BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 CALSCALE:GREGORIAN PRODID:iCalendar-Ruby BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Lectures & Presentations,Networking & Social Event,Exhibition DESCRIPTION:Join us on campus to learn about Japanese traditional culture.\ n\n \n\nWhen: Friday\, April 19\, 2024 at 5:30 PM\n\nWhere: OHIO Eastern Ar t Gallery\n\n \n\nTraditional tea ceremony by Yuko EguchiJapanese tradition al painting by Hiromi KatayamaIkebana\, Japanese traditional flower arrange ments by Sogetsu Pittsburgh \n\nRegistration is required\, seating is limit ed! \n\n \n\nRegister Today! \n\n \n\nJapanese tea ceremony performance by Yoko (Soyu) Eguchi \n\nThe tea ceremony\, or Chado (The Way of Tea)\, is a traditional Japanese art involving the\nritualistic preparation of tea. Inf luenced by the philosophy of Zen Buddhism\, the core\nteaching of chado is to attain a spiritual state of selflessness and peacefulness through\nmakin g and sharing tea. Join us to learn the history and philosophy of Japanese tea\nceremony while tasting Japanese tea and sweets. (This event is open to the public.)\n\n \n\nYuko Eguchi is a native of Tokyo\, Japan and holds a Ph.D. in ethnomusicology from the\nUniversity of Pittsburgh. She received h er tea master title and name\, Soyu\, in 2009 and the\nassociate professor of tea title in 2013\, certified by the head master of the Urasenke\nschool . Yuko has performed and lectured on Japanese traditional arts at various h igher\ninstitutions. Visit her website: www.yukoeguchi.com\n\n \n\nSogetsu Pittsburgh is a collective study group founded in 1990 by Reiko Nakajima an d Joan Walter.\n\nAlong with studying the Sogetsu Ikebana curriculum throug h workshops\, the group introduces the practice to the public and community through collaborations with various organizations\, venues and artists. Pa st exhibitions have included projects with Fallingwater\, the Carnegie Muse um of Art\, Phipps Conservatory\, the Andy Warhol Museum\, Contemporary Cra ft\, the Cleveland Botanic Garden and more. Sogetsu is a school of ikebana founded in Japan in 1927 by artist Sofu Teshigahara on the premise that tra ditional ikebana could be expanded and be created “anytime\, anywhere\, by anyone.” Sogetsu incorporates influences including modern sculpture\, abstr act art\, architecture\, and design while honoring custom and a particular methodology. Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sogetsu.ikebana.pittsburg h Website: https://sogetsu-pittsburgh.squarespace.com\n\n \n\nHiromi Kataya ma\, OHIO Eastern Visting Professor\, Artist \n\nHiromi Katayama\, a native of Ibarki\, Japan\, is a professional artist currently working from her pr ivate studio in Houston\, Pennsylvania. Hiromi's love for creative art was founded in the studio of her mentor\, Renjoin Sensei\, from the age of nine years old. Before she came to the United States\, Hiromi received her BFA in Japanese Traditional Painting from Joshibi University of Art and Design\ , Tokyo\, Japan\, in the spring of 2008. In the summer of 2008\, Hiromi tra veled to Pennsylvania\, where she studied for her MFA in the painting progr am at Edinboro University of Pennsylvania\, graduating in May of 2012. At t he close of her personal academic journey\, Hiromi gained representation an d found success as her galleries’ clientele received her art. Hiromi contin ues to create work using traditional Japanese pigments and techniques\; thr ough traditional methods and materials\, and her belief in cultural foundat ions in nature\, she hopes to share her culture and a little bit of herself with her audience. Through international exhibitions and public displays o f her work\, Hiromi strives to influence\, inspire\, and educate. This visi on has resulted in the permanent exhibition of Hiromi’s work in museums\, c orporations\, and esteemed private collections. DTEND:20240419T230000Z DTSTAMP:20241123T043715Z DTSTART:20240419T213000Z LOCATION:Ohio University Eastern\, Art Gallery\, Shannon Hall\, Room 202 SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Japanese Cultural Event UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_45561987239774 URL:https://calendar.ohio.edu/event/traditional_japanese_tea_ceremony END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR