UVA East Asia Center

Interested in East Asian art?
ARTH 2861— East Asian Art, Fall 2026
M/W 2-3:15 pm, Cam 160, 4 credits
This course is a general introduction to the artistic traditions of China, Korea, and Japan from the prehistoric period to the modern era. Major topics include funerary art, Buddhist art, and later court and secular art. The course seeks to understand artistic forms in relation to technology, political and religious beliefs, and social and historical contexts. It also introduces the major philosophic and religious traditions—Confucianism, Daoism, Shinto, and Buddhism—that have shaped cultural and aesthetic ideals of East Asia. The lectures survey major monuments and the fundamental concepts behind their creation.

Interested in East Asian art?
ARTH 2861— East Asian Art, Fall 2026
M/W 2-3:15 pm, Cam 160, 4 credits
This course is a general introduction to the artistic traditions of China, Korea, and Japan from the prehistoric period to the modern era. Major topics include funerary art, Buddhist art, and later court and secular art. The course seeks to understand artistic forms in relation to technology, political and religious beliefs, and social and historical contexts. It also introduces the major philosophic and religious traditions—Confucianism, Daoism, Shinto, and Buddhism—that have shaped cultural and aesthetic ideals of East Asia. The lectures survey major monuments and the fundamental concepts behind their creation.

Join us tonight in the Colonnade Club for our 50th Anniversary Reception!

Join us for our 50th Anniversary alumni conference this Saturday!

East Asian Studies at 50 Alumni Conference

10:00 – 11:30 a.m. "Pacific Asia Beyond the American Century" Social Sciences Panel, Colonnade Club (Pavilion VII) Solarium

12:30 – 1:30 p.m. "U.S. Policy Impacts on Asia in a Turbulent Era" Lunch Address with Ambassador Daniel Kritenbrink

2:00 – 3:30 p.m. "Buddhist Studies and Asian Humanities" Panel, Colonnade Club (Pavilion VII) Solarium

One week away!

East Asia Center 50th Anniversary Join the East Asia Center as we celebrate 50 years of East Asian Studies at the University of Virginia, April 17-19. Our flagship conference will feature

Join us for our 50th Anniversary celebration weekend April 17-19!