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THE JAPAN INSTITUTE 2 CRAFTING YOUR LEGACY 5 may be. It is the heart that is opened to to is opened that heart be. It is the may the possibility of a new understanding of a of a understanding of a new possibility the endeavor, of human form unknown previously appreciation is begun towards that journey the people between ensues that conversations the of unknown a heretofore human creation, and which is the purpose of the Center. purpose Center. of is the the which influence of Portland Japanese Garden’s eight eight Garden’s Japanese of Portland influence intrinsic to these arts and practices plus external external plus practices and arts these to intrinsic audience member is finding in these arts and and arts in these is finding member audience to spur curiosity about the internal mind-set mind-set internal the about spur curiosity to Instead, the means of presentation are intended gardens, in or the wherever world the learner cultural practices amidst the beauty and calming calming and beauty the amidst practices cultural conversations about the personal meaning each each meaning personal the about conversations

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THE JAPAN INSTITUTE 4 CRAFTING YOUR LEGACY 7 new opportunities for innovative collaborations. collaborations. innovative for opportunities new new opportunities bought forth by a host of of a host by forth bought opportunities new will it programming, in virtual technologies new and friendships with and among these artists, artists, these among and with friendships and fostering creativity and dialogue and creating creating and dialogue and creativity fostering practitioners generates opportunities for to the world, while supporting and providing providing and supporting while world, the to audiences with gifts their share to practitioners Exhibitions, Artist in Residence Programs, Programs, in Residence Artist Exhibitions, Programs, Go-Sekku Festivals, the commission commission the Festivals, Go-Sekku Programs, Specific programs of the Center include Art Art include Center of the programs Specific Shodo, Haiku classes and demonstrations, demonstrations, and classes Haiku Shodo, Sumo. Bringing the art and culture of Japan of culture Japan and art the Bringing Sumo. genres, and the presentation of rarely available conversations connecting global artists with with artists global connecting conversations each other and global audiences. As the Center the embracing further, programs its expands relationships long-term nurture to continue of new works across a range of mediums and of mediums and a range across works of new and as Yabusame such Japan outside events and of artists a myriad for opportunity outside of Japan. Japanese workshops, Performing Arts Arts Performing workshops, Craft Japanese Culinary Series, Chado, Ikebana, Bonsai, Bonsai, Ikebana, Chado, Culinary Series, Traveling Exhibition Programs, Japan Eats Eats Japan Programs, Exhibition Traveling The Center’s focus on living artists and and artists living on focus Center’s The become an entry point, the gateway for all to to all for gateway the point, entry an become and practitioners from Japan but also from other other from also but Japan from practitioners and forms reveal intriguing parallels and contrasts to to contrasts and parallels intriguing reveal forms the Global Center for Culture & Art (Center) & Art (Center) Culture for Center Global the Portland Japanese Garden, and now by extension extension by now and Garden, Japanese Portland experience the heart and soul of Japan. The The of soul Japan. and heart the experience from influences where world of the corners Japanese arts and culture. and arts Japanese Japan have been absorbed or because their art art their because or absorbed been have Japan Center presents artists, musicians, performers, performers, musicians, artists, presents Center

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Fall 2022: Peace Symposium Symposium 2022: Peace Fall London England Peace-making as Places of Gardens Cultural and Reconciliation Summer/Fall 2022: 35th International Comite Comite International 2022: 35th Summer/Fall Congress World l’Art de d’Histoire Portland Oregon, France, Paris Brazil, Sao Paulo Japan Motion: Migrations Motion: Crafting Gardens for a Changing World for a Changing World Gardens Crafting Portland Oregon Summer 2022: American Public Garden Garden Public 2022: American Summer Association Conference countries 20 from Gardens 600 from Attendees 1200 the globe around In collaboration with Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, the the Kew, Gardens, Botanic Royal with In collaboration Embassy in Embassy in London, the Japanese U.S. foundations of London, and cultural London, the City Kingdom. United the in and organizations OF UPCOMING CONFERENCES UPCOMING OF A REPRESENTATIVE LIST LIST REPRESENTATIVE A • • •

is developed among the participants leading to further further to leading participants the among is developed art, and the human relationship to the natural natural the to relationship human the and art, and symposia which cross boundaries between between boundaries cross which symposia and and Symposia and Symposia organizations, between fields, and between peace, about conversations facilitating countries, understanding mutual and relationships conferences, conversations and future collaborations. Global Conferences Global Conferences world. In addition to the direct conversations at the the at conversations direct the to In addition world. The Japan Institute regularly convenes conferences conferences convenes regularly Institute Japan The search for internal and external peace. The peace. The external and internal for search including appreciation of fine craftsmanship, craftsmanship, of fine appreciation including in varied and meaningful ways for communities communities for ways meaningful and in varied a deep personal connection to nature, and the around the world. world. the around resonate in every culture around the world, world, the around culture in every resonate respective fields, and collaborate to implement culture and arts, gardens, of Japanese ideals the Exchange Forum connects individuals and and individuals connects Forum Exchange in their practice and theory evolve life, global communities for dialogue through through dialogue for communities global exploring those ideals of Japanese culture which which culture of Japanese ideals those exploring organizations around these shared interests. and ideas explore exchange critical to modern The International Exchange Forum connects connects Forum Exchange International The Together, participants build global relationships, relationships, global build participants Together, addresses addresses

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Exchange Forum Exchange International International Former U.S. Ambassador Japan to Caroline Kennedy a delegation from Portland Japanese Garden in Yokohama. Training Center Training Japanese Garden Japanese Garden

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heritage for Japanese garden art form – 2016 art for Japanese garden heritage form – 2016 through 2022 through in Portland, - July 2026 Leadership Forum Oregon Portland Japanese Garden and Taizo-in (), (Kyoto), Taizo-in Portland and Japanese Garden (Kyoto) Garden Keihanna International House of Japan (Tokyo), and and House of Japan (Tokyo), International Garden Society of Japan, North American Japan, North of Society Garden American on the established collaborations between between on the established collaborations achieve UNESCO designation of intangible world of intangible world designation UNESCO achieve in Portland, - June 2024 Oregon Conference Collaboration with Japan’s Ministry of Culture, Ministry of Culture, with Japan’s Collaboration Japanese Cultural NorthThe Inaugural American World the of Gardens Great The Inaugural Sister-institution relationships modelled modelled relationships Sister-institution Japanese Garden Association, and others to to and others Association, Japanese Garden tours

• • • • in future years: in future to create global connections among gardens and Japanese In addition, the International Exchange Forum is working is working Forum Exchange International the In addition, cultural organizations with plans to host these conferences conferences these host to plans with organizations cultural These projects are some of the first collaborative efforts: collaborative first of the some are projects These Former Managing Director Director Managing Former theof International Monetary Fund (IMF) Christine LaGarde Portland Garden. Japanese

for discussion and collaboration on initiatives important to to important initiatives on collaboration and discussion for Collaborative Programs with International International with Programs Collaborative Organizations Cultural Global relationships continue to reveal new opportunities opportunities new reveal to continue relationships Global varied communities around the world. world. the around communities varied speaks at the 55th anniversary Gala.

Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Japan the to United States of America, Shinsuke Sugiyama

THE JAPAN INSTITUTE 10 CRAFTING YOUR LEGACY 13 subjects, challenges, and opportunities. opportunities. and challenges, subjects, become apparent through the Exchange Exchange the through apparent become the world, and virtually. virtually. and world, the Portland, in appropriate locations around around locations in appropriate Portland, Forum’s network of global relationships. relationships. ofglobal network Forum’s facilitate to Forum Exchange International International Organizations International Subjects of urgent and common interest craftsmen and artists are organized by the the by organized are artists and craftsmen of issues, a range about conversations Strategic Exchanges among among Exchanges Strategic Gatherings of scholars, cultural practitioners, practitioners, cultural of scholars, Gatherings These round-table gatherings will occur in occur will in gatherings round-table These . A tour with Portland Garden Japanese studio the visits patrons of former Prime Minister Morihiro Hosokawa include comparative tours to see other culture’s culture’s see other to tours comparative include phenomenon found in almost every society throughout throughout society every in almost found phenomenon renewal for themselves as well as opportunities to to as opportunities as well themselves for renewal cultures. other from people understand human history. This program will be expanded to to be expanded will This program history. human garden and art forms and how they compare to those those to compare they how and forms art and garden of Japan. Through this exploration, individuals find find individuals this exploration, Through of Japan. international travel programsinternational audiences travel for to explore and contrast Japanese gardens, art, and culture with with culture and art, gardens, Japanese contrast and However, gardens, artand cultureHowever, are a universal International Tours International other similar and contrasting destinations around the the around destinations contrasting and similar other Japan. on focus a sole with tours these conducting world. A decade ago, Portland Japanese Garden began began Garden Japanese Portland ago, A decade world. The Exchange Forum creates customized national and and national customized creates Forum Exchange The

THE JAPAN INSTITUTE 12 CRAFTING YOUR LEGACY 15 non-conventional forms of virtual forms of non-conventional learning, new methods and approaches must be developed to nations. The Training embraces and values Center model for how to learn to and how practice about the for artmodel supplemented by a wide by variety learning other supplemented of strategic partnerships with leading academic institutions, organizations involved with craft, craft, with involved organizations institutions, instructors its programs for while ensuring that its and renowned Japanese gardens. Through these an ever-expanding advisors circle of and a traditional, hands-on training approach these to available organizations support to their apprenticeship, lifetime of practice, and aesthetic partnerships, the Training has Center developed tools and using cultural arts the context provide to understandingfor the origins and meanings of to gardeners over the generations and the generations across gardenersto over principles these art of related forms all a provide landscape design, and architecture, think-tanks, Leveraging the burgeoning and technologies Since 2008, the Training has Center been forging educational goals abreast and keep methodology research new of and best practices. Soon, the own and development delivery of programs. continue to be able to pass to becontinue to able on this knowledge different educational traditions providing by of a Japanese garden. choose training requiring a time such commitment. Japanese gardens as an art form.

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THE JAPAN INSTITUTE 14 CRAFTING YOUR LEGACY 17 additional $1 Million annually to support support to annually $1 Million additional an additional $3 Million would bring bring would $3 Million additional an and Institute The Japan for programming total Foundation assets to approximately approximately to assets Foundation total programs & operations. addressed. if not years few next the for Portland Japanese Garden moving forward. moving Garden Japanese Portland Relief from this debt service will free up an up an free will service this debt from Relief effect oneffect operations and program development $8 Million which would generate some some generate would which $8 Million ongoing support $350,000 to annually

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for the future. the for Institute ofneeds The Japan and institutional relationships in Japan. in Japan. relationships institutional and and build on and optimize existing programs, programs, existing optimize and on build and and various collections will be required. We We be required. will collections various and the establishment and stewardship of critical of critical stewardship and establishment the updating and reappropriating these highly highly these reappropriating and updating new for facilities and gardens existing utilized address fully to be required will programs programs, partnerships and collaborations, collaborations, and partnerships programs, International House of Japan to establish our our establish to of Japan House International Portland the at facilities Garden Existing existing relationships as well as new individual individual as new as well relationships existing office in Tokyo along with the hiring of hiring the with along in Tokyo office location. Roppongi in their office 500,000 some per serve currently visitors collections, facilities, and assets. and facilities, collections, Japan-based staff. This will help to facilitate facilitate to help This will staff. Japan-based campus Village Cultural and Garden Japanese will require the establishment of a permanent of a permanent establishment the require will will use these funds to launch new global global new launch to funds use these will Currently we are in negotiations with The The with in negotiations are we Currently year. A restoration and retrofittingyear. plan for Additionally, the Institute creation ofAdditionally, The Japan meetings, and workshops. Acquisitions will will Acquisitions workshops. and meetings, studio space, nursery lands, art and collections collections and art lands, nursery space, studio hands- outdoor and classrooms and storage, include library materials and a bonsai collection, collection, a bonsai and materials library include include teaching and program facilities, artist artist facilities, program and teaching include is expected to continue to grow. grow. to continue to is expected along with relevant works of art, and other other and of art, works relevant with along process of acquiring a nearby site as a campus as a campus site a nearby of acquiring process Institute The Japan for as headquarters serve to which programs expanding accommodate to technological resources, educational tools, tools, educational resources, technological Portland Japanese Garden is currently in the in the is currently Garden Japanese Portland cultural artifacts. cultural on work areas for training seminars, symposia, seminars, training for areas work on campus and additional assets and collections will will collections and assets additional and campus exceed the capacity of Portland Japanese Japanese of Portland capacity the exceed curriculum and program development, cultural cultural development, program and curriculum necessary materials, implementation, event class programs will be critical to the success of success of the to be critical will programs class contribution, will reap significant rewards. With our target goal of a of a goal our target With rewards. significant reap will contribution, Japanese Garden’s current campus. This demand This demand campus. current Garden’s Japanese $10 million in launching the Japan Institute. That, coupled with your your with coupled That, Institute. Japan the in launching million $10 $20 million investment, we would accomplish the following objectives: following the accomplish would we investment, $20 million

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