Contemporary Craft - Gei: The Beauty of Ephemeral and Eternal

Voice of the Arts

Contemporary Craft is unveiling a new exhibition soon called Gei: The Beauty of Ephemeral and Eternal! Director of Exhibitions and Operations, Yu-San Cheng, highlights how this exhibition celebrates the harmonizing impermanence and eternity in Japan's cultural tapestry through the interplay of Ikebana, Japanese traditional flower arranging. Yu-San also discusses the 4 different artists and what they are bringing to this exhibition. Continue listening to hear all about the opening reception and artist talk on September 13th and 14th, as well as numerous programming surrounding the exhibition. Tea ceremonies, traditional Japanese music, and Ikebana demonstrations. Visit https://contemporarycraft.org/ to learn more about the upcoming exhibition! Like hearing about Contemporary Craft? We interviewed them back in May of 2024! Listen here if you missed it: https://www.wqed.org/podcasts/rachel-rearick-contemporary-craft/.