International Art Education Center

A non-profit organization

dedicated to

Cultural Exchange and Performing Art Education

Who are we?

The International Art Education Center (the Center) is a non-profit organization. The purpose of its establishment is for cultural exchange between the United States and China and for promoting performing art education such as international folk dance, sport acrobatic, etc. The founder and current president, Nancy Liu, is a well-known professional dancer by receiving the first award in a nation wide professional dancing competition in 1980 and other awards during the 1980s. She is also a famous sport acrobatic coach. Her pupils were selected to represent china in many international sport acrobatic competition and won many gold medals in the early 90’s.

Ms. Liu accepted famous TV anchor, Ted Dawson’s                 Ms. Liu’s pupils, Li Yijia and Xiong Tong, won the gold medal

interview after her acrobatic show at San Diego in                   at an international sport acrobatic competition in 1990.                 

October 2003.

What have been done by the Center?

1. Culture Exchange Programs

The center has been registered in California as a non-profit organization in 2003. Right after its establishment, the Center conducted or sponsored many cultural exchange programs. In the past five years, the Center conducted four performing art seminars in USC, Soka University, Walnut Sr. Center and Cal State LA. The famous Chinese Dancer, Wang Yu-Lang had been invited to the States to interpret and demo Chinese folk dances.

The Center invited Mr. Zhang, the director of                    State University’s appreciation for the Center’s Ling-Luen Performing Art Group to have a                       performing art seminar in its Chinese Study

seminar in Walnut Sr. Center.                                            Center .  

 Miss Wang and her partner (1).                                    Miss Wang and her partner (2)

2. Charitable activities

Since International Art Education Center is a public own non-profit organization, we sponsor many charitable activities. In most cases, our members are volunteers to perform in charitable fund raising activities. The Center’s great contribution to our community has been recognized by the City of Walnut and organizations famous in local area such as Chinese American Association of Walnut, Chinese American parents Association and Walnut’s Sister City Association etc.

Council member Joaquin Lim presented Certificate to recognize the Center’s contribution to the community

Council member Mary Su and Ben Natividal, Council member Tony Cartagena’s representative present

Certificate to recognize Dr. John Wang and International Art Education Center.

Ms. Liu and her performers with Judy Chu, State                         The Center’s officers with Walnut’s Mayor

Assembly Member, in a charitable fund raising party.                 Tony Cartagena in Sister City’s fund raising      

party.

3. Community Services

a. Dance Classes

Currently, the Center has a Senior dance class in Well and Fit Adult day care center every Wednesday and Friday and has an adult folk dance class in Walnut’s Sr. Center every Saturday. The total number of class attendance is about 80 persons. The Center only charges a very miniscule fee to pay necessary expenses. Most services are provided by the Center for free.

The Center’s adult folk dance class in Walnut’s                 Ms. Liu and her performers at Walnut’s                         

 Sr. Center on every Saturday morning.                              outdoor concert  in August 2003.                   

b. Co-sponsor other non-profit organization

International Art Education Center fully support Chinese American Association of Walnut to co-sponsor major events hosted by CAAW such as its annual fund raising party, moon festival etc.  It also provided dancing programs to support Chinese American Parents Association in its event such as the appreciation party.

The performing program provided by the Center             The members of the Center performed in a CAPA

in CAAW’s annual fund raising party in 2006.                 Appreciation party in 2006

c. Participation of Community Activities

As a public own non-profit organization, the center has been invited to participate community activities such as Walnut’s family festival parade, Southern California Folk Dance Annual Festival and Walnut’s summer outdoor concert. 

Members of the center attended Southern              The president of the Center, Yali Liu (also the

California Folk Dance Annual Festival.                director of the dance) with performing team.

Sponsorship

As a non-profit organization, we depend on public support to maintain our daily operation. If you would like to support us, please make your check payable to: International Art Education Center. Our mailing address is: 19869 Calle Granada, Walnut, Ca 91789. A ten dollars donation will not be too little and a thousand dollars donation will not be too much. Any donations will be appreciated. Donation may be tax deductible, please consult your accountant for details.