper Museum South Street Seaport Museum Statue of Liberty Studio Museum in Harlem The Theatre Museum Theodore Roosevelt Birthplace Tibet House Ukrainian Museum United Nations Art Collection Whitney Museum of American Art Yeshiva University Museum

Defunct	Chelsea Art Museum Dahesh Museum of Art Forbes Galleries Museum of Comic and Cartoon Art

See also: Museum Mile

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