Arts & Entertainment
"Sushi, Sake & Hokusai" Happy Hours at the MAC/CCMA June 12 and Aug. 8
Events feature complimentary appetizers, drinks, a talk by Curator Justin Witte and more.
In celebration of the this summer's "Hokusai & Ukiyo-e" exhibition the The Cleve Carney Museum of Art (CCMA) and McAninch Arts Center (MAC), located on the College of DuPage campus (425 Fawell Blvd.), are hosting “Sushi, Sake & Hokusai” happy hour ticketed events at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, June 12, and Friday, Aug. 8. These events feature complimentary appetizers, drinks, a talk by Curator Justin Witte, admission to the exhibition and a VIP lanyard. Tickets for "Sushi, Sake & Hokusai" are $80. For tickets or more information visit Hokusai2025.org or call 639-942-4000.
The CCMA and MAC are presenting “Hokusai & Ukiyo-e: The Floating World, Artworks from the Chiossone Collection,” now through Sept. 21. The all-encompassing exhibition takes guests on a fascinating journey into the world of shoguns, samurai and kabuki actors during a vibrant time of Japanese cultural renaissance.
The exhibition’s featured art collection, on loan from the Edoardo Chiossone Museum of Oriental Art in Genoa, Italy, features 53 woodblock prints and original paintings by the masters of ukiyo-e, including original works by Hokusai, Hiroshige and 15 of their contemporaries, and a selection of objects such as games, instruments and hair ornaments. For tickets or more information visit Hokusai2025.org.
