Workshop and Lectures on Japanese Traditional Art

Date and Time: Thu. July 13, 2006, 9:00-5 p.m.
Place: Asian Centre Auditorium, University of British Columbia

Have you ever made a fan with your own painting or watched carving of a stature of a Buddhist deity immerging from an ordinary piece of wood? This workshop, given by distinguished Japanese professional artists and fine arts professors, would give you a rare opportunity to experience these kinds of things. Bring your family and friends along to Asian Centre surrounded by beautiful Japanese gardens!

Program Schedule
9:00 Registration
9:15-12:00
Mr. Hiroshi Sugimoto
Special Advisor for Cultural Exchange, Agency for Cultural Affairs, Government of Japan
Fan making using gold leaf
Limited to 15 participants. Cost: $30.00
9:15-12:00
Mr. Atsushi Inoue, Woodblock Print Artist
Workshop on printing “ukiyoe,” Japanese woodblock print
Limited to 20 participants. Cost: $15.00
1:20-1:30
Welcoming Speech by Eleanor Yuen, Head of Asian Library, UBC
1:30-2:30
Mr. Hiroshi Noguchi, Metal Artist, Professor at Tama Art University
PowerPoint presentation on Japanese traditional metal work.
2:45-3:45
Mr. Keietsu Totoki, Lacquer Artist, Professor at Musashino Art University
PowerPoint presentation on Japanese traditional lacquer art.
4:00-5:00
Mr. Mitsujiro Ito, Buddhist Sculptor, Sculptor
Carving demonstration of a Buddhist deity.
Afternoon Programs: Entrance by Donation

If you would like to participate in a morning program, please register with Tomoko Goto whose phone no. and email address are listed below. Please pay at the registration on July 13.

Sponsor: Asian Library, UBC
Co-sponsor: Kosumosu
Resource Person: Emeritus Professor Moritaka Matsumoto
Contact:
Tomoko Goto: Phone (604) 822-0960, E-mail tomoko.goto@ubc.ca
Kaori Lytton: Phone (604) 264-8104, E-mail: kaori.l@shaw.ca