As the Xijing Men work a sign requesting silence is posted on the door of the H&R Block Artspace at the Kansas City Art Institute.
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Chalk hieroglyphs created by members of the Xijing Men guide the students in a visual language project.
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Xijing Men artist Tsuyoshi Ozawa, of Japan, listens to evolving discussions as the KCAI arts students work.
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Will Meier, a student at the Kansas City Art Institute, creates a visual story with other students.
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Xijing Men artists (from left) Tsuyoshi Ozawa, of Japan, and Gimhongsok of Korea, discuss the visual languages they are creating during a language exercise.
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Rigged with a camera to document the process, Zach Hermann dashes to the other side of the room to capture the action.
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Kansas City Art Institute students Amber Thomas, (from left) and Sharon Gradischnig discuss their visual languages with Gimhongsok, of Korea.
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Xijing Men artist Chen Shaoxiong, of China, takes a closer look at the work of a student during an exercise.
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Xijing Men artist Chen Shaoxiong, of China, speaks with students as they work.
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Sharon Gradischnig attempts to interpret the work of other students.
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Xijing Men Collaborative artists Gimhongsok, of Korea, (from left) Chen Shaoxiong, of China, discusses the next activity for their students with Michael Schonhoff, assistant curator of the H&R Block Artspace as Tsuyoshi Ozawa, of Japan, looks on.
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Communicating with the aid of a drawing, Tsuyoshi Ozawa, of Japan, (from left) Will Meier, a student at the Kansas City Art Institute, Chen Shaoxiong, of China, discuss Japanese American artists as Gimhongsok, of Korea, speaks with another arts student.
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Xijing Men artists Gimhongsok, of Korea, (from left) and Tsuyoshi Ozawa, of Japan, introduce the next lesson.
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Xijing Men artists Gimhongsok, of Korea, laughs with arts students.
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Students teach a song to another student which they have to pass along to the next student.
Kansas City Art Institute students experienced cross-cultural communication through art during a Sunday workshop with visiting artists at the H&R Block Artspace. As part of their 1o-day residency in Kansas City, the Xijing Men led the students through activities designed to inspire them to use their skills as budding artists.
