A spectacular, free festival of Chinese art this week brings some of the most talented artists and their works from China to the U.S. One exhibit, "The Art Made by Jade," showcases carved and sculpted jade, part of an art form dating to at least 4,000 years ago. Jade in China is pronounced 'Yu', implying honor and conviction. Many girls in ancient times were named with jade to reflect the love of their parents. The stone with healing qualities for the human stomach and kidneys is animated with a soul. Paintings, calligraphy style, workshops, musical performances, film showings, lectures, and an awards ceremony at Maeya Art Festival take place Jan. 23-25, 2015 at 550 Deep Valley Drive, Room 261; Rolling Hills Estates, Ca. See maeya.us

Art exhibits in California:

• LAGUNA BEACH: Festival of Arts "Now & Then" Exhibit at Wells Fargo, 260 Ocean Ave. through April 9, 2015. lagunafestivalofarts.org
• SAN FRANCISCO: Asian Art Museum's Opening Seduction: Japan's Floating World -- The John C. Weber Collection  Feb. 20–May 10, 2015. asianart.org
• PASADENA: A New Way Forward: Japanese Hanga of the 20th Century through April 19, 2015 at USC Pacific Asia Museum, pacificasiamuseum.org
• PASADENA: Manet's "The Railway" on Loan from the National Gallery of Art through March 2, 2015 at Norton Simon Museum
• SACRAMENTO: Toulouse-Lautrec and La Vie Moderne: Paris 1880–1910 at Crocker Art Museum Feb. 1- April 26, 2015
• LOS ANGELES: WWI War of Images: Images of War at Getty Center through April 19, 2015
• FRESNO: Tradition, Legacy, Culture opens Jan. 23, 2015 at Fresno Art Museum. Commemorates 100th anniversary of Armenian genocide.
• SAN DIEGO: Gauguin to Warhol: 20th Century Icons features masterpieces by 40 monumental artists Pablo Picasso, Henri Matisse, Georgia O'Keeffe, Salvador Dalí, Frida Kahlo... San Diego Museum of Art, closes Jan. 27, 2015