2024/9/28 Closing: Japan Foundation presents 50-finalist student artworks inspired by Edo period from Aug. 5-Sep. 28

The Japan Foundation Los Angeles presents “Inspired by Edo Exhibition” from August 5 through September 28, 2024, at 5700 Wilshire Blvd, Sute100, Los Angeles, CA 90036.

Admission is free.  Hours: Mon-Sat 12:00pm-6:00pm. Closed on Sundays & Holidays (August 12 and 31, September 2)

Opening Reception: August 5, 2024 at 7:00pm
At the opening reception on August 5, program director Linda Hoaglund and juror will make introductory remarks about their work on Inspired by Edo Exhibition.

Edo was a remarkable period in Japanese history (1603-1868) when artists broke from tradition and experimented with asymmetry, abstraction, stylization, and empty space to depict the natural world.

These artists set the stage for modern art through their innovative, open-hearted depictions. Inspired by Edo 2024 is a national art competition based on the Smithsonian’s Investigating Japan’s Edo Avant Garde curriculum which engages students in grades 1-12 in non-Western art. Participants also took inspiration from the documentary film, Edo Avant Garde by Linda Hoaglund.

Students submitted original artwork depicting natural creatures with distinctive, often playful personalities. The Inspired by Edo Exhibition in the Japan Foundation gallery features the drawings and paintings of the 50 finalists from August 5–September 28.

A special screening of Hoaglund’s Edo Avant Garde will take place on August 3, 2024 and her The Wound and the Gift on September 7 and 28. For more information, visit the event pages for the Edo Avant Garde screening and the The Wound and the Gift screening.

Prizes for the finalists generously provided by Sakura of America and Royal & Langnickel.