PELHAM, NY — Japanese Cherry Blossom Festival returns to Pelham Art Center on Saturday, April 23, 2016 from 1:30- 3:30pm! Join us as we celebrate our fifth annual Cherry Blossom Festival (Sakura Matsuri) with hands-on workshops and activities in the traditional arts of Japan as part of our Folk Arts Series. Free and open to the public.
Artist Shoko Iwata of the Sogetsu School of Ikebana will lead a traditional Japanese floral design workshop and weaving artist Yukako Satone of Loop of the Loom will instruct participants on how to weave a cherry blossom on a SAORI loom, a contemporary Japanese hand-weaving method. Participants will be able to take home their celebratory cherry blossom arrangements and woven flowers. In addition, a traditional Japanese dance workshop will be held in our main gallery from 2:30PM and 3:30PM, run by Helen Moss of IchiFuji-kai Dance Association in Forest Hills, Queens.
In keeping with the spirit of the day, visitors can contribute to a community “wish tree,” by writing messages of hope and adding them to our collection. PAC will then mail the wishes to a central repository of wishes from around the world, becoming part of a greater project organized by Yoko Ono. For more information visit http://imaginepeacetower.com/yoko-onos-wish-trees
