This article is included in the Weekly Cultural News, Oct. 25-31, 2021 issue. At the end of September 2021, students from nine Toba elementary and junior high schools, including two island schools off Toba’s shore, in Mie Prefecture, Japan, sent colorful Japanese paper origami cranes to students of Santa Barbara in California with greetings […]
Japanese American National Museum Above the Fold: New Expressions in Origami May 29 – August 21, 2016 With this inventive exhibition, the traditional Japanese art of origami is transformed from a childhood pastime into a sophisticated international art form. Nine contemporary artists, working in six different countries and ranging in age from 29 to 71, […]
Forwarded for Storrier Stearns Japanese Garden Storrier Stearns Japanese Garden 270 Arlington Drive, Pasadena CA 91105 Holiday Origami Workshop for the Whole Family with artist and educator Nori Shirasu Sunday, November 29 at 1:00 – 3:00 p.m. Free with admission to Open Day Looking for a calm relaxing day to escape holiday […]
Pasadena – The exhibition “The Curious Art of Origami” will feature art works by three of the most renowned origami artists in the country and will highlight the diversity of contemporary origami art. The exhibition will be held at the Shumei Hall Gallery in Pasadena (2430 E. Colorado Blvd. Tel: 626 584 8841) from September […]
Art Center College of Design Williamson Gallery Folded: The Origami Art of Robert J. Lang Opening reception: Thursday, June 19, 7 to 9 pm Exhibition Dates: June 17 – August 20, 2014 After 30 years of studying of origami as his passion, Robert J. Lang gave up his day job as a laser physicist […]
The Crocker Art Museum in Sacramento presents “Folding Paper: The Infinite Possibilities of Origami” exhibition from June 30 through September 29, 2013. This is the first major exhibition to explore the rich tradition of paper folding both in Japan and Europe. Dynamic, innovative, and exquisite—the art of origami, or folding paper, exceeds the boundaries of […]
Community members can discover why people have been enchanted by the art of origami—Japanese paper folding—for centuries as the Earl Burns Miller Japanese Garden at California State University, Long Beach (CSULB) hosts its annual Origami Festival on Sunday, July 14, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Guests will have hands-on experience creating a three dimensional […]
Japanese American National Museum Folding Paper: The Infinite Possibilities of Origami Exhibition Tour with curator Meher MaArthur Saturday, August 25, 1:00 – 2:00 pm + Folding Paper: The Infinite Possibilities of Origami is the first museum exhibition to explore the history of paper folding, the works of the world’s foremost origami artists, and the […]
In conjunction with Folding Paper: The Infinite Possibilities of Origami on display at the Japanese American National Museum, Dr. Robert Lang, former NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory staff, will lecture as following: From Flapping Birds to Space Telescopes: The Modern Science of Origami Saturday, May 26, 2:00 pm Japanese American National Museum, 100 North Central Ave, […]