Exhibitions and Demonstrations Ikenobo & Sogetsu schools On September 25-26, 2024, Ikebana International New York (IINY) held a successful exhibition and demonstration at Harrison Meadows Country Club, in collaboration with the Little Garden Club of Rye. The event featured exhibits and demonstrations from both the Sogetsu and Ikenobo...
Joint induction of officers and new members Ikebana International Cebu Chapter 145 and Ikenobo Ikebana Society of Cebu 9709 had a joint induction of officers and new members on July 8, 2024 at Don Quijote Function Hall, Casino Español De Cebu. Consul General Hideaki Matsuo of the...
Demonstration Misho-ryu On September 18th, Marta Bombín García, member of the Bilbao group within the Spain Castellana chapter, gave a talk and demonstration in the classroom of the Barakaldo Botanical Garden. She spoke about the value of Ikebana as an inner and personal path searching for oneself,...
September 7-8, 2024 Exhibition Open to the Public The Chrysanthemum Show has been an annual event since 1983. *This year’s Portland Japanese Garden gate admissions were 1,869 on Saturday and 2,019 on Sunday. Hopefully, most of them visited our show, where 25 members exhibited, representing five schools in...
Brushstrokes for Ikebana: Mother and Child Consistent with their theme, Brushstrokes for Ikebana, Group 4 of Ikebana International Manila Chapter showed their Ikebana prowess to interpret Mother and Child paintings into their arrangement. The interplay of the materials used such as the types and the colors of...
Ottawa Centennial Chapter was the recipient of the Ambassador's award in recognition of a long-time contribution in promoting Ikebana in Ottawa and the lasting friendship between Japan and Canada. Our Chapter was established in 1969 and the award marked our Chapter's 55th anniversary. His Excellency Kanji Yamanouchi,...
Chapter Meeting Our first meeting of the new season kicked off with an interesting history of the Japanese in the Tacoma, WA area and Seattle. The presenter, Kris Staudinger, a travel journalist and tour guide, showed photographs of early important sites in the Tacoma area for Japanese...
EKO-HAUS Garden Festival Exhibition of Ikebana International Cologne was held in the EKO-HAUS in Düsseldorf in Germany. On a sunny autumn day in mid-September the EKO-HAUS celebrated their traditional garden festival. It is supposed to be a day of encounter, getting to know people, connecting, and reuniting...
