HIGHLIGHTS
Like many arts organizations, we are facing a very challenging funding environment. Any donation is much appreciated! Click here to go to our donations page, or learn about a fun way to become a backer of this year's QiXi production by clicking on the QiXi image below!
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Enter our Drawing to Win!Round trip Main Cabin Air Transportation to Shanghai or Beijing for two, courtesy of American Airlines will be raffled at the Qi Xi After Party. You do not need to be present to win! Raffle tickets are just $10 each or 3/$25 and can be purchased at our online store or by calling 312-369-3197.
Free Registration ending on July 31!
CFAS is pleased to announce its Third International Music Composition Competition, “Migratory Journeys.” Prizes will be awarded to composers who create new works inspired by the wandering, resettling, and emigration of Chinese diaspora population through the world. First prize Professional division: $3500, Student division: $500. Click here for links to information and competition guidelines and to register. After free registration ends on July 31, a $25 registration fee will apply.
QiXi: A Chinese Love Story
We are honored that Millennium Park has asked CFAS to reprise QiXi: A Chinese Love Story, our traveling performance which made its debut in July, 2009. This year's performance will be presented August 22, 2010 at 2:30 pm, beginning at Cloud Gate. Adler Planetarium will present companion programming for this year's event. Read more...
Music Festival in Honor of Confucius
This is our annual music performance competition open to young classical musicians of all cultural backgrounds from the greater Chicago area. The 2010 MFHC will be take place at Sherwood Community Music School at Columbia College Chicago on October 24, 2010. The new repertoire listing is here!
The Chinese Fine Arts Society (CFAS) was founded in 1984 as a 501c3 non-profit organization dedicated to the education and promotion of the Chinese cultural arts.
Community Outreach
For more than 25 years, CFAS Outreach activities have included musical programs that introduce traditional Chinese Musical Instruments, such as the Erhu, Pipa, Guzheng, Kong Hu, and Bamboo Flute to new audiences. CFAS also enables young string and piano musicians who have participated in the Music Festival to showcase their talents in many venues so they can share Chinese music with an interested public. Through ensemble as well as the solo performances, audiences quickly learn to appreciate Chinese music.
CFAS visits and brings colorful programs to senior centers, featuring Chinese music and culture from choral music to lion dancers, folk dancers to young musician performances. We even teach seniors to sing in Chinese! For each performance, CFAS produces program notes and explains the lyrics to the audience. Through such efforts the audiences learn and appreciate Chinese Culture.
Over the years, we have participated in events such as the Grand Opening ceremony of the Millennium Park and Chicago Symphony Orchestra’s renovated center. We were invited to participate in the Silk Road in Chicago Project both in Millennium Park and at the Art Institute. By popular demand, we continue to participate in various festivals in the greater Chicago area including the Evanston Arts Festival, Bartlett Arts Festival and the Streamwood Multicultural Festival. In addition, we have participated in many other programs at Northbrook Library, Naperville Library, Chicago Chinatown Library and Westmont Library, Columbia College Cultural Program, senior housing and public school programs as well as many corporate special events.
CFAS presents all programs with pride and in a professional manner. Please contact Mei Lin at 630-372-9658 to schedule an outreach program for your business, event, or festival.
Please see our Calendar of Events for more information.