Columbia Chinese painting conference – April 3-5, 2026

The conference “Meditative Retreat by Streams and Mountains: New Reflections on Chinese Painting and Visual Culture” brings together the most recent research on Chinese painting, focusing on its intersections with image-making practices, ritual traditions, sensory experience, social dynamics, and cross-cultural exchange. Please join us on April 3-5, 2026 at 501 Schermerhorn Hall, Columbia University. For further details and to register, please visit: https://burkecenter.columbia.edu/lectures-symposia/meditative-retreat-streams-and-mountains-new-reflections-chinese-painting-and?fbclid=IwY2xjawQXN8ZleHRuA2FlbQIxMABicmlkETFXdUVTMmdldnhNTXI1NUNZc3J0YwZhcHBfaWQQMjIyMDM5MTc4ODIwMDg5MgABHuEC3r4AFtiqzVITfFCisvr1O1HMgvWnRx6OQCENBOY7zX0ioEGEMrmVrC6h_aem_vGZ8dwqaTi43vTQDK1p9jQ