Webinar Series: Exploring Japan’s Best Kept Secrets Volume 1 – Japanese Gardens

Japan Institute of Portland Japanese Garden invites you to deepen your knowledge of the aesthetic essence underlying Japanese art and craft. This three-part webinar series begins in October, inviting Steve Beimel from JapanCraft21 to speak on the craftsmanship invested into Kyoto’s Japanese gardens. Continuing in November, the webinar will dive deeper into Japanese aesthetics with a look at the nation’s remarkable crafts, a rich and diverse output that has influenced several Japanese cultural pursuits, including gardening. In December, the series will wrap up by focusing on the artistry of everyday ceramic vessels that Japanese craftspeople make extraordinary.